On August 7, Beijing time, G2 defeated EDG 2-1 in the group stage of the Valorant Global Championship, and G2 successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the championship.
[Picture 1] Mori Winter Harbor
EDG Attacker Lineup: Cheer, Jiefeng, K/O, Hunting, Viper
G2 Defender Lineup: Killo, Gaike, Poseidon, Huntsman, Viper
[First Half]
In the first round, ZmjjKK double-kill led his teammates to score points, and leaf made three kills to color, and Smoggy held a dozen and one endgame to win the pistol game for EDG. In the third round, the G2 bonus game was held by EDG five-person huddle and got a numerical advantage in the melee with excellent gun line coordination, and JonahP's solo endgame was firmly held by S1Mon.
In the 5th round, EDG met in the B sophomore and the two narrow roads and both successfully matched the gun, Smoggy opened the viper belly to occupy the gun line and then scored the next point, EDG started with a small climax of five consecutive wins, and G2 called a timeout. In the 6th round, after the EDG item covered the entry point, S1Mon reaped the whole field with three kills.
In the 7th round, Valyn played her own ability and scored three kills to win the first point of the first half for G2. In the 8th round, G2 read that EDG's offensive intentions were all in the second shot position, and after successfully clearing the bag with his skills, he won without losing one person, and EDG called a timeout. In the 9th round, ZmjjKK led his teammates to capture the bag point and curb the momentum of G2's chasing points.
In the 10th round, ZmjjKK crossed the point to accept two people, and then Linggao flew into the pipe to receive two more people, and single-handedly scored four kills to establish the victory. In the 11th round of the G2 mixed start, JonahP played his personal ability and scored four kills to complete the comeback. In the 12th round, the G2 tactical arrangement was read by EDG, and after entering the A point without damage, Smoggy grabbed Timing and killed two people and then launched a viper belly to completely crush JonahP's defense intentions and win the last point of the first half.
[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged
In the 13th round, EDG was successful, and G2 was difficult to pass through the pistol game cut by EDG in the face of the heavy defensive gun line. In the 14th round, the G2 Economic Bureau was easily accepted by CHICHOO and ZmjjKK and called a timeout. In the 16th round, G2 seized the weak area of EDG's defense, and a wave of explosive bombs instantly entered the point and blocked the rest of the players to return to defense.
In the 18th round, after icy scored three kills and dropped the pack, the team quickly organized the gun line of the pack, JonahP cut off Smoggy's defense, and EDG called a timeout. In the 19th round, EDG clearly read G2's offensive intentions, took the lead in organizing the gun line, crushing the opponent's offensive rhythm, and turned the tables with a pistol to get the match point. In the 20th round, the two sides exchanged the number of A points, and EDG took the lead in getting the three-on-two advantage endgame, but icy made four kills to close the whole court and organized EDG's chance to end the game. In the 21st round, S1Mon withstood the iron-blooded defense of point A and scored four kills, completely shattering G2's intention to turn the tables, and EDG won Figure 1!
[Picture 2] Hermitage Retreat
G2 Attacker Lineup: Zero, Neon, Iron Arm, Hunter, Shadow
EDG Defender Lineup: Killing, Nightkill, Shadow, Huntsman, Viper
[First Half]
In the first round, CHICHOO worked perfectly with S1Mon to win the pistol round for EDG. In the third round, the G2 bonus game won the first point of the first half at the cost of three spears. In the 6th round, G2 entered the B point and pushed the back point, leaf made three kills to win the game, and EDG called a timeout.
In the 7th round, ZmjjKK cooperated with teammates to open the neon ultimate, instantly triple kill and anti-clear the explosion point, and complete the turnaround for EDG when the gun was inferior. In the 9th round, ZmjjKK Spiritual Front Top Gun Justice collected the head, picked up the maniac and cooperated with the S1Mon skill cover to get three kills, and completed the turnaround again!
