BIG, who just replaced Tizian "tiziaN" Feldbusch with Nils "k1to" Gruhne, will now have to endure the notoriously tough Showdown for the first time in the organization's history in order to qualify for the Fall Final. The newest hires in G2, Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen and Justin "jks" Savage delivered exactly what they were signed up for.
In less than 24 hours, the European combination will square off against Vitality, with the victor advancing to the Last Chance Stage. m0NESY got off to a fast start with an ace in the pistol round after coming up with some taunts before the match directed towards the opposing sniper Florian "syrsoN" Rische.
G2 never put down their weapons as they force-bought two consecutive rounds before ultimately winning a tough one to take an 8-7 lead into halftime.