NAVI, BetBoom, Vitality and FUT reach 2–0 as G2 fall into Bucharest elimination bracket

NAVI, BetBoom, Vitality and FUT reach 2–0 as G2 fall into Bucharest elimination bracket

Natus Vincere, BetBoom, Vitality and FUT moved within one series of the PGL Masters Bucharest playoffs after winning their second-round matches. All eight series in the round ended 2–0, with Spirit, MOUZ, Aurora and Legacy recovering from opening defeats.

NAVI 2–0 FURIA

NAVI followed their opening victory over G2 by defeating FURIA 13–10 on Ancient and 13–5 on Dust2.

Makazze helped establish a 7–1 attacking lead on Ancient. FURIA fought back to within one round at 9–10, but NAVI found the defensive rounds required to close the map.

NAVI again reached 7–1 on Dust2, this time with Aleksib making an important contribution around Long. The victory strengthened their position in the Singapore Major qualification race and sent FURIA into the 1–1 pool.

BetBoom 2–0 Nemiga

BetBoom backed up their opening upset against Spirit with another straight-series victory.

They dominated Nemiga’s Anubis pick 13–3, carrying a 9–3 halftime advantage into a clean second half. Mirage required a recovery: BetBoom trailed 5–7 at the break, then won eight of the next twelve rounds to finish 13–11.

Vitality 2–0 The MongolZ; FUT 2–0 Liquid

Vitality comfortably dispatched The MongolZ 13–6 on Inferno and 13–3 on Cache. Their second halves were particularly convincing, conceding just one round across the two maps after switching sides.

FUT also remained unbeaten, overcoming Liquid 13–5 on Cache and 13–9 on Dust2. FUT established halftime leads on both maps, including a commanding 9–3 start on Liquid’s Cache pick.

Aurora 2–0 G2

Aurora handed G2 a second consecutive defeat, winning 13–11 on Cache and 16–14 on Inferno.

Jimpphat led the series with 42 kills and a 1.42 rating. On Inferno, Aurora recovered from 9–12 down, with woxic producing all five kills in a 2v5 situation before a kyxsan ace helped settle overtime.

G2 dropped to 0–2, leaving them needing three consecutive victories to reach the playoffs.

Spirit, MOUZ and Legacy recover

Spirit defeated TYLOO 13–5 on Mirage and 13–3 on Anubis. MOUZ were similarly decisive against 9z, winning 13–5 on Dust2 and 13–3 on Nuke, with Spinx posting a 1.53 series rating.

Legacy overcame DENDELE 13–9 on Cache and 19–17 on Mirage. Try led the series with a 1.57 rating, helping Legacy avoid the elimination pool.

The results left G2, 9z, TYLOO and DENDELE at 0–2 heading into the first elimination matches.