The Swiss Stage of the World Championship in League of Legends is over, and all teams for the upcoming quarter-finals are set. European fans are not satisfied, as despite the Worlds taking place in Europe, no team from the region is still in the race. G2 was also knocked out, losing their chance due to an error.
What is it about? The so-called Swiss Stage of the Worlds ran until 13.10.2024. In this stage, 16 teams had to compete against each other. 8 teams can advance to the quarter-finals in this phase. They must win 3 out of 5 matches. It did not look good for Europe.
MAD Lions KOI was eliminated after just 3 matches. Fnatic was knocked out after 4 matches. Only G2 remained, who had one last chance in their 5th match to qualify for the quarter-finals. However, the team was already out of luck at that point.
While the US team Flyquest had good chances against Team Liquid, G2 faced the Chinese team Bilibili Gaming (BLG), who, despite their currently rather mediocre performance, are the number one team in China, a pretty strong region. And as expected, G2 did not succeed. One error particularly stands out to the fans.
G2 squandered their chance in the 3rd match
How did the matches go? BLG won the first match after nearly 35 minutes. The Chinese team managed to steadily increase their lead. Even in unfavorable situations, BLG demonstrated that they can remain calm and de-escalate situations.
Match 2 looked different. G2 was able to comfortably secure tower platings and a few kills and gained a slight gold lead fairly early on. The synergy of the champions was especially pleasing to see. In a Baron fight towards the end, their calm approach paid off in a good teamfight, initiated by Mikyx as Rakan and Yike as Skarner.
Fatal mistake and unfavorable pause
The 3rd match became really exciting. In the 3rd match, everything was at stake for both teams. Whoever loses now is out. BLG had only a slight gold lead in the middle of the game, and everything was open. Starting from minute 22, G2 managed to catch the crucial BLG player Elk and win an important teamfight.
BLG was wiped out, and G2 secured the dragon. However, after the dragon, G2 immediately went for the Baron and tried to secure it. But BLG did not allow that. Eventually, BLG revived, and Bin as Rumble used the teleport, although dying in the process, he landed a good ultimate. In the ensuing teamfight, all of G2’s Caps fell, and BLG secured the Baron.
After that, things did not look good for G2. BLG was able to achieve a significant gold lead, and then there was a pause at minute 32. A teamfight occurred, which G2 played quite well. Elk of BLG showed what he was capable of and took control of the fight.
Suddenly, there was a pause because Hans Sama, G2’s ADC, allegedly encountered a bug with Kalista. It was about the fact that he could not use his E with Kalista on Rumble. However, it was decided that there was no bug, and the game resumed from the pause.
The YouTube channel Hextech Lab shows that it was not a bug and that Hans Sama simply did not have a cooldown on the E because he did not receive the reset beforehand. After the pause, the game continued, and BLG finished the game.
If you look at a thread on reddit about the game, the pause and a potential error are discussed less than the fatal Baron that G2 attempted after the dragon and a successful teamfight. Many users believe that after the Baron, the game was over for G2.
What happens next? Without European teams, the quarter-finals will continue on Thursday. The first match will feature the two Chinese teams LNG Esports and Weibo Gaming facing each other. Despite the defeat, G2 had already provided exciting matches beforehand: LoL: The only German player at the Worlds surprises a top team and saves the honor of Europe
