EDward Gaming - Champion of VCT 2025: China Kickoff

EDward Gaming once again proved their dominance by claiming the championship at the VCT 2025: China Kickoff. In the grand final, they faced Trace Esports and secured first place. This was the last match in the Chinese VCT region before a one-and-a-half-month break. In this article, we will review the results of the final match and summarize the tournament.

Grand Final
In the decisive match, EDward Gaming and Trace Esports fought for the championship title. Although both teams had already secured the main prize—tickets to Masters Bangkok—they competed for additional China ranking points, which will influence qualification for Champions at the end of the season. For EDward Gaming , this match was crucial, as Trace Esports had defeated them 2:0 in a previous encounter at this same tournament.

Match Highlights
The final started well for Trace Esports , who won their map, Lotus, in a tense battle during overtime, with a score of 14:12. However, that turned out to be their last victory of the tournament. EDward Gaming managed to turn the game around and won the next three maps:

Bind — 13:11
Abyss — 16:14
Fracture — 13:2 (absolute dominance)
As a result, EDward Gaming became the champions, while Trace Esports finished in second place.

VCT 2025 summary table: China Kickoff:

Place Qualifies To China Points Participant
1st Masters Bangkok 3 EDward Gaming
2nd Masters Bangkok 2 Trace Esports
3rd - 1 Bilibili Gaming
4th - 1 Dragon Ranger Gaming
5th-6th - - FunPlus Phoenix , XLG Esports
7th-8th - - Nova Esports , JD Gaming
9th-12th - - Wolves Esports , TYLOO , Titan Esports Club, All Gamers

Tournament Summary
The VCT 2025: China Kickoff took place from January 11 to 25 in a LAN format at the VCT CN Arena in Shanghai. Twelve teams competed for two spots at Masters Bangkok, which were secured by Trace Esports and EDward Gaming .