{"id":416305,"date":"2026-08-13T16:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=416305"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:38:34","slug":"g2-defeat-big-to-reach-ewc-2026-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/g2-defeat-big-to-reach-ewc-2026-playoffs","title":{"rendered":"G2 Defeat BIG to Reach EWC 2026 Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>G2 have secured a place in the Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs after beating BIG 2-1 in the Group A upper-bracket semi-final. BIG will now face Spirit in the lower bracket, where the final playoff spot will be at stake.<\/p>\n<h2>G2 Win Cache, BIG Answer on Ancient<\/h2>\n<p>The best-of-three opened on Cache, where G2 claimed a 13-5 victory. G2 led 7-5 at halftime and then swept BIG 6-0 in the second half to take the opening map.<\/p>\n<p>BIG responded on Ancient and leveled the series with a 16-13 victory. The teams were tied after regulation, as both sides won 12 rounds, before BIG won overtime 4-1.<\/p>\n<p>Inferno decided the playoff qualifier. G2 produced a one-sided display, taking an 11-1 lead before halftime and closing the map 13-1.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_416306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-416306\" style=\"width: 957px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-416306\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zen_YNazuzoFiW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zen_YNazuzoFiW.png 957w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zen_YNazuzoFiW-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/zen_YNazuzoFiW-768x446.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-416306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <article class=\"club-hover-connect-parent\">\n    <div class=\"club-top-line\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-row club-gutter-none\">\n                    <div class=\"club-col-4 club-col-6-xs\">\n                <figure class=\"picture-16x9 picture-with-gradient\">\n                    <a class=\"club-hover-connect club-hover-connect-img\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/aurora-eliminate-m80-at-esports-world-cup-2026\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <img src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260620_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_15100-e1786637579653.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Aurora Eliminate M80 at Esports World Cup 2026\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"club-col-8 club-col-6-xs club-box-bg--gradient\">\n            <div class=\"club-box-def club-full-height\">\n                <div class=\"club-dynamic-dotted-wrap club-full-height\">\n                    <h3 class=\"club-h4-title\">\n                        <a class=\"club-link-primary club-hover-connect club-dynamic-dotted__text\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/aurora-eliminate-m80-at-esports-world-cup-2026\">\n                            Aurora Eliminate M80 at Esports World Cup 2026                        <\/a>\n                    <\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-bottom-line\"><\/div>\n<\/article>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>NertZ Earns Match MVP<\/h2>\n<p>Guy \u201cNertZ\u201d Iluz was the highest-rated player of the match and took the MVP distinction. The G2 player posted a 1.42 Rating across three maps, with 57 kills, 94.6 ADR and an 82.0% KAST rating.<\/p>\n<p>Nikita \u201cHeavyGod\u201d Martynenko and Nemanja \u201chuNter-\u201d Kova\u010d both finished with a 1.27 rating. For BIG, Johannes \u201ctabseN\u201d Wodarz led the team with a 1.13 rating, but his performance was not enough to prevent defeat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__media y-red-dif-4\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=SaltyBoredChowderPeanutButterJellyTime-bR-GlaJRxOv8iG3g&amp;parent=community.skin.club\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>VRS Impact After the Series<\/h3>\n<p>G2 received 41 VRS points for the victory. The team moved from 1,717 points and 11th place to ninth place, gaining two positions in the VRS ranking.<\/p>\n<p>BIG lost 11 VRS points after the defeat. The team entered the match in 16th place with 1,651 points.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <article class=\"club-hover-connect-parent\">\n    <div class=\"club-top-line\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-row club-gutter-none\">\n                    <div class=\"club-col-4 club-col-6-xs\">\n                <figure class=\"picture-16x9 picture-with-gradient\">\n                    <a class=\"club-hover-connect club-hover-connect-img\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/who-is-the-best-looking-player-at-ewc-2026\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n                        <img src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1920x1080-4.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Who is the best looking player at EWC 2026\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"club-col-8 club-col-6-xs club-box-bg--gradient\">\n            <div class=\"club-box-def club-full-height\">\n                <div class=\"club-dynamic-dotted-wrap club-full-height\">\n                    <h3 class=\"club-h4-title\">\n                        <a class=\"club-link-primary club-hover-connect club-dynamic-dotted__text\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/who-is-the-best-looking-player-at-ewc-2026\">\n                            Who is the best looking player at EWC 2026                        <\/a>\n                    <\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"club-bottom-line\"><\/div>\n<\/article>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>BIG Face Spirit for Final Slot<\/h2>\n<p>G2 have booked their EWC 2026 playoff place after winning two of the three maps. Their Cache and Inferno victories showed a high level of control, especially in the decisive map.<\/p>\n<p>BIG remain in the tournament, but their route has become more difficult. They must now beat Spirit in the lower bracket to secure the remaining Group A playoff berth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G2 have secured a place in the Esports World Cup 2026 playoffs after beating BIG 2-1 in the Group A upper-bracket semi-final. BIG will now face Spirit in the lower bracket, where the final playoff spot will be at stake. G2 Win Cache, BIG Answer on Ancient The best-of-three opened on Cache, where G2 claimed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":416307,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1193,4633],"class_list":["post-416305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-esports-world-cup-2026","tag-ewc-2026-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>G2 Defeat BIG to Reach EWC 2026 Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"G2 defeated BIG 2-1 at EWC 2026 to secure a playoff berth, while BIG dropped to a decisive lower-bracket match against Spirit.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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