G2 in a miraculous fashion overcame the odds to beat the giants of Vitality 2-1 in the IEM Dallas Major 2024 grand final with Stewie as a stand-in, and we are thinking “Stewie is BACK”.
With the untimely leave from Hooxi due to familial reasons G2 were left stranded with no IGL. However, at the final hour, G2 called upon the American major winner and he returned the favor in due fashion.
In the group stage, G2 started off with a rocky start, falling off into the lower bracket in the upper semi-final after a considerably flimsy win against Team Falcons, understandably because of the new addition into the roster. G2, nevertheless, bounced back against both MOUZ and Team Liquid and went on to qualify for playoffs.
This started their winning streak as they beat both Faze Clan and 9z Team 2-0, leveling up in each series and getting more comfortable and confident with each other.
The grand finale was a showoff from both teams, heroics from each side in each map. G2 took the first map in Inferno, Stewie’s historic home, in an overtime with a 19-16 score against the power giants of Vitality, who bounced back in another overtime in map 2 of Anubis with a 16-13 score. The third map was a near flawless showing on the CT side from G2 and they closed it out convincingly 13-8. m0NESY got the MVP with a flawless tournament performance, 83 kills and 1.61 rating in the grand finals, coming clutch in multiple rounds.
Stewie got the last laugh in his home crowd with his people cheering for him, congratulating on bringing another title to North America. “I’m back,” said Stewie. “It’s probably the best feeling ever. I feel like I’ve been through hell for this shit, I’m very grateful and very thankful, honestly.”
G2 will be competing in the BLAST Premier Spring Final with Hooxi back in the squad at the OVO Arena in London on June 12th. Stewie will be on the hunt for a CS2 team again, but with another title to his accolade and his major contribution in the tournament, the scene will not hesitate to bring him back up for another team for the future.
