G2 vs. WBG - Game 1 | Swiss Stage | 2023 Worlds | G2 Esports v Weibo Gaming (2023)

2023 World Championship Swiss Stage Day 2 #Worlds2023
G2 Esports v Weibo Gaming
G2 Esports Line up:
• BrokenBlade - Yone
• Yike - Rell
• Caps - Orianna
• Hans Sama - Xayah
• Mikyx - Rakan
Weibo Gaming Line up:
• TheShy - K'Sante
• Weiwei - Vi
• Xiaohu - Azir
• Light - Kai'Sa
• Crisp - Leona
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[@AppleBaron]

After two games I think I've determined what G2's game plan is: 1. Gain small advantage in the early game 2. Throw the game at Baron 3. Slowly claw your way back with clutch plays 4. Win at 40 minutes I mean, it seems this plan is working so far, but maybe we can skip throwing part and just win so I won't get a heart attack every time?

[@dathiffaishalhanif8204]

You had a heart attack after watching that'? I got a stroke 😢

[@SebA-tt8cr]

The heart attack is critical to G2's plan

[@chuckdalle]

I was thinking the same thing! Haha my heart won't be able to take it

[@seireiyo3655]

bro , i don't know how tf are they playing at worlds with them throwing games, the last straw for me was 25:46 , clearly hans has vision and he didn't even flash or R leona R, like wtf he's a pro player

[@MomsDrunkAgain...]

That's basically the g2 gameplay for the last several years. It's been let's create chaos and see if we come out with better mechanics or some insanely crazy outplay. Then when they get a lead they try bullying the entire map and have tendency to over bully and get outsmarted. Then they pull off some crazy ass teamfight and win the game like 70% of the time. Terrible explanation but you get it.

[@xLeafman]

Broken blade ult onto vi in the last fight was majorly slept on, game winning moments

[@simonkrtsh3516]

Yeah, like just how??? How did he react so quickly? Genius

[@PrSndreLrsn]

agreed! Was waiting for the recap. INSANE PLAY

[@tiquada]

I had to watch that three times

[@grolstum211]

The things that happened in 50:05 to save Hansama are just insane. Watch it again in half-speed to see how the stars aligned

[@idorkurogami7535]

Broken blade Yone ult on vi near the end to stop her from stunning Hans was insane was insaaannnneeee

[@CS-Student]

​@@idorkurogami7535And it stunned TheShy too!! BB masterclass man

[@darthskixx2263]

But miky could've blocked Kaisa w in the first place.

[@DarthShpan]

i geniualy screamed when i saw BBs R there. It is so fcking insane that i still struggle to process this. I saw VI comming, i knew she is gonna 1hit Xayah, but out of fcking nowhere came yone with R. Imagine having such an intense game, and such a fight. And holding your R during this fight SO LONG, just to use it at the most perfect moment possible. All team realy had their moments in this game. Miky keeping hans alive, and that briliant engage before baron. BB we already discussed. Caps winning elder drake, hans winning baron, and Yike being just amazing whole game. But that BB R at the last fight is probably the best thing i have ever seen in lol.

[@CoffeeSipper555]

Saw the lost fight coming from vi flanking and got very surprised when BB in such a prolonged and hard fight save his ult to peel for Hans, insane game winning play.

[@dreampower8738]

Hans not using R to dodge cc somehow ended up baiting wbg so hard they lost 3 deciding fights because of it.

[@Narokkurai]

You only *need* to dodge the stun that kills you. That's the trick. The best players can pretty accurately guess how much damage they're going to take from a catch, and they'll take the extra risk if they think they can survive the damage.

