After an exciting 2-1 grand finals victory over Complexity at IEM Sydney, Håvard “rain” Nygaard is your first HLTV MVP within the CS2 period for IEM Sydney. FaZe Clan regarded shaky early within the match however rallied for a robust playoff run that featured wins over ENCE, MOUZ, and Complexity.
Rain notched a 1.20 HLTV Rating for the event, and led the server in score and kills in a 19-16 double additional time victory in map three in opposition to Complexity to take residence the {hardware}. He was strong all through the course of the match, and his constant above-average efficiency in all measurable classes propelled him to the occasion MVP honors. When the lights acquired brightest, rain carried out his finest: On deciding maps, he had a sterling 1.50 Rating, 100 flat ADR, and was +30 in kills to deaths.
FaZe began shaky, with an additional time loss to GamerLegion in a best-of-one. They had been considerably higher in best-of-three situations, nonetheless, tallying wins over a s1mple-less NAVI, Vitality, and a revenge match over GamerLegion within the group stage. Their playoff run was extra spectacular, as they didn’t drop a map till the grand remaining in opposition to Complexity, and tallied the first big event 13-0 against ENCE in CS2.
The victory and MVP honors aren’t rain’s first by a protracted shot: He was the MVP of the PGL Main Antwerp in 2022, profitable the occasion over NAVI with a 2-0 grand finals bout.
Because the CS2 circuit begins, FaZe Clan and rain are wanting strong heading into the remainder of the calendar. A jam-packed schedule consists of the net Thunderpick World Championship on the finish of October, which segues into the CS2 Asia Championships in early November. Lastly, the remaining BLAST occasions—the Fall Finals and the World Closing—will run in late November and mid-December, respectively.
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