In the first game of the season with a fresh face donning the jersey, NAVI has secured an impressive win against FaZe Clan, who came into the final stage of Cologne with a hot hand from the previous stage.
VETO
- FaZe removed Train
- Natus Vincere removed Dust2
- FaZe picked Ancient
- Natus Vincere picked Mirage
- FaZe removed Inferno
- Natus Vincere removed Overpass
- Nuke was left over
Map 1: Ancient; Pick: FaZe; Winner: FaZe
FaZe Clan started strong, lost control of the game to NAVI, leading to the latter posting a strong defense as FaZe found themselves with a mountain to climb before switching sides. FaZe posted the first round after losing the pistol on their CT side, as they went on to mount their comeback. NAVI pulling in a few rounds put FaZe against the wall, and they came out swinging, winning all of the remaining rounds, securing their map pick. With 21 kills to his name and an impressive 1v3 clutch, broky coming back after getting bench paid dividends to open up the map.
Map 2: Mirage; Pick: NAVI; Winner: NAVI
FaZe, starting on the defence, went toe-to-toe with NAVI, who looked much better on Mirage. Not only did they make FaZe work for the 6 rounds they got in the first half, but a little luck would have seen them walk away with a pretty one-sided scoreline instead of a levelled one. FaZe showed up with a weak offense, leading to NAVI salting in their defense and winning the map effortlessly. b1t and w0nderful led a fantastic map for NAVI as FaZe hardly managed to get going.
Map 3: Nuke; Pick: Decider; Winner: NAVI
Going 3-0 up, FaZe Clan’s solid start got lost as NAVI’s offence went on a streak of 6 rounds and pulled one more in before switching sides. With a disastrous defence, FaZe had little hope of turning things around in the second half. NAVI not only managed to dominate FaZe, but they also went flawless, keeping FaZe from even starting to mount a comeback. Despite heroics from frozeN, NAVI managed to put a stop to FaZe Clan.
Following a good start to the campaign after a disastrous season, FaZe looked better, but a long way to go if they want to be able to keep up with the big names in the scene. As long as they are not eliminated, FaZe can always pull off a miracle run, but as of now, there is nothing to write home about.
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