Team Spirit and G2 Esports will meet in BO3 format at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B. This is a decisive match in the Swiss system, and the winner will get a direct ticket to the Major. Both teams have already shown a high level of play, and this match promises to be tense until the last round.

Current form of the teams

Team Spirit is showing strong form at this tournament. They have won against Aurora and B8, but unexpectedly lost to Passion UA in the BO1 match. In recent tournaments, Spirit took 2nd place at BLAST Premier: World Final 2024, defeating FaZe, Vitality, and Astralis, but losing to G2 in the final with a score of 0:3. The team adapts well to opponents and has strong potential in the BO3 format.

G2 impresses with stability and high results. They won the BLAST Premier: World Final 2024, defeating Spirit, Vitality, and Liquid. At the RMR, they beat Ninjas in Pyjamas and 9 Pandas, but unexpectedly lost to 3DMAX in a tense match. G2 remains one of the best teams in the world thanks to its deep roster and tactical flexibility.

Team's Map Pool

Spirit has a balanced map with several strong maps:

• Nuke (82% win rate on 17 games) is their best map, where they demonstrate strong defense and organized attacks.
• Vertigo (80% of wins on 5 games) is one of the most comfortable maps for Spirit, which suits their playstyle.
• Dust II (71% of wins on 17 games) is a map where the team often takes key rounds due to player synergy.
• Weaknesses: Inferno (0% wins) and Mirage (41%), which they will probably avoid in this match.

G2 has an extremely strong and flexible mappool:

• Inferno (67% of wins in 18 games) is their favorite map, where they often dominate thanks to aggressive play.
• Nuke (71% win rate on 14 games) is one of their strongest maps, where they demonstrate quality team defense.
• Ancient (67% wins on 15 games) is a comfortable map  that they can choose to play against Spirit.
• G2 will most likely ban Vertigo, where they have no stats.

Probable map choice

• First ban: Spirit will be banned by Inferno, and G2 will be banned by Vertigo.
• First pick: Spirit will choose Nuke, and G2 will choose Ancient.
• Decider: If it comes to the third map, it will most likely be Dust II, where both teams have good stats.

Head-to-Head History

Over the past five months, Team Spirit and G2 have met six times, and the statistics are clearly in favor of G2. G2 has won five of these meetings, including a convincing 3-0 victory in the BLAST Premier final : World Final 2024 and several 2-0 series. Spirit managed to win only once, in a BO3 game five months ago, where they defeated G2 2-1. G2's dominance in most of the matches shows their superiority, but Spirit will undoubtedly try to revise their strategies and take revenge in the decider.

Prediction.

In the BO3 format, G2 has an advantage due to their flexibility in the mapping and experience in key series. Spirit will probably win at their peak with Nuke, but G2 is capable of taking Ancient and maintaining control on Dust II if the game goes to a decider. The deciding factor will be G2's experience in the top series and their roster depth.

Prediction: G2 will win with a score of 2:1, maintaining control of their maps and exploiting Spirit's mistakes.

The matches of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR B will take place from November 21 to 24 in Shanghai, China. Teams will compete for 7 spots at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. Follow the championship's progress via this link.