FaZe edge out Liquid on Mirage
Liquid again found themselves drawn onto Mirage in Odense, and again got off to a good start, claiming the pistol and three additional rounds on the CT-side. FaZe answered back with two of their own, and nearly a third, if not for the efforts of Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken and Wilton "zews" Prado, who chimed in with double kills.
A traded pair of rounds brought the match to round 10, where it was a scary moment for Liquid as Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer nearly pulled out a 1v3 clutch, but fortunately was shut down by Nick "nitr0" Cannella. The first half would continue in see-saw fashion, ultimately ending up with Liquid leading 9-6.
Opening the second half, nitr0 continued his good form by securing a 1v2 clutch to take the pistol round, which his team would follow up with two more rounds. That would be the end of Liquid's good fortune, however, as a staunch FaZe defense repeatedly shut down their offensive attempts. The Europeans would tie the match for the first time at 14-14, and having forced the North Americans onto a full save, did not look back as they took the victory 16-14.
FaZeLiquid| FaZe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjer |
27 - 16 | +11 | 80.0 | 76.7% | 1.33 |
 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács |
24 - 19 | +5 | 86.0 | 76.7% | 1.26 |
 Håvard 'rain' Nygaard |
23 - 19 | +4 | 82.5 | 76.7% | 1.21 |
 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač |
20 - 19 | +1 | 81.9 | 70.0% | 1.09 |
 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen |
15 - 21 | -6 | 61.5 | 73.3% | 0.95 |
| Liquid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick 'nitr0' Cannella |
28 - 19 | +9 | 93.4 | 66.7% | 1.29 |
| Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski |
24 - 23 | +1 | 90.6 | 76.7% | 1.16 |
| Josh 'jdm64' Marzano |
17 - 25 | -8 | 62.1 | 56.7% | 0.79 |
 Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken |
15 - 21 | -6 | 67.9 | 63.3% | 0.77 |
 Wilton 'zews' Prado |
10 - 21 | -11 | 36.2 | 56.7% | 0.59 |
With the loss, both teams are now 1-1 in the group. Liquid will next face HellRaisers, who, are also 1-1.
