FaZe have picked up their third victory in a row at IEM Oakland after easing past Ninjas in Pyjamas 16-5 on Overpass.

The match began with FaZe getting out to a quick 3-0 lead after winning the pistol round with three key kills from Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen. After buying up, NiP won the first full gun round with ease as FaZe barely invested any money, with the Swedes following it up with another round courtesy of a 1v3 clutch by Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg. However, they were unable to equalize the score as they were caught off-guard by a quasi buy from FaZe, who regained control of the game.

For several rounds in a row, NiP were simply not able to put any pressure on the bombsites, with the scoreline blooming to an 8-2 advantage for FaZe. Jacob "⁠pyth⁠" Mourujärvi then brought FaZe's winning streak to an end with a 1v2 clutch, but the European mixture were unwilling to let the map slide and closed out the half with an impressive 11-4 lead.



FaZe go 3-0 in Oakland

FaZe piled more pressure on their opponents by winning the pistol round as Terrorist, with Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup getting four kills to his name. After also winning both anti-ecos, FaZe lost the first gun round, but they battled back right after to reach match point before eventually sealing the deal.

The other group match saw a mousesports side desperate for a victory after losing their first two games take on Heroic on Cobblestone. After a slow start to the game, mousesports went on a massive run and jumped out to a 10-5 lead.



Heroic bounce back from defeat vs. FaZe

The second half ended up being a one-sided affair, however, as Heroic limited their opponents to just one round to take the game, 16-11, and secure their second victory of the tournament.