FaZe has fallen by the hands of the G2, and a basic rivalry has bubbled to the floor as soon as once more. The worldwide squads collided on Nuke, with every roster ripping heads off left, proper, and middle, predominantly on the T facet. The 16-14 scoreline doubtless despatched followers’ coronary heart charges skyrocketing as G2 clawed again three rounds to steal the map off FaZe.
Historical was a wholly completely different story, with G2 stomping FaZe 16-7. Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, alongside Justin “jks” Savage, eased by means of FaZe’s CT facet, resulting in a dominant T half for G2 and an easy eventual victory.
Matches between G2 and FaZe are thrilling for 2 causes: the star-studded solid, and a rivalry that began virtually 5 years in the past.
Again then, NiKo starred as one among FaZe’s lethal riflers below Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s management. Whereas these two had been thought-about a few of the finest within the recreation for various causes, they in the end did not win a Main and set up an period. This triggered a collection of modifications all through FaZe’s 2018 roster, and karrigan appeared to cop a lot of the brunt.
The IGL was eventually dropped as the leader, and shortly moved off the roster totally. He moved on to mousesports whereas NiKo stayed on FaZe’s roster till late 2019 when he left for G2. Rumors circulated all through the CS:GO group a few strained group dynamic between the 2, suggesting that NiKo was the catalyst for karrigan’s removing.
Karrigan has since returned to FaZe, and received a number of top-tier tournaments in 2022, together with the PGL Antwerp Main. NiKo, nevertheless, has had a tough time on the prime, with a group of runner-up finishes alongside a number of early exits in large occasions. Now, it appears G2 has the roster to compete with the perfect groups within the scene, successful the BLAST Premier World Last to shut out 2022, solely dropping a single map since shedding their group stage match to—who else—FaZe.
FaZe was undoubtedly the perfect group in CS:GO final yr: this rivalry might get much more thrilling as we get deeper into 2023—and the IEM Katowice bracket.