Complexity complete surprise run to Bucharest playoffs with FaZe win

No EliGE, no problem: Complexity pull one over on their former teammate on the way to their first playoffs with the new lineup.

Complexity have completed a run to the PGL Bucharest playoffs stage following a 2-0 win over FaZe and their former teammate Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski.

After barely missing out in their first attempt on Tuesday in a narrow loss to G2, Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou and company made their second chance count.

Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli was the star of the show with an immaculate Dust2 performance and a crucial clutch on Anubis, but everyone turned up with big moments in a controlled victory against a struggling FaZe, who fell to the deciding 2-2 round.

Clip: hallzerk's Scout 1v2

From 10 consecutive map losses to the first playoffs in two months

After scrambling to find a replacement for EliGE at the turn of the year and conceding with the gamble local additions of Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk and Nick "⁠nicx⁠" Lee, Complexity seemed to be on their way out of tier one with just one win in their first three tournaments.

But less than two months after they exited PGL Cluj-Napoca in groups with only a win against Imperial Valkyries to show for it, the American-majority side has finally clicked. A win streak on the regional scene and in YaLLa Compass Qatar has sparked new-found confidence in JT's team, which has now beaten two top-ten teams in Bucharest.

Clip: hallzerk 1v2s FaZe on Anubis

Watch all the best highlights from the group stage here

With a massive jump in points, the team has ensured its survival in the tier-one cycle, and has now guaranteed its best Big-Event result since ESL Pro League Season 19 nearly a year ago. And with upsets galore in the group stage, there's no telling how much further Complexity could go in Bucharest once they hit the bracket stage.

