FaZe best Cloud9 to secure final Paris Major spot

The Intel Grand Slam winners are the final confirmed team at the French Major.

FaZe defeated Cloud9 in the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Challengers Europe Last Chance Qualifier with a 2-0 scoreline. Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen got off to a slow start on Mirage but came back from 4-13 down to win in overtime and then took the momentum into a 16–9 win on Inferno to close out the series.

Following the disappointment of squandering three qualification chances during the Swiss System stage, FaZe will be relieved not to miss out on a Major spot. Losses to Natus Vincere, Bad News Eagles, and MOUZ condemned them to the LCQ, but they refused to let their second chance slip, showing incredible mental resilience to book their Major ticket.

FaZe battled through the LCQ to secure a Challengers Stage spot

After the game, an elated karrigan couldn't hide his happiness. "There is a record I want to break, to be the oldest Major winner," said the Dane in the post-match interview. "Just being there and enjoying what CS:GO gives to you is fantastic, the lows and the highs, and we will do everything to do well in Paris."

Conversely, the loss will be a tough pill to swallow for Cloud9, as the number-five team in the world misses out on the last CS:GO Major after playing an exhausting four BO3 series in 24 hours.

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FaZe

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15th April 2023

Cloud9

19

Mirage

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Inferno

9

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Helvijs 'broky' Saukantsbroky	43 - 30	+13	75.1	71.2%	1.22
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	49 - 36	+13	81.2	76.3%	1.22
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	43 - 40	+3	78.5	79.7%	1.17
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	40 - 37	+3	72.2	74.6%	1.06
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	35 - 45	-10	75.7	66.1%	0.95

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolovsh1ro	52 - 40	+12	84.8	71.2%	1.19
Sergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovAx1Le	43 - 41	+2	86.2	67.8%	1.16
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	36 - 43	-7	73.5	67.8%	0.93
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkovnafany	33 - 46	-13	72.7	66.1%	0.84
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	24 - 41	-17	48.3	57.6%	0.66

With the LCQ coming to an end, so does this RMR cycle. Below is the full team list for the BLAST.tv Paris Major, starting on May 8.

Legends stage
HEROIC
Natus Vincere
FURIA
fnatic
Bad News Eagles
Into the Breach
9INE
Vitality

Challengers stage
G2
Liquid
ENCE
MOUZ
paiN
FORZE
OG
Complexity
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Grayhound
GamerLegion
The MongolZ
Apeks
Fluxo
Monte
FaZe