G2 squeeze past HellRaisers in New Legends stage opener

12-9-2018 12:37

In a double-overtime slugfest, G2 beat HellRaisers 22-20 on Dust2 in the first game of the New Legends stage at the FACEIT Major.

Top-16 Major action kicked off on Dust2 with G2 winning the first pistol round in a 3v2 retake on A. The French looked well coordinated and prepared as they quickly pulled ahead on the CT side 6-0 before HellRaisers found a way to penetrate their defences.

shox managed a whopping 42 kills on Dust2

Kyrylo "⁠ANGE1⁠" Karasiow's men hit the B site twice to open up options in their playbook, but Kévin "⁠Ex6TenZ⁠" Droolans and co. then won a string of rounds with the Belgian pushing up aggressively in key situations, eventually brining G2 to a 9-3 lead. HellRaisers squeezed out two more rounds, though, to put themselves at five before the switch.

Now on the CT side, ANGE1 showed the way back in the match for his men, as the tenured in-game leader managed a quad-kill in the second pistol round. HellRaisers also took the two following anti-ecos to bring themselves to a two-round deficit and also denied G2 in the first gun round of the half (10-9).

With the rising stars in Issa "⁠ISSAA⁠" Murad and Özgür "⁠woxic⁠" Eker showing the way, HellRaisers won two more rounds to put themselves in the lead, but G2 then won their first as terrorists to tie up the match.

The match further involved to a close skirmish, as the two sides traded rounds before Ex6TenZ' men eventually reached match point on the back of a well-coordinated B hit. Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon nearly crowned a magnificent regulation performance with a 1v3 clutch, but fell short to an otherwise poorly performing Vladyslav "⁠bondik⁠" Nechyporchuk, as the match went into overtime.

ISSAA managed 43 kills to no avail

The first round of overtime was a nail-biter, with HellRaisers coming out on top as it timed out milliseconds before G2 could plant the bomb on A. The extra rounds proved just as close the rest of the match, as the teams reached a tie once again at 17-17. HellRaisers put themselves on match point, but Edouard "⁠SmithZz⁠" Dubourdeaux forced more overtime by spraying down four in a B site hold.

G2 had the upper hand in the first half of OT 2, as they won two rounds to HellRaisers' one. ISSAA then put his team on 20-20 as he held B with a quad kill, before G2 reached match point for the second time. The French side finally put the lid on the match with a split on A, securing their first match at the Major with a 22-20 win on Dust2.

FACEIT Major 2018Best of 1

Matchpage

12th September 2018

HellRaisers

Dust2

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Richard 'shox' Papillon shox	42 - 27	+15	101.9	81.0%	1.50
Kenny 'kennyS' Schrub kennyS	35 - 23	+12	79.4	78.6%	1.37
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro bodyy	31 - 22	+9	78.9	78.6%	1.27
Kévin 'Ex6TenZ' Droolans Ex6TenZ	29 - 26	+3	73.2	66.7%	1.05
Edouard 'SmithZz' Dubourdeaux SmithZz	20 - 33	-13	59.9	57.1%	0.70

HellRaisers	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Issa 'ISSAA' Murad ISSAA	43 - 35	+8	101.3	69.0%	1.27
Özgür 'woxic' Eker woxic	31 - 29	+2	86.9	71.4%	1.23
Kyrylo 'ANGE1' Karasiow ANGE1	25 - 34	-9	66.1	54.8%	0.81
Bence 'DeadFox' Böröcz DeadFox	20 - 28	-8	48.3	66.7%	0.77
Vladyslav 'bondik' Nechyporchuk bondik	12 - 31	-19	40.0	61.9%	0.57

