C9 keep their cool against G2 in Europe RMR A, advance to 2-0 pool

Two of Europe’s top CS:GO teams in G2 and Cloud9, right next to each other in the HLTV world rankings, faced off in the second round of the IEM Rio Major Europe Regional Major Ranking (RMR) A today. The two teams met in a best-of-one to earn a chance to move into the 2-0 pool.

The match was played on Mirage, and early on, it looked like C9 were going to run away with it after an impressive start on their T-side. The CIS team did their homework, exploiting gaps in G2’s defense and getting onto sites with ease. C9 jumped out to an 8-3 lead, but G2 rallied while against the ropes, claiming three straight vital CT rounds at the end of the half and riding NiKo’s hot hand after switching sides to keep the map close.

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