VALORANT Masters London: China Sweeps Day Two Of Playoffs, G2 Stunned By XLG

Nobody expected China to be this good this event, but they are here to play. Heading into VALORANT Masters London, the narrative around EDward Gaming and Xi Lai Gaming was one of cautious optimism at best: two teams with regional pedigree, one bona fide superstar in ZmjjKKand a consistent history of underperforming when it mattered most on the international stage. Day two of Playoffs just rewrote that story entirely. EDG knocked down FUT Esports and XLG sent G2 Esports to the lower bracket, both in three-map thrillers. For the first time in VCT history, two Chinese teams will meet in an upper bracket semifinal at a Masters event.

EDward Gaming 2-1 FUT Esports

Haven: 13-4 FUT

FUT opened on their best map and looked every bit the team that had just eliminated NRG. Running a Jett and Waylay double-dive composition, they won round after round on attack to build a 10-2 halftime lead that made the map feel settled before the second half had begun. EDG won the pistol after the sideswap thanks to a three-kill play from nobodybut the damage was too severe to recover from. FUT closed the map out 13-4. S0pp on Jett was the map’s standout player, finishing with 21 kills and 5 first kills in a performance that looked like a continuation of his Swiss Stage form.

Pearl: 14-12 EDG

Map two was the match of the series. EDG came out with a double duelist composition against FUT’s double initiator setup and found something completely different on Pearl. FUT started strongly again, taking an 8-4 defensive lead that looked like a repeat of the Haven opening.

Then every EDG player stepped up simultaneously. ZmjjKK opened the second half with a three-kill pistol play, and from there EDG peeled off win after win, with multiple players registering three-kill rounds across the board to claw all the way back to 12-10 and put themselves within a round of forcing overtime. FUT had one last answer: a four-kill play from xeus in the final round of regulation to push the map to overtime and keep the series alive.

In overtime, Smoggy opened with a three-kill play to get EDG to 13-12, and CHICHOO sealed the map with a 1v1 clutch to complete one of the great Playoffs comebacks of the tournament. EDG took Pearl 14-12 to level the series.

Fracture: 13-5 EDG

Fracture confirmed what Pearl had suggested: EDG, bolstered and with momentum firmly on their side, were a different team in the final map. ZmjjKK opened with a blistering 5-0 run on defense, operating with snipers in a display that gave FUT no entry into any round. EDG converted their 9-3 halftime lead into a commanding 13-5 victory on what was arguably one of the most dominant defensive sides on Fracture witnessed. FUT won the pistol after the sideswap to get to 9-5, but EDG’s attack once they acquired rifles was flawless, and the map was never in doubt after that.

ZmjjKK finished Fracture with 22 kills, 7 first kills, and a +11 differential. Across all three maps combined, he posted 274 ACS, 60 total frags, and a +17 kill differential. The best player in China delivered when China needed him most.

FUT drop to the lower bracket, where they will face G2 in an elimination match. A loss there sends them home.

Xi Lai Gaming 2-1 G2 Esports

Lotus: 13-7 G2

XLG’s own map pick started in their favour. They ran their triple sentinel composition and found a 5-1 start on attack that looked like it could turn into a dominant half. G2 had other ideas. Led by BABYBAY on Vyse and leaf on Viper, G2’s supportive core shut down XLG’s space-creation entirely, winning six consecutive rounds to flip the half and take a 7-5 lead going into the break. After the sideswap, G2 stole the anti-eco and never looked back, dropping only one more round to close the map 13-7. Both BABYBAY and leaf finished with 19 kills apiece and crossed the 270 ACS mark, the Vyse and Viper pairing suffocating every XLG entry before it could establish anything.

Ascent: 13-4 XLG

XLG’s map pick produced a complete reversal. Both teams ran double duelist compositions, but XLG starting on defense immediately found their footing: a pistol win followed by a bonus win got them to 3-0 and they never relinquished the lead, building an 8-4 halftime advantage. On attack in the second half, XLG executed a flawless five-round streak to close the map 13-4. Every G2 player finished with a negative kill differential. WsLeo on Sova and happywei on Cypher both posted 250-plus ACS and were the primary architects of XLG’s dominance, combining util control with individual frags to deny G2 any foothold in the map.

Split: 13-9 XLG

The decider was the best map of the series. XLG ran a double duelist and double controller composition against G2’s double controller setup, which included BABYBAY on Vyse in place of a second duelist. The first half was a back-and-forth grind until XLG found the final three rounds to take a 7-5 lead into the break. They won the pistol to extend to 9-5, but G2 replied with two consecutive wins before XLG won a crucial thrifty to get to 10-7. A 11-7 lead seemed comfortable, but G2 reeled off two more to make it 11-9 and put the tension back into the closing stages.

Then No Man stepped up with a decisive double kill to get XLG to match point. BABYBAY found a four-kill play in response but could not ace, and XLG closed out 13-9 to eliminate G2 from the upper bracket.

The series MVP was happywei, who posted 245 ACS, 50 kills, and a +10 kill differential across all three maps playing either Viper or Cypher depending on the map: a controller player delivering fragger numbers while anchoring XLG’s entire strategic structure. NoMan and Lysoar both crossed 200 ACS on Split to round out a complete team performance.

XLG and EDG are now set for an all-China upper bracket semifinal, a result that would have seemed almost inconceivable at the start of the Swiss Stage. G2 and FUT drop to the lower bracket and face each other in an elimination match.

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The First Set of VALORANT Masters London Playoffs Eliminations

Tomorrow brings two elimination matches that will determine which teams survive into the lower bracket’s later rounds. Leviatán face Team Heretics in what is a first-ever playoff meeting between the Americas and EMEA sides, while G2 take on FUT in an Americas versus EMEA elimination clash. Both losers go home.