The grand final between EDward Gaming and Bilibili Gaming as part of the Valorant Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier ended today. After 4 tense maps, the victory and the champion title went to EDward Gaming.

Match History

The first skirmish took place on Split and despite the map being chosen by Bilibili Gaming, their opponents completely outplayed them. The first half of the game was controlled by EDward Gaming, after the side swap Bilibili players tried to recover by winning 2 rounds in a row, but ultimately, they failed. Split ended with a victory for EDward Gaming with a score of 13-6.

Then the teams moved on to Fracture and the situation there almost entirely repeated the first map. Bilibili Gaming started off strong by taking 3 rounds in a row, after which EDward Gaming completely took over, only giving up 1 more round in the first half. Fracture ended with a victory for EDward Gaming with a score of 13-4.

The third map was Bilibili Gaming's pick - Bind and this time the map owners, albeit not without problems, were able to justify their pick. The first half of the game went almost evenly, teams exchanged rounds with a slight advantage on the side of EDward Gaming. However, after the side swap, Bilibili players turned the situation in their favor, winning 8 rounds and losing only 1 in return. Bind ended with a victory for Bilibili Gaming with a score of 14-12.

The last map Haven, chosen by EDward Gaming, was also very tense. The first half of the game was dominated by Bilibili Gaming and the teams switched sides when the score was 8-4 in their favor. In the second half, the situation drastically changed, EDward Gaming lost the first two rounds, then won 4 in a row. After that, the exchange of 4 to 2 rounds was repeated again and in the end, EDward Gaming managed to push their opponents to extra rounds. Haven ended with a victory for EDward Gaming with a score of 14-12.

You can examine the statistics of all maps in detail in the matches section.

Based on the results of the match, EDward Gaming receive the title of champion of Valorant Champions Tour 2023: China Qualifier and an invitation to the upcoming Valorant Champions 2023 World Championship. In turn, the silver medalists Bilibili Gaming, as well as the bronze FunPlus Phoenix, are also heading to the World Championship, as 3 invites have been allocated to the Chinese region.

Also read: All Chinese teams heading to Valorant Champions 2023 have been determined

Remember, the Valorant Champions 2023 will take place from August 6 to 26, 2023 in Los Angeles. The tournament will feature 16 teams from around the world, who will compete for a large prize pool and the right to bear the title of the strongest team in the discipline until the next championship. You can follow the tournament on our website, where all the relevant information about the clashes between the teams and their results will be available.