On August 17, Beijing time, in the second round of the upper bracket of the Valorant Global Championship knockout round, EDG defeated SEN 2-1, and EDG advanced to the upper bracket finals!

[Picture 1] Hermitage retreat

SEN Attacker Lineup: Shadow, Neon, Zero, Iron Arm, Hunter

EDG Defensive Lineup: Zero, Neon, Iron Arm, Hunter, Shadow

[First Half]

In the first round, EDG won the pistol game with 3 rounds of 3 anti-endgame with props 0 and 3. Round 3 SEN Bonus Round won the round at the cost of two spears. In the fourth round, Zekken Neon scored three kills to clear the gun line to lay the victory, and the score of the two sides equalized. In the 5th round, EDG called a timeout after SEN took over the EDG Economic Bureau.

In the 7th round, zekken relied on a neon sliding tackle to quickly attack the first kill of nobody, then faked the C point and then hit the A point, and Zellsis's iron arm ultimate covered the bag point and cooperated with his teammates to harvest the endgame. In the 8th round, SEN relied on excellent props to cover and clear CHICHOO and enter the bag point, and after zekken's neon ultimate, TenZ three after the double kill, and the double five kills went to the next point.

IN THE 10TH ROUND, CHICHOO'S PERSONAL ABILITY WAS SUCCESSFULLY DRAGGED TO HIS TEAMMATES BACK TO THE DEFENSE IN THE WINDOW, AND EDG BIT A POINT. In the 11th round, SEN still attacked the C point, but after ZmjjKK successfully withstood the first wave of attacks, the nobody hunting ultimate, which played a miraculous effect to limit the opponent's inventory intentions, and EDG successfully returned to defense. In the 12th round, ZmjjKK Sniper got the first kill, but TenZ Phantom entered the point left and right to harvest three kills, and ZmjjKK was locked in a three-game endgame and was unable to return to the sky.

[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged

In the 13th round, EDG exploded a wave of bombs to cover ZmjjKK's entry point, and after two three consecutive shots, he accurately received the double kill point, and zekken was successfully refilled by nobody after killing one person in one dozen and two endgames, and three kills won the pistol game for EDG. IN THE 14TH ROUND, THE EXECUTION OF THE SEN TACTICS WAS FULL, FIRST THE BAG CLAMP WON CHICHOO TO GET THE WHOLE AND THEN COOPERATED WITH THE PROPS TO CLEAR THE BAG POINT STEP BY STEP, AND WON THE ROUND WITH FIVE STANDARD TURNING SPEARS.

In the 15th round, EDG was called a timeout after being taken in by SEN. In the 16th round, S1Mon was shocked and killed zekken, and then counterattacked TenZ in a key way, scoring four kills in a single round. In the 18th round, S1Mon started with a drop of blood and a double kill to get a numerical advantage, but TenZ's single return defense endgame instantly split two one-dozen and one to hold the key endgame, and SEN got the match point.

In the 19th round, the neon melee between the two sides exchanged numbers, and Smoggy collected four kills after the key break to cover the team's entry point, and EDG continued to breathe a sigh of relief. In the 20th round, CHICHOO was caught in a single touch, but after the nobody double kill, he cooperated with ZmjjKK to complete the double and five kills to win the round, EDG continued, and SEN called a timeout.

In the 21st round, ZmjjKK Neon made a strong entry point, opened the ultimate, rampaged, scored four kills, and won the SEN Economic Bureau. In the 22nd round, zekken mixed smoke killed ZmjjKK after five hits and four advantages to defend, with props all the way to push and count, silk blood zekken neon sliding shovel for teammates to pull the gun line, sacy double kill to end the game, SEN won Figure 1.

【Picture 2】Lianhua Ancient City

EDG attacker lineup: Shadow, Neon, Iron Arm, Black Dream, Twilight Butterfly

SEN Defensive Lineup: Shadow, Reze, Viper, Kira, Black Dream

[First Half]

In the first round, Sacy's Black Dream Bundle cooperated with zekken Ray to kill nobody for the first time, and after EDG got off the pack, zekken cooperated with his teammates' skill coverage to get three kills, and SEN relied on excellent tactical coordination to win the pistol game without damage. In the 3rd round of the EDG reward game, S1Mon withstood the pressure and stood at the bag point to block the SEN return defense intention.

