ZmjjKK claims 2024 VALORANT world title after EDG vs FUT
EDward Gaming’s ZmjjKK said he is the 2024 VALORANT world champion despite pressure from FUT’s s0pp and xeus. In VALORANT Champions 2024, EDG beat FUT Esports 2-0, so the match never reached a third map.
ZmjjKK’s run at VCT Champions 2024 ultimately ended in a title in Seoul on Aug. 25, 2024. EDG defeated Team Heretics 3-2 in the grand final, where ZmjjKK recorded a record-breaking 111 kills across five maps. He was named Grand Final MVP based on votes from talent, co-streamers and media.
The win marked China’s first international VALORANT title at this level. ZmjjKK, born March 3, 2004, has been with EDG since Sept. 2021, and his career VALORANT earnings exceed $229,000.
Overall, ZmjjKK’s comments reinforce that FUT pushed EDG in the bracket, but EDG’s results—and the VALORANT world champion claim backed by the scoreboard—stood firm.
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