{"id":422453,"date":"2026-09-04T16:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=422453"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:10:57","slug":"g2-fall-to-falcons-in-blast-open-porto-2026-quarterfinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/g2-fall-to-falcons-in-blast-open-porto-2026-quarterfinal","title":{"rendered":"G2 Fall to Falcons in BLAST Open Porto 2026 Quarterfinal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Falcons dismantled G2 in straight maps to reach the BLAST Open Porto 2026 semifinal, where Spirit awaits. The 2-0 scoreline looked one-sided on paper, but it was NiKo\u2019s dominant individual performance that truly separated the two rosters.<\/p>\n

This result matters because it confirms Falcons as one of the tournament\u2019s most consistent squads, while G2 now face questions about their playoff form. A quarterfinal exit, especially with a lopsided first map, tends to invite scrutiny, and that is exactly what happened here.<\/p>\n\n

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How the Three Maps Unfolded<\/h2>\n

Before a single round was played, both teams worked through the map veto. G2 removed Nuke first, then Falcons banned Cache. G2 picked Inferno, Falcons countered with Dust2, and after G2 removed Anubis and Falcons removed Ancient, Mirage was left over as the potential decider. In the end, that third map was never needed.<\/p>\n

On Inferno, Falcons took full control early and closed it out 13-6. The half scores told the story clearly, with Falcons winning the first half 11-1 before G2 clawed back slightly to take the second half 5-2. Even so, the gap was already too large to overcome, and Falcons carried that momentum straight into the second map.<\/p>\n

Dust2 was closer but followed a similar pattern. Falcons won 13-9, taking the first half 9-3 before G2 fought harder in the second half, winning it 6-4. However, the early deficit proved decisive, and Falcons sealed the series 2-0 without ever needing to play Mirage.<\/p>\n

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NiKo Named Match MVP<\/h2>\n

Nikola \u201cNiKo\u201d Kova\u010d was the standout performer of the quarterfinal, finishing with a rating of 1.54, the highest mark on either team. He posted a 37-24 kill-death record, a 92.3 average damage per round, and a 78.0% KAST, alongside a positive rating swing of +5.56%.<\/p>\n

He was not alone, though. Teammate Maksim \u201ckyousuke\u201d Lukin backed him up with a 1.41 rating, while Ilya \u201cm0NESY\u201d Osipov added a 1.22 rating and Ren\u00e9 \u201cTeSeS\u201d Madsen posted 1.20. On the losing side, Nemanja \u201chuNter-\u201d Kova\u010d led G2 with a 1.15 rating, followed by Mat\u00fa\u0161 \u201cMATYS\u201d \u0160imko at 1.01.<\/p>\n