G2 send OG packing at the Spring Showdown

In an exciting battle in the Quarter-Final at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, G2 managed to fend off OG after a three-map thriller match.

OG's newcomer Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan cemented his great start on the roster with an excellent performance on Nuke, where he totaled 48 kills in a grueling showdown between the two teams that stretched 48 rounds before OG had to concede their map pick.

Map 1: Nuke (25-23) G2 |flameZ - 1.49 rating / 48-31 K-D / 104.6 ADR

G2 picked Dust2 as the second map. A pick that quickly turned on them, as OG thrashed NiKo and company on their CT-side. In-game leader Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen lead his team to a huge 16-3 win, with the Finn topping the scoreboard with an impressive 111.3 ADR.

Map 2: Dust2 (16-3) OG |Aleksib - 2.05 rating / 18-5 K-D / 111.3 ADR

Before the third map, OG was +57 in K-D during the match. A dominant stat that left one wondering how G2 was still in this match. On Inferno, we got the answer in the first half. The Bosnian cousins, huNter- and NiKo kept G2 in the match, where they were only trailing by one at the half.

After a long technical pause, the two teams continued the battle and AmaNEk came back from the dead after a very poor start from the Frenchman. G2 went on to close out the map 16-12 and wrap up the series 2-1 to eliminate OG from the tournament. G2's huNter stepped up huge and delivered 33 frags to help his team advance further in the prominent event.

Map 3: Inferno (16-12) G2 | huNter - 1.74 rating / 33-18 K/D / 126.1 ADR

MVP: Shahar "flameZ" Shushan - 1.34 rating / 85-60 K/D / 95.5 ADR

G2 face the winner of Team Dignitas vs. Spirit on Sunday at 15:30 (CET).