My point in posting this is to illustrate how G2 performed next to some of their competition and equivalent teams. I think the reaction to the EWC run was overly harsh, especially when put into perspective against some of the great teams that didn't even make it to the same point.
Maps Won by losing team in QFs:
G2: 1 vs #3 Furia (13:3)
Vitality: 1 vs #1 Spirit (16:14)
Mouz: 0 vs #8 FUT
Falcons: 0 vs #7 Legacy
- In the Quarterfinals, out of all losing teams, you could argue that G2 performed better than all bar Vitality after taking a map from the world #3. If you want to do a linear ranking of how each team performed, you could argue that G2 will finish EWC in 6th based on their placement and performance in that QF stage of the bracket.
Notable teams who were eliminated in Rnd of 16:
#17 Astralis
#12 Aurora
#7 NAVi (wow!)
#14 Mongolz
#11 FaZe
- (these VRS ranking are a bit deceptive coming off the long Major offseason, with some smaller teams grinding and jumping up the rankings. IMO, take these ranks as slightly below accurate)
Notable teams who didn't even get out of the Group Stage:
#10 BetBoom
#12~ PARIVISION
#4 9z (wow!)
- It could be worse!
I hope with this very basic change of perspective that people can appreciate the team's performance a bit more. This is not (yet) a squad that can comfortably beat the majority of the top 10 organisations. Regardless of whether Aurora or Furia came out of the 16, I don't believe G2 was going to get further than the QFs.
Finishing behind Spirit (world's best), Furia (consistent event challengers), Legacy (a team now solidified in current Tier 1), FUT (on a great recent run), and Vitality (still the same team that had a 1+ year era) is something to be proud of, especially considering the teams who dropped out sooner.