The New Legends stage

1W - 0L

0W - 0L

BIG

Vega Squadron

0W - 1L

HellRaisers

Ocelote decided to bench NBK after losing to mousesports: hltv.org/matches/2322419/mousesports-vs-.. Ex6TenZ & SmithZz lost 3 maps to Luminosity in Valencia, then failed to qualify because of a T5 team called Windigo having raped them, now they're struggling against HellRaisers. And all that crap about long-term goals is just pathetic, like cmon, Ex6 & shox have had more time than NBK & apEX already, it's just a poor excuse for being bad. Ex6TenZ has been outdated for 4 years, shox is a freak that wants SmithZz to play with him no matter what, you have NBK and apEX benched, there are kioShiMa and ScreaM free to join any team, if kennyS doesn't want to play - you can pick ZywOo. Dear Ocelote, stop caring about the shox&kennyS' fangirls and being such a disappointment because of that, it's shameful.

2018-09-12 12:37

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w0w

2018-09-12 12:38

4 replies

2018-09-12 12:40

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#G2army #G2army #G2army #G2army #G2army

2018-09-12 12:43

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shox king

2018-09-12 12:48

My boys at G2 let's go woohooo <3

2018-09-12 12:50

so ez for g2 wouldnt be shocked if they won the whole thing tbh

2018-09-12 12:39

I would definitly be shocked

2018-09-12 12:42

1 reply

Shoxed*

2018-09-13 00:01

You’re dumb if you think G2 even tried against windigo. It was a big thing for windigo but G2 wanted to save strats for major. Otherwise EZ game

2018-09-12 12:45

21 replies

2018-09-12 12:52

sounds reasonable

2018-09-12 13:02

11 replies

As if he knows

2018-09-12 13:03

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Considering it's BO1 and a LOT of teams here are looking to anti-strats (BIG, NiP, MIBR, coL, Liquid, Astralis...) anyone with a decent brain would not show anything before the major... Like this BO3 game against Windigo. I mean if you watched the game you could clearly see that they did not try, they didn't play together, didn't do any specifics strats, no executes, no mid-round aggression, etc. So many stuff that Ex6 is known for (go watch some matches when he was playing for LDLC). With that BO3 anyone would have enough stuff to force them into any of the maps they played because the first 3 rounds at the major are all BO1. Seriously grow a brain.

2018-09-12 13:49

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Sure fuck the possibility to play at another 250000$k event Saveing tactics for a tournament where half the participants already played at least 3 games and easily can get anti strated

2018-09-12 13:56

8 replies

They said multiple times in their interview that they are focusing 100% on the major at the moment.

2018-09-12 14:07

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You think they saved tactics I think they are just bad What do you guys think? let us know in the comments and we‘ll discuss it

2018-09-12 14:12

0/8 bait, obv saving strats

2018-09-12 15:14

Why bro :(

2018-09-12 15:57

He’s trying to start a discussion, how is he baiting?

2018-09-13 00:39

I think BUG is despicable for using jump bugs to their advantages at PGL major,which all the other teams gentlemanly agreed not to use. Not to mention how cocky they are towards other teams such as Vegas Squadron,which they eventually lose to. To be honest they have great players and are a competitive contender. But considering the fact that they haven't won a single big-scale tournament in years has left me to questioning whether they are worthy of trash talking to other teams or they are just bunch of cocky bastard who don't deserve any compliment or recognition whatsoever.

2018-09-13 03:06

2018-09-12 14:19

2018-09-12 17:27

Haha and the saved strats helped them to scrape past a T3 team called HR, do you really think that defeating HR 22-20 is enough to be happy for a team that has shox & kennyS?

2018-09-12 13:05

M8 ISSA and Woxic are GOAT star players, what are you getting to?

2018-09-13 05:25

So what are you saying? Will HR defeat any T1 team at the major? FaZe is full of GOATs but to just have skilled players is not enough (especially only 2 such players), and don't forget that they communicate in English which is not a language people know good enough in their respective countries (Ukraine, Turkey, Jordan, Hungary, cmon). You're overrating not only Ex6TenZ but also ANGE1 it seems. shox & kennyS have the experience of winning the biggest events, but they will lose to coL today, because SmithZz & bodyy are not good enough as players and Ex6TenZ is a mediocre IGL.

