Falcons eliminate FaZe in IEM Beijing Group A

Falcons opened the series on their Ancient pick and led from the first round. Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin posted a 2.08 map rating, with Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov and René “TeSeS” Madsen also helping secure a 13-3 win.

FaZe responded on Anubis, where Jason “JBOEN” Boe Nielsen recorded 25 kills, 95.5 average damage per round and a 2.05 rating. His performance helped FaZe win 13-10 and force a deciding map.

Mirage was tied 6-6 at halftime. FaZe won the second-half pistol, but Falcons answered with a force-buy victory and then took seven straight rounds to win the map 13-7.

Kyousuke led Falcons across the series with 58 kills, a 1.58 rating and 100.6 average damage per round. M0NESY had 49 kills and a 1.40 rating, while Nikola “NiKo” Kovač finished with 38 kills and a 1.23 rating.

JBOEN led FaZe with 43 kills and a 1.14 rating. David “frozen” Čerňanský had 42 kills and a 1.11 rating. Jakub “jcobbb” Pietruszewski, Ryan “Neityu” Aubry and Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken all finished below a 0.90 rating.

The match was Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s first against FaZe since he left the organization in April to join Falcons. He later helped Falcons win the IEM Cologne Major.

Falcons will face the loser of HEROIC and The MongolZ in their next Group A lower-bracket match. FaZe have been eliminated from IEM Beijing.

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