VCT China Stage 2 2026PlayoffsTier A

XLG Gaming vs Nova Esports

XLG Gaming
12Finished
Nova Esports

Nova Esports win the series 2-1

Start time
Originally scheduled for
Format
Best of three
Tournament
VCT China Stage 2 2026, Playoffs
Setting
LAN, China

In the bracket

Lower bracket quarterfinal 1 of the Playoffs. The winner goes to Lower bracket semifinal against TYLOO. The loser is eliminated.

See the full bracket

Maps

  1. Map 1XLG40 min
  2. Map 2NOVA39 min
  3. Map 3NOVA34 min

Recap

Nova Esports beat XLG Gaming 2-1 at VCT China Stage 2 2026.

Form and rating going into this match

XLG Gaming

R1GG rating 1567 to 1549 pts-18 pts

LWWWLWWLLL

50% win rate · 54% of maps won

Nova Esports

R1GG rating 1569 to 1586 pts+17 pts

WLWWWWWWWW

90% win rate · 76% of maps won

How the rating works

The 90 days before this match

XLGNOVA
Series8-9 (47%)11-1 (92%)
BO3 series8-9 (47%)10-1 (91%)
At LAN events4-6 (40%)1-1 (50%)
Online4-2 (67%)6-0 (100%)
Maps22-23 (49%)23-7 (77%)
BO3 went to a third map11 of 17 (65%)3 of 11 (27%)
Average map length46 min46 min
Against the current top 202-3 (40%)–

Completed series, forfeits left out. Map length counts maps with a start and end time.

Common opponents before this match

OpponentXLGNOVA
EDward Gaming1-31-1
TEC Esports2-12-0
JD Gaming1-12-1
Dragon Ranger Gaming4-00-1
FunPlus Phoenix1-02-2
Bilibili Gaming0-22-0

Teams both sides played in the 180 days before the match, with each side's series record against them.

Last 5 results before this match

XLG Gaming

  1. Lvs Bilibili GamingVCT China Stage 2 20261-2
  2. Wvs All GamersVCT China Stage 2 20262-1
  3. Wvs TYLOOVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  4. Wvs Wolves EsportsVCT China Stage 2 20262-1
  5. Lvs Bilibili GamingVCT China Stage 2 20261-2

Nova Esports

  1. Wvs TEC EsportsVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  2. Lvs JD GamingVCT China Stage 2 20260-2
  3. Wvs Bilibili GamingVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  4. Wvs TYLOOVCT China Stage 2 20262-0
  5. Wvs EDward GamingVCT China Stage 2 20262-0

Lineups

XLG Gaming

Registered for this event

  • happywei
  • Lysoar
  • NoMan
  • Rarga
  • WsLeo

Same lineup as at Esports World Cup 2026.

Nova Esports

Registered for this event

  • cb
  • Ezeir
  • GuanG
  • qiutiaN
  • Swagzor

Since China Evolution Series Act 2 2026: cb in; Green out.

Head to head before this match

XLG Gaming 3 : 1 Nova Esports

Last meeting: , VCT China Stage 1 2026

All 4 meetings

Schedule checked 10/22/26, 4:22 PM

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