SEMI FINAL! - G2 vs Astralis - HIGHLIGHTS - IEM Cologne 2023 l CSGO

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[@Ruminatee]

Whenever G2 actually plays well its such a treat to see their players shine. I just wish they were more consistent.

[@JustifiedRidiculousOly]

I agree with this but it's hard to play that well all the time. It's the cost of the focus and brain power that's needed. They lowkey should be drinking nootropics, low dose caffeine, and sugar

[@HoxMeister]

@@JustifiedRidiculousOly Im confident they already are

[@YaphetS6]

G2 sucks! They won only because Astralis sucks aswell! This G2 can't win against a team like Vitality for exemple

[@rarinth]

​@@JustifiedRidiculousOlyesports pros drink energy drinks, around 80-100 mg of caffeine

[@steverho3280]

@@DodusNetz They deserve it

[@AntonioLexanTeh]

Hunter went missing for a while and G2 struggled... now that he's back with his former consistency G2 looks unstoppable again.

[@dabienlim]

I would say he went missing because he misses old JackZ 😢😂

[@joramsim]

@@dabienlimwhat is blud waffling about 💀💀

[@malhaar2271]

​@@dabienlimJackz was only good for 2 years, yes he had very good chemistry with Hunter but he became quite inconsistent once Niko joined, probably due to conflicting roles

[@ftj8279]

H00xshittalker always goes missing tho

[@dabienlim]

@@joramsim i jokingly stated that so calm down

[@Jay-ll2qe]

G2 just went from almost losing to EG at Blast Premier Fall Groups 2023 to making it to the grand finals of Cologne 2023. I don’t fucking understand this team at all.

[@TopOnTops]

G2 dont Care about Blast Banana Cup anymore

[@Pyxyty]

Yep, that's G2 for you.

[@thesilentassassin1167]

It all depends of if Hunter shows up

[@KommandantAegis]

Hooxi is either room temp IQ or 200 IQ, no in between

[@AMBlEN]

yeah, being a G2 fan must be hard 😂

[@royk.9347]

Beautiful commentary by the British duo!! Well done Harry and Hugo!!

[@spinnact]

Really? I find him unbelievably annoying. Everything is so over-the-top and forced, unbearable to listen to

[@primtve_dope9568]

@@spinnact I can see how you think that and understand you're bothered but personally it doesn't affect me. Normally I hate this kind of constant hype but for some reason I tolerate it with H+H, idk why

[@beatsntoons]

100% good grief it’s annoying

[@alanrcastro8580]

Harry and Hugo is always a banger. Although I prefer when the match have less stakes so they have space to make more jokes.

[@RustyCS2]

Much better than scrawny and launders, those are the worst and yet they cast important matches

[@pang2455]

That Inferno game. Niko carried the whole team. The way he took control over banana every round at T side is fucking insane.

[@Doffel]

This IEM is seriously entertaining, amazing plays from every team and making flashy plays back to back

[@K10_CSGO]

G2 mentally seems so switched on rn. Even chad hooxi is dropping m4 to niko and using deagle himself. 😂

[@babyrage6666]

Hooxi is so mood😂

[@luke2235]

Yeah i think they upped their mental game hooxi always screaming now 😂😂

[@rarinth]

hooxi even top fragged in some maps

[@louishulsmeyer5857]

Is No one gonna talk about Monesy, which done so many important entry frags, which have caryed most part of the Game. Congrats an his Debut. Just a so underrated Person.

[@cloke3076]

He's going up for the 2nd MVP in his career just at 18 years old. Insane. This is the future s1mple that's for sure and maybe even stronger because the skill ceiling always gets higher.

[@mikk6340]

@@cloke3076niko might win mvp ngl

[@dask5687]

Blame Niko he's in his terminator mode

[@skryyper6706]

@@cloke3076zywoo won top1 with 5 MVP in his first pro year at 18, what will m0nezy do this year compared to that ?

