Team Spirit Beat G2 and Advance to BLAST Open Porto 2026 Playoffs

Team Spirit defeated G2 Esports in the second round of the Group A upper bracket at BLAST Open Porto 2026. The series ended 2:0, with Spirit winning Dust2 13:6 and Cache 13:9.

On Dust2, Spirit quickly took the initiative and did not allow G2 to make the map competitive. The team controlled the game confidently and closed it out 13:6.

Cache was more closely contested. G2 stayed in the game for longer and tried to force a third map, but Spirit were more stable in the key rounds. The final score was 13:9 in favor of Danil “donk” Kryshkovets’ team.

With this victory, Spirit secured a place in the BLAST Open Porto 2026 playoffs. The team advanced to the Group A upper-bracket final, where they will fight for a direct spot in the main-stage semifinals.

For Spirit, this was their second 2:0 victory at the tournament. In their opening match, the team defeated DENDELE - 13:8 on Ancient and 13:7 on Cache. G2, meanwhile, started the tournament with a clean win over Aurora, but after losing to Spirit, they dropped to the lower bracket.

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Spirit’s next group-stage match is scheduled for August 31, where they will face the winner of M80 vs FURIA. G2 will continue their playoff run through the lower bracket, where the margin for error will be much smaller. Their next opponent will be the winner of NAVI vs paiN.