G2 vs BIG (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026
Map Scores
MATCH REPORT
G2 edged out BIG 2–1 at Esports World Cup 2026 on 13 August 2026. The best-of-3 series ran across Cache, Ancient, Inferno.
Cache went 13–5 to G2. Hunter- led the map with a 1.51 rating and 17 kills. Ancient went 16–13 to BIG after overtime. NertZ led the map with a 1.53 rating and 30 kills. Inferno went 13–1 to G2 in one-sided fashion. Hunter- led the map with a 1.75 rating and 12 kills.
Standout moments: blameF's an ace in round 19 on Ancient, huNter-'s an ace in round 8 on Inferno, faveN's a 1v4 clutch in round 9 on Cache. Hunter- earned series MVP with a 1.49 rating (51–39 K–D, 92 ADR).
Map Veto
· BO3 sequence
Rosters
Player Stats
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 | ||||||
Hunter- Nemanja Kovač | 17 | 10 | 6 | 109.6 | 35% | |
NertZ Guy Iluz | 19 | 7 | 0 | 91.1 | 58% | |
r1nkle Artem Moroz | 16 | 9 | 1 | 76.5 | 44% | |
HeavyGod Nikita Martynenko | 9 | 9 | 7 | 73.6 | 56% | |
MATYS Matúš Šimko | 12 | 12 | 8 | 87.6 | 58% | |
| BIG | ||||||
blameF Benjamin Bremer | 11 | 15 | 5 | 71.6 | 27% | |
tabseN Johannes Wodarz | 9 | 14 | 5 | 76.4 | 67% | |
faveN Josef Baumann | 9 | 15 | 2 | 57.9 | 78% | |
gr1ks Gleb Gazin | 9 | 14 | 5 | 60.2 | 56% | |
JDC Jon de Castro | 8 | 15 | 2 | 42.4 | 38% | |
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Match Context
G2 leads the head-to-head 2-0 over BIG across their last 2 meetings. G2 is 1-4 in their last 5, and BIG is 1-4 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave G2 a 89% pre-match win probability.
Win Probability
Pre-match · VRS Elo
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