Twistzz and FaZe live to fight another day
FaZe's run in this Major cycle has been far from ideal. The team barely made it into the Challengers stage, and despite qualifying for the Legends stage with just one loss, the squad didn't look as strong as it did when they last won a major in Antwerp.
Then, a loss against Heroic and an upset against Into the Breach sent FaZe to the 0-2 bracket in the Legends stage. Things looked very gloomy for the European squad and Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken but a win over 9INE gave them hope.
Overpass, Mirage, and Inferno would be the maps for the elimination series against Bad News Eagles. Sounds familiar? These are the same maps played against Cloud9 in Boston.
Just like Boston, FaZe couldn't win their Overpass pick. Bad News Eagles really brought them the bad news. A 12-3 CT-side for the Kosovar squad, combined with a 4-0 T-side half would see FaZe take one of the biggest beatings they ever took. Rigon "rigoN" Gashi ended the map with a 100% KAST percentage.
Unlike Boston, Mirage was the map that hosted some overtime action. Both teams managed to get nine rounds on the CT-side and FaZe's destiny would be settled in OT. On the back of incredible individual plays, FaZe got to 18 and a closed A-site was the downfall of BNE.
Inferno was ready, would the teams be ready? It seemed that Bad News Eagles had an empty tank, as FaZe got a wonderful T-side half, changing sides with a 12-3 lead. The second-half start was a bit shaky for FaZe, but the team was too close to the win, or was it? Bad News Eagles gave a resiliency class, managing to keep themselves in the game and even tying it up 14-14! Then, FaZe won round 29 which put BNE in a bad place in terms of economy. Playing round 30 on an eco it's never good and BNE couldn't do what C9 did in 2018. 16-14 for FaZe let Twistzz and company breathe for another day, and keep my Pick' Ems alive, for now.
FaZeBad News Eagles| FaZe |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robin 'ropz' Kool |
66 - 50 | +16 | 89.9 | 74.1% | 1.31 |
 Helvijs 'broky' Saukants |
64 - 50 | +14 | 77.4 | 69.4% | 1.13 |
 Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken |
53 - 61 | -8 | 70.8 | 68.2% | 0.94 |
 Håvard 'rain' Nygaard |
52 - 68 | -16 | 65.0 | 65.9% | 0.91 |
 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen |
35 - 56 | -21 | 50.7 | 62.4% | 0.74 |
| Bad News Eagles |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Genc 'gxx-' Kolgeci |
61 - 47 | +14 | 69.4 | 74.1% | 1.20 |
| Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimi |
62 - 54 | +8 | 85.4 | 70.6% | 1.12 |
| Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci |
60 - 52 | +8 | 73.8 | 75.3% | 1.10 |
 Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi |
60 - 64 | -4 | 75.8 | 74.1% | 1.00 |
| Sener 'SENER1' Mahmuti |
41 - 54 | -13 | 64.0 | 70.6% | 0.92 |