Matchpage
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0
9th April 2025
13
Dust2
7
13
Anubis
10
 Complexity K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
39 - 20 +10.05% 85.9 90.7% 1.52
33 - 26 +0.13% 79.3 69.8% 1.23
28 - 25 +0.02% 81.0 69.8% 1.10
28 - 29 -2.31% 76.6 76.7% 1.07
24 - 24 -2.25% 60.8 81.4% 0.97
 FaZe K - D Swing ADR KAST Rating2.1
30 - 32 +1.33% 75.3 69.8% 1.02
31 - 32 +1.74% 85.0 67.4% 0.99
22 - 30 -6.21% 55.4 72.1% 0.82
23 - 30 -1.45% 61.9 65.1% 0.81
17 - 29 -1.33% 49.0 62.8% 0.70
United States Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
2027
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.68
United States Nick 'nicx' Lee
Nick 'nicx' Lee
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
339
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.70
Norway Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1153
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.64
United States Danny 'Cxzi' Strzelczyk
Danny 'Cxzi' Strzelczyk
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
997
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.72
South Africa Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.93
Maps played:
1481
KPR:
0.62
DPR:
0.68
faze are dead
2025-04-09 13:05
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b1t | 
Nepal RickyRiz
COL ERA
2025-04-09 13:05
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#49
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Estonia simondoggo
yessirrrrrrrr
2025-04-09 19:31
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FaZe disband
2025-04-09 13:05
12
gg
2025-04-09 13:05
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#5
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Germany Alsimi
HALLZERK I LOVE U
2025-04-09 13:05
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#6
iM | 
Chad iM_A_CHAD
Sad to see faze struggle like this but COL looking quite nice.
2025-04-09 13:06
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#7
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United States sziasztok
EliGE has now lost both sides of the Faze v Complexity match
2025-04-09 13:08
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2 replies
He won against FaZe in Pro League last time, no?
2025-04-09 20:02
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1 reply
#53
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United States sziasztok
yeah, he did win that one, but its just funny to me that he has lost on both sides now
2025-04-09 22:38
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Faze should Replace Broky with S1mple
2025-04-09 13:08
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1 reply
yea, go full tier 3
2025-04-09 17:26
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hallzerkGOD
2025-04-09 13:08
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#10
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Argentina Ademar
Kick Karrigan
2025-04-09 13:08
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1 reply
#36
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Slovakia Psycho2k
First disband OG
2025-04-09 14:39
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Impressive from col, now send traitors from vp home faze
2025-04-09 13:11
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1 reply
Traitors??
2025-04-09 13:17
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#12
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Russia _oxyorum_
lol that x3 miss on hallzerk from br0ky @LatvianLoser
2025-04-09 13:14
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#13
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Brazil lilpeepBigCityBlues
Elige chose the worst european team hr could go 💀
2025-04-09 13:14
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1 reply
#48
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United States vJAY
G2 woulda genuinely been such a better fit imo
2025-04-09 19:28
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#14
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rain | 
Ukraine spekotno
CoL are decent now, very fun to watch cs from them, but bro, that iteration of faze is actually bots, their CT halves are insanely bad, advantageous rounds throwing again and again, very sad to watch my washed GOATs being even fucking more washed
2025-04-09 13:16
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1 reply
#37
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Slovakia Psycho2k
Yeah its sad to watch,at this pointa idk if 1 or even 2 roster changes are required
2025-04-09 14:41
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GJ CoL. Nice to see Mike smiling again.
2025-04-09 13:19
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#17
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Italy Virtus80
NA CS still alive 😁
2025-04-09 13:19
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Not ELiGE getting outfragged by Grim and Cxzi in the big 2025...
2025-04-09 13:19
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1 reply
#55
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Australia hoangii
elige out there carrying faze like he carried coL carried to what you ask? beats me
2025-04-10 01:35
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#19
rain | 
United States celtek
COL ERA YOU AREN'T READY
2025-04-09 13:20
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#20
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Sweden Vrede
Choke Clan
2025-04-09 13:23
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#21
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Kazakhstan Shingis2kk
Bald head choker
2025-04-09 13:24
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idk if honeymoon col again but this slump faze has been in... so bad
2025-04-09 13:27
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2 replies
A bit late for honeymoon, no?
2025-04-09 13:29
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1 reply
true its been like 3 months, uhhh tc the problem confirmed??
2025-04-09 13:31
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#23
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United States btm2243
Holy we are so back
2025-04-09 13:29
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#26
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Germany phillo283
I think karrigan and rain should really think about retirement. Everybody loves them, but when its over, then its over.
2025-04-09 13:32
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#27
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jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Imagine ELIGE out of coL to FaZe due to lack of impressive results to then have coL win vs FaZe with the man in FaZe, gotta feel sad, but coL seemed to just have clicked with the addition of those two new folks.... at least for now looks potentially promising for coL...
2025-04-09 13:32
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#28
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Poland Saruman69
elige was a problem
2025-04-09 13:32
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It's so good to live during Complexity and hallzerk era.
2025-04-09 13:33
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el0ge was the problem all along in col
2025-04-09 13:53
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#31
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Sweden skorpan
yikes. Faze literally died when the most overrated player in the history of cs joined: frozen
2025-04-09 13:54
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1 reply
People really don't understand how much Twistzz contributed to this team. The Twistzz and Ropz combo was massive to this team. Frozen just isn't anywhere near Twistzz and even Ropz knew that.
2025-04-09 22:42
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its so funny, i used to like them, but since i want them to lose everything they do that xD
2025-04-09 13:56
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#33
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Canada ssau
You gotta love that saucy win over elige. Cxzi probably Peer pressured coL into pounding a couple brews before that game too
2025-04-09 13:59
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no suprise tbh
2025-04-09 14:09
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#35
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Chad Journalism
Faze vs falcons would be a funny 2-2 match
2025-04-09 14:18
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#38
rain | 
Croatia Grayam
I'm so tired of watching this team... dumbest chokes and worst fall out of form
2025-04-09 15:26
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#39
Faceit level 4  | 
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Israel mcnamaras_EEEdiots
NA not a joke with underrated players, wtf is going on?
2025-04-09 15:27
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#40
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
kinkybdsm | 
Other MissingN0
EliGE lmao
2025-04-09 15:40
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Col actually looking strong
2025-04-09 16:02
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God damn, this Faze lineup just isnt working. Elige is washed. Broky is bad. Karrigan needs to retire
2025-04-09 16:18
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#43
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Peru Tibuuron
2025-04-09 16:21
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#44
Faceit level 9  | 
Twistzz | 
Canada PurgeIWNL
Oh we're so back
2025-04-09 16:23
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#45
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
w1cked | 
United Kingdom w1cked
FaZe are finished
2025-04-09 16:51
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#47
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DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
Absolute Cinema 🔥
2025-04-09 18:59
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Sad to see Faze and rain in such state...
2025-04-09 19:59
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testete
2025-04-09 21:13
0
can karrigan go coach already? it's way past your prime buddy, let it go.
2025-04-10 01:52
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