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There have been a few questions surrounding FaZe Clan and its current form, including how well the roster would do without Robin "ropz" Kool with Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski stepping in. With the Round of 16 at the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Stage 1 now complete, some Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports fans have even more concerns.
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FaZe Clan suffered a rather shocking defeat against Brazillian side paiN Gaming. At the time of the match, FaZe Clan was ranked 5th in the world, while paiN Gaming was ranked 14th.
With a spot at the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals on the line, FaZe Clan took an early lead on Dust2 (paiN's pick) with a 7-5 score, but paiN Gaming came back swinging in the second half to win the map 13-10. On FaZe Clan's map pick of Inferno, they again took a first-half lead of 7-5 before losing 13-11 to an on-form Brazillian side.
paiN Gaming's new addition, Chilean rifler David "dav1deuS" Tapia, topped the scoreboard, while FaZe Clan fell flat, and only Helvijs "broky" Saukants boasted a positive K/D ratio.
To be fair, FaZe Clan nearly forced a third map but fell apart in the 22nd round on Inferno. They were in an almost unlosable 4v2 situation on the CT side defending, and paiN managed to pull off a huge comeback.
Yes, FaZe Clan will miss out on playing in front of a crowd on LAN at the BLAST Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark, for their share of the $500,000 prize pool. In case you didn't know, the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 1 Finals will take place from 23 to 26 January 2025.
This could just be FaZe Clan acclimating to the new roster setup. Losing ropz is, of course, no joke, as the Estonian is considered one of the best players in the world. One could see some cracks in their opening match as well, where FaZe managed to beat M80 (ranked 23rd) in a 2-1 match, with M80 claiming FaZe's map pick of Inferno.
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