Vitality vs G2 Result BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1

Team Vitality defeated G2 Esports 2-1 on April 30, 2026, in the BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 Group A Upper Bracket Final at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The maps were Mirage 13-9 Vitality, Dust2 11-13 G2, and Anubis 13-10 Vitality. Vitality advance directly to the tournament Semi-finals - their 4-0 2026 record against G2 the most comprehensive head-to-head dominance of any Upper Bracket Final in BLAST Rivals history. G2 drop to the Quarter-finals.

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Map results

Mirage

Vitality controlled Mirage 13-9 in the opening map. ZywOo's 1.34 series rating was the primary individual driver across all 3 maps - his consistent output giving Vitality the scoring platform that their 6-round Mirage winning margin reflected. The map confirmed Vitality's tactical preparation for G2's current SunPayus and HeavyGod integrated system was precise - their defensive structures specifically limiting G2's execute success before the mid-game gold differential became decisive.

Dust2

G2 levelled the series on Dust2 13-11 - MATYS operating at the individual ceiling that his 1.61 IEM Rio rating had confirmed is his tournament peak level. m0NESY's 1.22 series rating contributed alongside MATYS's output to give G2 the 2-player individual system that their Map 2 win required. The 2-round winning margin reflected G2's most competitive map of their 4 encounters against Vitality in 2026.

Anubis

Anubis was the series decider and the map where ZywOo produced the individual defining moment of the Upper Bracket Final. His 4 clean AK kills in the Yard defence - 3 of which were headshots - shut down G2's execute before they could generate the site control that their Anubis preparation was built around. The defensive Yard hold gave Vitality the round advantages that their 13-10 closing margin confirmed was the decisive tactical contribution of the series.

Standout performances

ZywOo posted a 1.34 series rating with a 69-45 K-D and 88.7 ADR - the highest individual rating of the match and a continuation of his sustained BLAST Rivals form. His Anubis Yard 4 AK headshot defence was the series-defining individual tactical moment - a player whose map-specific defensive positioning ceiling is the highest of any player in the BLAST Rivals field.

m0NESY posted a 1.22 series rating with a 62-48 K-D and 79.5 ADR - the highest individual output on the G2 side and the second highest of the match. His 62 kill total across 3 maps was the highest kill count of any G2 player - confirming his individual ceiling is competitive against Vitality's system despite the 4-0 2026 series record deficit.

flameZ posted a 1.15 series rating with a 45-42 K-D and 75.3 ADR - the third Vitality player above 1.15 confirming their collective individual depth extends beyond ZywOo's primary carry role across all 3 maps.

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EsportScanner free AI CS2 predictions gave Vitality a 82% win probability ahead of this match based on their 3-0 2026 head-to-head advantage. The prediction landed - Vitality won 2-1.

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