NiKo crushes BIG

In the first round of playoffs, G2 clashed against BIG to start off on a good note. Getting underway on Inferno, the CT side favoured BIG who established an 8-4 lead. In the second half however, G2 gave BIG a taste of their medicine, as they tied up the game in overtime. With nexa delivering a standout performance, G2 closed out their map pick with a 19-16 win.

Next map was Ancient, where NiKo stepped up to control the flow of the game. With him and nexa dominating the server, G2’s domination took them to a 9-3 lead. Without much resistance offered by BIG, G2 closed out the game with a 13-4 victory.

ESL Pro League Season 19

Bo3

BIG

0 - 2

All maps

BIG	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa	40 - 34	+6	76.9	65.4%	1.07
Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz	33 - 40	-7	82.6	73.1%	1.06
Jon 'JDC' de Castro	32 - 41	-9	63.4	69.2%	0.87
David 'prosus' Hesse	31 - 45	-14	67.4	71.2%	0.86
Florian 'syrsoN' Rische	26 - 40	-14	54.0	57.7%	0.70

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač	50 - 32	+18	101.9	80.8%	1.53
Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković	43 - 29	+14	86.0	82.7%	1.38
Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač	42 - 35	+7	84.6	82.7%	1.23
Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov	36 - 31	+5	72.9	69.2%	1.13
Rasmus 'HooXi' Nielsen	29 - 36	-7	60.3	73.1%	0.96