Spirit survives historic 0–13 loss as G2 ends losing streak against MOUZ

Spirit survives historic 0–13 loss as G2 ends losing streak against MOUZ

Spirit and G2 advanced from the opening round of BLAST Rivals Season 2 Group B after contrasting three-map victories in Hong Kong.

Spirit overcame FUT 2–1 despite suffering its first 0–13 map defeat in CS2. G2 then beat world No. 1 MOUZ 2–1, ending a six-series losing streak.

Spirit 2–1 FUT: a remarkable Nuke result

Spirit opened with a 13–9 victory on Cache, but FUT answered with an extraordinary 13–0 win on Nuke.

The result came with FUT fielding coach coolio in place of Krabeni. SunPayus played a central role in FUT’s defense, and dziugss won the final one-on-one against sh1ro to complete the shutout.

Spirit recovered on Ancient, where donk and tN1R helped establish control before zont1x contributed to the defensive closeout. Spirit won the decider 13–5.

donk finished the series with 52 kills, 36 deaths, 103.8 ADR and a 1.59 rating.

G2 2–1 MOUZ: overtime keeps the upset alive

MOUZ took Nuke 13–7, but G2 recovered on Ancient and won 16–14 in overtime.

r1nkle and NertZ supplied important impact during the comeback, allowing G2 to survive despite a late xelex one-versus-three clutch.

G2 then completed the upset with a 13–7 victory on Inferno. NertZ helped establish the attacking platform, while MATYS produced important second-half impact to prevent a MOUZ recovery.

r1nkle led G2 with 51 kills, 39 deaths and a 1.24 rating.

Group B implications

Spirit and G2 advance to the upper final with playoff places secured. MOUZ and FUT drop into an elimination match, leaving one of them facing an early exit from Hong Kong.