FaZe Clan is in the next round of play for the BLAST Open London 2025, beating ESCTATIC in a B03 match. With a new kid donning the FaZe jersey, a sharper and well-rounded team showed up against ECSTATIC, who made it tough, but the group of CS2 superstars prevailed.
VETO
- ECSTATIC removed Mirage
- FaZe removed Train
- ECSTATIC picked Overpass
- FaZe picked Dust2
- ECSTATIC removed Ancient
- FaZe removed Nuke
- Inferno was left over
Map 1: Overpass; Pick: ECSTATIC; Winner: ECSTATIC
Starting their map pick with a bang, ECSTATIC maintained control of the game with a very proactive offense, making it difficult for FaZe. Having managed to pull a few rounds by the skin of their teeth, FaZe edged out the first half with a narrow lead. They further extended the lead to 10-5, but that was all they managed. With the first gun round of the half, ECSTATIC took control of the momentum and went on to put up a streak of rounds that saw them outclass FaZe. As the FaZe offense spiralled, ECSTATIC managed to bring home 8 rounds in a row to win the map. Anlelele came in with all the impact, dropping 26 kills to pull off an early lead in the series.
Map 2: Dust2; Pick: FaZe; Winner: FaZe
A blowout performance right from the get-go as FaZe Clan started the map brimming with confidence. As they kept piling round after round, FaZe Clan mustered up an enormous lead. Every single piece of the tactic FaZe deployed worked out perfectly, leading them to put up a flawless half. FaZe switched sides with a perfect scoreline and continued the momentum until the end of the game, levelling the series with a perfect scoreline of 13-0. With 20 kills and a 2.79 IR, FrozeN pushed the game to Inferno.
Map 3: Inferno; Pick: Decider; Winner: FaZe
Starting the map with a pistol win, FaZe dropped the ball, leading ESCTATIC to win round after round before FaZe salvaged the half by the end, having secured a respectable scoreline. The second half did not separate the teams, as both traded rounds to level the scoreline and push the game into overtime. Once the game went to overtime, FaZe remained largely dominant for the better part, leading to a comfortable close of the game with a 16-13 scoreline.
Jcobbb may not have been the star of the show, but he has secured a debut win against a challenging opponent, and not only will it give him the confidence to play in the coming days, but we should see him take over the server, relieving the burden from Broky or Frozen.