After leaving IEM Rio in last place, G2 rebounded strongly to reach the finals.

m0NESY impressed as G2 defeated ZywOo's Vitality

G2 qualified for the BLAST Premier World Final after a 2-1 win over Vitality, with the maps Dust2 (10-13) and Mirage (13-8) sandwiched between a surprise defeat on Inferno (7-13). .

Before the match, G2 was expected to win easily, because they had defeated Vitality in this tournament and Vitality had to play with a substitute. However, the match was much closer than expected; Vitality won Inferno - a map that G2 usually plays consistently and made it difficult for G2 on the other two maps.

Part of the tension of the match came from G2's common mistakes. They made poor decisions in team composition, like in the Dust2 situation that Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović described, along with mistakes in between rounds.

Ultimately, G2's individual abilities were too superior to Vitality's, as Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač and Ilya "⁠m0NESY⁠" Osipov took advantage of Vitality's weak form. Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut was quiet, Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠" Shushan had a poor performance in Dust2, and Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire struggled throughout the match. Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug was the one who dealt the most damage to Vitality and performed the strongest in their win, showing off the individual issues of this team.

G2 now have a chance to fully recover from the shock of IEM Rio, when they face either Spirit or Astralis in the upcoming BO5 finals.

On the Dust2 map, G2 performed poorly in the second half despite starting with a score of 9-3 on the CT side. They made a basic mistake by missing the smoke points and not checking their opponent's position, allowing Vitality to chase them back. However, G2 still maintained the gap and ended with a score of 13-10.

Inferno was a surprising map as G2 started strong but then slowed down. From a 6-1 score on the T side, JACKZ had a decisive 4k phase in the Pit area, completely changing the outcome of the match. ZywOo then got an ace in the second half, denying G2 a chance to make a comeback, and the match went to a deciding map.

Mirage took place quite comfortably for G2. They had a solid first round thanks to m0NESY's top AWP skills on the CT side and then easily won on the T side. Vitality was only able to gain a few rounds of defense thanks to their early zone pushes. Mid area.