G2 defeated 9z 2:1 in the Group A lower bracket semi-final at FISSURE Playground 3 and advanced to the lower final. The loss eliminated 9z after they had won the opening map.
G2 answered on Ancient and Inferno
- Dust2 (9z pick) — G2 11:13 9z
- Ancient (G2 pick) — G2 13:8 9z
- Inferno (decider) — G2 13:10 9z
9z led 7:5 at halftime on Dust2 and extended that advantage to 12:6. G2 saved five map points to close the gap to 11:12, before 9z took the final round for a 13:11 win.
G2 responded with an 8:4 first half on Ancient. They won the second half 5:4, closing their own pick 13:8 and sending the series to a decider.
On Inferno, G2 built a 9:3 halftime lead and then reached match point at 12:3. 9z answered with seven consecutive rounds, but G2 stopped the comeback at 13:10 to secure the series.
Player of the Match — Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko
- K–D: 54–44
- ADR: 90.8
- KAST: 73.5%
- Rating 3.0: 1.40
HeavyGod finished with the highest rating and round swing (+5.44%) in the series. He posted a 1.58 rating on Ancient as G2 recovered from the opening-map loss.
Guy “NertZ” Iluz added 53 kills and a 1.34 rating, while his 91.2 ADR was the highest in the match. Matias “HUASOPEEK” Ibañez Hernandez led 9z with 54 kills and a 1.19 rating.
VRS results
- G2 — +24 pt → 1,747 pt, remain #8
- 9z — -16 pt → 1,595 pt, remain #9
Both teams retained their positions in the final post-match update. The result widened the gap between them from 112 to 152 points.
What’s next?
G2 will face the winner of Astralis vs 5star in the Group A lower bracket final on September 10 at 13:00 CET. The Bo3 winner will advance to the quarter-finals, while the losing team will be eliminated.
9z finished FISSURE Playground 3 in 9th–12th place.
