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FaZe will now face Team Spirit in the Shanghai Major grand finals after their victory against G2.
FaZe Clan booked their spot in the Perfect World Shanghai Major following a 2-0 victory versus G2 on Dec. 14.
FaZe entered the match against G2 as the underdogs, but they defied the odds just as they did with Vitality in the quarterfinals. Robin “ropz” Kool has found his peak form halfway through the event and the rest of the team is playing just fine.
Although many will consider Team Spirit the favorite to win theShanghai Majorgrand final due to Danil “donk” Kryshkovets’s form, there’s no reason to rule out FaZe after what they did to G2 in the semifinals.
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Ropz delivers once more and fuels FaZe in the Shanghai Major semifinals
The Estonian star has been FaZe’s best player since they played FURIA, their first elimination match in the tournament. As of right now, he’s the only FaZe player posing a threat to donk in the race for the Shanghai Major MVP award.
Ropz delivered 22 frags against G2 on Ancient (13-6) and didn’t slow down on Nuke (16-13) whatsoever. The lurker got 28 frags on that map and dragged FaZe across the finish line when it looked like G2 would force a third map.
FaZe and ropz have extra motivation to win the Shanghai Major as they lost to NAVI in the PGL Copenhagen Major grand finals and have been in a slump throughout the entire second semester of 2024.
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