EDward Gaming jolt Heretics, win Valorant Champions 2024 title

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EDward Gaming recorded a 3-2 victory over Workforce Heretics on Sunday to win the Valorant Champions 2024 title and $1 million first-place prize.

Workforce Heretics claimed $400,000 because the runner-up within the match.

EDward Gaming’s Yongkang “ZmjjKK” Zheng of China was named the MVP of the playoffs.

Workforce Heretics received off to a quick begin with a 13-6 win on Haven earlier than EDward Gaming responded with a 13-4 victory on Sundown and 13-9 triumph on Lotus. Heretics compelled a decisive fifth map with a 13-11 win on Bind, nonetheless EDward Gaming captured the title with a 13-9 victory on Abyss.

The 16-team occasion started Aug. 1 with group play. Eight groups superior to the playoffs.

Valorant Champions 2024 prize pool:

1. EDward Gaming — $1 million

2. Workforce Heretics — $400,000

3. Leviatan — $250,000

4. Sentinels — $130,000

Fifth-Sixth: DRX, Fnatic — $85,000

Seventh-Eighth: Hint Esports, G2 Esports — $50,000

Ninth-Twelfth: KRU Esports, Gen.G Esports, Workforce Vitality, Paper Rex — $30,000

Thirteenth-Sixteenth: Bilibili Gaming, FunPlus Phoenix, Talon Esports, FUT Esports — $20,000

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