FaZe take down ENCE to secure spot in Roobet Cup semi

Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer's men have been eliminated in the first round of playoffs.

FaZe have qualified for the semi-final of the Roobet Cup 2022 after their 2-0 sweep of ENCE. The international squad played a great CT side on their opponents' pick of Ancient (16-10) before closing the series with another massive defensive effort in a comeback on Overpass (16-12), avenging their loss at IEM Dallas.

The Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen-led squad now waits for the result of the match between FORZE and Astralis, facing the winner on Wednesday at 19:00 .

After topping Group C with victories over Eternal Fire and MOUZ, ENCE's run at the online event came to an end in the quarter-finals. Despite having a good record against FaZe in recent months, the European mix was unable to take down the giants on this occasion.

broky's great performance elevated FaZe to a 2-0 victory

ENCE decided to bring the series to Ancient, their most successful map in recent times, but they did not get off to a tremendous offensive half. Snappi took the opening pistol with four frags, gifting his team an early 3-0 lead, but they quickly ran out of steam. karrigan made a change to the CT of FaZe, swapping positions with Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard, and it worked a treat. The two veterans locked down the B site from their new positions alongside Helvijs "⁠broky⁠" Saukants as FaZe cruised to an 11-4 scoreline ahead of the break.

The Major champions then took a minute to find their footing on the T side, and ENCE were happy to take advantage of their temporary weakness, reducing their deficit to 9-11. After their initial struggles, FaZe eventually found their first offensive round on the A site and they followed it up with a good streak, closing the map 16-10.

Facing elimination, ENCE needed to get something out of Overpass if they wanted to have a fighting chance to take the series home. Following the loss in the first pistol round, ENCE played out a solid CT half once the rifles came into play and stole nine consecutive rounds on the back of a few moments of brilliance from Paweł "⁠dycha⁠" Dycha and Pavle "⁠Maden⁠" Bošković. After a fantastic defensive half, Snappi's men switched to the offense with a solid 11-4 advantage, hoping to replicate's FaZe closure from the first map.

Unfortunately for them, karrigan's CT side proved a tough nut to crack once again, and broky and Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool made it all the more difficult. FaZe only dropped one more round after halftime on their way to a 16-12 victory on their map pick, closing the series with a swift 2-0.

Roobet Cup 2022Best of 3 ENCEMatchpage 0 2 28th June 2022 FaZe 10Ancient 16 12Overpass 16

ENCE	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Pavle 'Maden' BoškovićMaden	40 - 43	-3	81.4	1.05
Paweł 'dycha' Dychadycha	39 - 39	0	73.2	1.03
Lotan 'Spinx' GiladiSpinx	33 - 40	-7	74.3	0.90
Olek 'hades' Miskiewiczhades	30 - 41	-11	53.5	0.68
Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferSnappi	23 - 43	-20	54.9	0.63

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Helvijs 'broky' Saukantsbroky	57 - 29	+28	98.8	1.58
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	45 - 36	+9	82.8	1.31
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	35 - 31	+4	75.2	1.12
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	36 - 36	0	70.3	1.11
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	32 - 33	-1	71.6	1.02

FaZe #1 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenHåvard 'rain' NygaardRussel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenRobin 'ropz' KoolHelvijs 'broky' Saukants Pavle 'Maden' Bošković Age: 23 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 692 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Helvijs 'broky' Saukants Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 690 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.61 MOUZ #17 Christopher 'dexter' NongDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýJon 'JDC' de CastroÁdám 'torzsi' TorzsásAurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 22 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 1120 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.62 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 32 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 2002 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.69 Paweł 'dycha' Dycha Age: 24 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 808 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.67 Eternal Fire #22 Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşÖzgür 'woxic' EkerBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınÖmer 'imoRR' KarataşYasin 'xfl0ud' Koç Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 27 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1601 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 FORZE #19 Andrey 'Jerry' MekhryakovAleksandr 'zorte' ZagodyrenkoAleksandr 'shalfey' MarenovAleksandr 'KENSI' GurkinEvgeny 'Norwi' Ermolin ENCE #3 Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferPavle 'Maden' BoškovićPaweł 'dycha' DychaOlek 'hades' MiskiewiczLotan 'Spinx' Giladi Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer Age: 32 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 1586 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.67 Astralis #12 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderKristian 'k0nfig' WieneckeAsger 'Farlig' JensenBenjamin 'blameF' Bremer