Old Knockout Foes
G2 and Dplus Kia Traded Knockout Wins in 2019 and 2020
G2 took the 2019 quarterfinal 3–1, and a year later DAMWON won the semifinal by the same score.
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Dplus Kia’s Worlds series record against G2
The Take
The two best-of-fives came in back-to-back years, and the second sent DAMWON Gaming on to the 2020 title. Every meeting since has been a single game like tonight’s, with G2 winning the most recent in 2023.
| Year | Stage | DK as | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Quarterfinal | DAMWON Gaming | 1–3 |
| 2020 | Semifinal | DAMWON Gaming | 3–1 |
| 2022 | Groups | DWG KIA | 1–0 |
| 2022 | Groups | DWG KIA | 1–0 |
| 2023 | Swiss Round 1 | Dplus Kia | 0–1 |
| Year | Stage | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Quarterfinals | DAMWON Gaming 1–3 (Bo5) | |
| 2020 | Semifinals | DAMWON Gaming 3–1 (Bo5) | DAMWON Gaming |
| 2022 | Groups Day 1 | DWG KIA 1–0 (Bo1) | DWG KIA |
| 2022 | Groups Day 6 | DWG KIA 1–0 (Bo1) | DWG KIA |
| 2023 | Swiss Round 1 | 0–1 (Bo1) | |
Sources
9 pages on Leaguepedia
- Dplus Kia
- G2 Esports
- 2019 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2020 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2022 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2023 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2019 Season World Championship/Play-In
- 2021 Season World Championship/Main Event
- 2024 Season World Championship/Main Event
Overheard
“I feel good that we had revenge for last year. It also feels good that we kind of had revenge for the LCK since G2 always won against the LCK teams.”
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3 more overheard
27 Oct 2019
After G2 beat DAMWON Gaming in the fourth quarterfinal of Worlds 2019, Caps said G2 had been nervous to face them because they had given G2 the hardest time in scrims.
Inven Global →“We were really nervous to face DAMWON because they were the team that gave us the hardest time in scrims, so we really wanted to beat them to get revenge and prove ourselves.”
27 Oct 2019
Asked about the closest quarterfinal of Worlds 2019, Perkz, then G2's AD carry, said G2 had not played their usual game against DAMWON and had seemed almost scared.
Inven Global →“I think we weren't playing how we usually play. I think we were playing as if we were scared almost.”
26 Oct 2020
In an Inven interview two days after the semifinal, ShowMaker said beating G2 was sweeter because it followed the same pattern as DAMWON's loss to G2 the year before.
Inven Global →“It was even better because it was the same pattern as when we lost last year.”
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