G2 have emerged victorious over Crew Spirit to win the last-ever iteration of the BLAST World Ultimate. NiKo, m0NESY, and co. have secured their third trophy of the 12 months with the BLAST World Ultimate 2024, making certain they end the 12 months robust with a watch on the upcoming Shanghai Main.
However how did G2 really safe the silverware right here? Let’s check out all of the motion from the server in Singapore.
G2 stomp Spirit 3:0
Credit score: BLAST
We’d like to say we noticed a aggressive Grand Ultimate on the BLAST World Ultimate 2024, however the reality is, it wasn’t. This was a G2 stomp onto Crew Spirit, plain and easy. Mirage, Anubis, and Dust2 – Spirit by no means as soon as seemed like taking a map right here, with chopper being effectively and really outcalled by Snax in an emphatic 3:0 victory.
This matchup was the right instance of G2’s particular person brilliance that may activate at any time. We noticed extra monstrous flicks from m0NESY, whose consistency will certainly see him topped the most effective CS2 participant on the planet. Snax really went optimistic for the primary time in over 30 maps. Each NiKo and malbsMd have been fixed thorns within the facet of Spirit. Then there’s huNter-, who felt the ultimate map of Dust2 was the right time to drop 27 kills to take G2 over the road.
We’ve stated it earlier than, and we’ll say it once more. Whereas G2’s lows (see IEM Rio) are actually low, the highs are simply a lot larger. When this staff is firing on all cylinders, it’s a pleasure to behold. Now, consideration for the staff turns to the Shanghai Main, the place NiKo shall be gunning to lastly get his Main in what is going to presumably be his ultimate match in a G2 jersey.
Spirit crumble on the T-side
Credit score: BLAST
Right here’s a very actual stat-line for you. G2 had as many map wins on this sequence as Spirit had T-side spherical wins. Three. That’s all Spirit might muster on the T-side, with all of them approaching the ultimate map. It’s simply utterly untenable if you wish to win a sport of Counter-Strike. Spirit are a staff that often fare effectively on the T-side, particularly with a participant like donk on the roster, so it was a shock to see them completely neutered on this manner right here.
If there’s any comfort for Spirit to take from this CS2 match, they now have one clear space for enchancment earlier than the Shanghai Main. T-sides like that may’t win you occasions, particularly within the Grand Ultimate. It’s fascinating how they only can’t appear to beat G2. Proper now, from their final 12 maps in opposition to each other, G2 have gained 11. That’s one thing Spirit must recover from, and quick.
