Yesterday, the winners' match ended as part of the group stage of Valorant Champions 2023, where Evil Geniuses and FUT Esports clashed. After 2 not very intense maps, the victory and a place in the next stage of the tournament went to Evil Geniuses.

The American team is one of the favorites in the tournament. According to bookmakers, EG's victory in the championship is possible with odds of 5.50, and so far, they fully confirm the above. In the first match of the group stage, the team played against Chinese outsiders from FunPlus Phoenix, and the result was quite predictable. Although Evil Geniuses did not show total domination, two maps with the same score of 13-8 brought the team a victory.

The next opponent for the Americans was the European team FUT Esports, and again the result was predictable. Despite FUT Esports winning their first match against T1, they couldn't compete with the American tops. As a result, the first map went into extra rounds 15-13, and the second ended with a score of 13-9, both in favor of Evil Geniuses.

After the match, EG player - Demon1 expressed a rather negative opinion accompanied by profanity. He said he didn't care what others thought of him.

The organization responded to the player's words, stating that they do not support such statements, and they have no place in professional competitions. The company also referred to the words of the team captain - Boostio, who wrote in his Twitter account that the victory was easy, accompanied by profanity.

Recall that thanks to the victory, Evil Geniuses move to the playoff stage of Valorant Champions 2023, the matches of which will start after August 16. EG is the second team to earn a place in the next stage, besides them, the Korean players of DRX also secured the coveted slot.

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