VCT: Rariga broke the formation with five kills and finally couldn't change the defeat, XLG lost to G2 and said goodbye to Toronto

In the first round of the lower bracket of the 2025 Valorant Toronto Masters playoffs, G2 eliminated XLG 2-0.

Photo 1: Mori Winter Harbor

Defending G2: Sage, Wonder, Shadow, Owl, Viper

Attackers XLG: Swift Wind, Viper, Huntsman, Getco, Wonder

In the first half, G2 won the pistol game, and in the third round, the XLG bonus game narrowly won with A. In the 4th round of the spear duel, G2 returned to defend point B, JAWGEMO Sage gave the ice wall to limit XLG's bag guard gun, and finally G2 won by emptying the yellow box with front and back pinching. In the 8th round, XLG slowplayed the B spot, and the coconut Viper opened a large covering point, but it was the JAWGEMO Sage Ice Wall Partition Blaster, which disrupted XLG's rhythm of guarding the bag, and G2 easily won this point. In the last round of the first half, XLG played A to finally end the losing streak and win, G2 played 8 consecutive wins in the first half to get 10 points, while XLG only got two points.

In the second half, the pistol game XLG won the defense point A, and in the 14th round, the G2 strong start A won against XLG in the point. G2 scored two points in a row, XLG played a spear in the 16th round, and the defense A point was scored by JAWGEMO in the point to get three kills, and the leaf circled and closed the last person, and G2 won 13-3 against Mori Winter Port.

Photo 2: Hermitage Retreat

Defender G2: Nightdew, Vess, Shadow, Viper, Black Dream

Attacker XLG: Nightdew, Shadow, Hunter, Iron Arm, Zero

XLG won the pistol game in the first half, and G2 scored two points in a row from the bonus points. In the 5th round of XLG's ECO game, XLG defeated Trent and JAWGEMO in A big and A small, and then XLG's entry point was delayed, G2 quickly returned to defense, and leaf guard won the endgame. G2 played a wave of six consecutive wins, in the 9th round, XLG knocked out the four G2 people at point B, coconut and happywei brought the bag to C, trent returned to defend one and two failed to play, and XLG scored the third point. In the 11th round, Rarga's individual ability exploded, and he pulled sideways around point C to get an ace. XLG chased two points in a row to narrow the gap in the first half to two points.

In the second half, G2 won the pistol game, and in the 15th round, the XLG forward press was caught by G2, and leaf went into the C bag and knocked out the viva of the return defense, and G2 won the XLG bonus points. Then the 16th round was the endgame of Leaf and Viva, the same position, and the same ending. In the second half, G2 scored four points in a row, and in the 17th round, viva knocked out four G2 people in front of A, and XLG got the first point of the second half after the second timeout. XLG chased three points in a row, and in the 20th round, Trent Black Dream opened big and directly hit B under the bag, and G2 won the bag point in time. In the 21st round, G2 played a perfect team to win in one fell swoop, and G2 won the Hidden Retreat 13-8.