Kickoff, Stage 1, and now Stage 2. G2 Esports finished the VALORANT VCT Americas season ruthlessly, beating NRG 3–0 to win their third regional trophy of the year. This victory secures G2's position as the first seed of the region for Champions Paris, capping a season-long arc in which the team's structure and mid-round discipline consistently outpaced every opponent. It was also their IGL, Jacob "Valyn" Batio, who earned the title of Grand Finals MVP.

A clean 3-0 sweep for G2

The best-of-five series began on Bind, G2's chosen map, but NRG got off to a faster start with precise pistols and early rifle rounds. Ethan "Ethan" Arnold set the tone for NRG, achieving the map's top rating of 1.23 while going 18/15/12. Meanwhile, Logan "Skuba" Jenkins matched 18 frags as the two teams continued to trade blows. For G2, Alexander "jawgemo" Mor's pace on Yoru and Valyn's steady, utility-first Brimstone steadied the series. The favourites wrestled back momentum to win 13–11.

On Lotus, NRG's pick, G2's spacing and layer-by-layer site executions squeezed the map's mid areas and smothered retakes. Valyn was the driving force again, achieving a top rating of 1.23 on Omen with a score of 18/14/7, while jawgemo and Jonah "JonahP" Pulice contributed the multi-frags that broke NRG’s resistance. Despite solid resistance from Sam "s0m" Oh and Skuba, G2 maintained a fast tempo and clean trades to claim a 13–8 victory, setting up triple match point.

Ascent was the knife-edge NRG needed, and they made it tense, pistols and the bonus swung their way before G2’s reads tightened. Nathan "leaf" Orf headlined the close, topping G2 with 20/15/3 and 241 ACS, while Trent "trent" Cairns added the series' most important composure play with a late 1v2 clutch. For NRG, Brock "brawk" Somerhalder (20/13/5) and Adam "mada" Pampuch (17/17/6) kept the pressure high, but G2’s utility trading, baiting cooldowns, cutting rotations, and hitting on layered timings was relentless in the late rounds. The 13–10 win sealed the sweep and the crown of the VCT Americas Stage 2 champions.

Beyond the scoreline, the context matters. This result completes G2’s 2025 Americas clean sweep, Kickoff champions in February and Stage 1 champions in May, now Stage 2 champions in August, underscoring how their structure scales across metas and map pools. It also delivers the region’s top seed to Champions Paris, where they’ll carry the form and confidence of a team that has learned to win in multiple ways, fast or slow, contact or exec, relying on stars when needed but thriving through discipline.