In the 4th round of the two-on-two endgame, johnqt found the nobody position and killed it through the wall, and cooperated with his teammate to kill Smoggy to cover the endgame. In the 6th round, Sacy pulled the gun 90 degrees in a row and scored three kills to complete a two-on-five with Zekken. In the 8th round, EDG's explosive attack ZmjjKK led the team to capture the bag point, and Smoggy broke off the double kill to establish the victory, and SEN called a timeout.

In the 9th round, the two-on-two guard package endgame, S1Mon completed three kills to hold the endgame. After the first kill of ZmjjKK in the 11th round, EDG successfully scored a point, relying on the portal and smoke to block the rhythm of the SEN defense, and then scored another point. In the 12th round, johnqt's front top A spread the viper belly allowed the team to quickly make up for the C spot, but ZmjjKK's spiritual drill and smoke harvest three kills established the victory.

[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged

In the 13th round, SEN used Zekken Ray to get the first kill, Zellsis scored three kills, but the extreme time was blocked by CHICHOO, and EDG won the pistol round. In the 15th round, nobody's key stabbing double kill was followed by another double kill and four kills, EDG won the SEN bonus game, and SEN called a timeout.

In the 17th round, ZmjjKK's front top mid deadly carbine made SEN organize a bag and clamp tactic to gain a numerical advantage, and S1Mon was powerless to fight four endgames. In the 19th round, EDG tried to find an opportunity with two spears, but was broken up by SEN's extreme tactical pull and won the round, EDG called a timeout.

In the 21st round, EDG relied on excellent gun line coordination to hold the bag, but Zellsis scored four kills and lost all of EDG's spears. In the 22nd round, Smoggy made three key kills to establish the victory, and EDG took the lead to get the match point. In the 23rd round, ZmjjKK got a numerical advantage with a big double kill in front of the top A, and the four-on-one advantage locked the zekken position in the endgame to finish the game and won Figure 2.

Picture 3: The city at sunset

EDG Offensive Lineup: Zero, Neon, K/O, Hunter, Shadow

SEN Defender Lineup: Shadow, Neon, Zero, Iron Arm, Black Dream

[First Half]

In the first round, CHICHOO withstood the pressure and scored three kills, and nobody hit and grabbed the endgame to win the pistol game for EDG. In the 3rd round, SEN rewarded nobody with a key kill johnqt to make his bag trip wire fail to cover the hardware store, and the three-on-three endgame S1Mon guarded the key double kill, and zekken was made up by nobody after three kills.

In the 4th round, SEN relied on skill coverage and neon's ultimate to surrender the gun, and then organized an attack to complete the economic bureau turnaround. In the fifth round, SEN tried to use the smoke to force the demolition, but nobody blocked it with the deadly hunting ultimate, and ZmjjKK successfully stopped the demolition by finishing the last man in the limit time. In the 6th round, SEN called a timeout after losing another point.

In the 8th round, EDG continuously pulled its defensive formation and skill store at each point, and quickly entered the A point after finding the weak area, and the three-hit three-guard bag endgame used the smoke partition to smash its back defense, and the score gap was further expanded, and SEN handed over the last approval. In the 10th round, the two sides had a three-on-three encounter, and Nobody had already prepared to arrange the gun line in advance, and instantly got the numerical advantage, and scored the next point.

In the 11th round, CHICHOO once again smashed the momentum of SEN's defense with three kills. In the 12th round, CHICHOO got the numerical advantage after the double kill in the market, and TenZ was locked in the position of one hit and three endgames.

[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged

In the 13th round, nobody once again played a three-kill to smash SEN's offensive momentum, and cooperated with his teammates to successfully defend, and EDG won the pistol game. IN THE 14TH ROUND, SEN DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO OF THE MATCH POINT AND CHOSE TO MIX, BUT CHICHOO SWEPT THE WHOLE COURT WITH THREE KILLS TO WIN THE MATCH POINT FOR EDG. In the 15th round, Zekken relied on a neon high-mobility bayonet to score three kills to give SEN another breath.

In the 16th round, SEN swept the bag with a wave of explosive bombs and zekken's neon ultimate, and SEN continued to chase points. In the 17th round, TenZ's individual ability to play and stand at the bag point connected the four people, and took over the EDG Economic Bureau. In the 18th call, Zekken and Zekken made three kills and Sacy completed two five kills, SEN chased four points in a row, and EDG called a timeout. In the 19th round, EDG chose the top of the economic bureau to get the numerical advantage, and after the three kills of nobody, TenZ was also made up, and EDG successfully ended the game, won Figure 3, and completed the promotion!