Xi Lai Gaming defeated Wolves Esports 2-1 in VCT China Stage 2. XLG won a long opening map on Summit after overtime. Wolves answered clearly on Lotus before XLG controlled the deciding map.
The three scores were 15-13, 3-13 and 13-3. That sequence included two one-sided maps around a very close opener. XLG completed the match with four straight defensive rounds on Split.
Summit reaches overtime after two level halves
Wolves started Summit on attack and reached the break with a narrow lead. XLG answered after changing sides. The teams finished regulation tied at twelve rounds each.
Overtime lasted four rounds. XLG won three of them and Wolves took one. That final exchange gave the opening map to XLG by 15-13.
Happywei led XLG with 27 kills on the map. Deryeon produced the highest total overall with 32 for Wolves. His individual advantage did not give Wolves the last two required rounds.
Rarga added 23 kills for XLG, while WsLeo finished level on kills and deaths. The supporting work kept XLG close enough to reach overtime. Neither side created a safe regulation margin.
The map also lasted far longer than the next two. Its round count reached twenty-eight before completion. Both teams therefore entered Lotus after a demanding opening contest.
Wolves answer with an eleven-round attack on Lotus
Lotus changed the direction of the match immediately. Wolves won eleven attacking rounds before halftime. XLG managed only one round during that opening half.
The side change did not create a full comeback. Each team added two rounds afterward. Wolves closed the map 13-3 and levelled the series.
Spring recorded 19 kills and ten deaths for Wolves. Yosemite followed with 18 kills and only five deaths. Their positive totals reflected the large round advantage.
XLG did not have a player reach a positive kill difference on Lotus. Lysoar led his team with eleven eliminations. Happywei fell from his strong Summit performance to seven убивает.
Wolves completed Lotus in sixteen rounds. That quick answer removed the effect of the opening overtime from the match score. A separate deciding map was needed to settle the series.
XLG reverse the score on Split
Split produced almost the exact opposite of Lotus. XLG won nine attacking rounds before halftime. Wolves reached the side change with three.
XLG then won the first four rounds on defence. Wolves did not add another round after the break. The deciding map ended 13-3 in XLG’s favour.
Rarga produced 20 kills and only eight deaths. Happywei added 19 kills with seven смертей. Lysoar also finished with a strong positive difference.
| Серия | Xi Lai Gaming 2-1 Wolves Esports |
|---|---|
| Саммит | 15-13 to XLG |
| Lotus | 13-3 to Wolves |
| Split | 13-3 to XLG |
Wolves’ best Split total came from glacier with ten kills. The other four players remained below that mark. XLG’s early lead therefore continued without a second-half interruption.
Deryeon leads the match despite the defeat
Deryeon finished the full series with 51 kills and 36 deaths. He was the only player to cross fifty eliminations. Most of that advantage came from Summit and Lotus.
Happywei led XLG with 47 kills across the three maps. Rarga followed with 45. Their work on the deciding map separated XLG after the teams entered Split уровень.
Wolves had four players with positive overall kill differences. XLG had three. The match result still went to XLG because rounds, not combined eliminations, decide each map.
That contrast is visible in the two short maps. Wolves dominated Lotus, while XLG dominated Split by the same ten-round margin. Summit then supplied XLG’s second map win by the smallest margin of the series.
The overall statistics therefore do not describe one continuous advantage. Control changed after every map. XLG owned the opener and decider, while Wolves were strongest in the middle.
The final result belongs to XLG after three different maps
Summit demanded overtime and remained uncertain until the last exchange. Lotus ended with Wolves far ahead. Split ended with the same score in the other direction.
XLG recovered without carrying the Lotus deficit into the decider. Nine attacking rounds created the base for the final win. Four defensive rounds then completed the match.
Wolves leave with one map victory and the highest individual kill total. Those achievements did not change the best-of-three result. XLG won two maps and Wolves won one.
The series adds another match win to XLG’s Stage 2 group campaign. It also ends Wolves’ chance to turn their Lotus response into a complete comeback. The official match record closes at 2-1.
Every map supplied a different competitive picture. XLG handled the close finish on Summit, failed badly on Lotus, then answered on Split. That completed a difficult but fully earned three-map victory.
The map order also prevented either side from relying on one strong performance. XLG needed a second answer after Lotus. Wolves needed to reproduce their middle-map control and could not do so.
Happywei’s series followed the same changing rhythm. He led XLG on Summit, struggled on Lotus and recovered on Split. Rarga supplied the strongest XLG total on the deciding map.
