Comeback Kings: 100 Thieves Erase 3-9 Deficit to Eliminate Falcons at BLAST Bounty S2
100 Thieves eliminated Falcons 2-1 at BLAST Bounty Season 2 on July 22 to close day two, erasing a 3-9 deficit on the Anubis decider against the reigning Cologne Major champions and sealing the series with a 1v3 clutch from William ‘sirah’ Kjærsgaard that denied overtime – a result that stands as one of the most significant early-season upsets in recent CS2 memory.
Anubis Comeback Decides the Series
Falcons opened cleanly, carving through 100 Thieves on Nuke with Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač lethal on the defensive side, taking the map 13-4. The series swung on Dust2, where a masterclass from Alex ‘poiii’ Nyholm Sundgren, multi-kill contributions from Håvard ‘rain’ Nygaard, and three clutches from Nicolai ‘device’ Reedtz dismantled Falcons completely – karrigan’s side won both pistols and a single gun round across the map, with 100 Thieves closing it 13-7.
Anubis looked like a formality for Falcons. Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov posted a 2.21 rating across a dominant CT half that left 100 Thieves at 3-9 heading into the swap. What followed was a near-flawless T-side call from new IGL Jack ‘Gizmy’ von Spreckelsen – eight straight rounds to reach match point, before sirah’s clutch closed it despite back-to-back triple-kill rounds from Finn ‘karrigan’ Andersen attempting to force overtime. Final score on Anubis: 13-11.
Series stats underlined the margin’s narrowness: m0NESY led all players with a 1.28 rating and 52 kills, while Maksim ‘kyousuke’ Lukin posted a 1.26. On the 100 Thieves side, rain (1.15) and poiii (1.03) carried the offensive load, with Gizmy and sirah both sitting at 0.95 – functional rather than dominant, but their contributions at decisive moments proved the difference.
Rain Praises New IGL Gizmy
In a post-match broadcast interview, rain described the win as feeling really good and heaped praise on Gizmy’s calling, comparing the new IGL’s style to that of his long-time teammate karrigan. The comparison carries weight given karrigan’s decorated record as one of the format’s most cerebral IGLs – for rain to frame Gizmy in those terms after a comeback win over Falcons gives it immediate credibility.
Day Two’s Other Results
The Falcons result was the headline, but day two delivered elsewhere. HOTU became the first successful Bounty Hunters of BLAST Bounty Season 2, sweeping GamerLegion 2-0 despite a strong individual showing from Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev on Dust2 in his debut back with the side. Dmitry ‘mizu’ Kondratev and Aleksandr ‘dwushka’ Pakhnevich dominated Ancient to seal it. For full day one context, the BLAST Bounty Season 2 Day 1 results are available.
FaZe swept EYEBALLERS 2-0, with jcobbb’s 1.65-rated map from Mirage helping FaZe EYEBALLERS were undermanned without Max ‘maxster’ Jansson, who was on approved leave when the invite arrived. G2 debuted Artem ‘r1nkle’ Moroz with a reverse-sweep over Nemiga, winning Mirage and Ancient after dropping Anubis – r1nkle finished as G2’s lowest-rated player at 0.85 but was candid post-match about finally enjoying CS2 again after a difficult 2025.
What Comes Next
Falcons are eliminated after losing their Bounty Hunter match, meaning the world’s top-ranked CS2 side departs in their first series of the Fall season. 100 Thieves advance as proven Bounty Hunters. G2, FaZe, and HOTU also progress;
