G2 has taken down a tricky Imperial side to reach the Group B Upper Bracket Semi-Finals of Blast Open Lisbon. While the second map was a team effort, Mirage had huNter dropping the best performance of his CS career with 36 kills.
Veto
- Imperial removed Ancient
- G2 removed Train
- Imperial picked Mirage
- G2 picked Inferno
- Imperial removed Nuke
- G2 removed Dust2
- Anubis was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Pick: Imperial; Winner: G2
Mirage being their strongest map, Imperial’s hot start put G2 5-0 behind before the comeback started. G2’s response came in the form of a 6-round win-streak as Imperial won the final round of the half to level the scoreline before the second half. While Imperial managed their best work on the offense, their defense crumbled as G2’s offense did not let Imperial find their footing. G2 looked much better on the offense, led by huNter who dropped 36 frags, giving the Brazilian side little room for a comeback, and eventually G2 managed to close the map with a 13-8 scoreline.
Map 2: Inferno; Pick: G2; Winner: G2
With both teams being inseparable for the few rounds early in the map, G2 managed to carve out a 2 round lead by the end of the first half. Despite G2 winning 7 rounds, previous matches had shown how shaky their defense can be. Off the back of a pistol round, Imperial managed to win 5 rounds before G2 could get back on the board. G2 did manage to recover but Imperial managed to level the scoreline in Round 22, leaving Imperial no choice but to play for OT. The final round of the game had Imperial setting up an A split but G2 having a read on the play managed to push the game over the line, winning the series.
G2 are through but Imperial will have another shot to progress further into the tournament. The Brazilian side will now have to fight it out from the lower bracket but given their performance, it is likely that they will be able to take down some of the big names and reach the playoffs.