BIG have pulled off the first upset of PGL Major Krakow after defeating FaZe 16-8 on Inferno.

The fifth match of the day in Krakow began with a near-perfect A execution from BIG in the pistol round, which did not pay off, however, as Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli and Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač turned a 2v4 situation around with two kills apiece. A third-round buy from the Germans was countered by FaZe without too much trouble, paving the way for the European mixture to take a 4-0 lead.

With three clean executions in a row, BIG closed the gap to a minimum and left FaZe in a dire economical situation. The German team then restored parity at 4-4, but FaZe regained control of the match and won two rounds in a row thanks to an effective double AWP setup.

Johannes "⁠nex⁠" Maget turned hero in the following round and won a 1v2 clutch with only seconds left on the clock after Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard had left FaZe in a 5v2 situation with three quick kills in the patio. That was the start of a great run from BIG, who would win three of the next four rounds to secure a narrow 8-7 advantage.

BIG defeat FaZe in convincing fashion

BIG further added to their lead by taking the pistol round as CT thanks to a trio of headshots from Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz in a flank attempt. After winning both anti-ecos, the German team carried their momentum into the gun rounds and quickly hit 14 rounds after constantly frustrating FaZe.

Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen then called a timeout in an effort to halt BIG's momentum, but the German team would reach match point anyway. NiKo still gave FaZe fans some hope by winning a 1v2 clutch, but BIG locked down the map in the following round.

Below you can find the current Swiss stage record after five matches: