There is just one match remaining in the BLAST Fall Final 2024, with G2 and NAVI left standing as the final two teams. G2 shook off Vitality in a tough 2:1 series, while NAVI were able to best FaZe on the server in a reverse-sweep. Want more detail? Read on to find out all you need to know about the Semi-Finals of the BLAST Fall Final 2024.
NiKo draws blood as G2 shock Vitality
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Coming into this matchup, we had Vitality taking it comfortably against G2. NiKo had other ideas, coming up huge as G2 were able to win out one of the best 2:1 series of the year. The sight of NiKo bashing a hole into his table and drawing blood on his hand after failing a 1v5 clutch at the final hurdle is instantly iconic, and remarkably, he only seemed to get better after the incident. Seeing him take the broken table to the post-match interview was gold, too. Well played, BLAST.
It wasn’t all down to NiKo, though. Ultimately, malbsMd topped the scoreboard with 66 kills across the series, while Snax had some genuinely impactful kills while picking up the second AWP here. It was a bit of an off-day for m0NESY (compared to his own high standards), but you rarely see two of those in a row. Coming into the Grand Final of the BLAST Fall Final 2024, we expect to see a much better m0NESY on the server.
NAVI trade blows to beat FaZe Clan
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This was a strange performance from NAVI. The recent ESL Pro League Season 20 winners have looked brilliant of late, but looked anything but during the early periods of this series against FaZe Clan. Despite rough form lately, FaZe did well to take the Inferno opener. They even looked in control and set to take map two after a successful 8:4 half, making this a short night indeed. However, a switch flicked, and FaZe seemed to run out of energy. NAVI mounted a huge comeback on map two, before running over FaZe 13:2 on the decider, looking a lot more like themselves.
The statlines reveal what a huge team effort this was from NAVI. The player with the least kills (Aleksib) had 40 across the series, while the one with the most (w0nderful) had 47 – just a difference of seven. Comparatively, FaZe’s highest fragger was broky with 61, while the lowest was frozen with 31. You can see why they struggled to keep the momentum. For NAVI, when one player dipped in form, another stepped up. G2 tomorrow won’t be easy, but playing like this, they should hoist another trophy for their epic 2024 cabinet.
