Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming - Valorant Champions 2024: Prediction, where to watch, and more
The second match of Valorant Champions 2024's Day 2 (August 2, 2024) will be Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming. The former is the first seed from the EMEA League, while the latter has made it by accruing the highest number of China Championship Points. This is the second game of Group A, which also includes Pacific's DRX and Americas' KRU Esports. The winner of this series will take their first step towards securing $1,000,000 and being crowned world champion for 2024.
This article covers everything you need to know about the Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming match at Valorant Champions 2024, from predictions to livestream details.
Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflect the author's opinions.
Everything you need to know about the Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming match at Valorant Champions 2024
Prediction
Fnatic is the clear favorite going into this game. Bilibili Gaming coming out on top today would perhaps be the upset of the year and set a suspenseful tone for the rest of the tournament.
Despite suffering a slow start to the season, Fnatic displayed great resilience in the second stage of VCT EMEA, where hiro stepped in, to fill Leo's absence on the squad. Even with the substitute, the team enjoyed a flawless streak throughout the stage. Fnatic is one of the favorite teams going into Valorant Champions 2024.
Also read: Valorant Champions 2024: All teams' power rankings
Head-to-head
The only Fnatic vs Valorant showdown took place at Champions 2023, where the European team reigned supreme.
Recent results
Fnatic has forged a flawless streak throughout stage two, taking down formidable foes like Karmine Corp, FUT Esports, and Team Vitality. Bilibili Gaming, on the other hand, has a W-L-W-L-L record against Dragon Ranger Gaming, EDward Gaming, JDG Esports, EDward Gaming, and FunPlus Phoenix.
Potential lineups
Fnatic
- Jake "Boaster" Howlett (IGL)
- Emirhan "hiro" Kat
- Nikita "Derke" Sirmitev
- Timofey "Chronicle" Khromov
- Emir "Alfajer" Ali Beder
- Chris "Elmapuddy" Tebbit (Head Coach)
Bilibili Gaming
- Marcus "nephhh" Tan Kai Wen (IGL)
- Wang "yosemite" Lei
- Wang "whzy" Haozhe
- Luo "Flex1n" Rui
- Liu "Knight" Yuxiang
- Lee "bail" Sung-jae (Head Coach)
When and where to watch Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming at Valorant Champions 2024
The match between Fnatic and Bilibili Gaming will be held at the COEX Artium, Seoul on August 2, 2024. Here is a breakdown of the start times in different timezones:
- US (West): 4 am PT (August 2, 2024)
- US (East): 7 am ET (August 2, 2024)
- Berlin, Madrid, Paris: 2 pm CEST (August 2, 2024)
- India: 4:30 pm IST (August 2, 2024)
- China: 7 pm CST (August 2, 2024)
- Japan and Korea: 8 pm JST/KST (August 2, 2024)
The timings may be preponed or postponed depending on how long the DRX vs KRU Esports match lasts.
Here are the links to the English broadcast sites:
- Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming on YouTube: Watch here
- Fnatic vs Bilibili Gaming on Twitch: Watch here
If you are interested in the remaining matches for today, check out the complete Valorant Champions 2024 schedule.
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