Yesterday, the elimination stage concluded in Shanghai, and with it, teams fought over the final playoff spots.

Fans of Spirit, Liquid, and G2 were elated as their teams made it through cleanly 3-1, meaning they were safe yesterday. No one wants to play 2-2 games, they’re the CS version of a cage fight with no rules; it’s sink or swim. However, that doesn’t mean each fight gets bloody.

MOUZ kept it clean against MIBR, only dropping 11 rounds across two maps. Siuhy’s men threw their weight around and made it look comfortable in the end.

But If these games are cage fights, FaZe vs. Furia was WWE Hell in a Cell.

You couldn’t have scripted it better. On the verge of elimination, the great procrastinators of FaZe Clan came out… dull. They looked second-best throughout their own map pick of Inferno, and it looked bad for what could be the last outing of this FaZe roster. They didn’t look much better on Dust 2 either, basically stumbling into their 5 CT rounds on accident.

But what would happen next is why we love a good FaZe side.

Powered by Karrigan magic, Faze went on a run. They started abusing FURIA’s nerves by taking map space with disregard for what they left behind, counting on FURIA to be afraid of pushing into the unknown. And they were right. They got momentum, and with that the lead. Positively ending all of FURIA’s hopes with this 2v5 by broky and ropz.

That momentum carried into the deciding map, Mirage.

FaZe quickly and confidently grabbed a 10-2 lead after the first half, converting into 12-2 quickly. But FURIA slowly climbed back up, 12-3, 12-4, 12-6. Suddenly it was FURIA’s turn for bullshit clutches, with Skullz winning an outrageous 1v4 on the post-plant. The lead got cut all the way to 12-10, but it wasn’t meant to be for the Brazilians.

In the end, FaZe closed off 13-10, giving this roster a chance to fight another day in the playoffs, and eliminating FalleN and FURIA. The Mongolz vs. FaZe finals anyone?