{"id":35557,"date":"2024-04-28T21:35:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=35557"},"modified":"2024-04-28T21:35:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:35:32","slug":"g2-esports-virtus-pro-lock-in-playoff-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/g2-esports-virtus-pro-lock-in-playoff-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"G2 Esports &#038; Virtus.pro lock in playoff spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>G2 Esports has secured a spot in the playoffs of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 19<\/a> after a thrilling victory over M80 in the Group B Last Chance Stage.<\/p>\n<p>Their revenge win included a nail-biting triple overtime on Ancient as the two <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> teams traded rounds late, before a tense match on Inferno.<\/p>\n<p>In their previous encounter, M80 had sent G2 to the Last Chance Stage after a surprising upset, dominating on Ancient but barely edging out a victory on Vertigo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The FINAL team from Group B to advance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> Season 19 Playoffs! \ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> \ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2W3m9yOlva\">pic.twitter.com\/2W3m9yOlva<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1784673607450349869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>G2&#8217;s journey through the Last Chance Stage was exhausting, as Nikola &#8216;NiKo&#8217; Kova\u010d mentioned in the post-game broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Their fatigue was evident, especially for NiKo, who struggled at the start of Ancient, facing disadvantageous duels and missing timings.<\/p>\n<p>M80 initially took the lead, but G2 fought back, led by Nemanja &#8216;huNter-&#8216; Kova\u010d and with NiKo making a monumental recovery in the later stages.<\/p>\n<p>NiKo&#8217;s clutch plays helped G2 force multiple overtimes and eventually secure the win.<\/p>\n<p>Moving to Inferno, M80 faced an uphill battle, unable to beat G2 in their previous encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Although they had some close rounds, G2 ultimately dominated, with NiKo delivering another standout performance, including a crucial smoke defuse that shattered M80&#8217;s hopes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Virtus.pro secured their playoff spot after successful wins against Fnatic and SAW in the Last Chance Stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESLProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESLProLeague<\/a> Season 19 Playoffs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virtuspro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@virtuspro<\/a>! \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udf8a<\/p>\n<p>They managed to finish 4th in Group A, advancing to the RO16 \ud83e\udd73 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zXnS6Wwizf\">pic.twitter.com\/zXnS6Wwizf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1784619989472858530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This victory marked their fifth consecutive win over SAW, with Evgenii &#8216;FL1T&#8217; Lebedev and Petr &#8216;fame&#8217; Bolyshev leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Denis &#8216;electroNic&#8217; Sharipov, VP&#8217;s newest addition, highlighted the team&#8217;s ongoing adjustment process, emphasizing the need to find the right balance in their gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>Vertigo, a map previously permabanned by electroNic, became a part of VP&#8217;s strategy, with the team performing well on it throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>In their series against SAW, Virtus.pro dominated Vertigo, showcasing their strength on the map.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some early clutches from SAW on Overpass, Virtus.pro&#8217;s solid defence and individual performances secured their victory, sealing their place in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>After the first week of play, we bid farewell to M80 and SAW, along with Imperial, Sharks, Fnatic, Team Falcons, Eternal Fire and TYLOO.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Astralis, 3DMAX, FaZe Clan, Virtus.pro, Team Vitality, TheMongolz, BetBoom and G2 Esports advanced to the playoffs from Groups A and B.<\/p>\n<p>The 19th season of the ESL Pro League will continue on April 30 as the teams in Groups C and D kick off their campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the final day of the opening week of ESL Pro League Season 19, G2 Esports and Virtus.pro secured their spots in the playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":32954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3111,430,103,2958,1333,322],"class_list":["post-35557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-esl-pro-league","tag-g2-esports","tag-m80","tag-saw","tag-virtus-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35557"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35557"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35566,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35557\/revisions\/35566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}