Match report

NRG vs Sentinels

VCT Americas · Stage 2 2025 Playoffs · Aug 30, 2025. Everything below is from one team's side; switch sides with the buttons.

Match

NRG Sentinels

NRG won 3-1 against Sentinels

Win

Lotus 13–4 Icebox 13–11 Sunset 10–13 Corrode 13–8

Strength: brawk won the opening duels (9-0)

To fix: Isolated deaths on Sunset

Map by map

From NRG's side.

Map	Score	Got first kill	Won after it	Deaths traded	Planted rounds won
Lotus	13-4	53%	89%	28%	73%
Icebox	13-11	54%	62%	28%	54%
Sunset	10-13	43%	70%	16%	46%
Corrode	13-8	67%	64%	24%	63%

Opening duels

Who took the first fight, and what happened next.

Player	Won–lost	Round won after
brawk	9–0	67%
Ethan	9–5	78%
mada	16–16	63%
skuba	5–5	100%
s0m	7–13	57%

Patterns

Habits an opponent could read, and repeated mistakes.

s0m keeps dying first on Sunset

s0m died first 6 times on Sunset, on average 18 seconds into the round. The opponent may be timing s0m's position. Vary the approach or fake elsewhere.

mada keeps dying first on Sunset

mada died first 6 times on Sunset, on average 36 seconds into the round. The opponent may be timing mada's position. Vary the approach or fake elsewhere.

mada keeps dying first on Icebox

mada died first 4 times on Icebox, on average 45 seconds into the round. The opponent may be timing mada's position. Vary the approach or fake elsewhere.

Isolated deaths on Sunset

Lost 12 rounds on Sunset where 3 or more players died without a trade. Review positioning so a teammate can always trade. Avoid taking fights alone.

Isolated deaths on Icebox

Lost 11 rounds on Icebox where 3 or more players died without a trade. Review positioning so a teammate can always trade. Avoid taking fights alone.

Isolated deaths on Corrode

Lost 8 rounds on Corrode where 3 or more players died without a trade. Review positioning so a teammate can always trade. Avoid taking fights alone.

Rounds to rewatch

Ranked by how much each round can teach.