[@turtlesinthesky5480]

SPOILER SHIELD 🦍🦍🦍

[@litapd311]

ty fam

[@benjaminsheffer6945]

Thank you, spoiler gorillas 🦍

[@billy17716]

Necessary 🦍🦍🦍

[@BobFudgee]

Bros the goat

[@toxicfrog6943]

That bb ult stopping vi at the end was such a great play

[@alanndlr5301]

It was just a Q, Vi used the ult earlier on Caps

[@toxicfrog6943]

@alanndlr5301 yeah but if vi got close to hans he would have used flash which would have let azir hit his ult and change the fight maybe

[@FaWaXGG]

@@alanndlr5301 I think he meant BB using his ult to stop Vi.

[@alanndlr5301]

@@FaWaXGG yesh ur probably right

[@DarthShpan]

Im watching lol for like 5 years now. Its probably the most insane game I've ever seen since taking down T1 in semifinals

[@methrar]

Just lost a year of life ... again ... Great game

[@pjguitar15]

G2 is the only reason why I watch worlds honestly

[@felixgramer4792]

Same

[@suwingonizone]

I'm new to the Lol Worlds, are they really good?

[@darthskixx2263]

​@@suwingonizoneThey are the best team which is not from Korea or china, thats why usually most of the western fans cheer for them, they're the only one who can match some of those supreme team from while to while. But if you watch the results of the last worlds, you can see that usually its only a question whether the Chinese or Korean teams win :D

[@Laskofil]

@@suwingonizone Best from the west and coincidentally can be the worst as well, they're great

[@suwingonizone]

@@darthskixx2263 yh because i only knew T1

[@Pistachio2410]

Most entertaining team of Worlds hands down

[@TobiDaJoker]

The fact that G2 can throw at Baron 2 games in a row and still go 2-0 is wild. This team is SOLID

[@jingo6119]

Damn mikyx is really the best western player in the tournament

[@jesusarenas7975]

What a fucking game

[@evgeniydimov7618]

Bb stopping weiwei with his r from killing Hans at 50:10 was so clutch

[@lololololol3295]

Insane ult yea

[@mystrdat]

Absolutely insane game, one for the history books

[@glaeli1184]

Last fight… BB man of the match, that Ult on V is insane reaction. But actually all g2 had their teamfights moments, like Caps on Elder, Hans on baron, and Yike and Miky being crucial for every single one. Draft picked for Ult combos… they ultimately delivered, even while losing every singular pick. Btw coming back from a 10k gold diff in pro play is a test of mentality, the game is not lost until it’s lost. This is the best take home message you can get from this amazing game.

[@brunaribeiro3533]

Hans sama was hard inting until he wasn't

[@fullfradi95]

Well he carrried fight at mid lane before baron , he carried fight after baron he carried fight at elder and before game finished... He was all time focus by leona VI duo , meanwhile he need to keep his R for dodge the azir R if he comming and at the end miky jump on him for shield kai W but than Miky Jabait him and step out from it which hit him... its pretty hard job to do damage and stay alive in fight and well he preffer do damage than stay alive , 40k damage in 38mins , second was Caps with 26k...

[@denglish5]

​@@fullfradi95dude got hit by leona ulti for max stun with flash and ulti up. That play was pure int

[@KoiKoy56]

Not turbo throwing as hard as Light XDD

[@thezombieking8133]

Early game- G2 😊 Mid game- gold 2 🥱 Late game- GODS 2 🎉🎉🎉

[@danielshamlian2800]

Excellent

[@iambicpentakill]

That might be the craziest comeback that I've ever seen. I like how the WBG win prediction was at ~100% for so long in the mid game.

[@Ammoroth9]

I love G2 but come on Hans, you have to ult those engages. But overall really nice to our boys on such a roll.

[@samuelbonafe258]

Lets fucking GOOOO

[@iashan1597]

That stop from broken blade on that Vi was cluth or else adc dead... I thought G2 was gonna lose it after they threw the baron play

[@XavierBakunawa]

12:50 Game Start

[@dasprojekt2049]

After rewatching the elder dragonfight in slowmotion, hans was actually clutch for holding his ult on vis engage, everyone from wbg went in on 1 spot. Atleast he made up for his earlier ints

[@billy17716]

I was ready to call him a fraud but MAN he kept fighting all game. So many intense fights under Sisyphean pressure

[@marcosjesusdominguezcruz]

G2 games are MASSIVE BANGERS

[@MomsDrunkAgain...]

