{"id":37601,"date":"2024-08-11T23:53:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T03:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=37601"},"modified":"2024-08-11T23:53:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T03:53:13","slug":"leviatan-edg-secure-valorant-champions-playoff-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/leviatan-edg-secure-valorant-champions-playoff-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Leviat\u00e1n &#038; EDG secure VALORANT Champions playoff spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/valorant-champions\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions betting guide\">VALORANT Champions<\/a> group stage delivered thrilling matches, as Leviat\u00e1n and EDward Gaming secured their spots in the playoffs, while Team Vitality and Paper Rex saw their seasons come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Leviat\u00e1n faced off against Team Vitality in the Group C decider match, with both teams having suffered 2-1 losses to Trace Esports and secured 2-0 wins over Talon Esports.<\/p>\n<p>Leviat\u00e1n, aiming for their first international <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/\" title=\"VALORANT betting guide\">VALORANT<\/a> tournament playoff berth since Champions 2022, showed determination from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Their pick of Icebox was a closely contested battle, with Leviat\u00e1n edging out a 7-5 lead at the half.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality&#8217;s efforts, led by standout performances from Saif &#8220;Sayf&#8221; Jibraeel and Nikita &#8220;trexx&#8221; Cherednichenko, brought them to a 12-10 lead.<\/p>\n<p>However, Leviat\u00e1n, driven by Francisco &#8220;kiNgg&#8221; Alberto Aravena and Erick &#8220;aspas&#8221; Santos, rallied to take the map 14\u201312 in overtime.<\/p>\n<p>kiNgg led the scoreboard with 22 kills and a 229 average combat score (ACS), while trexx delivered 22 kills and 225 ACS for Vitality.<\/p>\n<p>Sunset was a different story, with Leviat\u00e1n dominating from the start.<\/p>\n<p>A 10-2 first half, bolstered by strong defensive setups and individual plays from Corbin &#8220;C0M&#8221; Daniel Lee and aspas, set the tone.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality managed to win the second pistol round, but Leviat\u00e1n quickly closed out the map 13-4, securing a 2-0 series victory.<\/p>\n<p>Roberto &#8220;Mazino&#8221; Francisco Rivas Bugue\u00f1o topped the ratings on Sunset with a 1.45 rating, 169 ADR, and 15 kills, while C0M followed closely with a 1.43 rating and 16 kills.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about their upcoming playoff opponent, C0M confidently stated, &#8220;Give us anyone. We&#8217;ll beat them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leviat\u00e1n will look to back up this bold claim when the playoffs begin on August 14 and they clash with G2 Esports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">LEVIAT\u00c1N SECURES THEIR PLAYOFF SPOT AT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VALORANTChampions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VALORANTChampions<\/a> SEOUL! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkGd41hAPe\">pic.twitter.com\/NkGd41hAPe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValorantEsports\/status\/1822571894018879723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a dramatic clash, EDward Gaming (EDG) overcame Paper Rex 2-1 to secure their place in the playoffs, marking their fourth consecutive appearance in the knockout stage since China&#8217;s inclusion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/valorant\/champions-tour\/\" title=\"VALORANT Champions Tour betting guide\">VALORANT Champions Tour<\/a> circuit.<\/p>\n<p>This match was the sixth time these two squads faced off, with Paper Rex having won four of the previous five encounters.<\/p>\n<p>The series began on Icebox, where Paper Rex started strong, taking the first map 13-3, thanks to an outstanding performance from Jason &#8220;f0rsakeN&#8221; Susanto, who recorded a massive 1.76 rating and 235 ADR.<\/p>\n<p>However, EDG adjusted swiftly on Sunset, rallying to a 13-8 victory thanks to impressive performances from Wang &#8220;nobody&#8221; Senxu and Zhang &#8220;Smoggy&#8221; Zhao, who combined for 34 kills and over 300 ADR.<\/p>\n<p>The decider map, Lotus, saw EDG take control early, punishing Paper Rex&#8217;s defensive mistakes and securing a commanding 9-3 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a brief resurgence from Paper Rex, EDG closed out the map 13-4, sending Paper Rex home and advancing to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Wan &#8220;CHICHOO&#8221; Shunzhi, reflecting on the victory, noted their ability to quickly adapt after the first map.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve played Paper Rex so many times that we were able to fix our mistakes on the last two maps,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite expressing a desire to avoid facing fellow Chinese squad Trace Esports, EDward Gaming will now face them in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EDWARD GAMING ELIMINATES PAPER REX TO CLAIM THE FINAL PLAYOFF SPOT! 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