FaZe beat Na`Vi to secure final spot in Boston

FaZe are the first grand finalist of ELEAGUE Major Boston after defeating Natus Vincere 2-0 (16-9 on Inferno, 16-7 on Mirage) in the New Champions Stage's semi-finals.

The first semi-final of the Major kicked off on Inferno, Natus Vincere's map pick, with a triple-kill from Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač helping FaZe to secure their CT-side pistol. Surprisingly, the Ukrainians forced for two straight rounds, without any luck, with FaZe increasing their lead to 5-0. 

It was thanks to a 1v2 clutch from Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev that Natus Vincere got their first round on the board. Still, they could not follow it up and had to deal with an economic reset, with FaZe setting themselves up for an 8-1 lead.

That was a wake-up call for Natus Vincere, who finally managed to string rounds together thanks to a 1v2 clutch and a triple-kill from Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev in the following two rounds. That was the start of a good run from the Ukrainian team, who brought the deficit to a minimum.

Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's squad would not let a comeback, however, and switched to the Terrorist side determined to regain control of the game. After winning the pistol round and both anti-ecos, FaZe ran all over the Na`Vi defence and lost just two rounds before locking down the map.

NiKo & co. are through to the Major grand final

FaZe's map pick, Mirage, started with s1mple securing the CT pistol for his team with a 1v3 clutch, and following that up with two more triple-kills in the subsequent anti-ecos. But after buying up, the landscape of the game changed dramatically as FaZe quickly turned things around.

Even though Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko came up huge in the sixth round by finding four enemies with nothing but CZs, the European mixture instantly responded with a trio of successful rounds. After that, FaZe continued to hold Natus Vincere back, losing only one more round to bag a 10-5 half-time lead.

In the second half, Natus Vincere found a lifeline in the series after picking up the pistol round. However, that would to be too little, too late, as FaZe quickly wrapped things up to book their place in the ELEAGUE Major grand final.

Matchpage
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27th January 2018
16
Inferno
9
16
Mirage
7

 FaZe K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
43 - 23 +20 98.9 81.2% 1.51
37 - 30 +7 101.2 87.5% 1.47
40 - 30 +10 83.4 85.4% 1.34
39 - 27 +12 73.5 85.4% 1.33
32 - 29 +3 64.0 72.9% 1.05
 Natus Vincere K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
40 - 39 +1 85.8 68.8% 1.07
29 - 40 -11 67.9 60.4% 0.82
21 - 37 -16 59.6 70.8% 0.79
23 - 38 -15 63.2 56.2% 0.74
26 - 37 -11 62.3 58.3% 0.73

