BIG stun FaZe in Krakow

The fifth match of the day in Krakow began with a near-perfect A execution from BIG in the pistol round, which did not pay off, however, as Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli and Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač turned a 2v4 situation around with two kills apiece. A third-round buy from the Germans was countered by FaZe without too much trouble, paving the way for the European mixture to take a 4-0 lead.

With three clean executions in a row, BIG closed the gap to a minimum and left FaZe in a dire economical situation. The German team then restored parity at 4-4, but FaZe regained control of the match and won two rounds in a row thanks to an effective double AWP setup.

Johannes "⁠nex⁠" Maget turned hero in the following round and won a 1v2 clutch with only seconds left on the clock after Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard had left FaZe in a 5v2 situation with three quick kills in the patio. That was the start of a great run from BIG, who would win three of the next four rounds to secure a narrow 8-7 advantage.

BIG defeat FaZe in convincing fashion

BIG further added to their lead by taking the pistol round as CT thanks to a trio of headshots from Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz in a flank attempt. After winning both anti-ecos, the German team carried their momentum into the gun rounds and quickly hit 14 rounds after constantly frustrating FaZe.

Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen then called a timeout in an effort to halt BIG's momentum, but the German team would reach match point anyway. NiKo still gave FaZe fans some hope by winning a 1v2 clutch, but BIG locked down the map in the following round.

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FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	16 - 19	-3	87.3	54.2%	1.09
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	15 - 15	0	70.0	66.7%	1.03
Aleksi 'allu' Jalliallu	17 - 17	0	69.1	54.2%	0.88
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	8 - 17	-9	49.0	54.2%	0.53
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	8 - 19	-11	39.8	54.2%	0.49

BIG	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Johannes 'nex' Magetnex	23 - 11	+12	98.7	79.2%	1.60
Johannes 'tabseN' WodarztabseN	23 - 13	+10	100.1	75.0%	1.54
Kevin 'keev' Bartholomäuskeev	16 - 14	+2	70.5	75.0%	1.18
Fatih 'gob b' Dayikgob b	13 - 12	+1	63.3	75.0%	1.10
Nikola 'LEGIJA' NinićLEGIJA	12 - 14	-2	59.3	66.7%	0.84

Below you can find the current Swiss stage record after five matches: 

1-0
Gambit	fnatic
Virtus.pro	SK
BIG
0-1
MOUZ	FlipSid3
Vega Squadron	PENTA
FaZe