Coming off the back of a tough loss against NAVI, FaZe Clan brought out their A game to beat Team Liquid and send them crashing out of the competition without making it to the arena.
VETO
- Liquid removed Overpass
- FaZe removed Train
- Liquid picked Mirage
- FaZe picked Ancient
- Liquid removed Inferno
- FaZe removed Dust2
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Pick: Liquid; Winner: FaZe
FaZe Clan’s strong start on defense lost momentum as Liquid managed to recover the half by the end. FaZe won the final round of the half to level the scoreline. FaZe put on a masterclass in the offense, leading the charge against Liquid as they failed to win a single round, prompting FaZe to win effortlessly on their offense.
frozeN, with 1.69 IR to his name, dropped 22 kills, taking FaZe to their map pick with tons of confidence under their belt.
Map 2: Ancient; Pick: FaZe; Winner: FaZe
Liquid started the game with a pistol win, secured the following rounds, and that was all Liquid managed in the entirety of the second map. FaZe Clan continued their momentum from Miragr, leading to a streak of rounds till the end of the series. FaZe continued the momentum into the second half they securing 13 rounds and sending Liquid crashing out of the tournament.
Despite promising results by the end of the last season, Liquid’s new roster has failed to live up to expectations. Not only did they lose against a shaky FaZe, but they were annihilated, which goes to show that a tectonic shift needs to happen within the team if they are to get back to winning ways.