Nikola "NiKo" Kovač's team emerged victorious in the major LAN tournament IEM Dallas 2024, held from May 27 to June 2 in Dallas, USA.
In the final, G2 defeated Vitality 2:1 – 19:16 on Inferno, 16:13 on Anubis, 13:8 on Nuke.
On their path to the final, the team eliminated two more opponents – FaZe and 9z. Before entering the playoffs, G2 secured the third spot in their group, yielding only to one opponent – Vitality.
For clinching first place, G2 earned $100,000 and secured a spot in IEM Cologne 2024. The runner-up, Vitality, received $42,000. Additionally, both 9z and Team Spirit earned $20,000 each, sharing the 3-4th place. The total prize pool for the event amounted to a quarter of a million US dollars.
Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov was recognized as the best player of the recent LAN tournament IEM Dallas 2024 in the USA.
His average rating across 16 maps stood at 1.35. He achieved his highest rating on Nuke against FaZe (2.13), while his lowest performance was on Dust2 against Liquid and Anubis against Vitality (0.82).
This marks m0NESY's second MVP title in his career – the Russian esports player was previously recognized as the Most Valuable Player at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022.
The final playoff bracket is as follows:
Prize Pool Distribution:
1. G2 – $100,000 + spot in IEM Cologne 2024
2. Vitality – $42,000
3-4. 9z – $20,000
3-4. Team Spirit – $20,000
5-6. FaZe – $10,000
5-6. HEROIC – $10,000
7-8. Liquid – $6,000
7-8. BIG – $6,000
9-12. MOUZ – $5,000
9-12. Falcons – $5,000
9-12. NAVI – $5,000
9-12. Virtus.pro – $5,000
13-16. Complexity – $4,000
13-16. Monte – $4,000
13-16. M80 – $4,000
13-16. FlyQuest – $4,000