On August 23, Beijing time, in the final of the Valorant Global Championship Upper Bracket, EDG defeated LEV 2-1, and EDG advanced to the final.
[Picture 1] Mori Winter Harbor
EDG Attacker Lineup: Cheer, Jiefeng, K/O, Hunting, Viper
LEV defender lineup: Wind, Cheer, Viper, Huntsman, Poseidon
[First Half]
At the beginning of round 1, COM and aspas each played against nobody and ZmjjKK to get the kill, Mazino double-kill reaped the endgame, and LEV won the pistol round. In the second round, Mazino had three kills with a ghost gun, and EDG had difficulty stopping the follow-up attack. In the 3rd round of the EDG reward game, with the props to send ZmjjKK to the point, he fought to get the numerical advantage, and nobody commanded the cross position to block the LEV return defense and scored three kills.
In the 5th round of the LEV mixed start, Tex Justice defended the key double kill at point B and dragged it back to the defense, and COM Wild Hunt Fury defeated S1Mon for LEV to score another point. In the 6th round, EDG had a four-on-three advantage endgame in the face of LEV's gun line coordination and was counter-cleared, CHICHOO hit two endgame with KiNgg back, KiNgg scored three kills, and EDG called a timeout.
In the 8th round, EDG quickly attacked the B point and got the package, ZmjjKK mixed smoke scored the first kill, and Mazino returned to the defense to catch the screen with three kills in an instant, and then aspas sniped to take CHICHOO. In the 9th round, EDG successfully captured the front line with Qile and Viper's ultimate, but aspas turned on the hurricane blade to win three kills and then switched to a short tube to harvest four kills, and LEV's defense was successful.
In the 11th round, Mazino opened the Poseidon ultimate move to get the first kill before the top anti-Qing EDG offensive momentum, EDG tried to force aspas with props but was sniped and won a double kill, EDG had no time to choose to protect the gun in the two-fight four-game endgame. In the 12th round, EDG props covered the bag, S1Mon killed Mazino for the first time, tore through the LEV defensive line and pushed all the way, tex played four times to defend the endgame, and ZmjjKK made three kills for EDG to bite the last point of the first half.
[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged
In the 13th round, the two sides took the lead in the A-point melee LEV to take the lead in five to three, but CHICHOO's iron-blooded defense and hard-hit three-man Smoggy rushed to complete the double five-kill, and EDG won the pistol game. In the 15th round, ZmjjKK withstood the pressure and scored one person to stop LEV's rapid attack momentum, although COM grabbed Timing to close the two backs, but Smoggy arrived after the circle and scored four kills to harvest the whole game, and LEV called a timeout.
In the 16th round, KiNgg's personal ability played a three-kill, one-hit and one-endgame, but CHICHOO unpacked and let go of his counter-kill and took three kills to hold the endgame. In the 17th round, ZmjjKK pursued forward after the double kill, switched to the short pipe and scored three kills. In the 18th round, it was ZmjjKK's first kill to open the situation, and after LEV launched the viper's belly ultimate, ZmjjKK switched short pipes and tossed and moved to score three kills to establish the victory, and LEV called a timeout.
In the 19th round, aspas turned on the hurricane blade and pulled the gun to kill Smoggy in one frame, and then cooperated with Mazino to take a double kill to occupy the bag point gun line and successfully prevent EDG from returning to defense. In the 21st round of the LEV mixed start, COM exerted his intelligence to touch point A alone and detected the nobody position, called his teammates to accept it, and occupied the A bag point with his hands and successfully placed the bag, although CHICHOO returned to defend and won a dozen and a pair of guns, but did not have time to unpack.
In the 22nd round, aspas counterpoint killed ZmjjKK to open the situation, Smoggy was also killed after launching the Viperbelly ultimate, nobody chose to protect the gun in a dozen and five endgames, and EDG called a timeout. In the 23rd round, although ZmjjKK jumped peek and was caught by kiNgg for the first kill, nobody and CHICHOO perfectly cooperated to pack and accept all LEV members, and EDG continued to chase points.
In the 24th round, LEV relied on props to enter the pack, S1Mon broke tex to get the key first kill, and then ZmjjKK scored three kills to clear the bag, and EDG chased it to overtime.
【OT)
EDG called a timeout before the start of overtime. In the 25th round, LEV's four-on-three advantage defended the endgame, and EDG had little time left after aspas and tex each had one, and Smoggy had no time to play the four-on-four endgame, and LEV held the match point. In the 26th round, Smoggy single-handedly defended the key double kill at point B, and after his teammates returned to the defense, LEV could not stop his follow-up attack and continued to overtime.
In the 27th round, CHICHOO got the first kill to open the situation, EDG tried to score but was blocked by tex triple kill with aspas, LEV held the match point again, and LEV called a timeout. In the 28th round, ZmjjKK Big Heart grabbed Timing under the cover of his teammates and took away the two backs, and LEV's follow-up point COM carbistol was collected by nobody and continued overtime.
In the 29th round, EDG fell into a numerical disadvantage after the two sides fought at the bag point, and after the bag, Smoggy was held by the opposite side in the endgame, and LEV held the match point again. In the 30th round, asapas took the lead in killing nobody, relying on props to clear Smoggy and then occupy the bag point gun line, ZmjjKK was blocked by tex in a dozen and four endgames, and LEV won Figure 1.
