FaZe Clan vinner först inom ESL Pro League Season 16
/The FaZe Clan team defeated FTW with a score of 2:0 at the start of the group stage of ESL Pro League Season 16. Thanks to this victory, the European team scores the first three points and moves into the intermediate leaders of group B. In turn, the Portuguese suffer a crushing defeat, showing complete unpreparedness for wrestling on the TIER-1 stage.
The opening match of group B started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of the Portuguese team. However, the fans did not see any struggle from the very beginning of the meeting, as FaZe Clan instantly seized the initiative and spent a convincing half on defense — 11:4. After switching sides, RobbaN's wards didn't give up a single round to the opponent at all, quickly taking the lead in the series — 16:4.
Next, the teams moved to the Overpass map, which turned out to be the choice of FaZe Clan. And again, the FTW players did not show any struggle, showing a frankly weak game for defense - 11:4. After the side switch, the European team quickly took the initiative and won the pistol series. As a result, FaZe Clan confidently played at their peak, thanks to which they got their first victory in the championship — 16:4.
In the next round, FaZe Clan will play with the Brazilian team MIBR, while FTW will have to go to meet the Outsiders.
Matchar historia: ESL Pro League Season 16
ESL Pro League Season 16 runs from August 31st to October 2nd in Malta at the Salini Resort. 24 teams from Europe, CIS, North and South America compete for a total prize pool of $835,000. The winner of the tournament will receive the main prize of $175,000, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023.
Intermediate results of ESL Pro League Season 16
- 1st place: $175,000 + 2,800 BLAST Premier points + ticket to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 + ticket to IEM Katowice 2023
- 2nd place: $70,000 + 1,400 BLAST Premier points
- 3rd-4th place: $35,000 + 875 BLAST Premier points
- 5th-8th place: $17,500 + 262.5 BLAST Premier points
- 9th-12th place: $12,000
- 13th-16th place: Team Spirit — $19,000
- 17th-20th place: Ninjas in Pajamas — $17,500
- 21st-24th place: Endpoint — $11,000