Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Elimination Stage will feature a match between the giants FaZe and MOUZ in CS2. It might seem like it's for a playoff spot in the major, but no, this match will determine who can reach a 2-1 record in the Swiss system and compete for a playoff spot. In this article, we present a preview, review, and analysis of the upcoming match.
Current Team Form
FaZe has an average rating of 6.2 at S-tier events over the past month. They performed steadily at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A, comfortably advancing to the main stage of the tournament. Over the last 5 matches, FaZe secured 3 victories against teams like Wildcard, Cloud9, and Fnatic, but suffered losses to Vitality and HEROIC.
MOUZ is showing an excellent level at recent tournaments, with a rating of 6.1 at S-tier events in the past month. The team performed brilliantly at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A, where they took first place. MOUZ has won 4 of their last 5 matches, securing victories over paiN, NAVI, Sangal, and Nemiga, with their only loss to The Mongolz.
Map Pool
FaZe prefers to ban the map Vertigo (26 times), though they rarely play on it. As for map picks, the team most often plays on Ancient (17 times, win rate 65%), Mirage (17 times, win rate 53%), and Dust2 (16 times, win rate 50%). FaZe's strongest maps are Ancient (65% win rate), Inferno (63%), and Anubis (55%).
MOUZ prefers to ban Anubis (29 times), where they are not ready to play fully. In map picks, MOUZ focuses on the weak points of their opponents, often playing on Mirage (18 times, win rate 50%), Nuke (17 times, win rate 59%), and Dust2 (11 times, win rate 45%). MOUZ's most successful maps are Inferno (73% win rate), Nuke (59%), and Mirage (50%).
The match's map is most likely to be Mirage, which both teams play and have approximately equal win percentages. The map is very popular in the BO1 format.
Head-to-Head
In the past two months, the teams have met twice, and both times MOUZ emerged victorious. The first was a 2-1 win at the IEM Rio 2024, and the second was a more convincing 2-0 victory at the BLAST Premier World Final 2024.
Prediction
Considering the current form of the teams and their head-to-head results, MOUZ appears to be the favorite in this match. Their consistent performance in recent tournaments and victories over FaZe in the last two meetings indicate the team is in excellent form.
MOUZ Victory
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Elimination Stage started today and will run until December 15. This stage has gathered 16 teams competing for playoff spots to earn the larger portion of the $1,250,000 prize pool. You can find more information about the tournament and follow it here.
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