【Picture 2】Lianhua Ancient City
EDG attacker lineup: Shadow, Neon, Iron Arm, Black Dream, Twilight Butterfly
LEV Defensive Lineup: Rez, Zero, Shadow, Black Dream, Iron Arm
[First Half]
In the first round, ZmjjKK led the team to rush into the pack, and LEV chose to put a point to defend back, but CHICHOO blocked the opposite side's intention to return to defense, and EDG won Figure 1. In the second round, aspas will nod accurately and kill ZmjjKK, who is full of armor illusions, but EDG relies on the gun advantage to push the bag point. In the 3rd round of the LEV bonus game, aspas put a point after killing nobody for the first time and cooperated with his teammates to clear the bag, and aspas took it away after Smoggy was forced to move out of position by the explosives pack.
In the 5th round, ZmjjKK pulled the gun line and then CHICHOO double-kill the point of the bag, and the cross gun line smashed LEV's follow-up defense. In the 7th round, ZmjjKK got a kill after dodging aspas goodnight fireworks, but the tex iron gun passed the point and four people in a row to kill the whole field. In the 8th round, LEV returned to defend Mazano and tried to clear the game with a thunderous roll, but S1Mon's fatal counterattack sealed the victory, and LEV called a timeout.
In the 9th round, LEV cooperated with the Black Dream prop to top the A point, aspas and tex each scored two to win the game, and EDG called a timeout. In the 11th round, kiNgg withstood the dead center and pulled left and right to pull the EDG formation, but Smoggy and nobody held the endgame. In the 12th round, Mazino tried to open up after two consecutive fights, and Smoggy won the last point of the first half with three kills.
[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged
In the 13th round, ZmjjKK and Smoggy each killed two people to win the pistol game for EDG. In the 15th round of the LEV bonus game, COM relied on the advantage of guns to kill three times, and nobody hit one endgame and the evil spirit took aspas to hold the endgame. In the 16th round, aspas got the numerical advantage with three kills, but ZmjjKK opened a neon big move to counterattack the entry point and successfully demolished, and EDG held the match point. In the 17th round, LEV's economic disadvantage can only be mixed up in the half-armor, S1Mon has a big double kill in front of the top C, Mazino has no bag in the one-on-two endgame, and is blocked by Smoggy to pass the point, and EDG wins Figure 2.
【Picture 3】Secluded cellar
EDG offensive lineup: Star, Jiefeng, K/O, Hunter, Shadow
LEV defender lineup: Swift Wind, Zero, Shadow, Hunter, Poseidon
[First Half]
In the first round, EDG took the lead in attacking the bag point, but COM cooperated with Mazino's gun line to cooperate with two people and three kills to clear the bag, and LEV won the pistol game. In the 3rd round, EDG rewarded Smoggy with three kills to occupy the bag point, and aspas chose to protect the gun with one dozen and three hits. In the 5th round, the ZmjjKK hero fanatic was killed by tex for the first time, and then the A-point positional battle was completely wiped out in the face of LEV's cross-gun line.
In the 6th round, COM stole one person after two endgames, and was caught by nobody to put the skill Timing, and nobody killed three times to hold the endgame. In the 7th round, CHICHOO played a one-on-two endgame with Xingjian skills and guards through the wall to score another point for EDG. In the 9th round, ZmjjKK Hero Maniac covered his teammates to enter the point and then smashed LEV's defense, EDG completed the turnaround with the Maniac, and LEV called a timeout.
In the 10th round, ZmjjKK single-handedly touched B and was stolen by kiNgg, and EDG's three-on-five did not have a sudden and difficult to organize an effective attack and was harvested by the endgame. In the 12th round, EDG exploded the bomb attack A point under the package, and the two-on-two endgame was blocked by EDG's gun line after the double kill of COM Wild Hunt's Fury, and the score was tied in the first half.
[Second Half] Offense and defense are exchanged
In the 13th round, the two sides played a better game in the wrap-up melee and won the pistol game first. In the 14th round, aspas and Mazino double-swiped the screen and killed four kills to harvest the EDG Economic Bureau. In the 15th round, the EDG bonus round melee fell into a numerical disadvantage, but Smoggy made three kills in one dozen and three kills to hold the endgame.
In the 16th round, aspas led his teammates into the bag point with three kills, and Nobody was killed by aspas in the solo endgame, and the single four kills won the round for LEV. In the 17th round, it was another aspas reckless meritorious service, and EDG called a timeout after LEV scored another point. In the 18th round, aspas opened the key first kill of S1Mon with an invalid order, and Mazino scored another double kill to establish the victory.
In the 20th round, aspas was in the middle of the front and killed ZmjjKK to get the first kill. BUT CHICHOO STEPPED UP AND SLASHED FOUR KILLS TO GIVE EDG ANOTHER POINT. In the 21st round of the wrap-up positional battle, EDG's guns coordinated to win all the guns, EDG continued to chase points, and LEV called a timeout.
IN THE 22ND ROUND, CHICHOO'S IRON-BLOODED DEFENSE COVERED THREE KILLS TO SMASH LEV'S ATTACK, AND THE COM ENDGAME CHOSE TO STEP ON THE THUNDER AND WAS FRAMED, AND THE SCORE WAS TIED. In the 23rd round, ZmjjKK led the team to enter the point with three kills, and cooperated with CHICHHOO to complete two and five to get the match point. In the 24th round, EDG perfectly matched the props with the advance point, and the COM single endgame was powerless in the face of the gun, and EDG won Figure 3 and advanced to the finals!