EPL S23 recap
MOUZ and Spirit 3-0. FURIA dodging a 0-3. Let’s talk about it.
Now, we know a lot of you are going to be using FURIA’s poor start as some excuse to denigrate them, but let’s remember one key thing: FalleN won’t be there for playoffs, so they’re really just not arsed.
Still, it is mildly disheartening to see them lose to 3DMAX and B8, especially when both teams aren’t exactly good right now.
MOUZ and Spirit, though, did what was expected of them. The former took down The MongolZ 2-0 to advance after beating both Astralis and HEROIC 2-1, whilst Spirit beat 3DMAX, B8, and G2.
And somehow it was B8 that gave them the most trouble, so maybe they’re not as bad anymore.
Or perhaps it’s just online CS.
On the other end of the bracket, we have HEROIC and Monte, who have both now departed the tournament. HEROIC had a tough go of it, losing to a trio of MOUZ, FUT, and FURIA, and it didn’t get much better for Monte, either - they fell to NAVI, Legacy, and FaZe.
Still unbelievably funny how FaZe are the most beatable of that trio.
As for karrigan and co., they opened their account with a pitiful 13-1 drubbing on Dust2 at the hands of G2, with huNter-’s lads rounding out the series 13-10 on Ancient. They then lost 2-1 to paiN, who have looked dreadful all year, in a game that really sums up just how in the dumps FaZe are.
G2 continue to confuse us. After looking bang average in Cluj and Stage 1, they’ve smashed FaZe, looked comfortable against NAVI, and even kept it close versus Spirit.
A shred of consistency would be nice.
Elsewhere, Astralis battered FUT, then got smacked by MOUZ after winning map one, and didn’t exactly look great against Legacy - who they lost to - either. Oh, and Legacy also had a 25-21 map loss to Aurora on Inferno.
What a lovely day to not have a rolling schedule.
Looking ahead, we’ll see The MongolZ take on 3DMAX (which we hope sees the Mongolians advance), NAVI vs Legacy, and Aurora vs G2.
Facing elimination are FUT and B8, Astralis and FaZe, and FURIA and paiN.
Time to say your farewells, FaZe.
Poll
FaZe are still absolutely terrible, so we have one simple question to ask you: