G2 eliminate HEROIC and stay alive at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025

PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 is heating up in the elimination stage. In a crucial matchup, G2 Esports faced HEROIC, where a loss meant the end of the tournament run. Despite Mirage being HEROIC’s map pick, G2 showed composure and control on both maps, confidently closing the series 2–0 and keeping their playoff hopes alive.

Map veto:

1. HEROIC removed Anubis
2. G2 removed Nuke
3. HEROIC picked Mirage
4. G2 picked Ancient
5. G2 removed Overpass
6. HEROIC removed Dust2
7. Inferno was left over

G2 demonstrated resilience and strength on their opponent’s map pick. Although the first half of Mirage ended with a narrow 7–5 lead for G2, after the side switch HEROIC managed to win only one round on the CT side, as G2 closed the map 13–6.

On G2’s pick, Ancient, HEROIC looked more aggressive. The first half ended in a tie, and HEROIC had a real opportunity to level the series. However, G2’s defense proved too strong and did not allow their opponents to complete the comeback. The final score on Ancient was 13–9, securing a 2–0 series victory for G2.

Match MVP

The best player of the match was HeavyGod, who finished the series with an impressive 1.58 rating.

HEROIC were unable to put up a consistent fight and exit the tournament in 12th–14th place, earning $9,375 for the team and the same amount for the organization. G2 remain in contention and will play a decisive match in the 2–2 bracket. The tournament runs from February 14 to 22, featuring 16 teams competing for $225,000 for first place, with a total prize pool of $1,250,000.