As a seasoned gamer with countless hours under my belt, I must say, G2’s elimination from IEM Rio 2024 came as quite a shock, especially considering their recent triumph at one of the year’s biggest events just a week prior. The way they were outplayed by Eternal Fire was nothing short of astounding.
Following a defeat against Heroic the previous day, G2 was on the brink of elimination, squaring off against the formidable Turkish team Eternal Fire on Tuesday.
How did G2 get eliminated in this fashion?
It’s quite challenging to understand how this occurred, more so given that it happened just a week after winning one of the major annual events.
Initially, let’s address the crucial point: The map ban. Team G2 opted to begin their game on the T-spawn site of the map chosen by Eternal Fire, which was Anubis. They had a rather sluggish commencement, similar to their previous encounter against Heroic yesterday.
G2’s team, on the whole, didn’t seem as sharp as they were during their time in Copenhagen. However, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov stood out and demonstrated his skill, ending the series with a plus-seven kill count.
He achieved this, despite his team only winning a total of 10 rounds across both maps.
He had to win a 1v4 clutch to put G2 on the board:
It’s a @G2m0NESY 1v4 CLUTCH for G2’s first round #IEM
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) October 8, 2024
In the first half, there were just three rounds for G2 and only one round left in the second half. Swiftly wrapping up the match, Eternal Fire secured a decisive victory with a score of 13-4.
We were just warming up, right?
— G2 CS (@G2CSGO) October 8, 2024
EF was propelled forward significantly due to the outstanding play of Özgür “woxic” Eker, ending with an astonishing 21:4 Kill/Death ratio!
On the selection of Mirage map by G2, it turned out that the situation resembled familiar grounds. Once more, it was the Turkish team setting the tempo and dominating the rounds.
Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş, a renowned player from the former BIG Clan, was found aiding in smearing G2. He topped the leaderboard with an impressive rating of 1.66.
The two of them also won EF this round:
.@w0xic is filthy
Replays powered by @IntelGaming #IEM
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) October 8, 2024
Despite Monesy’s top-notch performance, the rest of his team struggled to perform effectively. This unfortunate incident turned out to be one of the least successful events for their standout player, Nikola “Niko” Kovac.
He had some choice words on Twitter/X following his teams’ elimination:
I was fucking bot, worst performance I have ever had
— NiKo (@G2NiKo) October 8, 2024
Ultimately, searching for an explanation behind their difficulties – their performance on the T-side has been abysmal throughout the entire competition.
It has either been Mario “malbnsMd” Samayoa or m0NESY making some plays or them losing the rounds.
Following the recent event, the leadership skills of in-game leader Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski are once again being debated due to his performance.
He only managed to silence his critics for one week, following their win at BLAST.
Could it be that the unexpected early exit of Team G2 in Rio was due to insufficient training following their previous victory, or perhaps they simply had an off day?
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2024-10-09 17:09