EDward Gaming emerged as the champions of the China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation, defeating Rare Atom in the grand finals with a map score of 3:1. Their victory earned them over 13,000 dollars, 400 EVO Points, and qualification for the second stage of the tournament.
🇨🇳 EDward Gaming are the champions of China Evolution Series Act I, after beating Rare Atom 3-1, and take home the CN¥100,000 (~US$13,940) first-place prize!
— VALO2ASIA (@VALO2ASIA) October 1, 2023
Haven 13-11
Bind 12-14
Breeze 13-3
Sunset 13-7
Finals MVP: EDG ZmjjKK (297 ACS, 1.9 KDA)#VALO2ASIA #EvolutionSeries pic.twitter.com/ok0BF6UzHp
The grand final of the China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation was held in a best-of-three format. EDward Gaming only needed four out of five maps (13:11 Haven, 12:14 Bind, 13:3 Breeze, 13:7 Sunset) to clinch the championship in the inaugural series of the China Evolution Series.
- EDward Gaming ¥100,000/ Act 2: Selection/ 400 EVO Points
- Rare Atom ¥60,000/ Act 2: Selection/ 300 EVO Points
- FunPlus Phoenix ¥45,000/ Act 2: Selection/ 200 EVO Points
- Trace Esports ¥30,000/ Act 2: Selection/ 150 EVO Points
- Bilibili Gaming ¥12,000/ 125 EVO Points
- Attacking Soul Esports ¥12,000/ 125 EVO Points
- TYLOO ¥9,500/ 100 EVO Points
- Team Weibo ¥9,500/ 100 EVO Points
It's essential to highlight that this tournament holds significant importance especially for the Chinese teams that aren't considered top-tier. Following the conclusion of the three series of the tournament, the top 8 teams based on EVO points will have the opportunity to compete for a franchise slot. As for the top-tier teams, most receive direct invitations to the league, making this tournament more of a platform for gaining experience and practice. Detailed information about the teams likely to receive direct invites can be found in another one of our article.
Recall that the China Evolution Series Act 1: Variation took place from September 23rd to October 1st in a LAN format in Shanghai at the League Arena. 8 teams from China competed for a total prize pool of $38,178, 4 slots for the next stage of the competition, and EVO Points required for qualification in VCT/2023/Ascension/China.
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