paiN Gaming has stunned FaZe Clan to make it to the next stage of the Blast Bounty despite the latter team adding EliGE to their ranks making this one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.
Veto
- paiN removed Ancient
- FaZe removed Train
- paiN picked Dust2
- FaZe picked Inferno
- paiN removed Anubis
- FaZe removed Nuke
- Mirage was left over
Map 1: Dust 2; Picked: paiN; Winner: paiN
A solid start to the map by FaZe Clan was quickly met by a tricky paiN gaming who took full advantage of FaZe who are still adapting to their new playstyle after adding EliGE. Both teams traded rounds in the first half with no one team able to get ahead of the other before FaZe won the final two rounds to get a narrow edge. The second half saw FaZe win the pistol but quickly fall to a force buy which paiN used to build a massive lead that became too much for FaZe to overcome as paiN closed the map with a 13-10 scoreline. dav1deus stood out as the best player for paiN who played an instrumental role, especially on the CT side, dropping 21 frags and a 1.54 rating.
Map 2: Inferno; Picked: FaZe; Winner: paiN
Starting on the T side, paiN managed to contain FaZe to a great extent but a well-drilled T side saw them edge out a narrow lead before going to the first half paiN managed to expose the cracks in the FaZe defense as despite getting a lead on T side, FaZe fell apart on the defense. paiN ran a fast yet methodical T side led by dav1deus and biguzera managed to pick FaZe apart causing one of the biggest of the tournament. paiN eventually won the game with a 13-11 scoreline.
FaZe Clan will now need a win if they are to make it to the LAN event while paiN finds themselves in the LAN after taking down one of the biggest names in Counter-Strike.
