Masters Bangkok has been a Tournament to settle Rivalries

The storyline coming into Bangkok was that Vitality, DRX and G2 were yet to lose a set on their run to Masters. DRX certainly came close with how scrappy their games were, whereas Vitality and G2 were pretty dominant in their domestic showings.

Coming into the Winner’s Side Semifinals, G2 would shock all, winning out a close map 1 vs Vitality and closing out their map pick to clean out Vitality 2-0. Vitality, by this point were the last undefeated team, thanks to EDG falling early during Kick Off, and G2 qualifying via the X-1 bracket, having lost to EDG in Swiss.

All these teams have tasted defeat once now, all looking to avoid it once more.

G2 show dominance at Masters Bangkok

Defeats on even maps have been few and far between for G2 Esports. EDG was not be able to repeat their dominant performance twice over G2 at this event. G2 looked prepped and ready for both the macro and micro that EDG were bringing, isolating KangKang, and limiting CHIICHOO’s impact severely with smart adaptations. EDG frankly looked lost as execute after execute failed before they could even start.

Settled Rivalries and Final Representatives for Each Region

VCT Masters Bangkok has been the chance to pad some rivalries. Somewhat poetically, all 4 regions have a representative in the Top 4. Three top seeds and T1, who were only a few rounds away from securing that top seed in APAC anyway.

G2 got their own back against the first team to beat them this season as well, and coaches are certainly getting their flowers for the work they’ve been putting in between now and then.

T1 lost final maps to DRX domestically to come in as the number 2 seed but they would run it back for the third and final time. Cleaning them up without issue here in Thailand. They went on to do the same to Vitality after losing the opener in Swiss and beating them out in Lower Bracket.

If T1 now flips EDG in the Lower Bracket Final we are in for a full reversal from Swiss through Brackets.