One of the first two opening matches of the main stage of IEM Cologne, in which FaZe and Team Liquid played, is over. FaZe won the match with a score of 2-0, thus advancing to the semifinals of the upper grid.

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Match Details

The first map was Mirage, Liquid's choice, who had a poor first half and lost it 7-5. They tried to come back in the second half, but they failed and FaZe took a close 13-11 lead in this match.

The second map was Nuke, where the first half ended in an equal fight with a score of 6-6. In the second half FaZe won a series of 6 rounds, which was the reason for the win. Liquid tried to come back, but they failed and FaZe won with the score 13-10.

Best player of the match

The title of the best player of the match went to Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak. He finished the map with a rating of 7.1, which is not bad. Håvard "rain" Nygaard played the best of the FaZe team, finishing the map with a rating of 6.5.

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Next matchup

FaZe will play the winner of the FURIA/Vitality pairing in the semifinals of the top set for a spot in the finals. In turn, Liquid fell to the lower grid, where they will play with the loser of the same pair, but the loser will already leave the tournament.