[@cloke3076]

@@skryyper6706 firstly: he was 19. Secondly, those MVP's were with teams from all over top 40 HLTV and there were just 8 teams so he basically smurfed on tier 1.5. Thirdly: the year is not over. AND Finally and most importantly: Where the fuck did I mention Zywoo in my comment? I was denying that Zywoo had better debut at his first year of Proscene? or said that monesy is doing better than Zywoo in his prime? If you are defending Zywoo each time when there's a monesy in conversation, then that means that you either salty or actually feel that my words have some truth in them so you decide just be a hater. Gtfo. EDIT: Also I've just checked that Zywoo already had some experience before entering Vitality. He was playing tier-3 for 3 years before entering T1, meanwhile monesy started his way only in the mid of 2020. So monesy is still younger at every single thing. GTFO x2.

[@gautruc]

In CSGO, you cant say that you hate or love a specific team. It's a beauty of watching teams raising up and preparing for more. For now, ENCE is so intriguing to watch, it gonna be a great Grand Final between two team. I do not know what skill SunPayus has. He is the most satisfied awper to watch right now. The miracle of CSGO is that, even you have knowledge for a decade, you still see a new play style raising and wiping out all other current Stars of CSGO.

[@karl6160]

Hooxi bowing after going 7-18 in the win on ancient might be the funniest thing I've ever seen i love him

[@zxsddddddddddddd]

XDDD

[@kuerbisernte7628]

Bc he called pretty well against a very strong Astralis on Ancient...doesnt have to frag hard as a IGL tho

[@willemwil5688]

Was watching with my bro and said the exact same ting

[@Shirokiell]

same hahaha

[@keshavnuwal7991]

BUZZ was the weak link in this semi final Device did all he could, buzz wasn't feeling it, i thought astralis would kill g2 on ancient, but as soon as they lost that i knew its 2-0 Buzz is young, needs experience and consistency

[@mikezittritsch3888]

Absolutely, but oozing potential and I think he did well for his first big LAN.

[@akashp01]

Stehr Buzz and Borup needs to step up asap. This team cannot have 3 supporting cast. How is borup so mid 😢 they need to train him.

[@Br4mVAL]

@@akashp01 dawg did you not watch any of the games? its crazy you call borup mid just because he isnt dropping 30 every game. its not like he is taking all the boring spots. so the stars can shine. seems like you dont really know how teamcs works

[@akashp01]

@@Br4mVAL The meta is 4 star players, however you want to put it, you wont defeat top5 without it consistently, Dev1ve does his part, BlameF is activated if atleast 3 others are performing well because he is baiter no.1, unless there is teammates baiting for him, he is back to spawn saving. Buzz is inexperienced but he shows glimpses of what is possible, that round when they were playing 3v5 and buzz just causally jumps mid window, even lmg players would know better, but the stress and inexperience got to him. Stehr plays as a supporting cast, he is not dropping the big numbers needed. borup is consistently bottom tanking. how do we expect this team to defeat top 5 consistently ? Cant outcall your opponents everytime, they will counter eventually.

[@Ketopraks]

​@@akashp01you certainly do not know how Astralis works, watch their 2h podcast video where b0rup talks about being entry fragger and giving infos

[@Pyxyty]

*cough cough* Ok guys. You know the drill. As a G2 fan, I expect G2 will lose 0-3 tomorrow. We set expectations low so we dont get disappointed okay? Still, we ate good tonight and we sure as hell should appreciate that 😊 Hunter MVP stayed solid for 2 maps. Let's go boys!

[@nyowgeleu848]

niko rating was 1.41 on both map and hunter was 1.39 on both

[@Pyxyty]

@@nyowgeleu848 i respect if anyone disagrees tbh, hard to pick between the two, but Hunter saved more rounds imo, even despite that insane 2nd round ace, Niko definitely opened up a lot of rounds but Hunter closed more. But hey, as long as they get the W im fucking happy :D

[@raintrunberg2195]

dont look at the raiting too much, some guys only get kills that dont matter and have good raiting. I also think that Hunter did a little bit better than Niko this time.

