BIG chose G2 in Round 2 after this team had difficulty against B8.

m0NESY must become G2's savior once again

BLAST Bounty Round 1 action continued on day four with paiN, FURIA, BetBoom, and G2 claiming wins, securing their spots in Round 2 before the live draw determines the pairings for the next round.

The day began with paiN's upset win over GamerLegion, who was making their debut with Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner and Oldřich "⁠PR⁠" Nový.

"I need to build REZ's confidence. He has had some difficulties, and seems to be a bit too focused on supporting, not daring to accept the mindset of a star. I think if he practices If I focus more on myself, I can exploit his full potential," Ashley "⁠ash⁠" Battye commented on REZ's debut against Brazil.

REZ had a pretty good rating of 1.02 in its debut match, but was overshadowed by Henrich "⁠sl3nd⁠" Hevesi (1.15) and rookie PR (1.16).

However, paiN's new signing, David "⁠dav1deuS⁠" Tapia Maldonado, had a much more impressive debut as he topped the rankings with a rating of 1.24 and had a quad kill (four consecutive kills). Beautiful in round pistol on the Inferno map.

In the second match of the day, FURIA faced Nemiga. The Brazilian team came back from a weak T round on the Mirage map to win 2-1.

Next up was the match between MOUZ and BetBoom, where the Russian team claimed a $30,000 bonus and left Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek's team with a disappointing start to the new year.

The last match of the day is the confrontation between G2 and B8. The European team struggled early, losing the first map 13-16.

They bounced back with wins on Inferno (June 13) and Dust2 (November 13), but their performance was not convincing, a sentiment echoed by Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy in the live commentary. next and subsequent article on X.

One of the rare bright spots of G2 was the performance of Nikita "⁠HeavyGod⁠" Martynenko, who played very well with a rating of 1.20. Mario "⁠malbsMd⁠" Samayoa also took on the role of Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač well with a rating of 1.23.

After G2's victory, the show continued with the live Round 2 draw. FURIA started the draw by choosing BetBoom, and Eternal Fire continued with the choice of Falcons.