FaZe move on to ELEAGUE group final

FaZe have secured a spot in ELEAGUE's Group D final, against fnatic, after defeating dignitas on three maps (16-10 on Cache, 14-16 on Overpass and 16-14 on Mirage).

The series began on Cache, where FaZe got off to a great start by picking up the pistol round with a fast B execute, with Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup handling a 1vs2 situation really well. FaZe eventually carried their momentum going into the gun rounds as they stormed to a 5-0 lead.

dignitas finally responded thanks to two crucial keys from Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen to stop an A push, but their economy was reset in the following round as FaZe rallied back. Every time that a round went dignitas' way, FaZe would hit back right after, with the European mixture taking a comfortable 12-3 half-time lead.

In the second half, dignitas won the pistol round and the corresponding anti-ecos to reduce the deficit to five rounds. After buying up, FaZe got a couple of rounds on the board, and just when it seemed that they would close it out, Jesper "⁠TENZKI⁠" Plougmann rescued dignitas with a 1vs2 clutch on a force buy.

aizy was on fire on Cache 

dignitas continued pressing on and eventually hit double digits, but then FaZe tightened up their defense and picked up back-to-back rounds to secure a 16-10 finish.

Map two was Overpass, where FaZe got out to a quick 2-0 lead following a B retake in the pistol round. A successful third-round buy powered dignitas to reverse the deficit, but then FaZe's firepower came into play as aizy and Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard pulled off insane individual actions to keep the score even. The European mixture continued in the driving seat until the end of the first half as they took a commanding 11-4 lead.

dignitas came out of the break looking very strong and won eight of the first nine rounds to level the score at 12-12. With some crucial AWP entry frags, Ricardo "⁠fox⁠" Pacheco put FaZe on the verge of victory, but dignitas picked up the final four rounds to lock down the map 16-14.

dignitas fell at the final hurdle 

Fabien "⁠kioShiMa⁠" Fiey opened the game up on Mirage with a quad kill, with dignitas hitting back on a force buy thanks to two stunning Deagle entry frags. FaZe replied in the following round, however, and eventually took a 4-1 lead. The rest of the half was highly-contested as neither side were able to stamp their authority on the game, with dignitas taking a narrow 8-7 lead into the second half.

rain came flying out of the gate and picked up a quad kill in the pistol round as Terrorists to restore parity at 8-8. That win sparked a massive round from FaZe, who brought the scoreline to 14-10. dignitas tightened up their defense in the final rounds in an effort to take the game to overtime, but FaZe held on and picked up a 16-14 win that takes them through to Friday's final, live on TBS.

ELEAGUE Season 1Best of 3 FaZeMatchpage 2 1 16th June 2016 Dignitas 16Cache 10 14Overpass 16 16Mirage 14

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Philip 'aizy' Aistrupaizy	73 - 56	+17	89.3	1.32
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	72 - 52	+20	82.8	1.25
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	65 - 60	+5	82.8	1.18
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem	54 - 61	-7	72.5	0.98
Ricardo 'fox' Pachecofox	45 - 51	-6	62.1	0.97

Dignitas	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wieneckek0nfig	61 - 67	-6	81.8	1.06
Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannTENZKI	52 - 54	-2	67.6	1.00
Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRUBINO	58 - 61	-3	71.9	0.99
René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb	54 - 61	-7	71.2	0.95
Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenMSL	53 - 67	-14	67.4	0.86

Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen Age: 21 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 0.93 Maps played: 804 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.73 Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco Age: 29 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 452 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 372 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.70 Jesper 'TENZKI' Plougmann Age: 21 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 428 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.66 Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey Age: 21 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 725 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.63 Philip 'aizy' Aistrup Age: 20 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 533 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68