Xi Lai Gaming and Bilibili Gaming faced off in the grand final of VCT 2025: China Stage 1. The series concluded with a victory for XLG with a 3:1 score. The match was played in a Best of 5 format, and the teams contested four maps: Fracture (15:13), Lotus (13:10), Pearl (8:13), Haven (14:12).

Tournament MVP — Rarga

The Most Valuable Player of the entire tournament was Arthur “Rarga” Chuyurmov from Xi Lai Gaming. During the grand final, he achieved a total of 230 ACS. His individual stats were 13.5% higher than the average ACS over the past 90 days. Rarga particularly shone on the Lotus map, where he secured 26 kills and demonstrated absolute dominance.

Top Match Highlights

A standout moment on Fracture was an Ace by Zhan “Viva” Lifei from XLG Esports.

A 4K by Wang "Rushia" Xiaojie from BLG on Pearl.

On Haven, Bilibili's Wang "whzy" Haozhe leveled the score with an Ace using a Spectre.

Prize Pool and Points Distribution

VCT 2025: China Stage 1 took place from March 13 to May 4. In this tournament, 12 of China's top teams competed for three slots in the VCT 2025: Masters Toronto and two slots in the Esports World Cup 2025. The event was held in a LAN format at the VCT CN Arena in Shanghai and the JDG Esports Center in Beijing. Event results are available via this link.

The next event in the Chinese region will be the China Evolution Series Act 2, with the main prizes being two slots for EWC 2025. The tournament will take place from May 15 to 25 in Shanghai. You can follow the event's progress on Bo3.gg and on the event page via this link.