BC.Game knock FaZe out of DraculaN

Also read: FaZe survive and advance at DraculaN S7 after beating ENVY, HEROIC Dust2 was a tale of two T sides, as BC.Game gained an eight-round lead in the first half. After losing the second-half pistol round, FaZe replied with seven straight attacking wins.

BC.Game stopped the comeback, however, and converted their early lead into a 13-9 victory. Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold finished the map with a lobby-high 1.52 rating. The teams traded 8-4 halves on Nuke, with FaZe narrowly preventing a defeat in regulation time.

A clutch defuse from Jason "JBOEN" Nielsen pushed the map into OT, where FaZe unfortunately failed to convert a 16th round, giving BC.Game the opportunity to force double OT and win the series 19-16.

Australian Tyson "asap" Paterson boasted a 1.39 rating in the final map. Also read: BC.Game sent down to lower by Eternal Fire at DraculaN S7

Losses in either of those games would have left FaZe on the bubble for a Major invite, but instead the team secured valuable points that have given them some wiggle room.

Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken 's men missed a chance to further cement their place on Thursday after suffering elimination at the hands of BC.Game , who have clinched their own Major invite through Asia.

FaZe will now turn their attention to RLG Tesla Cup, where a top-three finish would likely be enough to secure their Major berth.

Nexus eliminated both SAW and BASEMENT BOYS on Wednesday, but had their own run put to an end by JiJieHao , who is now taking on BC.Game in the lower bracket final.

Before meeting JieJieHao in the lower final, BC.Game swept FaZe in the lower semis to stay alive at DraculaN. Also read: BC.Game knock FaZe out of DraculaN The lower final started on BC.Game's Dust2 pick.

JieJieHao only ever trailed at 1-0 on D2, immediately winning the ensuing force buy. JJH's strong CT side left them with an 8-4 halftime lead. From there, BC.Game only mustered a single CT-side round, losing their pick 13-5.

Hussein "m1N1" Hijazi was the star of the show, totaling 23 frags to just five deaths on Dust2. JieJieHao picked Ancient with a chance to close out the series. This time around, both teams traded leads in the first half.

JieJieHao held a slight 7-5 edge after their T side in the jungle. BCG rallied in the second half, winning six of the final eight rounds after trailing 10-6 on their own T side. JieJieHao stabilized in OT, though, taking the map 16-14.

m1N1 led all players with 41 frags in the series, helping JieJieHao secure the sweep. https://x.com/BCGameEsports/status/2113342504322105792?s=20 Also read: ENVY's Major odds continue to fall after elimination by FaZe at DraculaN S7