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EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
triumphed over
Xi Lai Gaming
Xi Lai Gaming
China
Rank #3
Viva
Lifan Ran (冉立凡)
Rarga
Arthur Churyumov
happywei
Deng Minwei (邓闵维)
coconut
Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖)
YOU
Yip Man Ho
2-1 in the lower bracket of round 3 of China Kickoff. EDG has moved on to the top four of the region and is now merely two victories away from securing a spot at Masters Bangkok, while XLG has been knocked out and will have to wait until March to step back onto the stage.
The series of three maps unfolded on Lotus, Bind, and Haven. XLG claimed victory on Lotus with a score of 14-12, while EDG took Bind with 13-10 and completely dominated Haven with 13-0.
Entering this match, EDG was coming off a heavy defeat against “`html
Trace Esports
Trace Esports
China
Rank #2
LuoK1ng
Zhang Zhanpeng (张展鹏)
Kai
Lu Zhinan (卢智楠)
FengF
Song Xuefeng (宋学锋)
heybay
Ho Shun Hei
Biank
Zhong Jianfei (钟剑飞)
in the upper bracket just two days earlier, where they secured only eight total rounds. Meanwhile, the rising team from XLG progressed in the lower bracket after defeating
JDG Esports
JDG Esports
China
Rank #11
stew
Park Young-chan (박영찬)
jkuro
Yong Haochong (杨浩聪)
MrCANI
Chen Tingxun (陈廷训)
Babyblue
Geng Haoran (耿浩然)
Z1yan
Liu Zihan (刘紫涵)
with a score of 2-1.
The matchup commenced on the map chosen by EDG, Lotus. Both squads deployed comparable team compositions featuring Neon, Breach, and an unconventional Sova, with the only variance being EDG’s distinctive Clove in contrast to XLG’s Cypher.
The Clove contributed significantly at the outset, as EDG surged to a 4-0 advantage after
Smoggy
utilized his smoke abilities to execute the defuse and clinch a 1v2 in the bonus round. Following a timeout, XLG retaliated by securing four consecutive rounds through well-structured defaults and synchronized postplants, culminating in a tied half at 6-6.
The second half mirrored the first closely. EDG won yet another bonus round, extending their lead to 10-6, but XLG emerged victorious in the buy rounds, shifting the score to 12-11 in their favor, leaving EDG astonished with aggressive pushes and blitzes. EDG fought back to force overtime, however, a dramatic 1v3 from
happywei
“`in the concluding round, Lotus triumphed 14-12 against XLG despite forfeiting both bonuses.
Rarga
spearheaded the attack for XLG with 27 eliminates, seven first bloods, and 188 ADR.
happywei
navigates through his own smoke in a game-winning move for his team.
The subsequent map was chosen by XLG as Bind, where they selected a Skye-Gekko setup against EDG’s Tejo and Vyse. The initial half was a highlight reel, with
nobody
, Rarga, and
CHICHOO
each securing their own round-winning multikills.
The diligence of
nobody
grants EDG their third bonus of the series.
Entering the second half, EDG secured the pistol but promptly lost the anti-eco. From that point, both teams exchanged rounds, with the score fluctuating from 8-7 to 9-9 to 10-10. A flawless B hold in round 22 earned EDG 12. This time, overtime was avoided as EDG sealed Bind 13-10.
ZmjjKK
and happywei excelled with respective tallies of 29 kills to 15 deaths and 25 kills to 14 deaths.
The ultimate outcome hinged on Haven. In a familiar pattern, EDG clinched their fifth pistol and fourth bonus of the contest. This time, the champions enforced dominance, cruising to a flawless 13-0 win. Nearly every duel favored them; nobody particularly recorded 17 kills against just 3 deaths.
CHICHOO
displays superiority over the opponents to maintain the momentum.
EDG avoids elimination and will return tomorrow on Jan. 23 to contend against
Dragon Ranger Gaming
Dragon Ranger Gaming
China
Rank #6
Flex1n
Lo Rui (罗瑞)
vo0kashu
Ilya Ushakov
Cangshu
Zheng Yujun (手郑宇峻)
Nicc
Shao Yi-qun (邵逸群)
TvirusLuke
Chen Cheng-ching
SpiritZ1
Lin Dingyu (林定宇)
in the lower round 4. The victor will compete against the loser of
Bilibili Gaming
Bilibili Gaming
China
Rank #4
whzy
Wang Haozhe (王昊哲)
Levius
Lu Yinzhong (卢胤中)
rushia
Wang Xiaojie (王晓杰)
nephh
Marcus Tan
Knight
Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔)
against Trace for a position at Masters Bangkok.
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