{"id":18689,"date":"2025-07-14T06:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T06:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=18689"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:56:27","slug":"team-heretics-crushes-fnatics-hopes-with-stunning-reverse-sweep-in-ewc-2025-valorant-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-07-14\/team-heretics-crushes-fnatics-hopes-with-stunning-reverse-sweep-in-ewc-2025-valorant-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Heretics Crushes Fnatic\u2019s Hopes With Stunning Reverse Sweep in EWC 2025 Valorant Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Team Heretics Crushes Fnatic\u2019s Hopes With Stunning Reverse Sweep in EWC 2025 Valorant Grand Final<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Team-Heretics-Wins-Valorant-EWC-2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Team Heretics Crushes Fnatic\u2019s Hopes With Stunning Reverse Sweep in EWC 2025 Valorant Grand Final\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Team-Heretics-Wins-Valorant-EWC-2025.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Team-Heretics-Wins-Valorant-EWC-2025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Team-Heretics-Wins-Valorant-EWC-2025.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Team-Heretics-Wins-Valorant-EWC-2025.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>Team Heretics. 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first huge Valorant win after defeating Fnatic in the grand final of the EWC 2025 Valorant tournament.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>The win was only possible due to a reverse sweep Heretics pulled off.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>This also breaks Team Heretic\u2019s second-place curse in major tournaments.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Team Heretics finally broke free from its second-place curse by crushing a confident Fnatic in the grand final of the Esports World Cup 2025 <strong>Valorant<\/strong> tournament. The win came from a disastrous 0-2 start, turned around through sheer perseverance and smart gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fnatic had Team Heretics searching for answers in the first half of the grand final as Fnatic won game 1 with a score of 13-4 and game 2 in a 13-1 fashion. The next map was Icebox, widely considered one of Fnatic\u2019s best maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6 WE ARE YOUR ESPORTS WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS \ud83c\udfc6<br><br>After 6 finals, the curse is finally over, trophy is ours.<br><br>We couldn&#39;t be prouder of Los Ni\u00f1os. Thank you for never giving up \ud83e\udd0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VamosHeretics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#VamosHeretics<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EWC2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#EWC2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hV1l6zIUlO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hV1l6zIUlO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Heretics Valorant (@HereticsVal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HereticsVal\/status\/1944418337582154031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Team Heretics were able to beat Fnatic, forcing them to play another game in Haven this time. 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