NRG vs. G2 - Game 1 | Swiss Stage | 2023 Worlds | NRG vs G2 Esports (2023)

2023 World Championship Swiss Stage Day 8 #Worlds2023
NRG vs G2 Esports
NRG Line up:
• Dhokla - K'Sante
• Contractz - Vi
• Palafox - Neeko
• FBI - Senna
• IgNar - Tahm Kench
G2 Esports Line up:
• BrokenBlade - Jax
• Yike - Bel'Veth
• Caps - Syndra
• Hans Sama - Kai'Sa
• Mikyx - Rell
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[@karsonkammerzell6955]

I think that we can all agree that the real Western Hope has and always will be Capt. Flowers, lol. Absolutely legendary caster energy in that man.

[@Flipsideofpie]

Literally the GOAT

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

@@Flipsideofpie Not even a doubt in my mind, lol.

[@vanixiii5657]

Was there ever any doubt??? Was that actually even a question???

[@louis1641]

SPOILER SHIELD 🛡️

[@pratikroy227]

Finally a game worth spoiler shielding

[@ArcadiaPalladius]

Nobody cares.

[@sam7943]

​@ArcadiaPalladius why are you the way you are

[@Ryan-hc2vz]

NA>EU

[@carltaylor2975]

​​​​@@ArcadiaPalladiusActually pretty sure they do care. You obviously care too. You care enough to get on KZbin, go out of your way to read the comments, and then make a comment of your own. Weirdo.

[@Psydefex]

it feels so good that they not only won, but it wasn't some fluky cheese game/series. NRG absolutely stomped G2 in response to the bm. Out prepped, out drafted, and completely smothered at every turn. Yike thought his start was cute and Contractz haunted his every move afterward. hopefully they can keep the energy up despite the long wait in between series. Man NRG deserve that and my God, can we all just take a moment to appreciate the absolute unit that is Captain Flowers?

[@tbhgodrick6120]

That cast was S+ tier. The play-by-play in that top and Baron play were both insanely good.

[@Psydefex]

@@tbhgodrick6120 my favorite was "he doesn't quite have the TONGUE to get it done!" lmao

[@asfsqfiaheai4545]

G2 was too one dimensional. If you can’t succeed without bot priority you can’t go far in this tournament.

[@rmelotto]

Thanks league for bringing CaptainFlowers, best NA commentator!

[@blodtrstigindigo405]

"Caps, the western last hope of winning worlds" Contractz: Hold my beer..

[@pratikroy227]

It's craps again 😅😅😅

[@masonpilling1498]

As an EU fan, I despise G2. They usually win of gimmicks, and are the most momentum based team. If they get thrown off their groove at all they fall apart. Then everyone talks about how amazing they are when they're wildly inconsistent. If they don't win draft they usually lose.

[@narhwallord6985]

​@@masonpilling1498I still think that is the West's best hope. I believe that is why everyone is so enamored with them. They are far away from my favorite team, but I definitely think their culture has the best chance at making deep runs at internationals. Or at least it used to

[@masonpilling1498]

@narhwallord6985 yeahhhh that's sadly the truth. I will forever hope for an underdog miracle run though. Or for G2 to get more consistent and less emotional.

[@LethalPastry]

50:31 The shoutcasting of this entire baron fight is world class. Holy shit. My man was flowing.

[@tbhgodrick6120]

I could have been listening to it as a podcast and followed it entirely. So clean.

[@Flipsideofpie]

The GOAT

[@wessac1627]

I am so fucking proud of this team man

[@tbhgodrick6120]

The pre-game interview was actually really good as well. Damonte is very articulate and insightful. And real talk, Flowers looks clean AF today. Looking sharp, brother. And it’s always a good day to have a Flowers/Kobe duo on a cast, and having Vedius’ analysis on top of it is a great addition. Such a great cast. I love to highlight when the staff is on point.

[@MidsummerNightScream]

missed out on the LT worlds debut tbh

[@joshjakkrit6085]

The best LOL vods channel. All other channel never include casters & analysts. Thank you!

[@givemeoats]

Where are the TL and C9 fans that were berating NRG after day 1, saying TL and C9 were NA's only hope and NRG got lucky in the LCS?

[@powerpaul1995]

WHAT A FUCKING GAME

[@ac8598]

Ignar was playing like a chad damn

[@oakleydoeseverything6438]

The act of fishing with your hand or arm is actually called "noodling". Fun fact and correction for Jatt at the end.

