Eternal Fire is through to the next stage of Blast Open Lisbon at the cost of G2. They managed to 2-0 the star-studded G2 side and took them down on Inferno, one of G2’s best maps. Eternal Fire will now find themselves in the playoffs while G2 will make a run through the lower bracket.
VETO
- Eternal Fire removed Ancient
- G2 removed Train
- Eternal Fire picked Anubis
- G2 picked Inferno
- Eternal Fire removed Dust2
- G2 removed Mirage
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Anubis; Pick: Eternal Fire; Winner: Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire continued their dominance on Anubis against G2, as their CT was too strong for G2 to build any buffer. With Anubis being heavily T-sided, G2’s offense failed to capitalize on it as they slowly let round after round slip as Eternal Fire built a massive 6-round lead. G2 had a much better start on defense, but they did not manage to get more than 7 rounds. Eternal Fire had enough room to let those rounds slip. The Turkish side managed to close out the game long before G2 could make it competitive. Wicadia with 22 kills, closed the game within 23 rounds.
Map 2: Inferno; Pick: G2; Winner: Eternal Fire
Despite Inferno being G2’s best map, their T side did not manage to get going at all. Despite losing a lot of rounds early into the game, G2 managed to pull in a few rounds to make the half respectable. Winning 5 rounds in a row, G2 managed to edge out a narrow lead before Eternal Fire took charge of the game once again, leading an excellent T side that was too good for the G2 defense. Winning 4 rounds in a row, Eternal Fire sent G2 to the lower bracket and cemented a big win in the quest for the organization’s first tier-1 trophy.
The departure of NiKo has left the roster in disarray, while HeavyGod’s arrival seemed to have worked out, the roster is yet to find their mojo. Snax’s underperformance in crucial situations has cost the team rounds. The world is calling for changes, and the team needs to act quickly, as time is of the essence with the Austin Major approaching.