G2 defeated Vitality to lift the BLAST Open London 2025 trophy after a five‑map final at Wembley Arena, their first title under huNter-. The match matters because it showed the roster depth and leadership change paying off on a big stage for Counter-Strike 2, the Valve title the teams were competing in.
It went the distance. Wembley Arena was packed, and G2’s younger players – especially MATYS and HeavyGod – stepped forward across maps to swing momentum, turning several late-round deficits into wins that decided the series. The 3-2 scoreline came after G2 ran out comfortable winners on Dust2 and Train, while Vitality answered on Mirage and Overpass and forced a tense overtime on Inferno.
The win is an important for G2, who collected their first trophy of the season on 7th September 2025, and underlined why many see them as a title threat heading into the next stretch of events; those watching the game will have noticed huNter-‘s early work as in-game leader alongside coach sAw.
The series opened on Dust2, Vitality’s pick, where G2 dominated early and left Vitality scrambling; ZywOo had a rough start but produced a late ace clutch that kept his team in contention. On Mirage and Overpass, Vitality fought back hard, with ZywOo and apEX producing key moments, and Inferno went all the way to overtime after a dramatic shift in the closing rounds.
G2 then closed the series on Train, where MATYS and HeavyGod turned individual plays into rounds that swung the scoreboard, and malbsMd combined with the rest of the roster when it mattered most.
Some match highlights:
- malbsMd gets 3 crisp USP headshots
- HeavyGod 1v2 clutch
- ZywOo locks down A, wins 1v2 on time
- ZywOo’s second ace
- huNter- gets 3K
- mezii gets solo triple kill
- MATYS bruteforces his way into A
- Clean mezii double puts Vitality on double digits
- apEX repositions for 1v2 clutch
- malbs picks up the AWP for a triple
- HeavyGod silences Vitality with 1v2 clutch
- MATYS goes nuclear with pistol 4K
| Date | Matches |
|---|---|
| 05/09/2025 | FaZe 0 : 2 G2 |
| 06/09/2025 | FURIA 0 : 2 G2 |
| 07/09/2025 | Vitality 2 : 3 G2 |
Stat details from the final show substantial numbers from Vitality’s star ZywOo and solid all‑round performances from G2’s core, with individual rounds and clutches deciding key momentum swings. The official HLTV match page and map stat pages contain the full breakdown for those wanting the round-by-round numbers.
For reference: the full HLTV match summary and stats are hosted on the official match pages linked earlier, and the event page lists the rest of the brackets and past matches.
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