Day One of the Challenger Cup: The FMVP hero Yinuo was killed twice by a female player, EDG suffered a shocking early exit, and RNG swept XYG cleanly.

The much-awaited 2025 Challenger Cup has officially started! The initial four games largely unfolded as predicted. The sole surprise was the match between EDG and UUG!

RNG and XYG launched the opening game of this Challenger Cup. However, for these two teams, the defeated side would become the first to be knocked out of the tournament! Therefore, neither wanted to lose. Yet, XYG’s performance disappointed viewers across the internet. After losing the first game, XYG took control in the second.

However, just before a crucial Dragon King team fight, a player lost coordination with the team. This disappointment caused XYG to squander their 19-minute lead completely! After RNG’s incredible comeback victory, XYG lost all morale and were eliminated 0-3! It’s now very difficult for XYG to return to the KPL.

The second match lacked much excitement since it was a KPL team facing a streamer team. Still, WD managing to take a game off TES was somewhat surprising!

The third match featured EDG versus UUG. Naturally, most favored EDG before the game. However, UUG is a KPL S-tier summer season team. Although it was only a single round, it showed UUG’s strength. Despite EDG leading 2-0, UUG came back to win three straight games, completing the first reverse sweep of the Challenger Cup! EDG became the first KPL team eliminated.

Of course, the most anticipated was the fourth match between AG Super Play and TE Su. Although AG was expected to win with a clean sweep, it was the debut of a female team in the Challenger Cup and their first official match against AG, making it highly noteworthy!

AG easily defeated their opponents 3-0, as expected! However, Yinuo’s Gongsun Li being killed twice in one game by the opposing player became a focal point. After the match, Yinuo himself admitted that even in the finals, his Gongsun Li was never killed twice. Yet, against a female player, he was killed twice!

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