Before the finals, no surprises: NAVI eliminates FaZe to advance to the grand finals

Map 1: Inferno

The first map was FaZe's pick, with NAVI starting on defense. Although they lost the pistol round, NAVI successfully used a gamble on the A site to turn the tide, winning the force buy and the ECO round to lead 3-1. In the rifle round, NAVI held off a B rush and secured the first kill in mid, with the B site duo completing their tasks excellently, using two flashbangs to blind everyone. FaZe finally got their first kill in the sixth round with a grenade, although b1t traded back from the A balcony, but FaZe's B rush couldn't be stopped. FaZe's decisive play paid off, and they slowly caught up in score. In another rifle round, wonderful's AWP secured the first kill, and NAVI's solid trading cycle earned them another point. An impatient FaZe failed another B rush, and in the last round of the half, with no money, they had to rush the A balcony, but b1t took three kills again, helping NAVI lead 8-4 at halftime.

In the second half, FaZe set up a 4A defense, but NAVI's smart gun placements overwhelmed them, securing the pistol round. In the rifle round, NAVI already had 10 points, and in the banana contest, NAVI got the first kill. Fortunately, broky held the pressure, helping karrigan relieve the B site pressure, and FaZe finally scored again. After an ECO round to stabilize their economy, FaZe felt less pressure in the rifle round. Confident frozen finally secured the first kill for the team in banana, and with broky's double kill at A, FaZe closed the gap again. Seeing the score about to tie, NAVI called a timeout. Under the coach's guidance, jL got two kills in banana, and NAVI adjusted to push A, but rain clutched a 1v2 to tie the score for FaZe. After taking the lead, the match went into a long technical pause. When it resumed, FaZe continued their hot streak, winning 13-10.

Map 2: Ancient

On NAVI's pick, FaZe started on defense. In the pistol round, NAVI smoked the dark room, but losing mid control led FaZe to a decisive B retake, with karrigan getting three kills for the first point. After an ECO round, FaZe equipped broky with an AWP, and his hot streak continued, leading FaZe to a 5-1 advantage. Finally, with w0nderful's multi-kills, NAVI started scoring. After three points, FaZe's round came again, with broky's AWP securing the first kill, helping FaZe regain momentum. karrigan, unlike before, consistently traded kills at B, often getting multi-kills. With such strong front-line defense and broky's performance, FaZe led 8-4 at halftime.

In the second half, FaZe rushed A, with dual pistols limiting vision. After trading kills, it was a 2v1 post-plant situation for the rat duo, and ropz secured the clutch, giving FaZe 9 points. After an ECO round, FaZe's rifle round A push failed. With poor economy, FaZe continued to mix buys, but entering the bombsite, b1t's smoke push caught them off guard, stabilizing the situation for NAVI. A successful B retake heated up NAVI's momentum, with consistent mid control and w0nderful's stable AWP performance, NAVI turned the score around and reached match point first. Finally, in the 29th round, rain pushed B small, and FaZe clawed back a point. In the last round of regulation, FaZe grouped to explode A, smoothly entering the bombsite, but in the retake, w0nderful's impactful 1v2 clutch secured the second map for NAVI.

Map 3: Anubis

The decider map came to Anubis, with FaZe defending first. At the start, w0nderful took out rain in the dark room, and NAVI successfully pushed A to score. After securing the ECO, they moved to the rifle round, where Aleksib's SMG created enough chaos in the middle, allowing NAVI to disrupt the opponent's formation and score again. Feeling confident, Aleksib continued to make an impact in the middle, and NAVI extended the score to 6-0. Finally, FaZe won a B site retake, and in the next round, they switched to a double AWP defense. However, jL's underwater breakthrough combined with iM's support once again broke through the B site. The unstoppable NAVI won two 3v5 rounds in the half, and with frozen and karrigan struggling, FaZe managed to get only 2 points in the half.

In the second half, FaZe rushed into the police station in the pistol round, and broky eventually rotated to B with the bomb, defending a 1v2. However, the CTs with defuse kits remained calm, easily securing the round. In the rifle round, FaZe gained a numerical advantage and faked A to rotate underwater to B, but jL's timely backup destroyed FaZe, and NAVI successfully reached match point. The final round was also without suspense, with NAVI winning 13-2 to advance to the finals.