FaZe Clan wins the primary Counter-Strike 2 match at IEM Sydney: Remaining outcomes and standings

The primary Counter-Strike 2 Premier match was performed in IEM Sydney, and FaZe Clan has made historical past by profitable the primary CS2 LAN occasion, right here is all you might want to find out about it.

• FaZe makes historical past with the primary Premier CS2 trophy raise
• FaZe and Complexity meet within the Grand Remaining
• First main LAN match performed on Counter-Strike 2

When Counter-Strike 2 was launched in September 2023, it additionally meant all Counter-Strike tournaments can be switching from CSGO to the brand new sport, which left IEM Sydney as the primary main CS2 LAN occasion, and FaZe Clan has simply made historical past.

With Robin “ropz” Kool as match MVP, FaZe received the primary CS2 trophy in spectacular trend. The workforce faltered of their first outing within the group phases, being despatched all the way down to the decrease bracket and dealing with elimination on the primary day towards powerhouses Workforce Vitality.

FaZe grinded via the decrease bracket within the group phases, reaching the playoffs because the third seed. Within the quarterfinals, the workforce went up towards ENCE, and received in historic trend. In map two, FaZe pulled off the very first 13-0, stay in entrance of an Australian crowd who was absolutely behind them.

Within the semifinals towards MOUZ, who reached the semifinals with a substitute participant, they received in a convincing 2-0 with no indicators of stopping. Within the Grand Finals with an unlikely look of Complexity, the People received the primary map. Nevertheless, FaZe reversing the following two maps, and received the third map of Historical in shut trend at additional time.

The match additionally introduced a number of different surprises, with Workforce Vitality getting eradicated eventually place, NAVI with out s1mple profitable their CS2 debut match, and Complexity, with a comparatively new roster, making all of it the way in which to the Grand Remaining.

Right here’s the whole lot you might want to find out about 2023 IEM Sydney:

• Remaining standings
• Dates, format, and venues
• Schedule and outcomes
• Stream & VODS
• Groups and rosters

IEM Sydney 2023: Remaining standings

IEM Sydney 2023: Dates, format and venues

IEM Sydney runs from October 16 via October 22, all happening in ICC Sydney. 

The important thing dates are: 

• Group Stage: October 16-19 
• Playoffs: October 20-22

Not like earlier IEM Sydney’s the place the group stage had an viewers, 2023’s will solely subject an viewers over the past three days of the Playoffs.

 Playoffs (October 20-22)

• All six certified groups are positioned right into a single elimination bracket
• All matches are Bo3

IEM Sydney 2023: Schedule and outcomes

Playoffs (October 20-22)

October 22

October 21

October 20

Group Stage (October 16-19)

Day 1: October 16

Day 2: October 17

Day 3: October 18

IEM Sydney 2023: Stream & VODs

The match was streamed stay on ESL’s official CS Twitch channel. It was additionally out there on their YouTube channel. 

If you want to rewatch a match, you’ll be able to try the ESL CS YouTube channel for all of the VODs, we have now embedded the Grand Finals under in your comfort.

Along with the official English stream, there have been numerous different streams in different languages. 

IEM Sydney 2023: Groups and rosters

Six of the 17 groups had been invited as ESL Partnered groups, with Grayhound getting a Native Hero Invite. The remainder of the groups certified both via their place within the ESL World Rating or via regional qualifiers. 

No workforce has direct qualification to the playoffs, that means everybody might want to earn their place via the group phases. 

• NAVI’s s1mple will not be attending because of visa points, being changed by their head coach B1ad3.
• MOUZ’s Jimpphat will not be attending because of visa points, being substituted by Nexius
• Vitality’s head coach XTQZZZ will not be attending because of visa points, with assistant coach MaT standing in.