{"id":40906,"date":"2025-02-02T23:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=40906"},"modified":"2025-02-02T23:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:05:54","slug":"team-falcons-eliminated-from-iem-katowice-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-falcons-eliminated-from-iem-katowice-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Falcons eliminated from IEM Katowice 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

G2 Esports eliminated Team Falcons from Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2025<\/a> on Sunday, February 2, with a close 2-1 victory in the Group A lower-bracket quarterfinals of the Counter-Strike 2 event.<\/p>\n

The game started well for the Falcons, who took a 7-5 lead on the first map, Ancient, but they failed to capitalise on their strong start and managed just two rounds on CT-Side, allowing G2 Esports to take an early series lead.<\/p>\n

Facing the prospect of another 0-2 loss, Abdulkhalik “degster” Gasanov and Emil “Magisk” Reif stepped up on Dust2, posting respective performance ratings of 1.89 and 1.53 as the Falcons tied the game at 1-1.<\/p>\n

The decider, Mirage, was a fierce battle, with the Falcons starting strong again and picking up an 8-4 lead on T-Side before the switch.<\/p>\n

G2 Esports, however, showed their attacking prowess and picked up six of the next eight rounds, levelling the score at 10-10.<\/p>\n

A-Site rush proved inefficient for G2 Esports in the 21st round, allowing the Falcons to take over the lead once more.<\/p>\n

That would be the final time Nikola “NiKo” Kovac and co. were in front, however, as G2 swiftly closed out the map to clinch the series.<\/p>\n

G2 Esports’ newest signing, Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko, was the best player on his team, with a 1.11 performance rating average.<\/p>\n

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,,This is not real face of us." – NiKo #IEM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UfoaQw5qW1<\/a><\/p>\n

— Falcons Esports (@FalconsEsport) February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n