[@rohithffg4734]

​@@Pyxyty i saw ur name on live stream chat box🤣🤣,u r on fire in the chat😮😮😮😮😂😅

[@F1stzz]

ENCE's map pool does look a bit more solid for an upcoming BO5 rn, but "0-3" when Kovacs are in the Grand Finals? Ain't no way, lol, that's unrealistic even for the maximum lowered expectations. It's not 2021 anymore with AmaNeK/JACKZ & they're not facing 1.47 rating s1mple, there will be a great fight 💪🏻

[@iamwolf2462]

The final will be hot.

[@guilantonio6540]

😏

[@craigb6115]

DONA at 5:13 let’s go!!!!!

[@saintglock808]

23:58 🤩 divine

[@alejandroflanagan1141]

BlameF staying last alive, doesn't matter when you read it

[@ad3mn]

32:53 🤨😉😏

[@nobodiez]

“Give him an inch , he’ll take a mile” 😎👌

[@midsteR-]

faze 3-2 navi in finals, i call it

[@K10_CSGO]

Sure, maybe NIP will win

[@jakkcs]

@@CryMeARiver2 npc:

[@hayrdrbilader2192]

best final imo

[@alexandrcorbin]

@@hayrdrbilader2192 🤡🤡🤡

[@DocYAYAYA]

when Niko is feeling it on T side there is no player in the world who can stop him... that Inferno was special

[@Orlington17]

These castors are doing phenomenal job! Really appreciate, half of that sport. 🥇

[@beatsntoons]

They’re awful to listen to

[@Ketopraks]

​@@beatsntoonsL

[@beatsntoons]

@@Ketopraks you're confusing me with your Dad. But you can call me Daddy.

[@Ketopraks]

@@beatsntoons L

[@TROLGUY999]

@@beatsntoons L

[@trungnguyencong3216]

BaitF is god of bait and exit frags

[@himanshumathur8404]

When Niko is feeling himself, no angle is safe to hold.

[@__Awaken__]

Great try for Astralis, Im really liking this moment where Device gets back to his old team, their matches recently has made me love Astralis once again. Rooting for g2 to win it in the finals!

[@kitogg7292]

Made to semi with a bunch of inexperince teammate so that is very good for a new roster

[@__Awaken__]

@@kitogg7292 Fr, even beaten heroic 😯

[@LegacyTV1]

The commentary on this series was top tier 🙌

[@bicardorierschenk2400]

16:19 Trilluxe

[@fenrirx481]

I’m a fan of Dev1ce but their run was kind of a fairytale just like Mach1ne said. He had a Top tier performance this tourney, but unlike his old team, this new one can’t back him up that much.

[@K10_CSGO]

Even James is Known for his saving, but BlameF is just straight up baiting the entire team, just to call off 2 on 3 with a min left. 🤡

[@channel_x_8]

Bro i thought am the only one who sees him baiting and only getting save kills. His kills have no impact they just there for the rating, very useless. Next Jame but atleast Jame saves AWP 😂😂😂

[@mycrazynakedthoughts]

Call him RatF 🧐

[@wilsonsclips_]

The parasocial joy I experienced watching JKS beat his former, toxic teammate BaitF, even after BaitF did his little Ace celebration made this win for G2 that much more enjoyable for me

[@ivankremenetskiy6753]

I f-ing love this roaster. best of luck tomorrow!

[@sangnguyenthe5112]

hunter always surprises us in times of despair

[@GodTier77]

If GodPayus win im happy , if Niko win im happy .

[@channel_x_8]

BlameF is just getting bait kills and Save kills. He is always saving maybe he is trying to be the next Jame

[@tsunx4blog]

device: Cologne, here I come. NiKo: haha, no.

[@darkvoicejoker1165]

The problem with inconsistent teams is a dominant grand final and a boring one.. wud love to see a close game and definitely overtimes and good plays

[@DaveBallOW]

I disagree

[@darkvoicejoker1165]

@@DaveBallOW ok

[@ferjinsmith2841]

NIKO :O 23:44

[@FacelessBeanie]

They really studied Astralis' ancient, had a read on everything, lovely stuff.

