VCT CN: f4ngeer's resilience prevents comeback, AG defeats BLG 2-1 to advance to playoffs.

2026 VCT CN Stage 1 Regular Season, AG defeats BLG 2-1, AG advances to playoffs.

Map 1: Lotus

Defending side AG: Omen/Neon/Neon/Fade/Zero

Attacking side BLG: Viper/Fade/Omen/Raze/Killjoy

AG took the first two rounds of the first half. In the fourth round, BLG successfully split AG's retake and recovered two consecutive rounds.

In the fifth round, AG completed an eco round comeback to recover one round. In the seventh round, BLG won the gunfight to recover one round. In the eighth round, multiple AG players performed well to take another round, BLG called a timeout.

In the ninth round, after a chaotic fight, BLG narrowly recovered one round. In the tenth round, yilai secured a triple kill to help BLG tie the score, AG called a timeout.

In the final round of the first half, multiple BLG players performed well to secure it, the score became BLG 7-5 AG.

AG took the first two rounds of the second half. In the fifteenth round, Youze secured a quadruple kill to help AG take another round. In the sixteenth round, BLG was in an economic disadvantage and could not withstand AG's attack, AG took another round.

In the seventeenth round, iamgrq secured a triple kill to help AG take another round, BLG called a timeout. In the eighteenth round, Youze secured a triple kill to help AG take another round. In the nineteenth round, iamgrq secured a triple kill, AG reached match point first. In the final round, f4ngeer ended the match, AG won the first map against BLG.

Map 2: Pearl

Defending side AG: Astra/Chamber/Neon/Fade/Phoenix

Attacking side BLG: Killjoy/Titan/Astra/Phoenix/Neon

BLG took the first two rounds of the first half. In the third round, AG retook and won the gunfight against BLG to recover one round.

In the sixth round, multiple BLG players performed well to recover one round. In the seventh round, whzy secured a triple kill to win the post-plant situation and take another round, AG called a timeout.

In the eighth round, whzy secured a quadruple kill to help BLG take another round. In the ninth round, rushia secured a triple kill to help BLG recover another round.

In the tenth round, nephh secured a triple kill, BLG recovered another round. In the eleventh round, BLG first gained a player advantage, f4ngeer chose to save the sniper, the score gap reached five rounds.

In the final round of the first half, nephh ended with a triple kill, the score became BLG 9-3 AG.

BLG won the pistol round of the second half. In the fourteenth round, yilai secured a triple kill, the score gap had already reached seven rounds.

In the fifteenth round, whzy secured a triple kill, BLG reached match point first. In the final round, whzy secured a triple kill to end the match. BLG won the second map against AG.

Map 3: Bind

Attacking side AG: Brimstone/Omen/Neon/Skye/Viper

Defending side BLG: Viper/Fade/KO/Raze/Brimstone

AG achieved a 4-0 start in the first half. In the fifth round, multiple BLG players performed well to take their first round.

In the seventh round, yilai secured a quadruple kill to help BLG recover one round. In the eighth round, Knight secured a triple kill to help BLG recover another round, AG called a timeout.

In the ninth round, f4ngeer eliminated nephh at the limit to recover one round. In the tenth round, Youze secured a triple kill, the score gap had already reached four rounds.

In the eleventh round, K1ra secured a triple kill to help AG take another round. In the final round of the first half, AG won the post-plant situation, the score became AG 9-3 BLG.

AG won the pistol round of the second half. In the fourteenth round, rushia secured a triple kill, BLG completed an eco round comeback.

In the fifteenth round, multiple BLG players performed well to recover another round. In the sixteenth round, Youze won the post-plant situation to help AG recover one round, BLG called a timeout.

In the seventeenth round, K1ra won the post-plant situation, AG reached match point first. In the eighteenth round, BLG again had multiple players perform well to recover another round, AG called a timeout.

In the nineteenth round, Knight secured a triple kill to help BLG recover another round, the score gap was still five rounds.

In the final round, Youze ended the match, AG won the third map against BLG.