Ukraine Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko
Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko
Age:
30
Rating 1.0:
0.94
Maps played:
1071
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.69
Russia Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev
Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
868
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.68
Denmark Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
1133
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.68
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
746
KPR:
0.82
DPR:
0.68
Ukraine Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
20
Rating 1.0:
1.20
Maps played:
701
KPR:
0.84
DPR:
0.69
what a game!!
2018-01-28 00:07
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8 replies
GUARDIAN DISRESPECTFUL TOWARDS NAVI.PREPARE TO LOSE AGAINST SK !
2018-01-28 00:08
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4 replies
Faze vs c9 final Inc and c9 Will 32-0 faze in the bo3 Calling it now
2018-01-28 00:09
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3 replies
#31
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Spain Hola)
ez
2018-01-28 00:09
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1 reply
#36
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Japan Th3Koala
yas
2018-01-28 00:09
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#32
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Japan Th3Koala
n1
2018-01-28 00:09
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realy nice game!
2018-01-28 00:10
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2 replies
#61
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Finland t33mu
guardian traitor xaxaxax
2018-01-28 00:12
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1 reply
he embarrassed them lmao
2018-01-28 00:13
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#3
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Xizt | 
Czech Republic davskal
Really easy for Faze Clan lol.
2018-01-28 00:07
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#4
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Macau Never get tired
No fnatic in the semis, but instead we had Na`Vi.
2018-01-28 00:07
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3 replies
#54
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Russia GoblinYuko
tard?
2018-01-28 00:10
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1 reply
#63
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Finland t33mu
xaxax
2018-01-28 00:12
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+1
2018-01-28 01:45
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#5
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
shaGuar | 
United States Hiiiiii
k
2018-01-28 00:07
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#8
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
broky | 
Romania farkas
GG FaZe MAJOR WINNERS
2018-01-28 00:07
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1 reply
#64
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Finland t33mu
lucky win xaxaxax
2018-01-28 00:12
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#9
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Canada Assimov
that smokefake tho! GG
2018-01-28 00:11
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#10
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Brazil Nicolito
Good game!
2018-01-28 00:08
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#11
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Poland McKaySteelSeries
112
2018-01-28 00:07
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#12
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Sweden Temp3sT_
nice
2018-01-28 00:07
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FaZe beat Na'Vi to go 0-2 for SK in the Grand Final...
2018-01-28 00:08
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8 replies
#46
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Norway bouncerul
prove it or i'll kill you
2018-01-28 00:09
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Fuck off already? Get your own website filthy brasilian..
2018-01-28 00:11
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3 replies
+1
2018-01-28 00:13
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#87
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
910 | 
Rwanda 7hai
how about you building yours? f off
2018-01-28 01:37
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1 reply
indeed
2018-01-28 01:45
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#65
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Finland Sizz - <3 ex-LGB
ez for FaZe mark my words Clown9 might even beat SK
2018-01-28 00:13
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Those shits you are talking are you drunk or are you actually sober after you made love with your boyfriend
2018-01-28 00:16
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No wonder Tacos mum has cancer - her son is a SK tumor.
2018-01-28 00:26
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nice
2018-01-28 00:08
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gg
2018-01-28 00:08
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GG
2018-01-28 00:08
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#17
Faceit plus user Faceit level 9  | 
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Greece PanosK_jr
EZ... Na Vi has To kick electronic and Edward!
2018-01-28 00:08
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such LUL
2018-01-28 00:08
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#19
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
DeM | 
Italy Brian_Furious
Ez
2018-01-28 00:08
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SK > faze
2018-01-28 00:08
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ez / BOT EDWARD, BOT ZEUS, BOT ELECTRONIC
2018-01-28 00:08
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ez faze vs sk
2018-01-28 00:08
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Guardian had insane impact that second map Niko and olof have continued great form throughout the tournament, and rain has stepped it up in playoffs I have to say flamie and edwards performances have been disappointing considering the rest of the tournament. After they didnt show up individually on inferno they looked so out of it on mirage
2018-01-28 00:10
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#27
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United States V1ruh
eZaF
2018-01-28 00:08
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#30
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Brazil Atok
ez
2018-01-28 00:09
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Navi garbage
2018-01-28 00:09
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s1mple destroyed navi.
2018-01-28 00:09
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1 reply
#103
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Norway YouWotm8!
Are u drunk or are sober after make love with your boyfriend?
2018-01-28 18:04
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That was a boring semis.
2018-01-28 00:09
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ezzz
2018-01-28 00:09
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#38
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Canada yayacsgooz
first
2018-01-28 00:09
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BAD GAME
