Falcons defeat FaZe Clan in a hard-fought series and move closer to the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs
874At PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026, Team Falcons secured a tough 2–1 victory over FaZe Clan in the group stage. After trading maps, the series was decided on Ancient, where Falcons completely outplayed their opponents. With this win, Falcons improve to 2–0 and move one step closer to the playoffs, while FaZe drop to a 1–1 record.
Map veto:
- FaZe removed Mirage
- Falcons removed Overpass
- FaZe picked Anubis
- Falcons picked Dust2
- Falcons removed Nuke
- FaZe removed Inferno
- Ancient was left over
Anubis (13:8 Falcons)
The match started on FaZe’s pick, where Falcons gained the initiative from the opening rounds and built a dominant 9:3 lead. After the side switch, FaZe looked more comfortable on the T side but were only able to narrow the gap to 9–11. Falcons then secured the final two rounds to close the map 13:8.
Dust2 (11:13 FaZe)
On their own map, Falcons once again began with a slight advantage on the T side, putting together a five-round streak that gave them strong economy control. However, FaZe managed to disrupt their momentum and ended the first half narrowly behind at 5:7. In the second half, FaZe performed well on the attack and reached map point. Although Falcons were close to forcing overtime, FaZe held their ground and secured Dust2 13:11.
Ancient (13:4 Falcons)
On the decisive third map, FaZe were barely visible on the server. Falcons dominated on the CT side, winning 10 rounds in the first half. After switching to the T side, they maintained the pressure and comfortably closed out the series 2–1 with a commanding 13:4 victory on Ancient.
MVP of the match
The best player of the series was m0NESY, who finished with a 1.36 rating.
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AuroraIt was not an easy win for Falcons, but it puts them at 2–0 and just one victory away from the playoffs. FaZe Clan, meanwhile, fall to the 1–1 bracket. PGL Cluj-Napoca runs from February 14 to 22, featuring 16 teams competing for $225,000 for first place, with a total prize pool of $1,250,000.
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