FaZe knock out EnVyUs; through to playoffs

FaZe are through to DreamHack Masters Marseille's playoffs after defeating EnVyUs 2-0 in Group A's decider match.

Day three of DreamHack Masters Marseille began on Train with a rematch of one of the opening encounters of the event as FaZe took on Envy in a battle for survival. On Wednesday, Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's side had breezed past the Frenchmen, but this time around they would not find things that easy - at least on Train.

Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer opened up the action on the first map of the series with a quad-kill on the retake to put Envy in the lead. FaZe responded in a third-round buy, only to be stunned by the Frenchmen's CZs in the following round.

With Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács leading the charge, FaZe tried to gain control of the game, but every time that it seemed like they were going to build up a solid bank, they were caught off-guard by Envy' pistols. As the half came to an end, FaZe found themselves trailing their opponents by a solitary round.

FaZe had a massive comeback on Train

Ali "⁠hAdji⁠" Haïnouss went huge in the second pistol and picked up four kills to kick Envy further into the lead. That was the start of a great run from the French team, who picked up the next four rounds to take their lead to 13-7. With no room for error, FaZe tightened up their defence and lost just one more round for the rest of the half to run out 16-14 victors.

Next up was Overpass, where the first half was a complete blowout. Any round that Envy took was quickly countered with a round by FaZe, leaving the CTs strapped for cash numerous times.

Up 12-3 at the break, FaZe piled more misery on their opponents after taking the pistol round off the back of a triple-kill from Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard. The European mixture would remain in control until the very end and quickly wrapped things up to seal passage to the playoffs.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 3 EnvyMatchpage 0 2 20th April 2018 FaZe 14Train 16 3Overpass 16

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ali 'hAdji' HaïnousshAdji	41 - 37	+4	87.5	1.16
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	32 - 30	+2	65.0	0.97
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	27 - 38	-11	61.3	0.87
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	31 - 41	-10	79.1	0.85
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	19 - 40	-21	51.2	0.58

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	42 - 28	+14	94.5	1.42
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	43 - 31	+12	84.8	1.29
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	35 - 29	+6	76.6	1.25
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	31 - 34	-3	76.5	1.10
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	35 - 28	+7	63.9	1.06

Envy #29 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyCédric 'RpK' GuipouyAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAli 'hAdji' Haïnouss Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 26 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1145 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.62 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Age: 26 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1246 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 23 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 848 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.69 Ali 'hAdji' Haïnouss Age: 22 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 271 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68 FaZe #1 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRichard 'Xizt' LandströmLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 28 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 1210 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.68