FaZe Clan knocks Natus Vincere out of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: s1mple will miss major playoffs for the first time since 2017

FaZe Clan defeated Natus Vincere in the fifth round of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 CS:GO Legends stage. The match ended with a score of 2:1 — 13:16 on Overpass, 16:5 on Mirage, and 22:19 on Anubis. Finn karrigan Andersen's team earned a slot in the tournament's playoffs.

For NAVI, this is the third defeat in the legends stage, and they leave the major. Denys electroNic Sharypov's team took 9-11 place and received $20,000.

The best player of the meeting was Helvijs broky Saukanc. The Latvian cyber sportsman averaged 89.8 damage per round. Ego's K\D indicator in this confrontation is 78\50. Detailed post-match statistics are available here.

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No playoffs this time

NAVI will miss the CS:GO major playoffs only for the fourth time in the history of the tag. Previously, "born winners" could not get into the top 8 at DreamHack Winter 2013, ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014 and PGL Major Krakow 2017. Also, the sniper of the team Olexander s1mple Kostylev will miss the playoffs of a major for the first time since 2017.

BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 takes place from May 8 to 21 in France. The teams are vying for a prize pool of $1.25 million. The champion will also receive slots at IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. You can follow the schedule and results of the tournament here.