European kryptonite: OpTic’s struggles against EMEA continue after stunning loss vs. Guild at VCT Masters Copenhagen

History has repeated itself. OpTic have dropped their opening match at an international VALORANT tournament, falling to Guild in a 2-0 fashion today in their first group stage match at VCT Masters Copenhagen. The OpTic roster now has a 0-7 map record against EMEA teams.

The series started on an unusual note, with both teams making surprise map picks. Guild selected Icebox while OpTic chose Split. Guild jumped out to an early lead, with OpTic struggling to hit shots and hold off Guild’s attack-side executes and map control. Guild notched seven straight rounds to start the map, but a crashies clutch jump-started an OpTic resurgence, leading to an 8-4 Guild lead at halftime.