EDG flip the script on Xi Lai in London
Skirmix Staff · June 16, 2026
Down, then through
EDward Gaming lost the opening map. They won the series anyway.
Xi Lai Gaming took map one and put EDG on the back foot in the upper semifinals at Valorant Masters London 2026. From there the match belonged to EDG. They answered on the second, forced a decider, and closed it 2-1 to send the all-Chinese clash their way.
What the scoreline tells you
A 1-2 result reads close, and this one was. Xi Lai had the early control and the chance to end it in two. EDG refused. A reverse sweep in an upper semifinal is the kind of swing that decides who keeps the easier road and who heads to the lower bracket.
That road now belongs to EDward Gaming. Xi Lai fall out of the upper half but stay alive in the tournament.
What comes next
EDG move on through the upper bracket at London with the momentum of a comeback behind them. Xi Lai regroup in the lower bracket, one loss from the exit. The order of these two has flipped, and EDG are the ones still climbing.