In the 10th round, EDG combined with the nobody hunting skill to take the lead in numerical advantage, S1Mon double-kill harvested the endgame, and G2 called a timeout. In the 11th round, S1mon endgame thrilling three kills covered nobody unpacking, but there was not enough time to unpack and lose this round. In the 12th round, Smoggy wore smoke and won the last point of the first half, after ZmjjKK and nobody received two people each in the middle of the front.
[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged
In the 13th round, Trent's individual ability played a ghost and slashed four people in a row, and G2 won the pistol game. In the 15th round, the EDG bonus round won the round at the cost of three spears. In the 16th round, ZmjjKK started the game with a big top A to collect the first kill of icy, and then turned to point C to collect another person after the front top packed, and G2 chose to keep the sniper after the G2 coach called a timeout.
In the 17th round, ZmjjKK neon high mobility led his teammates to point C, and then the front top gun scored three kills to establish the victory. In the 18th round, the trent endgame played one hit and two extreme plays, and the two of them held the endgame in an instant. In the 19th round, EDG kept the bag and fell into a numerical disadvantage, but S1Mon instantly swiped the screen and killed three kills to harvest the whole game.
In the 22nd round, G2 cooperated to pull up, relying on multiple gun lines to eliminate EDG players one by one, S1Mon was made up after collecting two people in the endgame, and EDG called a timeout. In the 24th round, EDG entered the bag point and was successfully dismantled by G2, and G2 won Figure 2.
[Figure 3] is an important town of Yuangong
G2 Attacker Lineup: Viper, Rez, Purgatory, Gaike, Purgatory
EDG Defensive Lineup: Viper, Rez, Black Dream, Gaike, Purgatory
[First Half]
In the first round, the icy quadruple kill gave G2 the victory in the pistol round. In the 3rd round of the bonus game, although EDG took the lead in falling into a numerical disadvantage, Smoggy scored four kills with a shocking gun, and EDG won the round. In the 4th round of the valyn endgame three-kill harvesting match, G2 began to gain the score advantage.
In the 6th round, G2 limit time turned, and after jonahP three kills, he was immediately caught by S1Mon with color. In the 9th round, after the G2 bomb attack, the remaining two EDG chose to keep their guns. In the 10th round, after valyn scored three kills, S1Mon was beaten two in the endgame, and was blocked again in the face of a double frame, and valyn scored four kills to win the round for G2.
In the 11th round, EDG's four-on-two numerical advantage was caught by valyn and trent, and valyn scored three kills. In the 12th round, EDG took the lead in getting the numerical advantage, although icy collected two people in a row to form a dozen and one endgame, but CHICHOO spiritually wrapped around the endgame and bit the last round of the first half for EDG.
[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged
IN ROUND 13, CHICHOO LED HIS TEAMMATES TO SCORE THREE KILLS FOR EDG. In the 15th round, G2 was rewarded, but EDG realized the G2 defensive arrangement, pulled its formation and easily entered the point to occupy the gun line, JonahP was blocked after the single return defense took one person, and G2 called a timeout.
In the 16th round of G2 mixed start, trent made three kills to complete the comeback. In the 17th round, S1Mon's personal ability to play the scoring point and four kills pushed the package point, and scored a key score for EDG. In the 18th round, Smoggy completed a dozen and one endgame and scored three kills, and EDG began to chase the score.
In the 19th round, leaf got the kill and launched a viper belly cutting battlefield on the second floor, and then grabbed Timing and received two more people to score a double kill in a single round, EDG's hope of turning the tables gradually narrowed, and EDG called a timeout. In the 20th round, EDG chose to attack quickly, and ZmjjKK scored a strong three kills for EDG to score another point.
In the 21st round, EDG called a timeout after G2 took over the economic round. In the 22nd round, icy broke off Smoggy after three kills and scored four kills, and G2 took the lead to get the match point.
In the 24th round, G2 got the numerical advantage at the beginning, and EDG's two-on-four attack endgame was broken one by one after G2 detected the position, and in this fierce battle, G2 took the lead to end the game and won Figure 3.