[@LiamsLPs]

Spoiler Warning ⚠️ ⚠️ I wanna shout out FBI's ults on Senna; as soon as G2 thought they had a pick he turned the tides perfectly. Let's go NRG!!

[@mu6807]

FBI Neeko giggle emote is gonna be crazy

[@Nick153452]

First time I've ever seen a western team play like they wanted to win worlds. They played like the Koreans this series. Contractz was a friggen beast.

[@narhwallord6985]

They play really really really well, but watching this vs the eastern teams still is missing something. Watching T1 vs LNG felt so different. Their was always something going on. The way vision control is handled is so much different and how it is fought for. I hope to see the west reach that some day, but it just feels so far

[@GbawlZ]

It's hilarious that the best NA team ever to go to Worlds is not C9 or TL, it's NRG. No NA team has beaten G2 in a Worlds series, or even come close to it. They broke the cycle.

[@XXLepic]

NRG Cinderella story!

[@wharlheynunes6188]

Does anyone remember the G2 crowd celebrating the draw against NRG?

[@abouttime2569]

NRG was the weakest team they could draw. Why wouldn't they celebrate?

[@wharlheynunes6188]

@@abouttime2569 Never underestimate anyone tough lesson that g2 learned.

[@abouttime2569]

@@wharlheynunes6188 What tough lesson? How is it underestimating for cheering in that situation? G2 drew the weakest opponent they could. You are supposed to celebrate as a G2 fan if that happens.

[@jagorit3767]

Kudos to NRG for pulling CLG out of the gutter and showing other brands how its done.

[@user-wf8et1oy1y]

46:38 GOAT

[@triplea657aaa]

Damn. NRG just had G2 completely downloaded... that was nuts.

[@felixbermudez3782]

When I saw there was only 2 games in the series my heart sank for NA. 😮

[@tbhgodrick6120]

I was gonna not watch the series but I saw the spoiler shielded community post from LoL Esports’ YT page and scrolled to see a 2-0 NRG and could not believe my eyes. Came to watch both games. Was blown away by their performance. This wasn’t won with clown fiesta energy. It was methodical. It was by the book. They had their number today.

[@lominaaa7055]

Thank for the spoiler… -.-

[@tbhgodrick6120]

@@lominaaa7055 there’s a spoiler shield up and everything. If you’re digging through the comments that’s on you.

[@PLAYA_VAMPO]

@@lominaaa7055stfu wyd scrolling thru the comments dumbas

[@mjstang66]

I thought the same thing! Saw there was only 2 games and thought for sure it was a 2-0 G2 win. Started watching game 1 and kept thinking... ok when does NRG throw this? Then finally started to realize... hold up is this a NRG 2-0 win???

[@_Woe_]

19:30 Draft 27:40 Game Start

[@azo0ownz]

52:29 how fast do you wanna commentate? YES

[@01kaskasero]

Absolutely great read by Jatt (as pointed out by Sjokz)

[@user-ul5gg6dy1h]

46:38 Siuuuuuuuuu

[@meekomiles1549]

NRG is becoming so hype. New hope for the NA region, a fun team with players from NA!

[@Lolfantia]

😮I can't believe G2 lost to NRG, I always thought the best team in NA was C9

[@Darkstormsun9865]

This nrg has old c9 magic. I can feel that vibe from them. They have the synergy and mental. Current c9 doesn't have that anymore ever since sneaky left.

[@coolbrotherf127]

NRG made sure that Kaisa couldn't play the game. Hans didn't get to do anything without getting hit by Senna Qs or Vi Rs.

[@tbhgodrick6120]

It really felt like NRG’s coaches drafted both teams. They baited those picks so hard. The Bel’veth pick was just ego tbh. But the rest of the draft NRG basically picked it for them and countered it.

[@narhwallord6985]

​@@tbhgodrick6120Did you see the smile on G2 when NRG let Kaisa through? So telling of the mindset the players had coming in. G2 got rocked

[@unhappysensation]

19:22 PICKS & BANS 27:26 GAME STARTS

[@jeffyboyreloaded]

that was SO impressive

[@KakoriWow]

GET CAT-FISTED

[@Manicsar1]

Someone needs to tell Jatt it's called Noodling

[@tbhgodrick6120]

It’s got a few different terms. I’ve heard both.

