RECAP: PGL CPH MAJOR SEMI #1
karrigan came to Copenhagen with a vengeance, and he’s not stopping any time soon.
This time it was Vitality in his sights, and he called a magnificent third map to move FaZe Clan onto the final, and put himself within touching distance of hometown glory.
FaZe sliced through Vitality with consummate ease on Nuke to collect nine T rounds, and the few they dropped were sketchy - a loss to pistols as they came up the vent into one guy and lost all three, for example.
It felt inevitable that FaZe would go on to win at that point, but when karrigan’s map pool gamble to let Vertigo through seemed to backfire, it was in jeopardy.
mezii and Spinx found gaps over and over again to push Vitality into a ridiculous T side lead, and they sauntered over the finish line to set up a map three decider.
And it ended on Inferno.
It was a tight first half that set up a potentially legendary second half, but FaZe seemed to pull away. That was until Vitality traded out two-for-one on the B site, and though rain found a quick equaliser, FaZe saved, and Vitality quickly overwhelmed on the next round.
Game on - but that’s when FaZe stand up.
karrigan quickly shifted the gameplan into a Banana-focused approach, and apEX and mezii quickly found themselves getting stuck behind logs on fire, and under fire.
ropz outsmarted three from the porch position to win a crucial round, and at 11-8 karrigan called a quick rotate to A after trading equally on Banana, and it worked a treat as Vitality walked into a stack.
The leader looked to the camera and pointed to his brain - if it wasn’t over at that point, it was shortly after when he flew down Banana with an MP9 to get the opener, and frozen transferred onto two through the smoke to put FaZe in an unassailable position.
karrigan - and FaZe - are in the Grand Final. And there’s no doubt who the arena is routing for.

