At the time of publication, G2 has a winning streak of 17 matches in LAN tournaments. This is the third record in the history of CS:GO. FaZe made the same series in 2017. Ninjas in Pajamas took first place regarding the number of consecutive wins on LAN. In 2012-13, the Swedish team played 87 matches without defeat. Natus Vincere is in second place with a streak of 19 consecutive winning matches.

Well, I said in an interview with karrigan that I think FaZe and also Heroic is our biggest opponent, but that doesn't mean that the other teams are a level below those, even. I feel like everything is so close and you have seen the last six months that everybody can win a tournament. No matter who we face, we'll have to be fully focused and just as prepared as we have been so far. I guess there's some hunger to beat Heroic, because they were No. 1 before we took over the No. 1 spot in the ranking, and I think if we beat them we will feel like No. 1.

Rasmus HooXi Nielsen

G2 Esports and Heroic took first place in their groups at IEM Katowice 2023: both teams will begin their playoff run from the semifinals. Thus, the teams can meet only in the final of the championship.

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IEM Katowice 2023 takes place from February 1 to 12 in Poland. The teams are raffling off a prize pool of $1 000 000. You can follow the progress of the competition here.