For the fans at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, they had a difficult choice to make for the second semifinals. On one hand were the Swedes in NiP but then they had FaZe Clan on the other side. The FaZe vs NiP match saw both teams put up a dominant performance.
Map Veto
Ninjas in Pyjamas removed Dust2FaZe removed VertigoNinjas in Pyjamas picked OverpassFaZe picked NukeNinjas in Pyjamas removed AncientFaZe removed InfernoMirage was left over
FaZe way on Overpass
With a 7-2 start on their T side of Overpass, NiP looked extremely dominant. Multiple players were firing on all cylinders for the Ninjas. Despite some recent balances, Overpass is still a slightly CT sided map. So seeing NiP take a 7-2 lead meant they should’ve had a very easy time on Overpass.
But FaZe Clan took its own time to come to form and once they found their groove, they seemed unstoppable. In the first half, broky and rain spearheaded FaZe Clan’s comeback. KarrigaN’s teams have always had a strong performance on maps like Mirage and Overpass and the never-say-die attitude definitely helped the FaZe members on Overpass.
But NiP’s lead on the first half helped them in the second half as they managed a very one-sided CT half to close out the map. FaZe Clan’s strength on this map did not seem to be of much help as they lost Overpass with a 10-16 score.
Nuke
FaZe Clan were off to a strong start on their T side of Nuke with a 6-1 lead. However, the Ninjas brought it back with some close clutches and unfortunate post-plant positions for FaZe Clan. There was a clear difference in communication and the calmness of the Ninjas’ performance was clearly a huge advantage for them. It wasn’t long before NiP tied the series at 6-6.
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