FaZe defeat SK to move up to second place

FaZe have moved up to second place in the BLAST Pro Series round-robin stage following a 16-8 victory over SK Gaming on Mirage.

The clash between the No.1 and No.2 teams in the world kicked off with FaZe picking up the CT pistol after shutting down an A execution from SK, and following that up with the subsequent anti-ecos.

After prevailing in the first two gun rounds thanks to successful post-plant situations on A, SK got control of the economy and eventually took a 5-3 lead. 

rain was the highest rated player of the server and had a 127.4 ADR

After that, however, the game was all about FaZe's near-impenetrable defence as the European mixture regained control of proceedings to close out the first half with a 9-6 lead.  

SK got off to a great start in the second half, but FaZe immediately responded with a force-buy win, setting themselves up for a 12-7 lead. Even after getting their economy in order, the Brazilians were helpless to stop the Europeans, who would quickly wrap things up.

BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2017Best of 1 SKMatchpage 8 16 25th November 2017 FaZe 8Mirage 16

SK	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Fernando 'fer' Alvarengafer	18 - 18	0	71.8	0.99
Marcelo 'coldzera' Davidcoldzera	15 - 20	-5	85.1	0.93
Ricardo 'boltz' Prassboltz	15 - 22	-7	85.2	0.87
Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFalleN	10 - 19	-9	48.6	0.54
Epitacio 'TACO' de MeloTACO	7 - 19	-12	43.9	0.47

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	30 - 15	+15	127.4	1.93
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	24 - 11	+13	113.8	1.69
Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister	19 - 11	+8	71.9	1.31
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	13 - 14	-1	60.5	1.07
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	12 - 14	-2	52.3	0.91

SK #2 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaRicardo 'boltz' PrassMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo FaZe #1 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard