Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024FaZe weather FURIA comeback to secure final playoff spot in Shanghai
karrigan's troops almost dropped a 12-2 lead but got the job done in the end.
FaZe became the final playoff team at the Perfect World Shanghai Major after a three-map series against FURIA (Inferno 6-13, Dust2 13-9, Mirage 13-10).
It looked like Finn "karrigan" Andersen and company would secure a dominant victory after going up 12-2 on the decider, but dropped clutches to Kaike "KSCERATO" Cerato and Felipe "skullz" Medeiros to allow FURIA back into the game.
In the end, FaZe's individuals got them over the line, as David "frozen" Čerňanský (Inferno), Håvard "rain" Nygaard (Dust2), and Robin "ropz" Kool (Mirage) all put up 100+ ADR maps to secure a playoff spot.
"Yeah, we made playoffs, but at what cost? I saw some FaZe magic and some FaZe stuff I didn't want to see," admitted a relieved karrigan in a broadcast post-match interview.
The series began on Inferno, where FaZe got off to a terrible start. frozen was the one shining beacon of hope for his team as he found an ace in the second-round forcebuy alongside a triple spraydown on the B site, which allowed FaZe to go into the second half 3-9 down.
ropz gave FaZe another second-round force in the second half with a stylish quad-kill, but the European combine couldn't string together a comeback. FURIA returned to winning ways as soon as their economy allowed and took a statement 13-6 victory into their map pick of Dust2.
The pre-match map stats didn't look good for karrigan and company. FaZe lost three out of the last five, including a 7-13 defeat to FURIA in Rio, while the Brazilians are on a seven-match win streak.
That was far from what happened, though, as a rain masterclass on the CT side kept FaZe in the game before they took over on the offense. Everything went the way of karrigan's squad, including a crucial 2v5 on the A site late on, which meant they forced the decider of Mirage.
FaZe kept up their Dust2 form to take a 12-2 lead, but FURIA didn't give up. KSCERATO began the comeback effort with a 1v2 before skullz's incredible 1v4 made the scoreline even closer, but FaZe eventually did enough to secure a 13-10 victory and a playoff spot in Shanghai.
 FaZe |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 - 37 | +4.33% | 79.5 | 70.3% | 1.25 | |
| 37 - 39 | -0.69% | 76.3 | 73.4% | 1.03 | |
| 39 - 44 | -0.35% | 73.4 | 73.4% | 0.97 | |
| 35 - 39 | -2.15% | 61.9 | 68.8% | 0.89 | |
| 34 - 40 | -2.47% | 57.9 | 62.5% | 0.84 |
 FURIA |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 - 35 | +3.99% | 73.2 | 71.9% | 1.05 | |
| 42 - 36 | -0.87% | 67.0 | 64.1% | 1.03 | |
| 40 - 43 | -0.72% | 84.9 | 71.9% | 1.01 | |
| 37 - 43 | +0.03% | 61.8 | 67.2% | 0.92 | |
| 34 - 45 | -1.41% | 60.1 | 64.1% | 0.87 |
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