KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Valorant, who upset hosts China on their way to the final, finished runners-up to Cambodia at the China-Asean Esports competition in Nanning on Sunday.
Cambodia beat Malaysia 2-0 in the best-of-three grand final, taking the opening map, Sunset, 13-4.
Malaysia put up a stronger fight on Bind, but Cambodia held off a rally to close out the second map 13-9 and claim the title.
The Malaysians earned 50,000 yuan (RM30,403.99) for their runners-up finish.
Malaysia opened their Group A campaign with a 1-0 win over Laos before stunning China by the same score.
Vietnam’s 1-0 defeat in their final group match left Malaysia top of Group A, and they beat Singapore 2-0 in the semi-finals to set up the title clash with Cambodia.
Malaysia’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang squad exited in the group stage.