JD Gaming vs Talent Gaming at King Pro League Grand Finals Playoffs, CN

Match Breakdown

JD Gaming bring a five-match winning streak into their King of Glory rematch with Talent Gaming, who ended JDG’s Summer playoff run before claiming the title. They meet on 27 October in the first upper-bracket quarterfinal of the Grand Finals playoffs, with the winner advancing to Upper Bracket Semifinal 1 on 2 November.

JDG’s run in the Grand Finals group stage included four consecutive 3-0 wins, followed by a 3-1 victory over TOP Esports Armor. Their only loss in that stage came 3-2 against EDward Gaming. Talent also fell 3-2 to EDG and lost by the same score to Hero JiuJing, but won their other four group matches, including a 3-2 result against TOP Esports Armor.

Talent have won eight of their last 10 matches overall, compared with six for JDG. Their previous playoff meetings were closely contested: JDG won 4-2 in the Summer upper-bracket semifinal, before Talent took the lower-bracket final 4-3 and went on to beat Wolves in the grand final. Talent lead the overall head-to-head 5-4.