G2 trounce Rare Atom
After a convincing 2-0 win against Virtus.pro in their opening game of PGL Bucharest 2025, Rare Atom were up against G2 in the 1-0 pool. The first map of the series took us to Dust2, which turned out to be a pretty one sided affair.
Starting on the T-side of Dust2, m0NESY, one of G2's most consistent performers showed his class once again, putting up a colossal 2.25 rating T-side performance. With 15 frags at 120 ADR, m0NESY's performance fetched G2 a solid 10-2 first half.
After conceding the pistol round, Rare Atom stole the anti-eco in the second half, stringing up a couple of rounds before G2's economy could recover. However, once the gun rounds began, G2 locked Rare Atom out of Dust2 and comfortably closed out the map 13-5, taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Rare Atom lacked in terms of individual performances with not a single player crossing the 0.90 mark in the ratings category.
On Rare Atom's pick of Ancient, they started on the T-side with a strong 3-1 lead but the Chinese could not extend it further, fumbling a solid start. The malbsMd-HeavyGod duo were at the forefront of G2's defense, stopping Rare Atom in their tracks. G2 turned the tables to slide an 8-4 half in their favor. Rare Atom got off to good start on the CT-side winning the pistol and anti-eco to close the gap at 9-7 but G2 recovered and closed out Ancient 13-7, wrapping the series 2-0.
With this win G2 move to the top of the board, just a single win away from clearing the stage in the 2-0 pool. With a win and loss to start their campaign, Rare Atom await their next game in the 1-1 pool.
G2Rare Atom| G2 |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa |
32 - 19 | +13 | 93.1 | 81.6% | 1.50 |
 Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač |
29 - 16 | +13 | 77.0 | 81.6% | 1.36 |
 Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov |
29 - 20 | +9 | 81.7 | 78.9% | 1.35 |
 Nikita 'HeavyGod' Martynenko |
29 - 21 | +8 | 78.1 | 86.8% | 1.20 |
 Janusz 'Snax' Pogorzelski |
19 - 20 | -1 | 59.5 | 76.3% | 0.96 |
| Rare Atom |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 YuLun 'Summer' Cai |
24 - 28 | -4 | 81.2 | 52.6% | 0.92 |
 Andrew 'kaze' Khong |
23 - 23 | +0 | 57.6 | 63.2% | 0.78 |
| Yihang 'L1haNg' Li |
15 - 27 | -12 | 60.0 | 55.3% | 0.67 |
| Junhao 'ChildKing' Peng |
18 - 29 | -11 | 49.6 | 57.9% | 0.64 |
| HaoWen 'somebody' Xu |
16 - 31 | -15 | 43.9 | 60.5% | 0.57 |
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