G2 Esports has made a comeback after losing their map pick of Ancient to win against FaZe Clan with a 2-1 scoreline. With this victory, G2 has progressed to the next round of play while FaZe will have to go through the lower bracket to progress further in the tournament.
VETO
- G2 removed Vertigo
- FaZe removed Dust2
- G2 picked Ancient
- FaZe picked Nuke
- G2 removed Inferno
- FaZe removed Anubis
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Ancient; Pick – G2; Winner – FaZe
FaZe and G2 started off the map with a brawl, trading rounds back and forth before rain stopped the show with a Deagle 4k. FaZe on the defense was a tough nut to crack for G2 as their slow approach did not crack it till FaZe reached a 7-2 lead. G2 found their footing reaching the end of the half and narrowed the lead down to 2 rounds.
Despite getting off to a good start, the G2 defense collapsed as we approached the 4th round of the second half. Despite cutting it close on several occasions, G2 was unable to push it over the line against FaZe. The tag for the best player on the server was between Ropz and Rain from FaZe while NiKo was the top fragger on the server and failed to provide the impact for his team to take the map.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick – FaZe; Winner – G2
After taking a tough beating on their man pick, G2 turned things around in Nuke. Having started the match with a perfect CT side, their defense laid the foundation for winning the map. FaZe only managed 3 rounds by the end of the half, thanks to a stellar CT side from Malbs and Co.
While FaZe started strong with 3 rounds in a row that wasn’t enough to put G2 off their game. A fast execution towards the ramp complemented by sweet deagle shots from Malbs saw them get back to winning ways upon which it was all G2 as they closed the map with a convincing scoreline of 13-6. m0nesy and Malbs stood out as the best players for G2 dropping a masterclass on both offense and defense.
Map 3: Mirage; Pick – Decider; Winner – G2
G2’s stellar form was carried over to Mirage as they put up a very dominant defense going 9-0 before FaZe Clan was able to get on the board. Their defense had an answer to a plethora of tactics that FaZe threw at them for 9 rounds before they lost one. The first half reflected the scoreline from Nuke as G2 once again walked away with a 9-3 half.
G2 extended the lead further by winning the pistol round and swiftly making it to match point upon which FaZe showed little resistance in winning 3 rounds in a row but G2 were only a single round away which they took home in dominant style, winning the map with 13-6 scoreline. G2’s dominance was powered by a classic NiKo masterclass on Mirage putting up 20 kills and a 1.55 IR.
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