2018-09-13 07:21

ok I hear what you say but I see no proof of all of this anywhere, let's just wait and see my friend. As for english, they've been speaking it for years in fpl and their respective teams (maybe even outside cs?) they should be fine. Again it's an assumption so can't be sure amirite

2018-09-13 13:43

> let's just wait and see ok :-)

2018-09-13 14:39

Hey I was trying to be neutral, they lost fair enough. I just said they had the potential to win, not that they would. Good prediction yourself haha

2018-09-13 19:09

they struggled against hr because they saved strat too nt they will just 1-3 or 2-3 struggling against 2 players

2018-09-12 13:51

You’ll keep saying “they won this one... but it’s just a fluke aha 2-2 then lose bo3 for playoffs” and et cetera. We’ll see. Maybe they’ll fail, maybe they’ll succeed, just wait, see, then we talk

2018-09-13 05:26

Ez for THREAT <3

2018-09-12 12:47

STFU :)

My question is : How did such a long comment become #1?

2018-09-12 12:49

copy paste NOONGA

2018-09-12 12:51

Obviously 1.he pre written the whole thing and just copy and paste 2. He typed the first comment first no matter what that was and edited it to whatever it is now.

2018-09-12 12:53

-1 they chose Kenny instead of ZywOo so they can keep their legendary status. Braindead kid.

2018-09-12 13:01

Man of true words.

2018-09-12 13:26

great analyzing the results of the first bo1. Bo1s like these are known to be tough to really analyze. Some teams always struggle on the first matches.

2018-09-12 13:27

Mad cuz 3rd world

2018-09-12 14:27

Nah, cuz G2 suxx

2018-09-12 14:40

Kenny's doesnt mind bro he will play with any team

2018-09-12 15:03

He destroyed the team with NBK & apEX, mixwell said that it was really hard to be in a team with a guy that didn't want to play with them, after that Ocelote benched NBK & apEX, guess what? They're being a team for more than the NBK one, still they struggle. It's s1mple - if shox doesn't want to play without SmithZz - kick shox, and if kennyS doesn't want to play without shox or with NBK & apEX - kick kennyS, what's the reason of keeping them when they can't do any damage at big events? I'm sure a team with NBK, apEX, kio, ScreaM and ZywOo would do more damage.

#148

2018-09-12 15:15

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"kennyS was okay with it" (c) shox hltv.org/news/23088/shox-i-wanted-to-rem.. "this is not a good environment for a trial because there are other projects going on as well, there are people who are not truly, 100%, sure about what they want to do. It just feels like you are in a war that you should never be a part of" (c) mixwell hltv.org/news/23503/mixwell-feels-like-y.. Clearly kennyS did not want to proceed with the team of NBK.

2018-09-12 15:31

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Dumbasscan you READ kennyS was fine with nbks idea of kicking and was ok going with shox. He was down with either one. Apex hated shoxs idea. Body was on the fence and joined shox ar the last minute. Kenny said fuck it and just joined the active team for easy stat pads. Just stfu like u know everything

2018-09-12 15:36

It's sad that I have waisted my time on somebody with no common sense and no logic. There was a war in a team of NBK, mixwell, apEX, kennyS and bodyy. Between whom it was in your opinion, if not between NBK/apEX and kennyS? Was it between NBK and bodyy?

2018-09-12 15:51

No and apex dumbass. Kenny's went either way and body went traitor. Learn the facts idiot

2018-09-12 15:53

bodyy was against the idea, as well as obviously NBK and apEX that were gonna be kicked, only kennyS supported the idea. Stop looking so clueless.