Vedius - "don't flip the baron!" G2 then proceed to not flip the baron but get destroyed and the enemy gets the baron anyways. Seems like the flip would've been a better choice to me vedius. 😊

[@rainorshine6998]

L take

[@DangerNX]

g2 as always carrying europe on its back

[@behhe1235]

Probably best game of the international and we arent even in the knockout phase

[@JakobMusic]

Mentality diff. Many Players (probably including many pro players) would have accepted the loss at some Point after Soul + Nash + Ace

[@TonyoDeCognat]

WHAT A GAME! Probably the most intense one!

[@sarathchandra4648]

Broken blade saved that last fight. What a god. Looks like they play well against Hans int condition

[@nicaem5597]

Crisp MVP with that flash at 40:08!

[@santsbr]

well, he had to try to cancel Rakan's W there. But badly timed for sure

[@IAmSpiid]

Guys i think g2 isn't very good at baron plays

[@flymousechiu]

there isn't enough data to definitively say that. let's try more eu baron at worlds to find out!

[@JO80008]

Well, their baron flip strat is so far 2-0 in this worlds, so maybe it's actually their masterplay 😂

[@ultralooter]

Most insane game ever!!!

[@billymarga7488]

Miky you NASTY🤑

[@demonicmajin8133]

Are these being uploaded backwards?

[@samsbookbook3425]

I blamed hans during the game. But this last flash from him in the last Team fight! OMG insane

[@lightinmind]

G2 world champion again. how about that!!! great play!!!

[@AmokBR]

Again?

[@SI-vb7hd]

What a game! Also so good to see Valdez get some worlds casting action

[@ThePhrap]

by far the most entertaining game at this worlds so far

[@sebastienxing6214]

how did mikyx not get the recall at 41:18?

[@ClaretRazz]

Liandrys stopping the recall

[@jakubuhrin8215]

He was being damaged by Liandry's from azir.

[@MrTrasigt]

Azir liandrys from soldier

[@eikkle]

Burn from Azir item

[@sebastienxing6214]

ooh right i guess he was spamming to catch the timing lol

[@15Lanzo15]

Spoiler shield

[@MJ-mi9qc]

This is the epitome of "don't worry guys, we scale"

[@malachiswedberg8367]

This is why we watch esports

[@angreifer05]

What. A. Game!!

[@se.89tim]

LET’S GO G2!!!

[@starscream320]

Respect to TheShy tho played so well

[@StrikeQuickly]

BB IS PLAYIN LIKE A MAD MAN

[@ambhpb]

It's games like these that are reason people like and respect G2. They seem to be the only western team that can compete internationally, with the exception of maybe (tinnnnnnny maybe) C9

[@ItsFinigan]

what a game

[@jpvautier]

What a tense game!

[@urosbaljak2749]

Insane game

[@jerome6578]

WHAT A GAMEEEEE!!!

[@cheloooxalfa6632]

Spolier: BANGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

[@nbridgeman614]

dude Caps's dad is the most wholesome

[@phileoazoulay7522]

game start 12:40

[@AD-xn7pt]

brother kellin and brother theshy 🤝👐👐 who are they gonna convert next?

[@dmon9333]

what a nuts game

[@leoleandro2605]

TheShy intintng-> Hans Sama inting-> Xiaohu inting-> Light inting

[@ItsFinigan]

awh man, so cool when that top/jg got locked in for G2

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

It was ALMOST a Capspeke, lol

[@AmokBR]

Drafts at 5:11

[@Nebrophonus93]

Hans Sama is hot af and im a guy

[@belguteisama]

What a game. ggwp

[@dyeless]

What's up with video quality? KZbin trying much selling 1080p enhanced crap? Looks worse than 720p

[@dandarr5035]

[dies of banger]

[@novakbalint1635]

wtf fuck that was the best match in 2023 worlds

[@lukastakacs6585]

best league game i`ve ever watched!!

