Cloud9 beat FaZe Clan and reached the semi-finals of ESL Pro League Season 16

The Cloud9 team defeated FaZe Clan with a score of 2:1, thus making it to the semi-finals of ESL Pro League Season 16. Here the Russian team will meet with Team Liquid, which at the very beginning of the game day turned out to be stronger than MOUZ with a score of 2:0. In turn, RobbaN's wards are eliminated from the tournament, getting into the TOP-8 and earning $37,500.

The second quarter-final match started on the Inferno map, which became the choice of FaZe Clan. At the same time, the teams immediately showed the fundamental nature of the meeting, demonstrating an equal game. And yet, RobbaN's wards managed to hold back their opponent on defense, having obtained a minimal advantage at the close of the first half — 8:7. After the change of sides, the nature of the match did not change in any way, since the teams did not want to lose the initiative until the very end. And yet, in the very ending, FaZe Clan managed to break the opponent, and then to take the lead in the series — 16:13.

Next, the teams moved to the map Ancient, which became the choice of Cloud9. Now the start was left for the Russian team, which managed to win nine rounds for the attack - 9:6. After the side switch, FaZe Clan completely disappeared from the server, while Cloud9 took advantage of the situation and quickly leveled the score in the series — 16:8.

Everything was decided on the Mirage map, the first half of which started in an equal fight. And yet, in the end, the Russian team managed to open up in the attack, thereby gaining some kind of advantage - 9:6. After switching sides, Cloud9 did not allow the opponent to return to the game, after which they took the initiative under their control and brought the series to a victorious end — 16:11.

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: MOUZ and FaZe Clan — $37,500 + 262.5 BLAST Premier points
• 9th-12th place: fnatic and Complexity — $27,000; FURIA and Heroic - $32,000
• 13th-16th place: Team Spirit, Astralis, Evil Geniuses and BIG — $19,000
• 17th-20th place: Ninjas in Pajamas and Eternal Fire - $17,500; MIBR and ENCE - $12,500
• 21st-24th place: Endpoint and HEET — $11,000; FTW and Movistar Riders - $6,000