MOUZ takes down FaZe Clan in its opening game of the series. Solid and convincing win over FaZe to open their campaign, MOUZ displayed the individual and tactical prowess it takes to win tournaments, and has now established itself as a solid contender alongside the likes of Vitality and Spirit.
VETO
- FaZe removed Train
- MOUZ removed Dust2
- FaZe picked Ancient
- MOUZ picked Inferno
- FaZe removed Nuke
- MOUZ removed Overpass
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Ancient; Pick: FaZe; Winner: MOUZ
2-0 start for FaZe set them off to a good start, but only to drop the ball with the first gun round. MOUZ stopped the FaZe offense right in the tracks in all but one round of the first half of the map. Switching sides with a 9-3 scoreline, MOUZ extended their lead to 10 rounds by winning the pistol, but FaZe grabbed an unexpected pistol win with jcobbb grabbing a 4K with USPs alone. While this injected some enthusiasm into the team, MOUZ closed it after letting go of one more round. The 13-5 domination in their own map pick set FaZe behind to start the series, with xertioN and torzsi topping the charts for MOUZ to take the lead.
Map 2: Inferno; Pick: MOUZ; Winner: MOUZ
MOUZ started their map winning the pistol and followed up with an eco before FaZe started making a comeback, winning 4 in a row. Having gone into a deficit, MOUZ came out swinging, winning all of the remaining rounds bar one by the end of the first half to close it at a 7-5 scoreline. FaZe fought back to level the scoreline but failed to put together consecutive rounds from that point, leading to MOUZ running away with the lead by the end of the game. Having only managed 3 rounds on the second half, FaZe let MOUZ close the game with relative ease. 23 kills and 1.77 IR from Spinx helped MOUZ close a game that could easily have gone to the 3rd map of the series.
The first LAN showing from FaZe is anything but convincing, given that the community expected them to hit the ground running. Jcobbb and Twitszz did their part, but the roster seems to be in disarray. FaZe are known to iron out their issues and work their way out, but this time, they have to do it from the lower bracket in Chengdu.