G2 vs BIG (2-1) - Esports World Cup 2026 (group upper bracket)

Esports World Cup 2026·group upper bracket

FINAL

#11 World

2—1

BIG

#21 World

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

MAP 1Cache

CT 7 · T 6

13–5

BIG

CT 0 · T 5

MAP 2Ancient

CT 7 · T 5 · OT 1

13–16

BIG

CT 7 · T 5 · OT 4

MAP 3Inferno

CT 2 · T 11

13–1

BIG

CT 1 · T 0

MATCH REPORT

MVP

Hunter- · G2

1.49 rating · 51–39 K–D · 92 ADR

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

BIGbannedMirage

Ban

G2bannedNuke

Ban

BIGpickedCache

← Map 1

G2pickedAncient

← Map 2

BIGbannedDust2

Ban

G2bannedAnubis

Ban

DeciderisInferno

← Map 3

Rosters

G2

Nemanja Kovač

Nikita Martynenko

Matúš Šimko

Guy Iluz

Artem Moroz

Coach

sAw

Eetu Saha

coach

BIG

Benjamin Bremer

Josef Baumann

Gleb Gazin

Jon de Castro

Johannes Wodarz

Coach

xenn

Sebastian Hoch

coach

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%

How is the rating calculated?

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Match Context

G2 leads the head-to-head 1-0 over BIG across their last 1 meeting. G2 is 3-2 in their last 5, and BIG is 4-1 in their last 5. VRS Elo ratings gave G2 a 73% pre-match win probability.

Win Probability

Pre-match · VRS Elo

73%

BIG

27%

Recent Form

2–1

0–2

1–0

2–1

1–2

BIG

1–2

1–0

2–1

2–0

Head-to-Head

–1 match

BIG

G2 leads

2–0

SIEM Cologne Major 2026

Jun 8, 2026

Tournament

Esports World Cup 2026

Paris, France·LAN·$2,000,000

Aug 12, 2026

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

Map Scores