Team Envy is your VCT Ascension Americas 2025 winners!
The North American organization defeated TSM 3-1 in the Grand Final of the event, marking its revenge after an initial 1-3 loss in the Valorant Challengers North America Stage 3 Finals.
With this victory, Envy secures its slot at the upcoming Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Americas League for the 2026 season.
Envy kicked off the VCT Ascension Americas Swiss Stage on the right foot with a 2-0 victory over 9z Team. Their second match of the event ended in a narrow 1-2 loss to TSM, but they bounced back with a 2-1 win against Stellae Gaming to advance to the Playoffs.
The Playoffs started with Envy taking down Team Solid 2-1, followed by a 2-1 victory over TSM in the Upper Bracket Final. TSM managed to survive the lower bracket with a 3-0 win over Team Solid, but Envy stopped them in their tracks at the Grand Final.
The first two maps of the Grand Final were absolute nail-biters. Envy edged out a 13-11 victory on Abyss to take the lead, but TSM struck back on Sunset with a 13-11 win of their own to even the series. However, Envy’s superior coordination shone through in the final maps, as they outplayed TSM with decisive 13-6 and 13-5 victories on Bind and Ascent, closing out the series 3-1.
The 17-year-old Alex ‘canezerra’ Banyasz was the MVP of the series, landing a whopping 77 kills over the course of the series while conceding only 65 deaths.