Counter-Strike, developed by Valve, saw FaZe beat Natus Vincere to lock a spot at the BLAST Open London 2025 LAN finals on 29th August 2025. The match report highlights Helvijs ‘broky’ Saukants delivering several clutches and finishing the series with a 1.65 rating over two maps.
FaZe took the series 2-0 (Mirage 13-8, Dust2 13-10), thanks to a big showing from their AWP star. The first map swung on a handful of late-round plays and a couple of crucial clutches that kept FaZe in control. The full match page has the round-by-round breakdown for anyone wanting the nitty-gritty.
Mirage was action-packed from start to finish. broky clutched a 1v3 and later found another 1v3 with the AWP to close the half, finishing the game with 38 kills and an ADR of 88.4. Map stats for the Mirage leg are available on the Mirage map page.
Dust2 saw a big opening by FaZe that built into an 11-4 lead, but NAVI fought back to 10-11 before broky closed another 1v3 and sealed the map 13-10. Dust2 details are on the Dust2 map page. A couple of hero plays from both sides kept the crowd into it until the end.
After a two-month break, the Latvian sniper looked much more like his old self. Since returning to the active roster, Broky averaged a higher rating across recent matches, and tonight’s showing will give FaZe fans hope the switch is paying off. The team now faces Vitality in the next round for a spot in the semi-finals.
More highlights from FaZe vs. NAVI:
Scoreline and box scores show FaZe got the support they needed around broky: Jakub ‘jcobbb’ Pietruszewski posted a strong rating and David ‘frozen’ Čerňanský delivered key entries. Natus Vincere had standout rounds from Drin ‘makazze’ Shaqiri, but the rest of the lineup struggled to match FaZe’s impact.
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