2018-01-28 00:09
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free s1mple
2018-01-28 00:09
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#42
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Iceland caverat
ez faze ://
2018-01-28 00:09
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BORING AS FUCK
2018-01-28 00:09
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#45
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Lithuania c0mmandCS
eZaF lmao, hope c9 wins and we can crush them, hehe. ;D
2018-01-28 00:09
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#47
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France kleps0
now beat clown9
2018-01-28 00:09
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#48
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dennis | 
Ukraine IMSOALPHA
ez money thanks dnavi
2018-01-28 00:09
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guardian? more like godian
2018-01-28 00:09
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1 reply
Remember the flick
2018-01-28 00:17
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gg
2018-01-28 00:10
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#52
NiKo | 
India Sishir
How ez is that for God NiKo
2018-01-28 00:10
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#53
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Finland Smoonah
ggs ez
2018-01-28 00:10
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#55
lover | 
Other Gala0
Godian
2018-01-28 00:10
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#56
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Ukraine third_man
so ez navi just lucky draws till semis
2018-01-28 00:11
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#59
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World hoobik
Man enough of Edward already. You can't not show up for that role. Who wouldn't go to a site solely defended by him and zeus?
2018-01-28 00:11
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NiKo MVP thus far
2018-01-28 00:11
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6 replies
#84
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Sweden skorpan
Wot? Actually it’s Olof. Been at the top for every single game
2018-01-28 01:18
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5 replies
In the games that I watched, NiKo won some crazy clutch rounds, that's why I think he's the MVP thus far. But thats just my opinion :)
2018-01-28 01:20
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4 replies
#90
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Sweden skorpan
fair enough. I could only watch the games in the beginning (where olof did those things) and the last games through statistics. Maybe 50/50 between them then and the final will decide? :)
2018-01-28 01:52
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3 replies
Yeah, thats for sure hahaha
2018-01-28 01:57
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2 replies
#92
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Sweden skorpan
IF they win ofcourse .. haha
2018-01-28 01:58
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1 reply
I really think they will tho. That's their best chance atleast.
2018-01-28 02:01
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Godian > eco fragger niko
2018-01-28 00:13
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1 reply
Nah, Guardian is a god thats right, but NiKo is a beast in every way and surely not a eco-fragger.
2018-01-28 00:39
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#68
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
NiKo | 
Europe trey_
#FaZeUp lezz go NiKo Clan, ez af #1
2018-01-28 00:13
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#70
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Argentina GeB!
Godian Gg
2018-01-28 00:15
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#71
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Denmark slacking
way too easy for faze navi is trash
2018-01-28 00:15
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#74
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Philippines RiceBoiiJP
Nice to see karrigan fragging and with a positive KD after the series
2018-01-28 00:20
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#75
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SpawN | 
Bosnia and Herzegovina nessaja
WTF Zeus calling on inferno as T,first 9 round was so bad...
2018-01-28 00:21
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#76
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Russia daturainoxia
amazing performance from DAUNYLO "stupid animal" TESLENKO <3 and electroBOT was amazing!!
2018-01-28 00:22
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#77
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Ukraine Shad0w10
gg!!! NAVI will return more strongly
2018-01-28 00:22
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#78
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Belgium dazone80
WOW GODIAN!
2018-01-28 00:25
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#80
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Russia cs2004
NaVi 2015 > NaVi 2018
2018-01-28 00:27
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expected af
2018-01-28 01:04
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#83
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jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
deserved loss for navi
2018-01-28 01:05
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expected
2018-01-28 01:19
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#95
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France Deadfish
Ukraine Ioann 'Edward' Sukhariev 21 - 37 -16 59.6 0.79 Ukraine Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko 23 - 38 -15 63.2 0.74 Russia Denis 'electronic' Sharipov 26 - 37 -11 62.3 0.73
2018-01-28 02:58
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#96
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Sweden EYESTA
remember navi, u must know ur place and it's not in the top 10
2018-01-28 03:20
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#97
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Finland FliE
FaZe somehow avoids playing against any top teams again. Have they ever made it past the group stage when they had to play against anything but shit teams?
2018-01-28 04:03
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It is easy vs Faze. Guardian should be happy he got out from Na'Vi
2018-01-28 07:34
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what a boring and one-sided game, navi didn't even try sk vs fnatic probably is the best match on this major
2018-01-28 07:57
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#100
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Ukraine psiz
Navi mysorka, davaite domoy!
2018-01-28 08:36
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Was hoping for navi :(
2018-01-28 10:01
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#102
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f0rest | 
Russia 1.6 FTW
eshe posle gruppi doljni bili domoi exat
2018-01-28 10:16
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#104
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Serbia igy83
fucking RIGGED ! GJ USA low players
2018-01-29 00:13
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