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Team Falcons Vega claimed the Red Bull Instalock 2025 championship title today, defeating defending Red Bull Instalock 2024 champions G2 Gozen in a nail-biting 3-2 Grand Final.
Despite losing to Germany’s G2 Gozen in the group stage (0-2), Saudi Arabia’s Falcons Vega stormed through the lower bracket, defeating America’s FlyQuest RED 2-0 to reclaim a spot in the finals.
London-based org GiantX also took part, with FlyQuest and Falcons making their Red Bull Instalock debuts.
🏆 @FALCONSESPORT ARE YOUR #REDBULLINSTALOCK CHAMPIONS! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/px2WwNC4Se
— Red Bull UK (@RedBullUK) May 3, 2025
The women’s Valorant event took place at London’s Red Bull Gaming Sphere, with a separate watch party hosted at Fnatic’s HQ in Dalston.
It saw four of the world’s best women’s Valorant teams compete in a head-to-head bracket with a unique twist on traditional team composition. Competing teams were required to implement three of the game’s offensive class: duelists.
The event was supported by Monitor Partner AGON by AOC, which provided the event with AGON PRO AG246FK monitors, featuring a 540 Hz refresh rate and 0.5 ms response time.
It was also supported by UK-based system builder Scan Computers, which provides high-performance PCs for gamers, creators and professionals, including its 3XS Systems.
At the Fnatic watch party, Scan Computers also hosted a mini deathmatch competition and gave away Scan caps. You can see more snaps from that event here:
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Ahead of the Grand Final on Saturday, Red Bull Instalock also featured a star-studded UK vs. Rest of World showmatch. Valorant creators from across the globe were pitted against each other in an intense matchup on the Icebox map.
British creators Jorhdys, Tenshi, Karagii, KayWordley and LexieMarie banded together to represent the United Kingdom, and Helydia, Sidsity, Ailincia, Pipluptiny and FrtingGlitter joined forces for the Rest of World team.
Spectators at the official Red Bull Instalock watch party were on the edge of their seats as the score remained incredibly close across 23 rounds, before team Rest of World secured their victory with a final score of 13-10.
This event also marked the final professional match for FlyQuest RED’s Diana ‘Sonder’ Zhang, closing an important chapter in her career.
One last dance…
We announce with a heavy heart that Red Bull Instalock will be the last official tournament of @sonderx_x‘s VALORANT career.
Thank you sonder, for your time with RED and Game Changers. Your impact towards the team and the scene as a whole has been remarkable,… pic.twitter.com/ys6j1F6TIh
— FLY RED (@FlyQuestRED) May 1, 2025
Yinsu Collins also returned to Shoreditch to headline the broadcast, alongside Megan “megsoundslikeegg” Garner.
Commentary was provided by Kieran “Kairo” Tulloch, Billie “BillieIDK” Purdie, Summer “winteriio” Iola, and Harry “Hazza” Chapman.
With this victory, Team Falcons Vega not only take home the title, but also cement themselves as a powerhouse in the women’s Valorant scene.
Match results at Red Bull Instalock 2025
May 2nd
- Game 1: Team Falcons Vega 2-1 GIANTX GC
- Game 2: G2 Gozen 2-1 FlyQuest RED
- Game 3: GIANTX GC 0-2 FlyQuest RED
- Game 4: Team Falcons Vega 0-2 G2 Gozen
May 3rd
- Game 1: Team Falcons Vega 2-0 FlyQuest RED
- Game 2 (Grand Finals): G2 Gozen 2-3 Team Falcons Vega
The tournament kicked off Friday with best-of-three matchups between Falcons Vega and GiantX GC, and between G2 Gozen and FlyQuest RED. Following back-and-forth battles on the map, Falcons Vega and G2 Gozen both secured 2-1 wins in their matches, progressing to the Upper Bracket Final later in the day. Inaugural Red Bull Instalock champions G2 Gozen continued their winning streak, knocking Falcons Vega down to the lower bracket in a clean 2-0 sweep and securing the first available spot for the Grand Final.
In the lower bracket, FlyQuest RED knocked out GiantX GC in a 2-0 win, before being pitted against Falcons Vega. With both teams eager to prove their worth and secure the remaining spot in the Grand Final, Falcons Vega swiftly earned their place with a 2-0 win that propelled them into the final showdown.
The Grand Final pivoted to a best-of-five, raising the stakes and pushing both teams to the limit that went across five maps. Falcons Vega swiftly took the first map against G2 Gozen, grinding the latter team’s momentum to a halt. Determined to not go down without a fight, G2 Gozen brought it back with a 19-17 win on map two following the longest overtime in the tournament’s history, and another win on the third map, before Falcons Vega closed the gap on map four. With teams tied, stakes were higher than ever going into map five, and Falcons Vega eventually triumphed 13-8 following a top final performance, dethroning G2 Gozen and claiming the the title of Red Bull Instalock champions.
Falcons Vega Pro and Red Bull Player Maryam “Mary” Maher said:
Red Bull Instalock host Yinsu “Yinsu” Collins also commented: “This year’s Red Bull Instalock has been amazing! I don’t think I’ll ever forget that we crowned Falcons Vega as our winners, and it’s been really special to have some of the best players from MENA and SEA to compete under one roof in London.
“We had an incredible variety of international teams and players compete this year, which helped keep the action fresh, and it’s been great to see matchups between teams that don’t normally get to compete together.”
