French duo G2 and EnVyUs got off on the right foot at the Northern Arena after moving past compLexity and CLG, respectively.

The Canadian event kicked off with a clash between home side compLexity and G2 Esports, and at first it looked like an upset was in the making as the French side struggled to keep up with the pace of the game, with the scoreline blooming to a 7-0 advantage for Bradley "⁠ANDROID⁠" Fodor's team.

It was only then that G2 managed to put their foot down to hold back compLexity, and surprisingly it was in an eco round. It was the start of a phenomenal run from the French side, who won 14 rounds straight to put themselves on the verge of victory.



SmithZz led the fragging department for G2

compLexity refused to throw in the towel, however, and won four rounds in a row to cut the deficit to three rounds, powered by star player "⁠⁠" . But once again they fell short in an an anti-eco round, with Edouard "⁠SmithZz⁠" Dubourdeaux delivering the final blow to the Canadians with a stunning ace inside the B site.

Next it was EnVyUs' turn, against CLG on Nuke. The first half was a complete blowout as the Frenchmen cruised to a commanding 13-2 lead, with the North Americans failing to build on the few rounds that they edged out.



EnVyUs picked up a convincing win

Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen gave CLG a lifeline with a quad kill in the pistol round as CT, but EnVyUs hit back immediately after and followed it up with two more rounds to lock down the map, 16-3.