FaZe secure first place in Road to Rio Group B, mousesports out of playoffs running

8/5/2020 - 22:37

FaZe have secured a berth in the ESL One: Road to Rio - Europe upper semi-finals after beating Copenhagen Flames for their sixth win in the group stage, while GODSENT put mousesports out of the running for playoffs.

Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač and company have kept their winning streak in Road to Rio despite a closely-contested series against the Danish side, who managed to surprise FaZe with a dominant defense on the opening map, Inferno, but ended up losing the series after falling on Dust2 and Train.

With a sixth win in the bag and a final match against c0ntact to go, the European squad has already secured the first seed in Group B, which will see them pitted against Group A's second-placed team — NIP or Astralis — in the upper bracket semi-finals on Wednesday.

An undefeated streak sees FaZe through to the playoffs

Meanwhile, mousesports have continued to suffer from poor form in the Regional Major Ranking tournament, as GODSENT have dealt the Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen-led side their fourth loss in six matches after inspired performances from Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk and Jesse "⁠zehN⁠" Linjala on Overpass and Train, respectively.

Despite a four-way or three-way tie for fourth place including mousesports being possible, Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong's squad can not come out on top of any tiebreaking scenario. The remaining three playoffs spots in Group B will be contested among G2, GODSENT, Copenhagen Flames, and North in the last round of matches on Sunday at 18:30 .

Copenhagen Flames vs. mousesports
GODSENT vs. Movistar Riders
G2 vs. North

You can find the current standings of the group below:

Group B

TEAM

Godsent best german team now

2020-05-08 22:37

24 replies

5 replies

Real faze will always be >>>>> budget faze

2020-05-09 00:31

4 replies

2020-05-09 01:16

1 reply

Trashsports lmao

2020-05-09 07:17

Yes

2020-05-09 05:42

2020-05-09 13:38

2020-05-08 22:38

Godzera best player now.

2 replies

so what.....counter strike is team-play. even Simpel is the best player in the world,,,no major

2020-05-09 15:38

Simpel? Nice mens

2020-05-10 11:27

You have like 1 german in the team LUL

2020-05-08 22:39

7 replies

That’s still one more than mouz (the previous best German team) xD

2020-05-08 22:45

lmao

2020-05-09 02:52

Do not is germany team, also like mibr don't is a NA team

2020-05-09 04:51

Karrigan is Jerman

2020-05-09 11:18

lol

2020-05-09 12:46

ever saw NoChance flair next to a german flag?

2020-05-08 23:13

Its founded by DW?

2020-05-09 00:15

NoChance and denying teams major spot name a better duo

2020-05-08 23:16

BIG Clan tho?

2020-05-09 01:03

what a dumb dude , i know my country dont have any team on t2 like big , but you are delusional guy dude 1 german on the time wtf are you sayinng with best german team , 100% sure you are just a no brain delusional.

2020-05-09 07:31

G2 best Spanish team 😎

2020-05-09 11:16

"German team" lol Keep dreaming but there is no top tier german team right now

2020-05-10 01:33

ez cold

FAZE UP

2020-05-09 00:51

2020-05-09 19:21

ez 4 STYKO

overrated

"mouz can still make it to playoffs- due to round difference" Can they? :>

27 replies

hltv can be wrong

2020-05-08 23:07

22 replies

If they win they will pray for G2 also.

2020-05-08 23:17

21 replies

Godsent should beat movistars at this point And G2 could easily beat North They just have to beat CPH Flames If this happens Faze doesn't matter G2 will be 5-2 Godsent will be 5-2 Mouz will be 3-4 North will be 3-4 CPH Flames will be 3-4 c0ntact doesn't matter Mouz has a good round differential compared to north and when beating CPH Flames they have a higher round differential than them too.

2020-05-08 23:26

15 replies

yeah this is what i think as well ???

2020-05-08 23:38

i dont think its round differens in this, think its the head to head

2020-05-08 23:47

10 replies

Yep. We're fucked.

