Entering last weekend’s IEM Dallas 2024 playoffs, next to no one gave G2 Esports a chance of lifting the trophy on Sunday night—but they’ve done just that, taking down veritable giants Vitality 2-1 to claim the org’s first Counter-Strike 2 title.

G2 frontman m0NESY may have taken out the tournament MVP by a landslide following his 83-kill, 1.61-rated grand final performance, but the only name on the lips of fans today was Stewie2K’s. After a stint away in VALORANT, G2 called upon the American Major champ at the eleventh hour following the withdrawal of captain HooXi—and he answered in kind, helping to deliver the org its first win since IEM Cologne 2023.