The final week of the VCT 2025: China Stage 2 group stage began today, and we have several exciting matches ahead of us. Two matches were played on the first day of the tournament, and we will tell you about the results below.

Nova Esports vs. XLG Esports
The first match was between underdogs Nova Esports , who are 0-3 in the overall standings, and favorites XLG Esports , who are 3-0. In the end, the match ended in accordance with the titles of both teams. XLG won the first map, Sunset , 13:10, and on their choice, Haven, they destroyed their opponents 13:3 without a chance.

EDward Gaming vs. JD Gaming
In the second match, the reigning world champions EDward Gaming had a difficult match against JD Gaming . On the first map, Corrode ZmjjKK and the team defeated their opponents with a score of 13:5. However, on Lotus, JD Gaming had no intention of losing and fought hard to win 10:13. The outcome of the match was decided on Haven, where EDward won 13:10.

As a result of the matches, EDward and XLG earned victories, guaranteeing themselves a slot in the playoffs. Nova Esports lost their chance to advance to the next stage after a 0:4 defeat, while JD Gaming will have one last chance in a match against TYLOO in a few days.

VCT 2025: China Stage 2 runs from July 3 to August 31. Twelve partner teams from the Chinese region are competing for two direct slots in Champions 2025 and valuable CN points, which will determine two more teams that will qualify for the world championship.