EDward Gaming faces LEVIATAN in Lower Final on June 20
The winner earns a shot at Paper Rex in the VCT Masters London Grand Final with a share of the $1M prize pool on the line
Two of Valorant’s most resilient squads are about to collide in a match that will end one team’s tournament run and send the other into a Grand Final showdown. EDward Gaming and LEVIATAN square off today in the Lower Bracket Final of VCT Masters London 2026, with Paper Rex already waiting on the other side.
The stakes here are about as binary as competitive gaming gets: win and play for the title on June 21, or lose and go home.
What’s on the line in London
VCT Masters London 2026 carries a $1,000,000 prize pool. Both EDG and LEV have already tasted defeat in this tournament. The lower bracket is essentially competitive Valorant’s second-chance bracket, where a single loss means elimination.
LEVIATAN, representing the VCT Americas region, punched their ticket to this stage by taking down Team Vitality. Paper Rex secured their Grand Final berth the cleaner way, winning through the Upper Bracket.
EDG’s championship pedigree versus LEV’s regional firepower
EDward Gaming isn’t just any team scrapping through the lower bracket. This is the squad that won the 2024 Valorant Champions title, defeating Team Heretics 3-2 in that Grand Final. EDG made history as the first Chinese organization to secure an international Valorant title, and that experience of closing out a five-map Grand Final against a top European organization is exactly the kind of composure that matters in elimination scenarios like today’s.
LEVIATAN represents the VCT Americas region, and their ability to dispatch Team Vitality in the lower bracket demonstrates they aren’t just surviving.
The Masters London picture
The tournament has been running since June 6 and wraps up on June 21 with the Grand Final. Paper Rex, reaching the Grand Final through the upper bracket, will face the winner of today’s EDG-LEV match.
What to watch for today
EDG’s map pool depth was a significant factor in their 2024 Champions run. For LEVIATAN, the key question is whether their aggressive tendencies hold up against a team with championship-level composure. The broadcast kicks off today with both teams’ seasons effectively on the line.