Revenant Xspark won VALORANT Challengers South Asia Split 2, ₹12.15 lakh prize money, 105 points.
Reckoning defeated Velocity Gaming in a two-day lower bracket match to reach the grand finals.
Phoenix Marketcity LAN drew huge crowds for South Asia’s biggest VALORANT showdown.
Revenant Esports emerged victorious at the 2025 Valorant Challengers South Asia Split 2 Finals in Mumbai, sweeping Reckoning Esports with a dominant 3-0 in the best-of-five Finals. The win earned them 105 challenger points and ₹12.15 Lakhs solidifying their place at the top of the South Asian Valorant circuit. Held at Phoenix Marketcity by Nodwin Gaming, the two day LAN Event was a packed celebration of the game’s five-year anniversary. It was complete with dramatic matches, passionate fans, and even a demo booth for first time players to jump in.
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Saturday: Cracks, Clutches & a Clock That Ran Out
Saturday began like most LANs do—early jitters, coffee-fueled warmups, and the smell of cord-wrapped mousepads. The opening match was Velocity Gaming (VLT) vs Revenant Esports, a showdown that promised sparks and delivered fireworks.
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Map one was VLT’s pick, one they hoped to dominate but instead, Revenant managed to go to overtime and win it in breathtaking fashion. The second map which was Revenant’s pick was where we saw VLT shine – methodical, confident and polished gameplay saw them take it to Split, the deciding map. Revenant took the early lead there and did not lose momentum wrapping it up with relative ease.
The next match back in the lower bracket – Reckoning Esports vs VLT – started with equal hype but hit a wall: time. After two neck-and-neck maps, the clock won. A decision was made: decider map to be played Sunday morning.
Fans filed out slowly that night, buzzing not with disappointment but anticipation. Day 1 ended not with a closing ceremony, but with unfinished business.
Sunday: Settling Scores and Starting Legends
Sunday morning felt like a reset. Fresh eyes. Fresh coffee. Same stakes. VLT returned to the stage, but Reckoning had slept on the edge of glory—and they weren’t letting go. With surgical executes and ice-cold post-plants, Reckoning closed the map and sent VLT packing.
That gave us our Grand Final: Revenant vs Reckoning, a best-of-five that, on paper, looked balanced. But then… the sweep happened.
3-0. Revenant didn’t just win. They dominated.
From map one, they played like they were in a flow state—fluid, fearless, and completely locked in. Utility was used like poetry. Aim was art. And Venka? He played like Mumbai was his playground and we were just lucky to watch. By the time he pulled off a brilliant and aggressive 4k halfway through Ascent, the chant began. “Re-ve-nant! Re-ve-nant!”
Not coached, Not cued, Just earned.
Five Years of Frags: Riot’s Open Celebration
But it wasn’t all for die-hards. Riot marked VALORANT’s five-year anniversary with a thoughtful touch: an interactive booth right near the venue entrance. A full PC setup, a few OMEN laptops, and open access. Curious mall-goers and hesitant onlookers were encouraged to jump in—try the game, click some heads, maybe even fall in love with it.
No tutorial. No pressure. Just you, the agent of your choice, and a free-for-all lobby. It was the perfect onboarding for the next wave of duelists and defusers. And for once, a shooter felt welcoming.
What Remains
Revenant’s victory wasn’t just a win on paper—it was a moment. A shift. Proof that a team built on raw aim, clever strats, and LAN composure can sweep a BO5 in front of hundreds of screaming fans.
But the real MVP of the weekend? The idea that South Asia is no longer catching up to global esports—it’s building its own empire. One clutch at a time.
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