FaZe destroy Team Spirit and advance to the ESL Pro League Season 22 semifinals

FaZe Clan continue their run at ESL Pro League Season 22 with a confident 2:0 victory over Team Spirit. Karrigan’s squad took Nuke — their opponents’ map pick — and then crushed Spirit on Mirage. Frozen was the standout performer of the series, showcasing phenomenal individual form. For Spirit, this defeat means elimination from the tournament at the 5–8th place, while FaZe move on to the semifinals, where they will face the winner of FURIA vs Vitality.

Nuke (9:13 FaZe)

The match started on Nuke, FaZe’s pick. FaZe began on the T side and quickly imposed their game plan. They secured a narrow 7:5 lead in the first half. Although Team Spirit tried to seize momentum, their efforts fell short as FaZe closed out the map 13:9.

Mirage (5:13 FaZe)

On their own map pick, Spirit looked more like newcomers on Mirage. Starting on the attacking side, they managed to win only two rounds in the first half. FaZe displayed solid defense and excellent team coordination, taking ten rounds for themselves. Coming back from such a deficit proved impossible — Spirit’s morale dropped, and FaZe sealed the deal 13:5.

Match MVP

The best player of the series was frozen, who continues to show great form throughout the tournament with a 1.32 overall rating. In this series, he posted an ADR of 109.3, a Swing of +5.54%, and a rating of 1.68.

For Team Spirit, the tournament ends in the 5–8th place with $18,000 in prize money for the team and $40,000 for the organization. One of the tournament favorites, who went 3–0 in the main stage, fell to FaZe — a team that was initially seen as having lower chances of making the semifinals. For FaZe, this semifinal appearance is a strong result, as they now prepare to face the winner of FURIA vs Vitality. The main stage of ESL Pro League Season 22 runs from October 4 to 12, with the champion set to earn $100,000 for the team and $150,000 for the organization.