[@kitogg7292]

Push mid that it for ancient u got mid neither ct or t can counter that since u can go A or b

[@imbissbronko6097]

somebody explain pls y the crowd boos everytime swani is on display????

[@K10_CSGO]

BlameF baited his whole team straight out of tournament. Even the awper ( device) is dying first than BlameF 🙄

[@ghozter1]

BaitF you mean

[@rolandortega5299]

He leaded the team till semi-finals but yes, is a baiter and Astralis did horrible, because you win the whole tournament or you are trash, csgo delusional fans.

[@CryMeARiver2]

BOTF KEKW KEKW KEKW 🤡

[@channel_x_8]

He only gets bait kills and save kills what a bot. He is always the last 1 and has 0% clutch win like wtf

[@TopOnTops]

Hooxi is the Better than Aleksib without a Doubt Especially if G2 wins Cologne

[@ignaciohiguero1616]

I'm richer than 5 years before, specially if I win the lottery

[@aditya_san11]

​@@ignaciohiguero1616such a stupid argument. You winning a lottery if 100 people participate( a bare minimum , which is rarely the case) is 1/100. Whereas, g2 have won the games and placed themselves in the finals. They can either win or loose now( with half the probability of winning)😁

[@jjandjacks7928]

That’s not a great argument because IGL tactics aren’t universal. Tactics that may work amazingly with one team may not work with another. Is Hooxi a better fit for G2? Yes. Is he better as an IGL than Aleksib overall? That is debatable.

[@rishabh9627]

people easily forget that when aleksib joined the team, jackz was struggling G2 didnt have jks and monesy was a newly signed player at that time he was still learning how to communicate in eng and play at tier 1 level I still feel if you give aleksib this team when monesy is much more experienced he would've also made this roster win some tournaments

[@Undersoon]

@@rishabh9627 Cope

[@ArunKumar-bp5lo]

many mistakes R1- borup, R8- buzz spam not holding ct smoke(r1 hunter was hiding), R9- borup mid control lost , R10 borup 1v1 , R14 3v2 bad post plant, R24 BlameF moved to b leaving Aopen at40sec, R26 borup didn't clear after post plant, inferno lost two rounds to almost halfbuy deagle

[@Ngaihawma420]

G2 is like the slightly better version of Ence(on paper) so this will be their grand final to lose. It shouldn't be too hard for them if they can just keep their composure and not choke again

[@donsentoz]

44:01 looks like god zeno is going to wipe thier universe out and they hug for a last time

[@alwacesasmas3029]

37:13 Trilluxe und Segalson ❤

[@Rxndito]

39:29 is that Xyp9x

[@Shazzgaming]

never seen Astralis fans are this level of happines....altough they lost but still its been couple of years they never been in the arena

[@Daniel-ht8zz]

34:17 einfach segalson in der crowd x)

[@dominik--]

G2 looking really strong. Faze, Vitality and Astralis all games won in covincing way. Niko, hunter, m0nesy, jks all in form and hooxi solid calling. They are scary to play against.

[@dennisrobitu3623]

good save on the spoiler in the first 3 seconds there :)

[@pedroagurtocastillo9893]

lmao we just needed hunter all the time

[@lc756]

CrymeARiver2 now g2 fan 🤣🤣🤣

[@tarotachibana7097]

G2 played great, I looking forward to the finals!

[@alexandrcorbin]

Жаль что астры проиграли. За ж2 сейчас нет желания болеть.

[@thetoastycroissant]

🚧 S P O I L E R B L O C K🚧

[@gavinhukriede2050]

Does anyone know the name of the song that plays at 34:14?

[@mayankrathore8721]

Bingo bango bongo bish bash bosh

[@sickfold]

mONESY peeking with W 2:00

[@adamrichard9713]

man the duel berettas gotta go 3-5 kills every pistol on ct

[@vesta3544]

duelies too strong at close quarters. thought cz was the best at that

[@CryMeARiver2]

Noob gun, only BOTS with no skill and aim like BOTF use that

[@oneverest]

gg to both teams!

