FaZe reaches 8th final in 8 CS2 events

The second semi-final of IEM Chengdu 2024 kicked off between FaZe and Astralis on Nuke. Starting on the T-side of their own map pick, FaZe recovered from an early 1-3 deficit to post 7 rounds on their T-side. While Astralis tied the scores at 9-9 after successful bomb plants on their T-side buy rounds, FaZe put a stop to their antics by stringing together 3 of their own to seal the map with a 13-10 win.

The game continued on Ancient, which kicked off with an early 4-0 lead for FaZe on their CT side. However, Astralis bounced back, and on the back of a highlight real 4k from br0, held onto the momentum to secure a 7-5 lead. As the sides switched, FaZe fell flat on their T-side, as Astralis secured a flawless CT side to win their map pick with a 13-5 win.

The decider took us to Inferno, where FaZe secured an initial 2-0 lead. Astralis kicked back in the buy rounds, closing back the gap to 3-4. The stars stepped up for FaZe, converting into a hard-fought 7-5 lead. Unlike Ancient, FaZe arrived in full force on the T-side of Inferno, securing a 13-7 win.

This marks FaZe's 8th appearance in a Grand Final, showing their consistent performance in prior tournaments. Previous instances of this achievement include:

Event

PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen
IEM Katowice 2024
BLAST Premier World Final 2023
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2023
CS Asia Championship 2023
Thunderpick World Championship 2023
IEM Sydney 2023

Standing

2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
1st

IEM Chengdu 2024

Bo3

Astralis

1 - 2

FaZe

All maps

Astralis	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Alexander 'br0' Bro	41 - 45	-4	76.9	73.8%	1.03
Martin 'stavn' Lund	40 - 47	-7	83.5	67.2%	1.00
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard	37 - 36	+1	61.9	67.2%	0.95
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr	35 - 43	-8	65.2	70.5%	0.90
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz	28 - 35	-7	53.0	70.5%	0.82

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Helvijs 'broky' Saukants	49 - 34	+15	79.5	80.3%	1.16
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard	46 - 41	+5	88.2	70.5%	1.11
Robin 'ropz' Kool	38 - 35	+3	72.1	80.3%	1.04
David 'frozen' Čerňanský	39 - 31	+8	65.0	63.9%	0.97
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen	30 - 40	-10	58.2	62.3%	0.83