EDG became the first Chinese brave team to win the match on the world stage

China is one of the upcoming Valorant regions in the world and EDG (EDward Gaming) is its undeniable flag bearer. The team was the first team from China to appear on the international circuit by qualifying for the Valorant Champions 2022 tournament. Now, almost a year later, EDG has achieved another historic milestone by becoming the first Chinese team to ever win an international match on the LAN.

Earlier today on the 13th^y June, EDG went up against NAVI (Natus Vincere) in a do-or-die match. The odds were stacked against them in this best-of-three series, but the team dug deep and fought hard to sweep away their opponents in back-to-back action thrillers.

Cheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang has been the difference maker for EDG in many rounds, especially on the first map, Pearl. He took off with Jet, flaunting his individual prowess and dancing around with a minion, winning every impossible duel.

EDG is making history by becoming the first Chinese team to win a Valorant match on the international stage

Two teams from China, Attacking Soul Esports and EDG, have qualified for the ongoing VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo from 11^y up to 25^y June and features a massive total prize pool of $1,000,000 USD.

Of the two, Attacking Soul Esports saw early elimination after back-to-back losses against DRX and FUT Esports. Before their match against NAVI, even EDG was in trouble after losing their opening match against T1 by 2-1 and now facing an elimination player.

The team wasn’t the favorite to win, but few expected an upset and EDG pulled in, securing two straight overtime wins, depending on the stars’ occasional individual performances but also the presentation of sound teamwork.

• pearl | 17-15

• connect | 14-12

• lotus | comma

The duo was ZmjjKK and Zhang “smog” Zhao who proves to be a fearsome husband, takes charge of the situation at various times and provides to the side when needed. Others got involved from time to time, enough to survive their transition to face T1 again in a crucial decision.

• Smog | 48/39/9 (KDA) | 220 (ACS)

• Zmjik | 48/45/13 (KDA) | 238 (ACS)

• Haodong | 41/43/19 (KDA) | 196 (ACS)

• nobody | 39/47/18 (KDA) | 190 (ACS)

• Shishu | 33/41/17 (KDA) | 170 (ACS)

The team will have to put in another daring performance of this kind against T1 in the final match of the group stage. A win secures the team a spot in the playoffs while a loss would see them pack home.