The second match from Valorant Champions 2024 Group A was FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #3 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder versus Bilibili Gaming Bilibili Gaming China Rank #6 B3ar Yang Zhanxiong (杨瞻雄) whzy Wang Haozhe (王昊哲) Levius Lu Yinzhong (卢胤中) rushia Wang Xiaojie (王晓杰) nephh Marcus Tan Knight Liu Yuxiang (刘宇翔) , where the EMEA team swept Bilibili 2-0. This is a rematch from the group stage of Champions 2023, where Fnatic defeated them 2-0 in-between the two BLG upset wins over NRG.

BLG started by picking Bind, leading to Fnatic picking Lotus, leaving Ascent as the decider map.

Fnatic went with double smokes and double initiator for Bind, while Bilibili stuck with a more standard Bind comp including Cypher and Brimstone. Fnatic won the pistol, but Knight helped BLG win their attack side anti-eco to get an early lead. Fnatic ended the first half up 7-5, and that lead only grew on their attack side. Any hopes of a BLG upset on map one disappeared as Fnatic took Bind 13-9. The final round looked like a win for BLG, but hiro won a 1v3 to secure the series lead.

hiro clutches a 1v3 to win Bind for Fnatic.

Fnatic stuck with their Lotus comp that was dominant in EMEA, while BLG put whzy on Neon to combo with their Breach and Fade. The map began with Fnatic looking unbeatable, winning pistol and converting their bonus round. It only got worse for Bilibili, as hiro and Chronicle shot their way to a 10-2 lead at the half. BLG struggling on the attack side was a bad sign, as that side is commonly the stronger one for Lotus. Fnatic won the second-half pistol round, and the series was over as Fnatic claimed Lotus 13-4 and the series 2-0.

hiro, the international rookie, had an amazing debut in Seoul, while Chronicle led the series with 35 kills. Both of them ended any hopes of an upset from BLG, despite Fnatic showing some weakness on Bind.

“I'm just happy that we're all happy and we have this positive energy,” Boaster said post-match. “Today, I didn't think we were at full form; Bind could've been a lot cleaner with our communication, but our Lotus didn't look bad.”

With this win, Fnatic will face DRX for the first group spot in the playoff stage. Bilibili will face KRU Esports in the first elimination match of Group A.