As we know, before entering the final day of the MSI 2022 Rumble Stage, SGB had officially been eliminated after losing 7 games in the first 4 days of competition. However, as a young team participating in an international tournament for the first time, this early elimination did not significantly affect SGB’s mentality. In fact, being relieved of the pressure to compete for a top 4 spot allowed SGB to play with even more freedom.
This actually happened when, in the opening match of the fifth day, SGB surprised everyone by defeating G2 Esports. The key to SGB’s victory in this match came from the confidence of the players and a very clever draft strategy from the coaches. The unexpected move of placing Gwen in the jungle completely undermined G2’s plan to play top lane, as Aatrox showed no fear against strong dive champions like Wukong or even Vladimir.
Next, G2 Esports inadvertently “hurt” themselves by letting their star player Caps play Anivia, preventing him from moving early to assist his teammates. As a result, SGB completely dominated G2 Esports in major team fights, gradually choking their opponents. Ultimately, the victory was inevitable for SGB.
This win left many international gamers extremely impressed by the relaxed competitive spirit that SGB displayed. Even Riot’s casters praised SGB’s exceptionally smart draft, where just a small detail of placing Gwen in the jungle led to a complete failure of G2’s plan.
Finally, the VCS representative has returned to their habit of defeating G2.
Welcome to the jungle.
It’s great to see SGB shine at last, even though they have no chance to advance.
This is far better than not winning any games.
On the other hand, G2 Esports is facing the risk of being eliminated from this tournament if PSG Talon performs well. Remember that if PSG Talon wins against both EG and RNG, G2 Esports will definitely be eliminated as they lost to this team in both encounters. Of course, this is very unlikely as RNG is currently in devastating form, but this is undoubtedly a great lesson that G2 Esports is learning from this tournament.