Courtesy: NAOS Esports MANILA — All-Pinoy Valorant squad NAOS Esports failed their bid to secure a slot into the VCT Pacific league after falling short in the Valorant Ascension held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
This comes after NAOS conceded a 1-2 reverse sweep against Japanese team Riddle Order.
NAOS overcame two overtime rounds to conquer Haven, 17-15. Federico "PapiChulo" Evangelista led the team with 36 kills on Omen, while John Timothy "JA" Arone had 30 kills on Iso.
NAOS banked on a successful site retake before a quick elimination win on overtime to win the deuce.
Riddle Order made quick work of NAOS on Lotus, before finishing things off in a tight contest on Ascent.
With NAOS leading 10-11 on Ascent, Riddle Order racked up momentum after Park Seoldam Sang-min — also known as the "The Korean Jett" — made a crucial Updraft-Shorty kill on a NAOS player planting the spike with just six seconds on the clock.
NAOS couldn't find answers after that, as Riddle Order took the last couple of rounds to proceed to the next stage of the tournament.