IEM Cologne 2025FaZe one win away from LANXESS after beating Aurora
They will face the winner of NAVI vs. NIP for a playoff spot later on Tuesday.
FaZe have qualified for the IEM Cologne Group B lower bracket final after breezing past Aurora in a two-map series (Nuke 13-10, Mirage 13-1).
Finn "karrigan" Andersen's troops now require one more win to make the six-team playoffs in the LANXESS, with their qualification match set to come against the winner of Natus Vincere vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Cologne 2025 | ||
| 29/07/2025 |
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Match |
The series began with a David "frozen" Čerňanský 1vs3 clutch in the pistol round, which set the tone for the rest of the game, as Helvijs "broky" Saukants and Håvard "rain" Nygaard found a 1vs2 each to help FaZe secure a 7-5 half on the Nuke offense.
Two more clutches went the way of FaZe in the second half before rain's Deagle 3k proved to be the final nail in the Aurora coffin and meant that FaZe took their pick with a 13-10 scoreline.
Aurora needed seven rounds to get on the board on Mirage after a lacklustre performance on their pick, but FaZe's clutches once again decided the game in their favor.
Straight after Aurora's first, rain and frozen found two 1vs2 clutches that helped them take an 11-1 lead at the half before they got the job done with a 13-1 scoreline.
More highlights from FaZe-Aurora:
 FaZe |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 - 21 | +9.80% | 105.9 | 83.8% | 1.56 | |
| 36 - 20 | +4.83% | 92.8 | 81.1% | 1.54 | |
| 34 - 19 | +6.41% | 89.4 | 86.5% | 1.50 | |
| 27 - 25 | -0.81% | 86.9 | 81.1% | 1.32 | |
| 21 - 25 | -3.88% | 58.6 | 67.6% | 0.91 |
 Aurora |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 - 30 | +3.22% | 100.2 | 70.3% | 1.27 | |
| 25 - 31 | -0.86% | 75.4 | 56.8% | 0.83 | |
| 19 - 32 | -5.99% | 62.4 | 67.6% | 0.72 | |
| 18 - 31 | -5.79% | 50.6 | 54.1% | 0.65 | |
| 12 - 31 | -7.25% | 49.9 | 62.2% | 0.60 |
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