EDG vs Giants Preview and Prediction – Valorant Champions 2023

The first-ever EDG vs Giants matchup will take place on Day 4 of the Champions 

The story of EDG still excites the competitive world of Valorant, as they enjoyed a miracle run at Masters Tokyo, proving themselves as a dominant name in the global scene. On the other hand, Giants secured their Champions slot through an impressive journey in the LCQ, where they defeated NAVI in the Grand Finals. Therefore, both of these teams are full of potential, and only time will tell what happens in their first Champions 2023 match.

EDG

After an impressive journey at Masters, EDG went on to dominate the regional qualifier event to secure their Champions placement. Seeing KangKang play has been one of the most anticipated things for many Valorant fans after the team’s Masters journey, and we are expecting him to have a great start in this matchup. On top of that, he will have the help of talented teammates like CHICHOO, and nobody to win this encounter.

Players

Wang “nobody” Senxu

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.04
• Average Combat Score: 198.2

Zheng “ZmjjKK” Yongkang

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.14
• Average Combat Score: 269.6

Wan “CHICHOO” Shunzhi

• Role: Sentinel/Controller
• VLR Rating: 1.10
• Average Combat Score: 201.2

Haodong “Haodong” Guo

• Role: Controller
• VLR Rating: 0.98
• Average Combat Score: 179.7

Zhang “Smoggy” Zhao

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.12
• Average Combat Score: 225.6

Most Kills

Map 1: ZmjjKK

Map 2: Smoggy

Map 3: ZmjjKK

Most Assists

Map 1: nobody

Map 2: CHICHOO

Map 3: nobody

Most Deaths

Map 1: ZmjjKK

Map 2: ZmjjKK

Map 3: Haodong

Giants

The Europeans didn’t lose a single map during their LCQ journey; they also won the Grand Final against NAVI during that process. These recent achievements should increase the team's morale as they approach their first-ever Champions tournament, and players like Fit1nho and hoody are expected to continue their stellar form of the LCQ in this exciting Bo3.

Players

Žygimantas “nukkye” Chmieliauskas

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.14
• Average Combat Score: 243.7

Emir “rhyme” Muminovic

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.01
• Average Combat Score: 210.4

Adolfo “Fit1nho” Gallego

• Role: Duelist
• VLR Rating: 1.11
• Average Combat Score: 230.0

Aaro “hoody” Peltokangas

• Role: Flex
• VLR Rating: 1.09
• Average Combat Score: 223.5

Kirill “Cloud” Nehozhin

• Role: Initiator
• VLR Rating: 1.13
• Average Combat Score: 235.5

Most Kills

Map 1: hoody

Map 2: hoody

Map 3: Fit1nho

Most Assists

Map 1: hoody

Map 2: nukkye

Map 3: hoody

Most Deaths

Map 1: rhyme

Map 2: Fit1nho

Map 3: Cloud

Valorant Champions 2023 – EDG vs Giants Predictions

This is an easy pick for us – EDG will win the series with a 2-1 score against Giants.

EDG vs Giants – Head to Head Record 

EDG 0 – 0 Giants

EDG vs Giants Maps 

• Bind
• Haven
• Pearl

Giants vs EDG Score 

• Map 1: EDG to win by +4>
• Map 2: Giants to win by +2>
• Map 3: EDG to win by +5<

Giants vs EDG First Blood 

Map 1: ZmjjKK

Map 2: Fit1nho

Map 3: ZmjjKK

EDG vs Giants Most First Kills

Map 1: ZmjjKK

Map 2: nukkye

Map 3: nobody

Giants vs EDG Top Fragger

ZmjjKK

EDG vs Giants Most Clutches

nobody

Valorant Champions 2023 – EDG vs Giants Match Links

• Twitch
• YouTube

EDG vs Giants Match Time

August 9, 2023 – 15:00 PT / 18:00 ET, August 10, 2023 – 00:00 CEST