Ahead of the highly anticipated opening match between two of the top teams in the VCS Spring 2024, many opinions agreed that GAM Esports is currently struggling to match their past performance. Moreover, Team Whales is one of the few teams in the VCS that hasn’t seen any changes during the recent transfer window. Therefore, many believe that TW could break their losing streak against GAM in the near future. A victory against the reigning VCS champions would also showcase TW’s ambitions for the new season.
However, instead of a tense match as many had expected, GAM achieved a surprisingly easy victory with a score of 2-0 against TW. Notably, the player who was under the most scrutiny, Blazes, earned an MVP award in the second game with the champion Azir. The ability of GAM’s