FaZe eliminate 9INE

FaZe have eliminated 9INE from the Paris Major 2023 as FaZe live to fight on for another day after going 0-2 in the first day of the Legends Stage. FaZe now have two more best-of-threes to get through if they want to make it to the playoffs.

In a surprising turn of events, it was Inferno up first, which was FaZe's pick as 9INE let Inferno through, although it has been their perma-ban map. The Polish team started on the CT side but it was FaZe who picked up the pistol. It was two flawless rounds from FaZe as they went 3-0 before the guns came out on both sides. ropz's 1v1 clutch against mynio saw FaZe go 4-0 and put 9INE back on the pistols. A strong hold from hades at A short with the AWP saw 9INE put up their first round in the eighth round of the map. A broky 1v2 got FaZe right back into it but a mynio triple kill gave 9INE their second round and the Poles managed to get three in row as they ended the first half at 4-11.

9INE moved up to five after taking the second half pistol as Goofy had an impactful pistol round and the pistol round helped 9INE convert it into a three round streak before FaZe took their first CT round. Goofy came in with a crucial 1v2 clutch at 8-15 to keep 9INE in the game. FaZe kept their calm and denied 9INE any chance of a comeback as they picked up Inferno at 16-10.

FaZe's trio of ropz, broky and Twistzz were the one's who stepped up, as ropz ended the first map with 24 kills and a 1.54 rating.

ropz was instrumental in FaZe's success on both maps

FaZe opened up Anubis with a pistol win and a broky triple in round two against the eco gave FaZe an early 2-0 lead on their CT side. FaZe converted a 4v5 in the first gun round as FaZe continued to rack up the rounds. 9INE got their first round on upgraded pistols but FaZe responded immediately with a clean defensive hold. rain and ropz shut down attack after attack from the Poles as FaZe shout up to an early 7-1 lead. It was a complete shut down as every single member on the FaZe team stepped up and FaZe ended the first half with a 13-2 lead as rain ended had a 1v2 clutch in the 15th round.

ropz's triple in the second pistol saw FaZe secure 14 before a quick B execute saw FaZe secure 15. hades and Kylar pulled three back for 9INE which broke FaZe economy and helped 9INE get up to seven. ropz closed out the game with a 1v2 clutch on a low buy from FaZe as they secured Anubis 16-8. ropz ended the series with 45 kills and a 1.52 rating.

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9INE	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Krzysztof 'Goofy' Górski	34 - 38	-4	87.3	66.0%	1.04
Olek 'hades' Miskiewicz	34 - 34	+0	62.3	52.0%	0.90
Wiktor 'mynio' Kruk	30 - 40	-10	67.7	54.0%	0.79
Kacper 'Kylar' Walukiewicz	26 - 38	-12	58.5	56.0%	0.74
Kamil 'KEi' Pietkun	17 - 42	-25	52.5	44.0%	0.50

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.0
Robin 'ropz' Kool	45 - 23	+22	97.4	80.0%	1.52
Helvijs 'broky' Saukants	42 - 27	+15	77.7	86.0%	1.40
Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken	40 - 30	+10	92.7	80.0%	1.30
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard	34 - 30	+4	72.8	70.0%	1.12
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen	30 - 33	-3	70.2	68.0%	0.98