Match Overview

This Thursday at 19:00 CET, the first Quarterfinal match of Esports World Cup 2024 will be played. It's G2 after all the recent roster changes they did to face off against Team Spirit, which is currently one of the best teams in the world. Spirit didn't make any changes, which will be their advantage in this match. As for G2, they have yet to prove they have found their way to play with an updated roster.

Current Team and Players Form

Team Spirit

They've been impressive for a long time, and they keep getting better and better. Before everyone went on vacation, they were the ones who went there with a trophy of BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024, leaving no chance for Natus Vincere (PGL Major Champions) in the Grand Final by demolishing them with a 3-1 score in a best-of-five final. Here, at the Esports World Cup, they started their way with a game against MIBR, and in a best-of-three match, they only lost seven rounds in total and completely demolished their enemy. They didn't lose a form after a vacation, and it seems every player is in good form.

Team Spirit Last Match Result

Spirit vs. MIBR - Esports World Cup 2024

G2

Two roster changes can't just work that fast, and it needs time to figure out how to play together with new players and new roles on the maps. 'malbsMd' and 'Snax' are yet to prove they're capable of doing well at this level. Their first game at this tournament was against TheMongolZ, and it wasn't as easy as some would expect. It was a rollercoaster game with two maps played, where the first map ended with a 13-11 score and the second one with a 16-13 in overtime. Even though G2 won it with a 2-0 score in the end, it has shown us that playing with two new players is not easy. So, their overall form is questionable and yet to be proven, good or bad.

G2 Last Match Result

G2 vs. TheMongolZ - Esports World Cup 2024

malbsMd is excited about his first quarterfinal with G2

Match Prediction

As mentioned above, Team Spirit's main advantage in this match will be that G2 has two new players, and they're yet to find their way to play together best. Team Spirit didn't show any signs of weakness after vacation, so they still seemed like the ones who won the recent tournament, and that team was hard to stop. We expect Team Spirit to win this match.

Is Spirit aiming to maintain its dominance over top teams, or is G2, with a new roster, aiming to surprise the opposition in this game and stop them? We will have to see today at 19:00 CET. Don't miss this match—it's going to be lit!