G2's incredible comeback and Spirit's commanding victory were the highlights of Group B at the Blast World Final 2024

Teams G2 and Spirit claimed victory in their opening BO3 matches at the Blast World Final 2024 and will compete in the upper bracket for first place in the group.

The opening match of Group B on the Ancient map saw an unexpected shutout for G2, with Team Liquid dominating from the first round to secure a 13-0 win. It seemed that G2 might struggle to regain confidence and take even one map, but on Inferno, NiKo and malbsMd stepped up, tying the series 1-1 with a decisive 13-6 win. The tiebreaker map, Mirage, showcased stellar gameplay from Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, who led G2 to another 13-6 victory.

The Vitality vs. Spirit match was highly anticipated, with both teams closely matched in skill. The first map, Anubis, ended 13-9 in Spirit’s favor, with Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov standing out as the top performer with a 1.56 rating. On the next map, Mirage, the teams fought hard, but despite ZywOo's best efforts, Vitality couldn’t push the game into overtime and fell with a close 11-13 score.

Now, Team Liquid and Team Vitality will face off at the end of the tournament's second day, where the losing team will be eliminated, and the winner will advance to the quarterfinals.