G2 Esports beat NIP at BLAST Premier World Final 2021

The G2 Esports team beat NIP at the start of BLAST Premier World Final 2021 and advanced to the semifinals of the championship. Now the Balkan-French will face the winner of the Vitality - Astralis pair.

The first meeting of the game day started on the Nuke map, which became the choice of the Swedish team. At the same time, NIP quickly seized the initiative on the server, showing a good game in the attack. However, closer to the switch-over, G2 managed to wake up, managing to close the gap to five rounds. In the second half, the game of the Balkan-French team changed. However, NIP proved to be adamant in defense, having managed to take the lead in the series - 16:11.

Then the teams moved to the Dust 2 map, which became the choice of NiKo and the company. G2 quickly took the initiative, taking the starting streak of rounds. And yet, before the changeover, the NIP managed to get back into the game and come out ahead with a minimal lead. However, in the second half, the Swedish team completely disappeared from the server, allowing G2 to run ahead and equalize the score - 16:11.

Everything was decided on the map Inferno, which G2 started with convincing defensive play. Thanks to the successful choice of the side, the Balkan-French team managed to finish the half in their favor, gaining a two-fold advantage. However, in the second half, the Swedes showed an exemplary game in defense, thereby managing not only to catch up with the opponent, but also to come out ahead. And yet, at the very end, G2 managed to turn the tide of the meeting, thereby gaining the first victory in the championship - 16:14.

Recall that at the end of the first gaming day of BLAST Premier World Final 2021, the NAVI team lost to Liquid with a score of 1: 2, while the Russian team Gambit turned out to be stronger than Heroic with a score of 2: 0.

BLAST Premier World Final 2021 runs from December 14 to 19 in a studio format. The top eight teams at the end of the season are competing for a prize pool of $ 1,000,000, half of which will go to the winner.