The second match of VALORANT Masters Playoffs was quite a spectacle to watch. In a dominant manner, G2 Esports shut down Team Vitality in their first match against each other. This was a result that not a lot of people expected. G2 Esports secured a spot in the upper bracket finals against EDward Gaming by securing the win. Let us look at what the players had to say about this match up.
G2 Esports Secure Their Spot In the Upper Bracket Finals of VALORANT Masters Bangkok
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The second match of the playoffs Stage of VALORANT Masters Bangkok was between G2 Esports and Team Vitality. This match was one-sided, as G2 Esports made sure to keep the lead throughout the map. Before going into this game, Team Vitality was the only undefeated team left of all teams in the 4 VCT Leagues.
When asked if today’s loss would help the team strengthen their morale and motivation within the tournament, Sayf had this to say:
Yes it sucks to lose, but I think the healthiest thing that could have happened since the team was made was us losing.
The head coach of Team Vitality Faded added to this, stating:
We weren’t in sync during this game. All of us are on a couple of different pages. We gave them too much respect and played on many different ideas.
Talking about their playstyle going into this game, Vayln had this to say:
Back home, playing with teams like KRU and Cloud9 with Oxy feels much more player-focused while countering. This time around, playing on the international stage and against Team Vitality, we know they are all on the same caliber. This is why we didn’t focus much on player-focused strategies. We just learned how to approach it and adjusted our macro to match them.
G2 Shuts Down Team Vitality like Child’s Play
The series was one filled with incredible plays by individual players. Players like Sayf and Trexx tried their best to help Team Vitality win. G2 Esports instead played like a team, on the other hand. They had multiple strategies to counter each player and the routines of the opponents. opponents’ routines
During the second map, G2 could quickly shut down Derke with various anti strategies. This could be seen with him having five first deaths, the highest in his team during the map. The MVP of the match was none other than G2 Leaf. During the series, he had a KDA of 52/35/28 with an ADR of 194 and an ACS of 304. He also secured eight first kills during the series while playing Vyse and Viper.
Next up in the VALORANT Masters Playoffs, we have G2 vs EDG and T1 vs VLT. Read our previews for these matches here.