2018-09-12 15:55

U obviously didn't watch NBk and shoxs interviews when they were both kicked. When shox was first dropped and they added mix well. Apex and nbk didnt like shoxs idea of kicking them and getting old titan. KennyS was ok with either one. Body was with nbk. Shox went and joined dup with smiths and ex6tenz and they just had those 3. Nbks team failed cuz not enough time and infighting because mixwel wanted no part of it, Apex didnt like nbks leading but still didnt want change and body was turning traitor yo shox. They ended up dropping nbkry and toxic apex then going with shoxs idea. Stop the madness stop the bullshit

2018-09-12 16:00

> Apex didnt like nbks leading You're trying to make me mad with your 0/10 baits but instead you're making me smile xD NBK, apEX and bodyy were against the shox' project, kennyS supported it, that's why mixwell said he could not be a part of a team where not everybody was on the same page and not everybody wanted the same. NBK, apEX, bodyy, mixwell wanted to play as a team, kennyS wanted the shox' project to come alive.

2018-09-12 17:45

Your life must be sad you spend all your days 24/7 on hltv trash talking G2 and sucking NBKs cock haha

2018-09-12 15:27

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If the only thing that your "brain" was able to make up is the part about sucking cock - you must be a latent gay, gratz man, kNg is proud of you :-)

2018-09-12 15:32

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lol triggered

2018-09-12 15:33

keep sharing your dreams

2018-09-12 15:47

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mad cuz i said the truth lul keep replying

2018-09-12 16:10

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try to make it interesting, now it's still 0/10 ;-)

2018-09-12 17:47

18 replies

still crying

2018-09-12 20:55

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are you? i didn't wanna you be like that

2018-09-12 21:00

16 replies

why still crying?

2018-09-13 19:22

15 replies

cuz you feel rekt mb?

2018-09-13 19:26

14 replies

cuz you feel rekt? it's ok bro just move on with your life

2018-09-13 19:27

13 replies

yeah cuz you feel rekt, you got it right

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yeah u do

2018-09-13 19:28

want me to wipe your tears?

why are we still here? just to suffer?

cry me a river m8

2018-09-13 19:29

no u

you know tears are usually salty but yours are sweet, like them <3

my tears are sweet cuz im laughing at your autistic face rn

2018-09-13 19:30

you're experiencing hallucination after having got rekt xD

2018-09-13 19:31

lol

2018-09-13 19:32

how does it feel to cry me a river?

2018-09-13 19:42

thats what i was about to ask

2018-09-13 20:07

The reason of you living is to provide me with your sweet tears

2018-09-14 07:43

G2 trash team

Cry is free, let's see how made in MURICA does vs Tyloo

ok mr gandhi why r u mad?

2018-09-12 15:12

ez for shox

dear mr faceit change your name from "Face IT"o "Face Overtime" Best wishes Psychologist_HLTV

WOOOOOOOOOO LETS GO G2

WP G2

FACEOT

ez pizi! g2 one love.)

what else can U say about shox? he's a fucking god <3

Who said that G2 will lose?

2018-09-12 12:44

Well u are wrong...

2018-09-12 12:46

unluko

2018-09-12 12:55

lmao ,almost everyone

still wont past the grup with this struggle

We will see. #G2ARMY #G2WIN

bondik god

Doubt

2018-09-12 14:25

Absolutely god... Hope he wake up tomorrow!

2018-09-12 18:15

Overtime anybody?

i h8 my mum

I luv ur mum

2018-09-12 17:06

woxic and ISSAA didn't deserve to lose.

They definitly had a great match, it felt like neither of the teams deserved to lose

Why issaa and woxic is good? Because they have a igl like Ange1, they have a support like DeadFox, and they have rifler like bondik.. DF and bondik can help 4 woxic and issaa with some grenade and ange1 know how to use star players.. if issaa or woxic left HR 4 mouse or some international team they will be not good like in HR

2018-09-12 13:04

"Knows how to use star players" Some star players: S1mple, Device, Niko, Guardian, kenny, Shox, tarik and more. Woxic is the best in HR still struggling, I can't imagine why, they have been a team for like ever now, Deadfox is struggling, ISAAA always plays of of others bondik is a stable 2nd tier player

2018-09-13 21:02

I agree, both teams played great, unlike some matches we saw in qualifier overtimes. huge respect to issaa

Shox is back gg

" anw G2 will do 0-3 " Guys ? Where are you now ? Rip your pick'em

HR had their chance here with an easy enemy. Doubt they will go through now

g2 haters where are you great map played by both ! very intense moments. beautiful start to the legends stage.

