ESL hosted some of the best Valorant teams in North America in the JBL Quantum Cup. First Strike champs 100 Thieves, Ninja’s Time In, Cloud9, Sentinels, and more were all in attendance. Here’s how teams finished.
Valorant JBL Quantum Cup: Final placements
There aren’t many events in the pipeline between First Strike and Riot’s new Valorant Champions Tour (which starts in late-January). Even still, JBL and ESL pitted together some of North America’s finest for one last time in 2020. Here’s how the team finished at the close of play.
| Placement | Team | Prize Money (USD) |
| 1 | Sentinels | $25,000 |
| 2 | FaZe Clan | $15,000 |
| 3-4 | 100 Thieves | $5,000 |
| Gen.G | ||
| 5-6 | Envy | $0 |
| TSM | ||
| 7-8 | Time In | $0 |
| Cloud9 Blue |
Valorant JBL Quantum Cup: Results
With $50,000 on the line, the JBL Quantum Cup was nothing to scoff at. Despite strong showings from 100 Thieves, Gen.G and FaZe Clan, Sentinels walked away with the lion’s share, after storming through the Playoffs on December 13. Here’s how each team managed head-to-head.
Group A
| Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| 100 Thieves 13 – 0 Envy | 1pm | 4pm | 9am |
| FaZe 13 – 15 Time In | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
| Time In 2 – 13 Envy | 3pm | 6pm | 11pm |
| 100 Thieves 13 – 10 FaZe | 4pm | 7pm | 12am |
| 100 Thieves 13 – 7 Time In | 5pm | 8pm | 1am |
| Envy 10 – 13 FaZe | 5pm | 8pm | 1am |
Group B
| Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Gen.G 13 – 10 Sentinels | 1pm | 4pm | 9am |
| TSM 13 – 9 Cloud9 | 2pm | 5pm | 10pm |
| TSM 1 – 13 Sentinels | 3pm | 6pm | 11pm |
| Cloud9 6 – 13 Gen.G | 4pm | 7pm | 12am |
| TSM 5 – 13 Gen.G | 5pm | 8pm | 1am |
| Sentinels 13 – 3 Cloud9 | 5pm | 8pm | 1am |
Ninja’s Time In shock FaZe, TSM & Envy flop
Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins knows what it’s like to win, but when his band of pickups came up against the pro power of FaZe Clan, no one expected a result. Despite Corey ‘Corey’ Nigra and co’s best efforts, Time In edged out FaZe in overtime (15-13).
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Both Envy and TSM failed to make it out of their groups, after losing their elimination match versus FaZe and Gen.G respectively.
Playoffs
| Stage | Match | PT | ET | GMT |
| Semi-finals | 100 Thieves 1-2 Sentinels | 1pm | 4pm | 9am |
| Semi-finals | Gen.G 0-2 FaZe | 3:30pm | 6:30pm | 11:30pm |
| Grand Final | Sentinels 2-0 FaZe | 7pm | 10pm | 3am |
Sentinels shine to edge out 100T & FaZe
It was the Jay ‘sinatraa’ Won show in Sentinels semi-final bout versus 100 Thieves. The former Overwatch League MVP clocked out with a series K/D/A of 63/49/28 to reassert his dominance after flopping out of First Strike.
The Grand Final clash against FaZe was a close one. Sentinels out-lasted FaZe 18-16 on Haven, to tee up tournament point on their map pick. Split was another close affair, but Sentinels closed it out in regulation (13-10). Shahzeeb ‘ShahZaM’ Khan’s Jett proved to be the difference maker, as he chalked up a 238 ACS en route to claiming the $25,000 prize.