G2 Esports will play Astralis in the 1/4 finals of the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. Who will qualify for the semifinals?
G2 Esports
The guys from G2 Esports were quite confident in the first stage, achieving three wins in four matches. First, the Team Spirit team was beaten-19: 16, then, already in bo3, there was a 1-2 defeat from Gambit. When there was no room for error, the French team rallied and produced two convincing duels, alternately coping with mousesports (2-0) and Virtus.Pro (2-0). It seems that NiKo and the company are slowly beginning to find mutual understanding and improve communication, and shooting has also changed significantly - it has become more accurate and confident.
Astralis
The Danes claimed to reach the semifinals until the last match of the first stage, but in the battle with Heroic they were defeated with a result of 0-2. Many are already used to losing to Astralis, but even such misfires are surprising - on two maps at 6:16. Before that, the North American team Extra Salt (16-8) and Complexity (2-0) were beaten. At this tournament, the Danes perform ambiguously. Periodically, they act very confidently, reminding themselves of their former selves, and sometimes shock them with mistakes in simple situations.
Forecast
I bet on the victory of G2 Esports, as the team is gaining momentum and reduces mistakes to a minimum. The arrows from Astralis are still unstable, there are gaps, but it is too early to talk about the return of their former form.