2020-05-08 23:57

what happens if mouz win over flames and north lose? all those have 9 right

2020-05-08 23:58

Mouz still out cz of h2h as far as i know

2020-05-09 02:06

Mouz lost 2-0 to North North lost 2-0 to CPH Flames If mouz beats CPH Flames 2-0 Then h2h is the same? And mouz would be on top with round differential

2020-05-09 20:59

#51 Except they can't bc second tiebraker isn't round difference

2020-05-10 12:47

They still don't qualify because of map difference

2020-05-09 11:20

CF won North North won mouz mouz have to win CF then the round difference should come into play that's just what I thought, idk

2020-05-09 00:09

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No...since mouz won just 4 match yet ,lost 10 .CF already won 9 matches and lost 7.if mouz win 2-0 CF will be 9-9 still front of Mouz. Mouz eliminated no matter scores are.

2020-05-09 01:08

aha totally forgot about this aspect, had no idea it matters, it's not shown anywhere

2020-05-09 11:06

2020-05-09 09:56

Ropz and Frozen can't win alone, karrigan is the biggest problem.

2020-05-09 01:31

Nop...as in faze he propably isnt....kicking ur igl is a bad idea most of the time lmao....look at faze, EG for example....3 fluke tourneys and then gone

H2h not round differential Mouz lost to north, movistar and God sent Therefore mouz can not be higher than north. North is 5th in the group rn going 3-3. Even If mouz wins they will have the same amount of wins. Therefore mouz can not qualify.

2020-05-09 02:19

I think G2 won't lose to North so Mouz just have to win CPH

They still can't qualify bc its h2h mouz lost to north

2020-05-09 23:16

north won mouz cph won north if mouz win cph, rounds will decide who goes to the play-offs

2020-05-10 09:50

#51 Why does everyone keep thinking second tiebraker is round difference?

2020-05-10 10:33

idk I just forgot about map difference

2020-05-10 11:33

They can't If they win 2-0 against CPH Flames: They will tie 2-2 with CPH Flames and North on map difference (with Movistar Riders in the mix CPH Flames and North advance with this tiebreak) Then overall map difference is the next tiebreak and mouz lost so much maps that no matter what, the other teams will have superior overall map difference

2020-05-09 05:36

Actually no mibr had like 23 rd and liquid had 0 but still liquid went yo playoffs

2020-05-09 05:38

"Despite a four-way or three-way tie for fourth place including mousesports being possible, Chris "chrisJ" de Jong's squad can not come out on top of any tiebreaking scenario."

2020-05-09 06:57

Thought the same till I saw NA. Gen.G finished above 100T even though 100T has the better round diff.... stupid how it’s H2H and why no sport uses it compared to round diff... D U M B

stinky

Mouz not top10 rn

2020-05-08 22:40

gj niko and frens :)

Mouz KEKW

Is mouz really out of it? If G2 wins > North Mouz > CF with for example 32-0 (most important 2-0) then all of them should be on 9 points and have a tiebreak that goes down to round difference?

2020-05-08 22:41

comes down to map difference, not round difference

2020-05-08 23:09

wait, if mouz 2-0, then it comes down to round difference between the maps, so mouz isnt out yet, but they need a convincing win against flames

2020-05-08 23:10

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not even convincing either, they went 16-14 16-12 against north, they just need to win like 16-8 twice

2020-05-08 23:11

Still, doesn't matter mouz map difference is very bad

2020-05-09 23:21

no, it's just map difference between the tied teams, not in general

2020-05-09 23:51

#51

2020-05-10 10:30

nvm

2020-05-10 17:17

but i see the comment lmao, i understand why mouz is out, but yeah the tiebreaker that seals them is the map difference due to the other teams have 1-2 losses and mouz 0-2 losses

1. Points amassed between the tied participants (direct match win > direct match loss) 2. Map difference between the tied participants (3:2 maps > 3:3 maps) 3. Number of map wins between the tied participants (3:3 maps > 2:2 maps) 4. Overall map difference - Four-way tie with Flames/North/Movistar Mouz are out on the 1st tiebreaker because they would have only won one match in three against these teams while both North and Flames would have 2 wins - Three-way tie with Flames/North 1st tiebreaker useless, they all went 1-1, but mouz are out on the 2nd tiebreaker in case of a 2-1 win over Flames (Flames 3-2, North 2-2, mouz 2-3 map difference) OR mouz survive 2nd tiebreaker because all teams would be 2-2 on maps, same with the 3rd, but they're out on the 4th because they'd have an overall 6-10 map difference while Flames would have 9-9 and North 8-9 or 9-9

2020-05-08 23:27

Ohhh i thought it went to round difference between the tied team after map difference between the tied teams. Thanks for clarifying!