[@suprahb]

i like how after the game they yell all the one-liners they didnt say during the game.

[@ArunKumar-bp5lo]

GG Astralis definitely some mistake & some unlucky rounds that cost us some rounds for less than a month old roaster, first time big stage and some consistency will have a bright future. so many round comes down to borup he didn't perform first time big stage semi-final NT.

[@Hostile2430]

LameF is saving half the game even on eco rounds he's just a Stat padder with no impact on important round

[@anhtuoan3406]

niko goat 23:52

[@isnamak]

when G2 means business no team can stop them even Navi and heroic, they will win this trophy for sure

[@winuno]

41:48 wtssss ???????

[@aayushvijayvargia2084]

Hopefully G2 this time wins the final

[@ralphanthonycecilio2813]

Device is back.... to choking semifinals

[@carylemaemackenzie3674]

Its either win it all or loss badly. Still a G2 fan.

[@stevenchau7210]

without gla1ve, astralis inferno is disastrous.

[@kitogg7292]

Well g2 inferno is one of the best in the tournament

[@alexz4013]

они заслужили

[@kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

Both G2 & ENCE will fight to win to take one more step towards the "Million Dollar grand Slam". whoever wins will have 2 IEM. 1 Left.

[@svihl666]

44:58 / 44:58

[@arkhamheist]

lets goooooooooo g2!

[@nightmare.9652]

24:12 looking at monsey AW I THINK IM GAY 😂

[@lolus1215]

ence against g2 might be interesting, i feel ence gonna win but will see

[@donnythedealer9761]

why do teams switch their rosters so much? i miss the old days where teams would keep rather consistent. Theyd maybe switch out one player every year. I supported astralis since their TSM days and i loved how they dominated with basically their original roster. Now idk who tf to support cos i love device but the rest of this roster is random people lol. I dont think anyone in gaming supports the corporation. I still back Astralis cos i always have but damn can we get some consistency?

[@bkrred7638]

What happened to BuZzz?

[@augie6735]

hooxi bowing after 7 kill game is funny af

[@rolandsj8880]

Astralis rect so sweet to see

[@dinkin_flicka14]

Sunpayus owns Zywoo and Niko owns dev1ce

[@Farhan-ub2cu]

In summary: Hooxi da gigachad Niko da Niko M0nesy da 😈 Jks the majestic Hunter da magic

[@Qureshi_traders]

hooxi is just a weight on a team

[@ack6606]

Feels bad for Dev1ce, he's definitely still a is still a top5 player. B0rup needs to go.

[@Belleisme2302]

G2 always won eco 🤣🤣🤣. Hooxi is the best igl in the worldddd

[@derbyharringtonn]

This is cookies for 🇲🇾

[@Haywood-Jablomi]

It’s Blametime!

[@telapitel6105]

Ence gonna win. They deserve it

[@LordNisse111]

Best T-side in the world huh?

[@Forforiko]

Wish G2 luck monesy deserve a trophy

[@papalee3523]

G2 gang stand up

[@ederrodriguesmurada]

Niko ❤

[@SandySenChou]

nice

[@dens1171]

Man, Don't let niko entry.

[@АртемБелый-ж9ч]

BateF doesn't work today Xd

[@Fluskar]

the cologne trophy will always avoid device wont it...

[@josephlaurino3286]

borup borup borup!!!!! com on men! pls!!!

[@Haewonmak24]

All pro’s teams are unhateable this time except for Comedian team

[@lkeysoft]

7:15 aimlock ?

[@patrickk5907]

Lol what a joke

[@theouts1der]

Crosshair placement from playing 10,000 hrs of same game

[@lkeysoft]

🧲

[@Erni77]

G2 IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

[@flawlessfootball9416]

G2 with a better igl and they would be the best team iun the world. Fortunatly for us Hooxi is a*s

[@nadnerb9422]

ez for ence