G2 Esports managed to defeat Vitality 2-1 in the grand finals and claim their first CS2 trophy by winning the IEM Dallas 2024 tournament!
The final itself started on Inferno, now G2's regular pick, which got a lot more complicated and we saw two overtimes before G2 took a 1-0 lead. Although Vitality had beaten Spirit in the semifinals just a day before, G2 managed to rein them in and match them, and throughout the first map we saw an exchange of blows that resulted in Vitality getting the first map point at 11-11.
G2 managed to prevent defeat and overtime with Vitality's excellent defense, and Vitality was the first to threaten and once again had the opportunity to triumph, which did not happen, mostly thanks to the star of the team, as Ilya "mONESY" Osipov managed to hold off G2 on several occasions. in the game, and at the 19-16 score that ended the first map, he had a performance of 32 frags and a 1.63 rating with 95.9 average damage per round.
Anubis, who was Vitality's spade, also got off to a strong start. Vitality took the lead, but m0NESY equalized and G2 took a 4-2 lead down the stretch, before William "mezii" Merriman killed all five opponents, made an ace, and turned the tables completely in his team's favor.
He had Vitality big 7-5 on the CT side of Anubis, they increased their lead down the stretch and went up a whopping 12-5 when it seemed all that was left was to routinely end the map and set up for a decisive Nuke.
But then begins the great comeback of G2, who took seven rounds in the sequel and won extra time, showing once again the incredible mental strength that adorns them throughout the tournament. However, Vitality managed to consolidate in time for overtime where they took four of the five rounds for a 16-13 win and level score on aggregate.
In the quarterfinals, G2 demonstrated top-notch play on Nuke against FaZe, and they continued at the same pace against Vitality. G2 could have had a convincing advantage even after the first half, but mezii continued with heroic plays and 1 on 3 clutch brought Vitality back to life. It looked like Vitality would be able to take advantage of the CT side by the end of the first half of the game, but G2 managed to even the score at 6-6.
On the CT side, G2 continued with an excellent game, they took the pistol and then controlled the end of the map, and with a 7-2 series they come to a 13-8 victory and bring a big celebration to their fans who have been dreaming about a new trophy for their favorites for a long time.
