FaZe are through to the semi-finals of BLAST Bounty Season 2 by virtue of a 2-1 victory over The MongolZ, securing wins on Nuke (16-12) and Ancient (13-8) either side of a defeat on Mirage (7-13).
The MongolZ will be left ruing a missed opportunity on Nuke, as they were leading the map 12-3 at one point only to let FaZe mass 13 rounds in a row to complete a miraculous comeback.
Meanwhile FaZe continue to seem like a team renewed by the signing of Jason "JBOEN" Boe Nielsen, as their new AWPer once again topped the scoreboard across the series and was particularly vital on the decider of Ancient.
Nuke was a tale of two CT sides, The MongolZ's trio of Zolbayar "tikuak" Chimedtseren, Dugarsuren "DarkMeister" Ireedui and Usukhbayar "910" Banzragch powering their team's first-half effort before Jakub "jcobbb" Pietruszewski, JBOEN and David "frozen" Čerňanský dominated the second half, sending the map to OT.
FaZe took the advantage of starting on defense in OT and ran with it, posting a perfect 3-0 CT side before Ryan "Neityu" Aubry clutched up to secure the map and a spectacular 13-round comeback run.
The MongolZ answered back with a confident performance on Mirage, Garidmagnai "bLitz" Byambasuren and tikuak driving their powerful T-side to a 9-3 lead before a cosmetic FaZe comeback in the second half was put to bed.
Ancient was ultimately a comfortable day at the office for FaZe. JBOEN produced two big moments in man-down scenarios to put his team in control on their offense, which they carried through to a 9-3 halftime lead.
The MongolZ grabbed a second-round force-buy win to kick off the second half with a glimmer of hope, their up-tempo offense catching FaZe napping a couple of times, but a couple of JBOEN multi-kills settled the defense and ensured FaZe booked a semi-final spot.
More highlights:
Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren
Jason 'JBOEN' Boe Nielsen
Ryan 'Neityu' Aubry
Zolbayar 'tikuak' Chimedtseren
The MongolZ
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren
Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold
Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch
Zolbayar 'tikuak' Chimedtseren
Dugarsuren 'DarkMeister' Ireedui
Erdenedalai 'maaRaa' Bayanbat
David 'frozen' Čerňanský
Dugarsuren 'DarkMeister' Ireedui
FaZe
David 'frozen' Čerňanský
Russel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken
Jakub 'jcobbb' Pietruszewski
Jason 'JBOEN' Boe Nielsen
Niclas 'enkay J' Krumhorn
Jakub 'jcobbb' Pietruszewski