Vitality Eliminates G2 at BLAST Spring Final: Full Match Report

After an exciting day 1, it's time to say goodbye to our first in Group B of the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024. It is an unexpected matchup to see in a Group Stage elimination match, as one of the favorites, Team Vitality, will face off against G2 Esports for a place in the playoffs at the OVO Arena Wembley venue in London. 

G2 Esports took down Vitality at IEM Dallas 2024 to claim a first-place finish, with Stewie2K standing in. However, that stand-in magic didn't work out too well for G2 against Team Spirit, as Spirit reverse-swept G2 on Day 1 with their coach TaZ, standing in for m0NESY. Vitality fell to Virtus.pro's dramatic reverse sweep in a match that was too close to call.

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For those who can't watch the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports action live, never fear; we are here to help. Let's rush B into the detailed results from the Group B elimination match, G2 Esports vs. Vitality.

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The GG.BET pre-match odds were Vitality (1.6) compared to G2 Esports (2.28) to win the match.

You can find the no-nonsense details about the elimination match of Group B at the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 below.

Vitality vs. G2 Rosters

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Now, let's move on to an old-school battle report that details what happened during the match.

BLAST Spring Final Group B: G2 vs. Vitality Match Report

You'll find more details about what happened on each map of the G2 vs. Vitality Group B elimination match below. 

Vitality vs. G2 Map 1 Inferno

The Vitality vs. G2 Esports match started just a few minutes later than scheduled, as Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov made it by the skin of his teeth. Heading into the match, G2 Esports had a 15-1 record on Inferno and on the T side, took the pistol round convincingly. 

Vitality decided to force buy in the 2nd round of Inferno, which didn't work out, giving G2 Esports an early 2-0 lead. 

In their first gun round, Vitality came out on top and pulled back another round to tie the score at 2-2. 

Vitality pushed their advantage on the CT side, damaging G2 Esports' economy and earning five rounds in a row before G2 managed to pull one back. Early on Inferno, Vitality had a 5-3 advantage.

Vitality pulled ahead, building a solid economy and shutting out G2 Esports in the first half. As teams switched sides, Vitality boasted a commanding 8-4 lead.

On the T side of Inferno, Vitality kept their winning streak going, picking up the pistol round. G2 Esports didn't take it lying down, as they decided to force buy. Unfortunately for G2, NiKo couldn't pull off a clutch. Vitality took a 10-4 lead and converted a G2 eco in the 15th round. 

Despite G2's efforts, Vitality managed to close out the first map with a brutal 13-4 win. 

Vitality vs. G2 Map 2 Anubis

Coming off a hot run on Inferno (G2's map pick), Vitality started on the CT side on Anubis. G2 cooled them off quickly, however, taking the first pistol round with confidence, at which point, Vitality decided to force buy. G2 survived the force buy and claimed an early 2-0 lead.

G2 forced their advantage with a 4-0 lead, and it appeared that their star AWPer, Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov, started to warm up a bit. With a damaged economy, Vitality was on the back foot, and G2 pulled ahead to a 6-0 lead, putting a lot of pressure on the B site.

In the 7th round, we saw G2's m0NESY and NiKo come alive with fantastic shots and clinical execution and continued their streak into the 8th round.

In the 10th round, Vitality finally pulled one back, ending G2's 9-round win streak. Then, Vitality converted, and at the end of the first half of Anubis, G2 had a 9-3 lead as teams switched sides.

On the T side on Anubis, Vitality got the pistol round win, and converted, surviving G2's force buy. Then, G2 had to eco and lose another against Vitality. In the 16th round, with G2 on a full buy, they managed to finally stop the Vitality streak. At the time, the score was 10-6 in favor of G2.

Vitality instantly responded in the 17th round and converted another as G2 took a half-buy. Vitality continued to put pressure on G2 Esports with some brilliant executes on the B site of Anubis before G2 responded in the 20th round, with NiKo scoring four kills to secure an 11-9 scoreline in favor of G2.

With fantastic defensive plays mixed with pinpoint aggression, G2 put themselves on map point with a 12-9 score. Then, in a close round, G2 closed out the map with a 13-9 win, forcing a third map.

Vitality vs. G2 Map 3 Mirage

On the third and deciding map of the series, Vitality won the pistol round to give themselves an early lead, then fended off G2's force buy and claimed a third round in a row for an early 3-0.

G2 then pulled one back in their first gun round, but Vitality responded swiftly with great trading plays to make the score 4-1 in their favor. 

Vitality earned two more CT side rounds before G2 Esports retaliated with a win in the 8th round. G2 pulled off another round win to close the gap, taking out Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut at the start of the round, so he has no impact.

G2 kept on clawing back rounds on the T side of Mirage before Vitality's IGL, Dan "apEX" Madesclaire, got three kills in a row to with the 11th round. Vitality closed out the half with an 8-4 lead as teams switched sides.

On the T side of Mirage, Vitality took the pistol round and converted to make the score 10-4 in their favor.

G2 Esports' first gun round of the half didn't work out as Vitality extended their lead with a win in the 15th round. With Vitality on map point, G2 Esports clawed back a round. Then,  Vitality closed out Mirage with a 13-5 win and eliminated G2 Esports from the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024. Vitality moves on to the quarterfinals of the Playoffs!

Vitality vs. G2 Stream: BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024

You can watch the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 matches live via the tournament organizer's Twitch and YouTube channels. For your viewing pleasure, the event is filled with some of the best talent in the business, from world-class analysts to casters and excellent hosts. 

We've embedded the BLAST Premier YouTube channel stream below for your convenience.

So far, our Group Stage predictions and Pick'Ems are holding up, but it is still early days!

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