How Version1 bested the odds to make it to Iceland
From C-Tier tournaments to representing North America at Master 2
Version1 was once a strung-together team under the alias “NeverDone” who had some impressive performances in C-tier tournaments back in January. The team, comprised of retired Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, had little to no success in the higher-end of esports competition before transferring over to VALORANT. They were not the team that would have been in the talks to represents North America in Iceland a month ago.
NeverDone would turn into the slogan for Version1 after they officially signed the team. They were added along the organizations Rocket League squad and franchised Call of Duty League team Minnesota Rokkr. Version1 remained mid-tier with strong performances at off-scene tournaments like the Pittsburgh Knights Monthly Gauntlet. When the team moved to play in more mainstream tournaments like the Nerd Street Gamers monthly events and the VALORANT Champions Tour, they fell flat against some of the top teams in North America.