FaZe Clan continued their roll through the competition on Saturday to reach the grand final of the $250,000 Intel Extreme Masters Sydney event in Australia.
In one best-of-three semifinal, FaZe Clan swept MOUZ, winning 13-4 on Nuke and 13-9 on Vertigo. Robin “ropz” Kool of Estonia had 38 kills and a plus-21 kills-to-death differential for FaZe, while Canadian Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken added 34 kills and a plus-15 differential.
In the final of the Counter-Strike 2 tournament, FaZe will take on Complexity, who swept G2 Esports, 13-8 on Anubis and 13-3 on Ancient, in the other semifinal. Ricky “floppy” Kemery had 40 kills and a plus-17 K-D differential for Complexity.
Sunday’s grand final also will be best-of-three. The champion earns $100,000 and automatic qualification for IEM Katowice 2024.
Prize pool and results for IEM Sydney:
1. TBD, $100,000, IEM Katowice 2024 entry
2. TBD, $42,000
3-4. G2 Esports, MOUZ, $20,000
5-6. ENCE, BetBoom Team, $10,000
7-8. GamerLegion, Monte, $6,000
9-12. Natus Vincere, Apeks, Cloud9, Fnatic, $5,000
13-16. Team Vitality, VERTEX Esports Club, Lynn Vision Gaming, Grayhound Gaming — $4,000
–Field Level Media