[@unitedboyzz4113]

G2 does it again

[@hourlysword3568]

BROS BEFORE WEIBOS

[@user-th5cq5qb5j]

CAPS DAD WORLDS BUFF G2 WILL TAKE IT HOME.

[@wrsupport]

Lezgo G2 👊

[@AlrightokayAO]

WHAT THE @#$@#$ WAS THIS GAME GIVE ME MORE

[@math8461]

Huevo Gaming

[@MomsDrunkAgain...]

40:06 why does crisp flash? Seriously. What was he trying to do?

[@santsbr]

to cancel Rakan's W

[@MomsDrunkAgain...]

@@santsbr would've never happened. You have to stop rakan before he reaches his destination. If you don't the knock up goes off regardless if he's stunned as soon as he gets there. The jump up can be cancelled and still not stop it.

[@santsbr]

@@MomsDrunkAgain... I’m very positive that it is possible. There is a short window after he reaches the center of the skill and before he jumps up. If he gets stunned during this, the knock up just doesn’t happen

[@MomsDrunkAgain...]

@@santsbr didn't say it's not possible hence my explanation. But in the situation he would've never pulled it off. He would've had to flash before rakan w animation started. If you don't it's already too late considering rakan w travel speed is quick. It's the same as trying to flash a turret shot. If the animation starts. it's already too late.

[@MomsDrunkAgain...]

@@santsbr in all honesty crisp probably realized it immediately. I get though. It's just one of those reactionary things you do as a support when you're trying to stop a possible big play.

[@minlee8352]

Anybody else feel like that kaisa build is weak ? Like WBG couldve won if she built like a traditional adc?

[@glaeli1184]

Don’t know if they would have won but I definitely feel the same, they didn’t have any sustained damage to deal with Rell

[@HomTolland69]

I miss Caedrel casting

[@TwoDoorsProductions]

Pls avoid Baron next game

[@TheSirLancelot2]

At some moments your really notice how unexperienced BB, Hans and Yike are at the international stage. But really great of G2 to still pull of 2 amazing wins. Next is GenG and honestly I feel like G2 can beat them

[@salty_lake]

Caedrel should not be getting screen time honestly.

[@triplea657aaa]

Jesus, Weibo was inting this game...

[@escobarisanoctopus]

SPOILERS NA could learn a fucking thing or two from G2, this is how you play a fucking international game. Grats G2.

[@nathanhamlett972]

Um

[@astroduck4684]

one of the best games ever played tbh but the casters dont get that across in the american stream. The German casters are a bit more biased ofc but the hype they bring when g2 comes back from a 99% win probability is just electric. very good game, mediocre cast.

[@LadaHusakLH]

What the fuck I'm sweaty

[@KoiKoy56]

Damn, I didn't know Light was playing for G2. What terrible, terrible play coming from him. An amazing player, but a game throwing performance. Great back and forth game from the other 9 players. What a game! The 5 players wearing a G2 tag worked really hard and earned this win. Congrats! Let's see how far they can take it!

[@chasegrimstead3446]

Tragic wasn't it.... He even landed 6 consecutive Kai'sa W's in a row and it wasn't enough.

[@ukstevey]

B A N G E R

[@supremaxy_]

What is going on ??😂😂

[@Dayssbefore]

That kaisa build is terrible does like no damage.

[@whywouldyoucare]

I just dont want vedius to cast G2 game...is that too much to ask? He just always finds a way to talk them down. To call how "its over g2 is dismanteled..." blabla...what is this? is he casting for the LPL or something? Its like vedius just cant keep his FNC fanboy stuff out of the G2 games...and that totally okay we all know how big a FNC fan vedius is. But then DONT let vedius cast the games of their biggest rival please!? He obviously cant keep it from impacting him...

