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Edward Gaming Makes History After Winning Valorant Champions 2024

fragster Stalingrad 26. August 2024

A Worlds title for world-class performers. Edward Gaming came up with a historic performance to end their journey on a high note.

For weeks, teams have fought eye for eye to prove themselves worthy of the championship title. However, there can only be one true champion in the tournament, and it is none other than Edward Gaming. 

The Chinese squad has been etching their names one by one in esports history as they climb up the ladder of VCT 2024. After clearing the group and playoff stages, this team has finally reached the peak of the tournament. As they clinched the Valorant Champions 2024 title, it also set a milestone for the entire Chinese region in the Valorant esports scene. 

Let’s take a look back at the final performance of Edward Gaming in Valorant Champions 2024. 

Epic Grand Finals Battle

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You can’t take your eyes off. It’s a full-blast best-of-five series that took place in the grand finals match between EDG and the EMEA powerhouse, Team Heretics. A back-and-forth game transpired as both teams showed grit to clinch their dream of the World Cup title. 

Their gameplay exchange has nothing but masterclass for the top Valorant teams in this VCT 2024. It is only a matter of execution that changes things around for them. 

Map-by-Map Breakdown

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The best-of-five series show how their course of lives shifted as quick as a blink of an eye. 

The Haven side is in favor of the Team Heretics. Their dominating performance left EDG helpless in the match to take a commanding 13-6 victory. Heretics’ benjyfishy, in particular, performed exceptional for the team as the shuts EDG’s executes to secure the first map. 

However, EDG has been an expert at bouncing back, especially if it is at Sunset. It is notable that they have been showing brilliant performances on that map throughout the tournament. As a result, EDG exploded and handed a painful 13-4 scoreline to Team Heretics. 

A nail-biting third match happened in Lotus as both teams traded rounds for a fierce battle. Yet, it was EDG that was able to pull ahead in the closing stages of the match for a 13-9 win and a 2-1 lead in the series. 

As the saying goes, it ain’t over until it’s over, and for Team Heretics, they definitely lived by those words. Bind saw an intense fourth match as Heretics pushed back the EDG. They held off EDG’s defuse attempt with a perfectly timed Brimstone molly for a conclusive 13–11. 

There are no boundaries to achieving the dream, as Abyss sets out to be the deciding map. EDG immediately set the fifth-game lead to end 8-4 at halftime. Heretics attempted to refocus and adjust for a comeback attempt, yet EDG stood firmly against the squad. EDG took 13-9 against Heretics and ended the series 3-1. 

Standout Performances

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They broke records one after another. The dominance of EDG in Valorant Champions 2024 is not up for debate. It is evident that among the teams in the tournament, they are the ones that shocked everyone with their outstanding performances. 

EDG’s Zheng Yongkang, or ZmjjKK, becomes the first player to achieve 111 kills in a best-of-five series. With that, he is hailed as the MVP of the Valorant Champions 2024. He showed exceptional game prowess as he secured seven first kills in Sunset to lead the team’s success. 

Besides him, EDG’s Hsieh “S1Mon” Meng-hsun also achieved an impressive “royal roader” as he won Valorant Champions in his rookie year. What’s even more remarkable is that three months ago, S1Mon was just in the Challengers League before moving onto the world’s stage. 

EDG’s Road to Victory

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The road leads them to a new world. More than the victory, Edward Gaming introduces how competitive and dominating Chinese Valorant can be in the world. With that, China now joins EMEA and the Americas as the regions to claim the Valorant Champions title. 

However, their path to the finals was not without challenges. They stumbled and crumbled when G2 Esports handed them defeat in the Winners Match of Group D. Yet, they managed to piece themselves together and fight their way through the competition. Their strength triumphed over teams such as Paper Rex, Trace Esports, Sentinels, and Leviatán.  

The skills and determination of their roster, including “ZmjjKK” Zheng Yongkang, “Smoggy” Zhang Zhao, “S1Mon” Hsieh Meng-hsun, “CHICHOO” Wan Shunzhi, and “nobody” Wang Senxu (in-game leader), made their grand finals victory possible. 

Conclusion

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Edward Gaming’s victory in Valorant Champions 2024 established their place in the history and current esports scene. It is an almost perfect run for EDG in the VCT 2024. In the group stage, they recorded a single loss against G2 Esports to place #2 in Group D. Then, they displayed a resilient and firm performance in their upper bracket run without dropping a single match to secure the grand finals. 

It is remarkable how EDG has endured facing the powerhouses and tournament favorites. With that, their historic win will serve as one for the books and will serve as inspiration for teams from emerging regions.