The highlight match of the eighth matchday of the GSA League in Rainbow Six Siege has ended unexpectedly. Although most viewers were sure that G2 Esports would win, the professionals suffered their first defeat. Some fans are convinced: that was intentional.
This is the team in question: On June 2, 2020, the eighth matchday of the GSA League in Rainbow Six Siege took place. The first match of the day is also the highlight match: G2 Esports vs. Team Secret.
Both teams are pro league teams, playing on the biggest stage. In the GSA League, both teams, especially G2 Esports, are considered title favorites.
So far, G2 has not lost a single game in the GSA League. However, the players have already drawn in the seventh matchday, the first draw of the league. Now they must live with the first defeat – but how did it come to this?
Team Secret defeats G2 Esports in the highlight match
This is how the game went: Both teams banned Kali and Montagne operators, knowing that the opponents master them so well that they can cause problems. This already shows good preparation. The match, however, turns clearly in favor of Team Secret.
The first round was decided by G2 Esports, even though it was quite close. Secret equalizes and then takes the lead. G2 only manages a second round win until the role swap, after which Team Secret ultimately wins the match 7:2.
The teams played on Oregon, a map that has only been available in the GSA League since the 8th matchday. It replaces the map Border in the map rotation in Season 2 of Year 5, which also introduced two new operators.
You can watch the entire match in the embedded Twitch video starting at 1:29:20:
How did the defeat come about? Oregon is considered a map that heavily favors the defending team. G2 started the game as defenders and went into the role swap with an intermediate score of 4:2 for Secret. Such a score means that in most games the trailing team can only hope for a draw at best.
One possible reason for the favorite’s defeat could be that the players apparently did not take the rounds seriously enough. G2 played operators that are typically never used, like Tachanka, who is currently considered the worst operator in the game.
Team Secret’s performance is, however, very strong even in the rounds where G2 played “seriously.” This is evident in their last round as attackers:
The players of Team Secret use their drones – an important gadget in Rainbow Six – to constantly find out the position of the opponents. As a result, they know where the enemies are located and can adjust their strategies accordingly. This reconnaissance work helps them ultimately to win and is something that newcomers in Rainbow Six should also take to heart.
G2 Esports loses – intentionally?
This is what fans claim: Even during the match, viewers discussed what was happening. The opinion of many G2 fans is almost unanimous: the team is trolling and is not taking it seriously.
After the match, allegations arise that G2 lost intentionally – but without any detailed justification. The common accusation is that the professionals do not take the league seriously.
Towards the end of the match, several fans even claim that G2 is intentionally losing, as Twitch user n3xtASTRO states: “I wonder what it brings G2 if they deliberately lose…?”
This is what the coach and the players say about it: The discussion also involves the coach of G2 Esports, Kevin “Sua” Stahnke. During the first rounds, he confirms that the team is not taking it “that seriously” and when asked what else was discussed the day before, if they are just trolling anyway, he replies: “Nothing.”
However, we cannot say how seriously he means these statements. After the match, he ends the discussion with: “There’s nothing to justify. Secret has won.”
In the subsequent interview with Team Secret player Kevin “Prano” Pranowitz, he explains that Team Secret has continually adjusted to G2 throughout the match and thus achieved victory:
The results of matchday 8
This is how the match day went: The eighth matchday is the first day of the “return matches” – the same teams play against each other as on the first day. The results of the matches are:
- G2 Esports 2:7 Team Secret
- Turtle eSport 7:5 FACT Gaming
- Rogue 5:7 DIVIZON
- WarKidz 6:6 mYinsanity
With this, G2 Esports has not only experienced its first defeat but has also lost the first place in the table. This is now currently occupied by the newcomer DIVIZON. More information about the match day can be found in the recap by the colleagues at GameStar.
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What’s next? On June 9, the 9th match day will take place, marking the second day of the return matches. In the coming weeks, the matches will become even more important as it will be decided who will make it to the podium.
Alongside the GSA League, the EU League is currently running, where Rogue, Team Secret, and G2 Esports are also competing. These teams should especially be observed in the upcoming period in the GSA League, as they now need to manage two tournaments simultaneously and may therefore surprise with similar results as G2 did on the seventh match day.
GameStar and MeinMMO are media partners of this year’s league for Rainbow Six: Siege in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We will regularly report on our websites and channels about the league, matches, and teams in the coming weeks and months.