2020-05-08 23:32

Imagine calling karrigan 1 of the best IGL in the world LUL FaZeUp!

Without karrigan this version of faze wouldn't even be here. And dont forget he brought faze 7 trophies and a second place at the major

2020-05-08 22:46

#33

2020-05-08 22:55

yes... karrigan and not niko rain and guardian who were all top5 players

2020-05-08 23:34

Mouz have still achieved more than faze since karrigan left.

2020-05-08 22:49

What are achievements: IEM Katowice ESL One Cologne Majors Mousesports : IEM Katowice 2019 group stage ESL One Cologne 2019 not in playoffs Starladder Berlin Major group stage IEM Katowice 2020 not in playoffs. Rest tournaments aren't achievements

2020-05-08 22:54

Lol winning pro league is not an achievement? you’re clearly delusional. But sure if we go with your logic faze have been irrelevant for years and that I can agree with.

2020-05-08 22:59

noobsports

why is here still this type of tiebreaking, they should just do tiebreak bo1 or something

2020-05-08 22:48

coldzera is real

2020-05-08 22:57

Expected from flukesports

NIKO TOP1, COLD TOP2 HLTV 2020 CONFIRMED: imgur.com/a/c7HYoEG

lol @device

2020-05-08 23:14

keep up the streak faze!

2020-05-08 23:31

Poo

#FaZeUp

2020-05-09 00:04

the hell is goin on seems Mouse is not build for Online plays i mean this pure garbage what went down in road to rio thumbs up for maikelelel though !

2020-05-09 00:08

They're trash since krieg nerfed

2020-05-09 02:08

mouse didnt use much kriegs in the first place mabe frozen and w0xic i thought fnatic is done aswell i though brollan will go 5 kills 20 deaths evry game but he proved me wrong

2020-05-10 19:31

kings

2020-05-09 00:16

FazeUp

2020-05-09 00:36

Ropz and Frozen can't win alone

2020-05-09 01:25

Faze won, geng won, mouz lost Good day

A good day for me I hate mouz!!!

2020-05-09 01:36

EZ4FAZE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD #FAZETHEFUCKUP! #FAZEUP #GODNIKO #GODBROKY #GODMEISTER #GODZERA #RAINMONSTA

DUMBASSES... I DONT TRUST THESE GUYS:: SO ULRTA INSONSINENT

2020-05-09 01:42

+alex -emi when c0ntact?

2020-05-09 04:52

very sad that all this tournament is online may be lan could be more decisive

2020-05-09 05:53

currently not possible but agree

2020-05-09 08:19

Lets go g2

2020-05-09 08:48

+1 G2 Second

Its a do or die match right? Whoever wins qualifies?

2020-05-09 17:12

if g2 loses they will be 3/4(still qualify but lower bracket) if they win 2nd so higher bracket. But they NEED to win this imo.

2020-05-09 17:13

Alright thanks mate.

2020-05-09 20:49

kriegsports is out this is the best day of my life

2020-05-09 09:54

Rip Mouz... robbed by stupid H2H shit and why no sport uses it.... but trash to be in that position in the first place...

2020-05-09 11:21

Mouz suck so bad... all of Karrigans teams die after a year

2020-05-09 11:17

mouz coffin dancing with godsent movistar and north holding them

No they have to tade one whole player for an igl who frags like shit and some performance drop in niko. But now they can add much more exp and firepower with a player like cold who can bring in clutches and play positions without support player, it also suits faze's playstyle.

2020-05-09 13:40

Ez4FaZe

2020-05-09 15:42

So my glorious shout after that win vs g2 was for nothing. Okay.

2020-05-09 16:40

2020-05-09 17:20

Lot of these results show how incredibly shitty was whole SG "meta" (or we can call it joke?) . It was way too fucked up, but what is worse for WAY too long. It is perfectly visible on weaker players in pretty much each top team (there are some exceptions of course), who can't suddenly abuse that OP crap and their stats plummeted. And skilled players suddenly shine, as they always should. Btw i still wish for a slight buff for M4-S and even more for M4-A as its quite expensive now.

2020-05-09 19:20