FaZe Clan beat G2 Esports in BLAST R6 Major Osaka opener

FaZe Clan beat G2 Esports 1-0 on Nov. 8 in Round 1 of Phase 2 at the BLAST R6 Major Osaka 2026. The Brazilian team won the only map in the 37-minute best-of-one match.

FaZe’s lineup features Cyber, soulz1, KDS, Handyy and vitaking. G2 fielded British player Doki alongside Shaiiko, Alem4o, Benjamaster and Stompn.

FaZe entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in the Elo ratings, with a 1,977 rating and a 248-109 record across 357 rated matches. G2 ranked fourth with an 1,808 rating, recording 204 wins and 132 losses in 336 rated matches.

Before the Major, FaZe beat FURIA Esports 2-0 in the 2026 Challenger League after losing 3-2 to the same opponent. The team also recorded 2-0 wins over LOS and Lucky Five. FaZe later beat Cloud9 in the Round 2 High match.

The defeat was G2’s third in a row. The team had previously lost 2-1 to Geekay Esports and Falcons Esport in Stage 2 of the 2026 Europe MENA League. Before those losses, G2 beat Team Secret and Geekay in single-map matches and defeated Virtus.pro 2-0.

Geekay beat Weibo Gaming in Round 1 in Osaka and then defeated Sharper Esport in the Round 2 High match. Falcons Esport opened Phase 2 with a win over Fluxo W7M.

Elsewhere in Round 1, Virtus.pro beat ENTERPRISE Esports. Fluxo W7M later lost to LOS in Round 2 Low. The BLAST R6 Major Osaka runs through Nov. 15.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 8.