G2 beat Luminosity in Leicester

G2 are through to the Upper Bracket final of Group A at the ESL Pro League Finals after moving past Luminosity 16-12 on Train.

Following the surprising opener at the ESL Pro League finals, which saw OpTic Gaming ease past Astralis, action resumed with the other Group A match, pitting Luminosity, riding the wave after winning DreamHack Austin last weekend, and G2 Esports.

Luminosity got out to a quick 8-0 lead in the game as G2 struggled to find a way to break through their opponents' defense. It was only then that the Frenchmen finally managed to get some rounds on the board, powered by Cédric "⁠RpK⁠" Guipouy and Edouard "⁠SmithZz⁠" Dubourdeaux, but still the Brazilians sat on a comfortable 11-4 lead at the end of the half.

One more underdog story in Leicester

G2 kept themselves in the game by winning the pistol round and the following anti-eco. Luminosity then went on a kevlar/tec9 buy, but they fell short to G2's MP9s and had to go on another eco. After buying up, Luminosity were finally able to get a round as Terrorist thanks to an A split, but G2 continued grinding out rounds and brought the scoreline to a 12-12 stalemate, forcing Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo to call a timeout.

Despite the pep talk, Luminosity struggled to find the key against G2 as the French team continued in the driving seat, picking up the next four rounds to seal a surprising 16-12 victory.

ESL Pro League Season 3 FinalsBest of 1 LuminosityMatchpage 12 16 11th May 2016 G2 12Train 16

G2	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	24 - 19	+5	95.2	1.40
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	23 - 15	+8	89.4	1.33
Edouard 'SmithZz' DubourdeauxSmithZz	19 - 17	+2	69.7	1.07
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	19 - 20	-1	67.9	0.98
Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianarobodyy	17 - 16	+1	60.7	0.93

Luminosity	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	22 - 19	+3	86.4	1.13
Lincoln 'fnx' Laufnx	18 - 22	-4	72.8	0.93
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	17 - 20	-3	69.8	0.91
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	17 - 23	-6	74.6	0.81
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	13 - 19	-6	50.6	0.72

Cédric 'RpK' Guipouy Age: 26 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 411 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.70 Edouard 'SmithZz' Dubourdeaux Age: 27 Team: G2 Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 912 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.67 Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo Age: 24 Team: Luminosity Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 315 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.60