Noir Verse and Butterfly spring upsets as Spirit edge G2
Noir Verse and Butterfly beat higher-ranked opposition, Spirit defeat G2, and MOUZ versus Vitality headlines the November 13 watchlist.
By MgHz
Upsets lead the briefing
Noir Verse delivered the biggest upset by VT ranking gap in the supplied results, beating Alliance 2-1 in ESL Challenger League Europe Cup #12 season 52, Group A. At VT No. 93, Noir Verse overcame an opponent ranked 42 places higher. Alliance also recorded a 2-0 win over No. 154 Four Magic in the same group.
Butterfly supplied the other standout upset, sweeping FORZE Reload 2-0 in the NODWIN Clutch Series Season 14 group stage despite sitting at VT No. 67 against No. 42. Butterfly’s results also included a 2-1 defeat to 33 in the PGL Cluj-Napoca Open Qualifier 2 playoffs.
At BLAST Rivals Fall 2026, Spirit beat G2 2-1 in Group B. Spirit, VT No. 7, were the highest-ranked team among the supplied completed matches; No. 36 G2 took the series to three maps.
Results and ranking round-up
Phantom swept ILLYRIANS 2-0 in NODWIN and posted the largest listed ranking rise, moving 16 places from No. 56 to No. 40. Elsewhere in that group stage, ex-RUSTEC defeated Spirit Academy 2-1.
The PGL qualifier playoffs brought straight-map wins for BBL over PRIVATE and STATE over SAW. BBL climbed from No. 35 to No. 24, while STATE moved from No. 62 to No. 49.
In CCT Europe, BakS eSports beat The Last Resort 2-0 in Series #13, while ILLYRIANS swept Azuolas in Series #14. BakS rose nine places to No. 45. NAVI Junior also won 2-0, defeating TheChampionGG in United21 Season 58, Group C. Among the listed ranking declines, Legacy slipped from No. 28 to No. 35.
What to watch in the next 24 hours
The supplied November 13 schedule features five best-of-three matches, with all times in UTC:
- 08:00 — BLAST Rivals: No. 3 Vitality face No. 2 MOUZ, the highest-ranked pairing on the slate.
- 10:30 — BLAST Rivals: G2 meet No. 10 Team Falcons.
- 12:00 — NODWIN Clutch Series: No. 26 Team ACES play No. 117 GenOne.
- 12:00 — CCT Europe: No. 34 ex-Zero Tenacity face BakS eSports.
- 15:00 — PGL: STATE meet BBL in a matchup between two teams with double-digit ranking gains.
Automated briefing written from VetoTime's own match results and VT Ranking for 2026-11-13.