Vitality is through to the playoffs of the ESL Pro League Season 22, beating G2 Esports in a tough series. Coming out ahead with a 2-0 scoreline, Vitality will be at the next rounds of play despite many writing them off after their opening day loss.
VETO
- G2 removed Nuke
- Vitality removed Ancient
- G2 picked Inferno
- Vitality picked Mirage
- G2 removed Overpass
- Vitality removed Train
- Dust2 was left over
Map 1: Inferno; Pick: G2; Winner: Vitality
A blistering 8-0 Start with Vitality, put them far ahead of G2 right from the get-go. G2, in their futile attempt to stop Vitality, pulled in a few rounds, but the half was too far gone, leading to the conclusion with a 10-2 scoreline. Losing the pistol closed any hopes for a comeback, and Vitality rallied to the end in the second half without dropping a single round. 13-2 domination of G2 by Vitality was marked by a statement, Ropz‘s performance, but that hardly tells the story of a stellar team performance.
Map 2: Mirage; Pick: Vitality; Winner: Vitality
G2 was in the mood to return the favour as they started with a 5-0 scoreline. Vitality did manage to win rounds, but they were few and far between, as Vitality failed to do anything convincing in their offense. Despite switching sides with a massive 9-3 deficit, Vitality’s strong defence later closed down G2 to push the game to OT. The OT saw Vitality pull ahead of G2 with two rounds in the first and two in the second half to seal the deal. The 16-13 win by Vitality could be credited to 25 kills from ZyWoo, with ropz chiming in with the impact when needed.
G2’s room for error is now gone, with the next match against 3DMAX being a do-or-die one. Playoffs are where G2 shine, and for them to miss it would be a shame for the competition in the next round of play. Tomorrow, we will find out if G2 can make it to the playoffs or if it will be their last day here.