EMPIRE :3 vs YDZ Black – 2025 VCT: Game Changers North America Stage 2 Valorant Match

EMPIRE :3 vs YDZ Black Valorant match ended 2 - 1 in favour of EMPIRE :3 and was played on Aug 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM . The match was a Best of 3 series and part of the 2025 VCT: Game Changers North America Stage 2 Round Robin - Round Robin.

Breakdown of the match

• YDZ Black won Game 1 with 13 -  7 on Haven
• EMPIRE :3 won Game 2 with 13 -  3 on Icebox
• EMPIRE :3 won Game 3 with 13 -  6 on Bind

Key player statistics

• Top fragger for the match was CYN with 49 kills.

Head-to-head stats

This was the first time EMPIRE :3 played against YDZ Black .

Match prediction

Strafe users had an overwhelming favorite in this match, and predicted EMPIRE :3 to win with 94.4% of the votes in their favor and 5.6% of the votes for YDZ Black .

Where to watch

The EMPIRE :3 vs YDZ Black live match was streamed on strafe.com, Twitch and Youtube. To watch more matches like this, visit the Valorant match calendar .

Follow the rest of the action from 2025 VCT: Game Changers North America Stage 2 , as well as VODs, highlights and livestreams, all on Strafe.