Edward Gaming Advance to Worlds 2018 Main Event

It’s do or die for the teams in the Worlds 2018 Play-In stage, with a final shot at making the main event on the cards for some of these players. Should they find glory in the knockout round, they will advance to the main event, however failure here will mean a quick trip home to watch the action from the sidelines. Here’s a brief breakdown of the action between Edward Gaming and DetonatioN FocusMe.

Match One

The first match seemed to start out pretty much as expected, with EDG taking a very early lead thanks to early-game skirmishes. The Chinese competitors continued to dominate this match, preventing DFM from securing much outside of a few turrets before ultimately closing out the match entirely.

Match Two

An even more lopsided battle than the first game, DFM barely managed to avoid being perfect gamed by securing a pair of kills early on. Edward Gaming might have raised some eyebrows during the Play-In stage with questionable decisions, however their form was close to perfect in this clash, as they secured a two-game lead and set up match point for the series.

Match Three

It was a do or die moment for DFM, and they certainly put up more of a fight in this clash than the previous matches. Edward Gaming were still the dominant force in this battle, as they controlled the map to build themselves a lead. The outcome was unfortunately never really in doubt, as EDG proved that they are more than capable of showing up when needed.

With their victory here, Edward Gaming will go on to the main event of Worlds 2018, joining their sister teams as they look to challenge the era of Korean supremacy. For more on the remaining games of the knockout stage, check out the official schedule, here, and for more results, check out Cloud9’s battle with Gambit Esports, here.