FaZe’s hopes of attaining the grand slam have been squashed after the CIS Cloud 9 roster pulled the rug out from beneath them.
Counter-Strike’s ESL Professional League Season 16 has had a sequence of upsets. Nevertheless, with one of many important title contenders now out of the event, it leaves the trophy up for grabs with extra groups in attain.
Cloud 9 took down the worldwide powerhouse 2-1, with the primary map not going Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov’s and the squad’s means. Inferno (13-16) was a tricky begin for Cloud 9, with Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken breaking by means of their CT facet with ease, resulting in the occasion loss from the FaZe roster.
Historic (16-8) was one other story fully. Cloud 9 got here out swinging, with Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov main the cost to deliver down the worldwide titans. Sadly for FaZe, their T-side assaults had been lackluster, leaving Cloud 9 to depend on their strong intention and teamwork to get the job achieved.
The final map, Mirage (16-11), was a more in-depth endeavor for the FaZe roster. Nevertheless, Abay “HObbit” Khasenov picked up his recreation to assist the Cloud 9 roster win the T-side half (9-6). All that was left was a strong protection from the remainder of the squad to take the victory.
Cloud 9 now progresses to the semifinals to tackle Staff Liquid after the North American group’s profitable bout towards MOUZ.
