G2 vs Astralis (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026 (round of 16)

Esports World Cup 2026·round of 16

FINAL

#11 World

2—1

Astralis

#19 World

SS-Tier·Prize pool $2,000,000·Paris, FranceLAN

MAP 1Ancient

CT 5 · T 1

6–13

Astralis

CT 6 · T 7

MAP 2Dust2

CT 4 · T 9

13–6

Astralis

CT 3 · T 3

MAP 3Inferno

CT 6 · T 7

13–7

Astralis

CT 5 · T 2

MATCH REPORT

MVP

Hunter- · G2

1.48 rating · 50–34 K–D · 89 ADR

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

· BO3 sequence

AstralisbannedAnubis

Ban

G2bannedNuke

Ban

AstralispickedAncient

← Map 1

G2pickedDust2

← Map 2

AstralisbannedMirage

Ban

G2bannedCache

Ban

DeciderisInferno

← Map 3

Rosters

G2

Nemanja Kovač

Nikita Martynenko

Matúš Šimko

Guy Iluz

Artem Moroz

Coach

sAw

Eetu Saha

coach

Astralis

Rasmus Nielsen

Jakob Nygaard

Love Smidebrant

Gytis Glušauskas

Victor Staehr

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%

How is the rating calculated?

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Match Context

G2 leads the head-to-head 1-0 over Astralis across their last 1 meeting. G2 is 3-2 in their last 5, and Astralis is 3-2 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave G2 a 68% pre-match win probability.

Win Probability

Pre-match · VRS Elo

68%

Astralis

32%

Recent Form

2–1

0–2

1–0

2–1

1–2

Astralis

2–1

0–2

1–0

1–2

2–1

Head-to-Head

–1 match

Astralis

G2 leads

2–0

SBLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1

Apr 29, 2026

Tournament

Esports World Cup 2026

Paris, France·LAN·$2,000,000

Aug 12, 2026

G2 vs Astralis (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026

Map Scores

MATCH REPORT

Map Veto

Rosters

G2

Astralis

Player Stats

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Match Context

Win Probability

Recent Form

Head-to-Head

Tournament