After stomping TSW, G2 faced their first real test at First Stand 2026 against BLG, one of the tournament favorites and arguably the most complete roster in the field outside of Gen.G. It was always going to be a tough ask — and it showed. Bilibili Gaming
The mechanical gap was always going to be a concern given G2's recent performances, and it showed. While G2 used to rely on their early game since the start of the year, they never even had a gold lead at 15 min in all three games. Caps, arguably the Samurai's most stable piece since the start of the year, had his first match to forget against China's best. Bin in particular was a cut above. Individually, BLG were simply better across the board and become the first team to advance to the semi-finals as Group A's top seed. They remain the one team that looks capable of standing between Gen.G and the title.
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