EDward Gaming earns Masters spot with 3-1 over Bilibili Gaming

3-1 within the decrease closing, finishing a four-win decrease bracket run and taking the final Masters Santiago spot in China.

The sequence opened on Pearl. EDG performed a relentless protection within the first half as their two Duelists pushed ahead trying to find picks almost each spherical. The strategy produced combined outcomes, the sport alternating between BLG punishing them and

ZmjjKK
raking in multikills for a 6-6 half.

Despite ZmjjKK persevering with to pop off within the second half, BLG’s protection was convincing as they shut EDG out of the bombsites,

Biank
capping issues off 13-9 with an oppressive Odin 4K. ZmjjKK completed the map at 26 kills and 7 first bloods, whereas

nephh
had essentially the most kills for BLG with 22.

Biank spams down 4 with the Odin to complete Pearl.

Haven was the following map. BLG had a powerful 6-1 begin on their protection off the again of a bonus spherical conversion and a intelligent anti-Neon tripwire on A, however

cb
on Neon and

Smoggy
on Omen started to search out openings within the rounds after to equalize 6-6.

The second half stayed shut because the rating creeped as much as 8-8 after which 10-10. EDG distinguished themselves within the closing few rounds with proactive Mid fights, closing out the map 13-10.

Last time the 2 groups confronted off on Abyss within the center bracket, BLG received a one-sided 13-7. After solely getting one protection spherical final time, EDG discovered from their errors, exploiting the gaps in BLG’s utility-heavy Breach-Tejo website executes to ship a a lot nearer 6-6 half.

A classic ZmjjKK Jett efficiency was the vital difference-maker. The Duelist popped off with 30 kills, eight first bloods, and 228 ADR, forcing open the websites and spurring on his staff to a 13-10 win.

ZmjjKK pries open B with a 3K.

Split was essentially the most dominant map of the sequence. After BLG received the bonus to steer 4-0, EDG received seven consecutive attacking rounds, discovering repeated success on A to go up 7-5 on the half. The nail within the coffin was spherical 15;

no person
and

CHICHOO
mixed for all 5 kills with solely Sheriffs within the bonus spherical, giving EDG an 11-5 lead that they transformed to a 13-6 victory.

Sharp pictures from no person and CHICHOO lock down the positioning.

no person was the clear statistical chief on Split with 19 kills to solely eight deaths as Fade. As for the sequence, ZmjjKK’s numbers spoke for themselves as he put up an 89/61/13 KDA equalling a +28 kill differential together with a whopping 22 first kills.

EDG now appears ahead to their tenth worldwide occasion as they search to re-establish their standing as a worldwide contender. On the opposite facet, BLG will go dwelling in a decent however heartbreaking fourth place after enjoying each of their qualification matches with out their full roster.