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G2 Gozen wins the inaugural Red Bull Instalock Championships with a sweep of the Grand Finals

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  Shopify Rebellion defeated VCT Game Changers in 2023 by a score of 3-1 to become the inaugural champions at Red Bull Instalock
  
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  The Red Bull Gaming Sphere, London’s premier esports venue and gaming facility, hosted the invitational tournament from 20-21st April.
  
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  Red Bull Instalock brought some of the top women’s VALORANT GC Teams from around the globe including G2 Gozen GIANTX Shopify Rebellion Karmine Corp
  
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  The tournament’s host was Yinsu Collins. He also had contributions from Kiero “Kairo”, Billie “BillieIDK”, Matt “Twiggy Twigg”, Harry “Hazza”, and Megan “Megsoundslikeegg”.
  
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  The official monitor partner for Red Bull Instalock was AGON by AOC. They provided cutting-edge AGON Pro AG254FG Monitors with a 360Hz refresh rate, and a 1ms response time for the best gaming experience.
  

G2 Gozen has been crowned as the first Red Bull Instalock Champions. They won the title after a weekend of exhilarating tactical matches and VALORANT games. Red Bull Instalock was streamed live at London’s premier esports venue, Red Bull Gaming Sphere. It marked the UK’s professional women’s VALORANT competition of 2024.

Red Bull Instalock brought four of the best women’s VALORANT professional teams together for a spectacular tournament. G2 Gozen was joined by GIANTX and Karmine Crop as well as 2023 VALORANT Champions Tour winners Shopify Rebellion. The teams had to use three duelists, the offensive class of the game, in a twist on the usual team composition.

Red Bull Instalock has quickly become a high-stakes event, as teams race to dominate maps in a best-of-3 format throughout the Upper Semi-Finals. In the first match of the tournament, G2 Gozen and GIANTX battled it out. GIANTX secured their place in the Upper Semi-Finals by winning the tiebreaker against G2 Gozen.

Shopify Rebellion from North America defeated Karmine Corp of France in the second match (2-0). G2 Gozen defeated GIANTX, a lower bracket match underdog, in a match that was contested once more. This victory secured their place in the Grand Final, where they will compete against Shopify Rebellion.

The Lower Bracket win marked a turning-point for G2 Gozen. They delivered a flawless masterclass of VALORANT in their match against Shopify Rebellion, the North American titans. In the Grand Final, G2 Gozen and Shopify Rebellion fought it out in a fierce showdown. The format was a best-of-5. Shopify Rebellion had a strong start, taking the first map, as a reward for their Semi-Finals success. But G2 Gozen closed in quickly, taking the second and third maps. G2 Gozen won the final and third map of the tournament in a thrilling battle against the frontrunners, Shopify Rebellion, and Game Changers champions 2023.

The tournament featured a showmatch featuring some of UK’s favorite VALORANT Creators, including Talia, Shan, “ThePizzaWaffle”, Hadden, Ella, “Tenshi”, Merry, and Alexandra, “LexieMariex”. Megan “Megsoundslikeegg”, a British FNATIC creator and streamer partnered with Megan Garner, hosted the creator show match. Team Jupi won the match after a surprise return from Team Tenshi forced it into overtime.

The broadcast included live commentary from Harry “Hazza”, Matt “Twiggy”, Twigg and Kiero “Kairo”.

After the thrilling grand finals, G2 Pro and Red Bull player Michaela “Mimi Lintrup” said: “We have learned so much from playing this new format in Red Bull Instalock. We were surprised at how undisciplined some people can be playing something that is so chaotic. “In the chaos, what helped us secure the victory was to chill.”

Red Bull Instalock’s host Yinsu Collins commented as well: “I loved my first Red Bull Instalock experience! The invited teams were extremely competitive and approached the format in an incredibly unique way. “As the players’ normal game plan went out the window during the tournament, we saw lots of creativity and pros adapting to the situation, along with some new ways that the game could be played.”

AGON by AOC is a global leader of gaming monitors and has returned as the official Monitor partner for Red Bull Instalock. The AGON PRO AG254FG Monitors from AGON by AOC were used to bring the event alive and provide cutting-edge hardware.

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