G2 take down Liquid
It was the penultimate 1-0 match, as the Americans of Liquid faced off against the French G2. The two teams faced off on Inferno as they both looked to get on to the front foot in the competition.
G2 kicked off the game with the pistol round on their CT-side, followed up with the two anti-eco rounds. From there the French side went on a near rampage, securing round after round with next-to-no response. Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt and Kenny "kennyS" Schrub were hailing high at the top of the tables for their team, going 8-0 up.
Liquid finally secured a spot on the board, with a magnificent Nick "nitr0" Cannella ace followed up with an unlikely 4k and 1v2 clutch from Wilton "zews" Prado. But from there it was essentially the G2 show, as the French side only dropped one further round as they went in at the half 12-3 up.
The second half began with Liquid taking the pistol on their CT-side, followed up by the first anti-eco round. G2 forced up into the third round but were instantly reset by Liquid. The American side secured two further rounds to keep them inside of a game, with the feeling of comeback heard around the studio.
But it was G2 who was to take the match. Richard "shox" Papillon took two key Deagle kills on their eco round before swiftly taking the final two rounds for a 16-8 win.
G2Liquid| G2 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt |
22 - 12 | +10 | 94.0 | 83.3% | 1.60 |
| Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub |
24 - 12 | +12 | 92.9 | 75.0% | 1.50 |
| Richard 'shox' Papillon |
21 - 15 | +6 | 94.5 | 87.5% | 1.37 |
| Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro |
17 - 15 | +2 | 66.5 | 75.0% | 1.07 |
| Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire |
14 - 13 | +1 | 68.0 | 87.5% | 1.05 |
| Liquid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
18 - 18 | +0 | 70.6 | 58.3% | 1.10 |
 Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken |
14 - 18 | -4 | 58.5 | 66.7% | 0.90 |
| Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
15 - 21 | -6 | 89.0 | 58.3% | 0.85 |
 Wilton 'zews' Prado |
12 - 20 | -8 | 50.8 | 50.0% | 0.64 |
| Josh 'jdm64' Marzano |
8 - 21 | -13 | 52.0 | 58.3% | 0.59 |
This result sees G2 take a 2-0 record, with Liquid falling to the 1-0 bracket. The next match at the ELEAGUE Major will be SK taking on mousesports.