Ahhaha g2 so bad... autonoob last round ahahah BOTS

haha where is north ? lost to t3 teams

If i will make the #78 comment what will u say then?

hltv.org/matches/2319951/north-vs-g2-esl.. hltv.org/matches/2319949/g2-vs-north-esl.. LMAO

2018-09-12 14:59

April 3rd with M1xwell as stand in.

2018-09-13 21:05

north didnt even make it to legend stage LUL

bad pcs, bad fps... same shit like when FaZe lose in PGL major with bad computers retard . and msl say bad sound btw ... fak noob u play with 30 fps and lag u noob rofl

2018-09-12 15:20

Where is all those idiots that thinks bondik is a good player LUL

He is good player

Having low iq is not a crime, sadly.

Yeah without low iq people there wouldnt be mensa for you

Haha :)

What a game. Nice comeback but wasn't enough.

Damn

2018-09-12 12:41

ISSAA and w0xic > FaZe

RIP 0-3 PICKEM

Already? Feelsbadman

Haha noob

HR fake comeback FeelsBadMan

shoxieJESUS

shoxieJESUS is back

shoxieJesus is back

-bondik -deadfox +Scream +Kio tier 1 team

lul

2018-09-12 13:06

2018-09-12 20:03

-aleksib -Xseven + Zehn +sunny Ence maybe top 15

2018-09-12 20:08

They need some time to be top 10 +sunny would Be nice but -aleksib are you retarded or what

2018-09-13 20:52

Sure

2018-09-13 21:20

Yo les noobs

12 - 31 -19 bondik i have to laugh

G2's looking shaky

not really considering they were underdog this game

That's part of the problem. If you're an underdog against HR then it shows where this team is.

2018-09-12 14:09

Bot g2...

that spray from smithzz was dope af

GOD smithzz you mean

Smithzz -13 not even the igl lmao

-BONDIK -DEADFOX +XANTARES + CALYX

do they speak english fluenty even?

2018-09-12 12:57

WOXIC LEARNED, THEY CAN LEARN NOT HARD

2018-09-12 12:59

Better than every french guy could cuz your accent is so earcancer

2018-09-12 13:08

Mad kebab is the best kebab

didn't calyx and woxic have some issues? and that was the reason woxic isn't in SS

2018-09-12 13:50

So good to see Shox like that

2018-09-12 12:54

shoxieGOD <33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

2018-09-12 13:00

Both team played well actually but g2’s read was way better than HR.shoxie abuse mid amazingly, when he doesnt focus on igl stuff he played really well to lurker role. Anyways nt HR:(

2018-09-12 13:10

Unexpected from g2

2018-09-12 13:25

Rip everyones 0-3 already

anyone that picked g2 over winstrike is an idiot

2018-09-12 13:36

2018-09-12 14:15

bondik suka cheeeeeeeeert

2018-09-12 13:32

SHOXIE And EX6 beasts

2018-09-12 13:34

mfw 10 ct rounds isnt enough to close it out in regulation

2018-09-12 13:35

shoxieJESUSSSSSSSS

2018-09-12 13:42

ISSAA played lights out, this guy is a beast. But I am happy that G2 won. Keep it up my boys!

2018-09-12 13:43

Battle of aimlocks... So awkward...

2018-09-12 13:44

Smithzz is such a fucking plague in this team, and it sucks shox and NBK are such babies with each other from now on. Ex6tenz is actually trying his best and he wants to win, but Smithzz is such a huge sore spot for the team. bodyy could bear to be replaced as well, but he at least can be good enough sometimes still.

2018-09-12 13:45