FaZe suffered a tough loss in their opening match at FISSURE Playground 3, falling 2-0 to Alliance and getting relegated to the lower bracket in Suzhou, China. Dust2.us reported that this outcome puts FaZe’s tournament run in jeopardy.
HLTV covered the match as well, highlighting Alliance’s strong comeback after nearly two months of inactivity. Despite being ranked outside the top 20 on VRS, the Swedish team claimed the victory on Ancient, taking the first pistol round and keeping the score tied at 6-6 in the first half.
Alliance continued their dominance by securing the second pistol round on Nuke and ultimately winning 13-9 on Ancient. FaZe put up a fight, with Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken delivering a remarkable 26-kill performance. However, Alliance’s Jonatan “bobeksde” Persson sealed the deal with a four-kill round on match point, securing a 13-11 win and completing the 2-0 sweep.
Simon “twist” Eliasson stood out as Alliance’s top player with a 1.34 rating, while Persson impressed with a 1.31 rating and 40 kills across both maps. Despite Twistzz’s strong showing for FaZe with a 1.22 rating, the rest of the team, including Jason “JBOEN” Boe Nielsen, David “frozen” Čerňanský, and Jakub “jcobbb” Pietruszewski, struggled with negative kill differentials.
Following this defeat, FaZe now finds themselves in the lower bracket of FISSURE Playground 3, where they are set to face off against magic in their next match. Alliance’s victory marks a successful return to competitive play after their hiatus.
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