[@fullfradi95]

I love how casual fans dis on Hans for doing 40k damage (close to as much as Caps and BB together) , playing againts Vi,Leona,Azir and he still manage to stay safe and do harm , but nobody talk about BB who was litteraly useless expect 2 good ulti (before baron and at the end) with a carry sidelane champ.... last year worlds top gap getting flashback on topside

[@flymousechiu]

yone is a late game carry and he is weak side this game. hans overextended this game and did not respect engages from the enemy team enough. mikyx is the true carry this game.

[@fullfradi95]

@@flymousechiu soo you not played a single game in 2023 i got it... writing down Yone is a late game carry... BRO.....WTF Yone litteraly a lane dominant low Q W cd champ bullying melee champs on early lvls ,Yone is bad rly bad againts ranged mages in early lanning but its superior into melee tanks/bruisers on lane ..... and yes Ksante is a scaling tank for late game , YONE was litteraly picked into Ksante for counter and he managed to lose with it... by pure skill gap , litteraly what happened last year , gets counterpick matchup and than lose by skill.... some ppl rly has no clue about lol and champions...

[@SockLove]

@@fullfradi95 What part of BB was weak side did you not understand? "Yone wins lane" as if you are playing a 1v1 and not a 5v5

[@fullfradi95]

@@SockLove LOL you think "weak side" means that you MUST lose the lane with a counterpick.... cmon weakside mean you not getting resources by jgl mid but its Yone vs Ksante you can litteraly search statistic about the matchup how goes and ALL going to show the early lvl presure and gold lead xp lead damage lead , plats lead of Yone

[@santsbr]

@@fullfradi95 that early play topside put BB a level and a kill behind lol. No champion is neutralizing K'Sante this worlds specially in this situation where the curve was shifted and Yone's lv 6 spike just wasn't there anymore. Yone was picked so that he could pose late game side lane pressure while offering a strong team fight ult to combo and have enough damage to enable the Rell pick.

[@user-dg8uh5gj1c]

Super biased commentary, nonstop rooting for G2 gets annoying

[@stivndini1957]

Why is everybody hyping up G2? They will crash and burn so hard, the gap to the asian teams is still big.

[@Dontbother-]

Who's hyping them ? They clearly showed they wouldn't be top 8 in kr or cn like some people said and its fact not hype . Not saying they win the whole thing but at this rate hoping for semis isn't delusional anymore

[@stivndini1957]

@@Dontbother- bro they almost lost with 4th seed. Tomorrow will be judgement day lets say. Not a hater but i dont see all the big hype after them

[@sapeur7]

They comebacked almost a 10k gold diff whith ennemy having earth soul... Bro do you know how hard this is ?

[@jw4657]

At least they are fun to watch.

[@iizerutalii5543]

t1 lost to 4th seed in worlds finals whats ur point@@stivndini1957

[@jeffnaval4894]

If bb and hans sama didnt play n.a. then they wouldnt be this good. We forged them to reqch this high level. #na better than eu

[@cleyean8695]

Yeah they were traumatised by how bad NA is and decided to get gud so they never play for Near Airport ever again

[@St.Joker327]

Tf are you smoking? C9 player's ass?

[@TheRaideros]

Respect for that cope!

[@Coolstorybro323]

Hahahah good one, if anything you made them realize how much they missed eu and how much na sucks😂

[@glaeli1184]

Idk but this doesn’t seem like a logical conclusion … ^^’

[@Rakum500]

i hope g2 loses the next round

[@flyhigh5450]

guys obsessed with alistar

[@dusanbursac5012]

Only reason why I watch world is because of G2. No other team does this in games. Fuck up so badly but also make the enemy fuck up so badly too. Nah. It's a derp fest all over the place. Worlds is not the same without them xD