Following an embarrassing loss against Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan has bounced back against Astralis as they fight their way out of the lower bracket and now find themselves in the next round of the Blast Premier Lisbon. Following their struggles, FaZe looks much better with broky firing on all cylinders and EliGE finding his footing with the roster.
VETO
- Astralis removed Anubis
- FaZe removed Inferno
- Astralis picked Train
- FaZe picked Nuke
- Astralis removed Mirage
- FaZe removed Ancient
- Dust2 was left over
Map 1: Train; Pick: Astralis; Winner: FaZe Clan;
Coming off a 13-0 defeat, FaZe set their sights on changing the narrative. Starting their pistol round with a fine retake, FaZe went on a spree of 9 rounds before Astrais could win their first and only round of the half. Utter dominance ushered on Astralis as FaZe Clan’s defence was next to impenetrable on thanks to broky hitting everything the Danes through at him. Dominating the first half with 11 rounds to their name, FaZe Clan let a few rounds slip early on in the second half. Despite Astralis recovering 6 rounds, FaZe had enough of a buffer from the first half to close out the game at 13-7. Goes without saying, broky putting up 22 frags was key in FaZe enjoying a solid CT side.
Map 2: Nuke; Pick: FaZe Clan; Winner: FaZe Clan;
Quick A rush to open up Nuke for FaZe but lost to a force buy from the Danes in the following round. FaZe responded with a force-buy conversion of their own and went on to bring home a series of rounds before Astralis managed to make it a little competitive winning 4 rounds by the end of the first half. FaZe lost the pistol round and got back on the board in the first gun round and never gave the momentum back to Astralis. Winning all the remaining rounds, FaZe Clan closed Nuke with a 13:6 scoreline.
While CadiaN‘s arrival did manage to get the roster to a better position, it is far from what the organization has achieved. While having the best Danish players in the team, Astralis has been underperforming for a while now, and it is high time that they look to address these concerns.