⁍ Fnatic and FaZe Clan each recorded a sweep of their respective decider matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals.
⁍ Fnatic dispatched Complexity Gaming in their Group A match after posting a 19-16 win on Train and 16-14 victory on Vertigo.
⁍ FaZe Clan toppled BIG in their Group B match after recording a 16-9 win on Mirage and 16-11 victory on Nuke.
– Two of the world’s top e-sports teams have advanced to the semifinals at the Intel Extreme Masters XV—New York Online: Europe event. Fnatic and FaZe Clan each recorded a sweep of their respective decider matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the $140,000 tournament, which runs through Sunday. Fnatic dispatched Complexity Gaming in their Group A match after posting a 19-16 win on Train and 16-14 victory on Vertigo. Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin had 61 kills and a plus-17 kills-deaths differential for Fnatic, who will face Group B winner OG on Saturday. Complexity Gaming was paced by Benjamin “blameF” Bremer, who joined Valentin “poizon” Vasilev with a team-best 58 kills. BlameF added a plus-18 differential. FaZe Clan toppled BIG in their Group B match after recording a 16-9 win on Mirage and 16-11 victory on Nuke. Nikola “NiKo” Kovac had 50 kills and joined Helvijs “broky” Saukants with a plus-19 differential for FaZe Clan, who will tangle with Group A winner Team Vitality on Saturday. The eight-team, $140,000 tournament kicked off Tuesday in the pursuit of $70,000 the top prize in the two double-elimination format groups. All matches are best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/esports-csgo-iem-newyork-europe-recap/fnatic-faze-clan-advance-at-iem-new-york-europe-idUSFLM2ZCGLX