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SereNa's Nine-Second Wave Draws 17,000 Likes At VALORANT Game Changers
A nine-second clip of FENNEL HOTELAVA player SereNa noticing the camera mid-match and waving with a smile drew more than 17,000 likes after the official VALORANT Champions Tour account posted it.
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Why it matters
A wave between rounds travelled further than FENNEL HOTELAVA's run, which ended in the world top 8 after a lower-bracket loss to SK Nebula, and that gap is the story of the tournament's reach.
Key Facts
- The official VALORANT Champions Tour account posted a nine-second clip of FENNEL HOTELAVA player SereNa waving at the camera during a match.
- The post recorded over 17,000 likes as of the report.
- SereNa is a South Korean player who joined FENNEL HOTELAVA in 2026 after CREST GAMING Stellar, ZETA DIVISION GC and DRX's GC division.
- FENNEL HOTELAVA defeated Pacific champion Gen.G GC and lost to EMEA representative SK Nebula in the lower bracket.
- The Game Changers Championship 2026 is being held in São Paulo, Brazil.
The clip was shared widely during the Game Changers Championship 2026 in São Paulo. SereNa, a South Korean player who joined FENNEL HOTELAVA in 2026, reacted on her own account with surprise at the attention.
The clip runs nine seconds. SereNa looks up, sees the camera, waves, smiles, and returns to the match. Comments cited in the report call it cute and say it can be watched endlessly.
The attention landed on a player with a competitive record behind her. SereNa handles agents such as Chamber, won the domestic Game Changers Japan tournament and finished runner-up in Game Changers Pacific. Her path to FENNEL HOTELAVA ran through CREST GAMING Stellar, ZETA DIVISION GC and DRX's GC division before she joined the team in 2026.
FENNEL HOTELAVA beat Pacific champion Gen.G GC and lost to EMEA representative SK Nebula in the lower bracket, finishing in the world top 8.
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