FURIA vs FaZe at IEM Beijing Group A, CN

Match Breakdown

FaZe have won three of their four previous meetings with FURIA, including a 2-1 victory in their latest encounter in April. They meet again on 2 November in Upper Bracket Quarterfinal 3 of Beijing’s Group A, with FURIA carrying the stronger recent record: eight wins from their last ten matches to FaZe’s seven.

FURIA arrive after four consecutive wins in Bucharest, where they beat BetBoom Team 2-0 in the quarterfinals and MOUZ 2-1 in the semifinals. That run followed group-stage losses to Natus Vincere and Spirit. They also won a grand final against BetBoom 3-2 on 18 October. FaZe, meanwhile, took third place at their most recent event with a 2-0 win over B8 after losing their semifinal 2-1 to GamerLegion. They had previously beaten Alliance and K27 without dropping a map in the group stage.

The winner advances to Upper Bracket Semifinal 2 on 3 November. NAVI and FAL contest another Group A upper-bracket quarterfinal on 2 November.