G2 vs Astralis (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026
Map Scores
MATCH REPORT
G2 edged out Astralis 2–1 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 19 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Ancient, Dust2, Inferno.
Ancient went 13–6 to Astralis. Ryu led the map with a 1.41 rating and 19 kills. Dust2 went 13–6 to G2. Hunter- led the map with a 1.87 rating and 21 kills. Inferno went 13–7 to G2. Hunter- led the map with a 1.54 rating and 17 kills.
Standout moments: phzy's a 1v2 clutch in round 5 on Ancient, phzy's a 1v4 clutch in round 6 on Dust2, huNter-'s a 1v4 clutch in round 10 on Dust2. Hunter- earned series MVP with a 1.48 rating (50–34 K–D, 89 ADR).
Map Veto
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Rosters
Player Stats
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | ||||||
NertZ Guy Iluz | 13 | 13 | 5 | 81.3 | 77% | |
HeavyGod Nikita Martynenko | 13 | 14 | 3 | 78.6 | 54% | |
Hunter- Nemanja Kovač | 12 | 17 | 4 | 76.8 | 50% | |
r1nkle Artem Moroz | 12 | 13 | 4 | 73.4 | 50% | |
MATYS Matúš Šimko | 6 | 18 | 2 | 31.7 | 33% | |
| Astralis | ||||||
Ryu Gytis Glušauskas | 19 | 13 | 4 | 111.9 | 63% | |
Staehr Victor Staehr | 17 | 13 | 7 | 100.3 | 59% | |
Phzy Love Smidebrant | 13 | 9 | 2 | 71.8 | 15% | |
HooXi Rasmus Nielsen | 14 | 11 | 2 | 71.1 | 71% | |
jabbi Jakob Nygaard | 9 | 11 | 6 | 56.9 | 67% | |
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Match Context
G2 and Astralis are even at 1-1 across their last 2 meetings. G2 is 1-4 in their last 5, and Astralis is 5-0 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave G2 a 73% pre-match win probability.
Win Probability
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