NRG recorded a 3-2 victory over Fnatic on Sunday in Paris to win the Valorant Champions 2025 title and a $1 million first prize.
Fnatic claimed $400,000 as the runner-up in the tournament.
NRG’s Brock “brawk” Somerhalder of the United States was named the MVP of the playoffs.
NRG jumped out to a 2-0 lead with victories on Corrode (13-3) and Lotus (13-6) before Fnatic stormed back with wins on Abyss (15-13 in overtime) and Ascent (13-8) to force a decisive fifth game. However, NRG rebounded for a 13-5 win on Sunset to clinch the title.
The 16-team event began Sept. 12 with group play. Eight teams advanced to the double-elimination playoffs, where all matches were best-of-three until the best-of-five lower-bracket final and grand final.
Valorant Champions 2025 prize pool:
1. NRG — $1 million
2. Fnatic — $400,000
3. DRX — $250,000
4. Paper Rex — $130,000
5-6: MIBR, Team Heretics — $85,000
7-8: G2 Esports, GIANTX — $50,000
9-12: XLG Esports, Rex Regum Qeon, Team Liquid, T1 — $30,000
13-16: Sentinels, Bilibili Gaming, EDward Gaming, Dragon Ranger Gaming — $20,000
–Field Level Media
