Spirit beat G2 2-1 in Hong Kong to reach the semi-finals of BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 2. The win also spares them an early meeting with Falcons in the opening round of the playoff bracket.
G2, who upset MOUZ on Wednesday, took the opening map Mirage 13-9. Spirit then won Nuke 13-6 and Ancient 13-5. On Mirage, Spirit led 7-5 at the half, but Matúš "MATYS" Šimko and Guy "NertZ" Iluz combined for 28 frags for G2 in the second half.
On Nuke, Danil "donk" Kryshkovets finished with 18 frags and powered Spirit to an 8-2 lead. On Ancient, Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov and Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich combined for 26 frags in the first half. Sh1ro ended with the series-best rating of 1.29.
Spirit now get a day off and will play the winner of Vitality vs MOUZ in the semi-final on Saturday. That quarter-final is scheduled for Friday at 09:00. G2 face Falcons in an elimination match on Friday at 11:30, with the winner going on to meet FURIA.