[@tbhgodrick6120]

Well… it very much appears that the gap between NA and EU is definitely not what it used to be.

[@Darkstormsun9865]

It's never been what people think it is. G2 and ONLY them was an outlier

[@tbhgodrick6120]

@@Darkstormsun9865 nah FNC has historically performed very well against NA at Worlds as well.

[@Darkstormsun9865]

@@tbhgodrick6120 only twice. NA goes (c9 specifically) goes even with them. Tsm and semis are the only times fnc does better.

[@kevinmartincossiolozano8245]

As the commentators stated, NA players were affected by many losses, because they repeatedly sent the same players. I understood this when TL (specifically Doublelift) in 2019 proved any team can win, and went to the finals at MSI. It's a matter of confidence and making good decisions during the game. This team is a fresh start and caught G2 by surprise when they were actually having initiative instead of the usual fear and defensive play style.

[@bosshua]

imagine how CLG feels this year watching their team do this

[@paul_bellini]

I may never stop smiling.

[@sammy8749]

SIUUUUUUU MY FAITHFUL

[@Lazurmang]

i can't go to sleep now, too stoked for big dhokes :D

[@omandriao5022]

09:10 what a read by jatt

[@danielshamlian2800]

The gap is where it had a chance to be

[@user-eo9ed6wh1j]

Where can I watch this with lck cast

[@ethanfloro6934]

Who predicted G2 again? LOL. Doubters stay quiet!

[@Lupiot7]

Not gonna lie, came here to see Caps crying

[@jourjour2250]

This game was so beautiful.

[@jobeergamingtv8962]

Captain Flowers Rap God mode again

[@Ryan-hc2vz]

NA>EU

[@chesterbelle]

What the video of caps ,can anyone share

[@FI3RY]

None of my friends believed me when i said i thought theyd win

[@jacoballey21]

Spoiler Contractz played out of his mind. Always in the perfect spot

[@narhwallord6985]

It is really refreshing seeing him not hold onto flash. He sees the play, he takes it. It might be a 70-30 play, but that won't stop him.

[@tdjohnson666]

g2 just getting outclassed by the superior region

[@Chan-bc8ws]

Holy sht na

[@manhhoang8677]

where can i get the braum icon :v

[@jeffday4005]

Cleanest worlds win of 2023?

[@Gray-rl7yg]

catfisting

[@yunggunz2312]

Mikyx was lvl 8 and 0-6 after 25 minutes #eusupport #gapped

[@RumandCocaine]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@pratikroy227]

😂😂😂

[@FloatLikeABee]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@RumandCocaine]

@@FloatLikeABee again HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@theblackguykenny4167]

FBI laugh 😂

[@bluefox9436]

This is the lowest point the LEC has ever been at... at this point might as well cut founding because this game clearly shows that there's no hope for european league except for importing players from Korea and China

[@anaklusmos9203]

How is belveth "old school" wtf

[@yourtherapist4743]

haven´t watched the game yet, but what i would suggest so far is: guys, take at least a couple of red bull cans out of the fridge before airing... i know it looks more "clean" like this, but you could at least try to make it look like anyone´s actually drinking it... lol

[@yuushalinsky4091]

I've seen redbull fridges in other places where they're sponsored - nobody ever takes them out of the display and there's often fridges behind the scenes that see plenty of use

[@MidsummerNightScream]

give hans his glasses back. they are spending too much time being vains this worlds. Kpop hair and contacts all of a sudden? What is going on

[@AIscary]

The Game starts at 27:40 for those who don't want to watch 30 min of nothing.

[@user-rt8gm3fl9t]

46:40

[@ajmb6081]

1:04:40 caught on 4k LMAO

[@geissler91]

holy ##### jatt saying "cat fisting" on live must have been hilarious. amazing misnomer for 'noodling'

[@joshweaver5252]

It's called noodling, not catfisting......

[@tbhgodrick6120]

I’ve heard both.

[@zz-ew9tj]

@44:16 what is this bullshit hitbox 🤣

[@davidmirzayi1289]

Poor Bel'Veth couldn't use her ult once

[@tombram875]

that's the lec mvp??? how bad is Europe 💀💀💀

[@AndrewDRoyappa]

Imagine being an NA fan and not needing to wear a paper bag over your head after a game

[@Alnard]

Well that was pathetic

[@reigngaming450]

😮

[@xxargonautxx9790]

44:42 ummm riot wtf, why does the Kaisa walk threw that wall? You serious. Yes Hans dies but your map is bugged to the shit.

[@jerome6578]

Bruh

[@sonnyankau9239]

NRG showing why "analysts" don't actually analyze anything. just give random guesses the same as people sitting at home in their chair

[@Bar27589]

U sitting in a dik

[@tbhgodrick6120]

I kinda disagree. Their job is to look at stats and probability and tell us what that is. And they did. It’s pretty clear that NRG over-performed by a lot and G2 underperformed compared to their usual performances. It’s very clear that RNG historically thrives in chaos and never really utilizes methodical straightforward gameplay. They beat most of the top teams in their own region by out-clown-fiesta’ing the whole region. Throw everything into chaos and get everyone outside their comfort zone to force mistakes. And that’s very clearly not what happened today. They did all their homework. They out-drafted. They read Yike’s movements and had a counter to nearly every gank in the series. They playstopped very hard. And then they stuck to methodical gameplay. They shoved before rotating and overloading one side of the map so they didn’t lose anything on the other side. Whoever was on weak side at any given time played safe and anticipated being ganked or dove. This was a complete departure from how they won LCS Playoffs. It was extremely clean. Just a few gritty errors to shore up, but overall they just did everything better on the day and were the better team today. And there’s no way the analysts could have known they were gonna do that.

[@sere971]

"Why can't analysts actually tell the future and predict upsets????"

[@sonnyankau9239]

@@sere971 clown take. the fact that "analysts" are all predicting the same team and that team gets completely stomped means they're not analyzing anything. not a single person said NRG? really? be serious. "analysts" especially western ones are just cheerleaders for pro players. they thrive on narratives rather than actually understanding & watching the game. thanks for the laugh though, monkey.

[@sonnyankau9239]

@@tbhgodrick6120 don't care, didn't ask. NRG didn't overperform, they were just better.

[@RyanLeeW]

Vedius should be fired for how he casted this game, but also his tiresome level of bias towards EU in general. When Kobe was giving context for how long and arduous a journey Contractz had back to Worlds, cutting in with Caps is fucking insanity. Saying that NRG should basically treat this as a good experience to face the best of EU, as if they don't even have a chance to win, and consistently adding shit like "NRG have a gold lead... FOR NOW." is just unacceptable subconscious bias for a professional caster.

[@Darthtater98]

From what they said in the other EU vs NA games, because of the rivalry, I think they were encouraged to be a little bias

[@shyv3rrr974]

@@Darthtater98 agreed. also, given that everyone, even NA fans, thought g2 was going to win this one, i thought the cast was a lot more balanced than i expected.

[@arcwarden6788]

G2 out of the tournament?

[@bentongrover9823]

No they can fight back in.

[@kasunovinfinity]

"WHAT ARE WE WITNESSING HERE?!" You're witnessing about 80% of games. Stomp one-sided gaming -- draft diff gaming. Boring, yawn.

[@OutOfWards]

19:40 start of champ select to bypass all the annoying rambling of those egotistical narcissistic hosts.

[@665libertine]

Tell me we are going to get Medi & Vedi for casting the finals. I love them as a duo

[@RyanLeeW]

Hell fucking no. It's in Korea, there's mostly eastern teams, and you want the most biased EU casting duo to cast... What, LCK vs LCK? What the actual fuck are you spouting

[@bentongrover9823]

Flowers is the best, no cap.

[@DespairBear]

nah, they randomly talk about the most useless things. medic also messes up all the time in his casting with random pauses

[@voidgivenfocus]

But how trash is EU lmao

[@tysonkrehnke2835]

This was just a murderous row of all the worst commentators. You have the two worst commentators in NA + the worst in EU and man i had to tap out after 5 min. What an atrocity

[@khirby4105]

This is bait for sure😂

[@tysonkrehnke2835]

Maybe.... not really@@khirby4105

[@pissonconfederategraves590]

Coooooooooope!

[@GuyPearce217]

GIVE G2 THEIR SCRIM’ DOR!!!!

[@hamidjamal9725]

Yike getting yiked whole game😂😂😂. And trashsama going rageblade vs senna😂😂. Thats what you get for being toxic as team🦴🦴🦴💣

[@infinityofnever]

NA>EU