Faze are the best in the world. The victory in Cologne removed all questions

After Faze's victory in Cologne, there is no doubt which team is the best - right now and in the first half of 2022. If NAVI were to win, priority could be argued over and over again, comparing achievements and their importance. Then it would be more difficult to pick a favorite when betting on CS : GO . Now everything is clear.

Faze sank after the major, but NAVI missed Cologne

Faze had a great start to the year: they won the top four tournaments, including Katowice and a Major. Wait, but if a team wins a Major, can it be considered not the best at the end of the season? Yes. Major is definitely the main tournament. But not decisive. Imagine that Faze lost the final in Cologne. And in this case, there would be no clear first team now: NAVI had two big wins in a row and Faze three defeats.

But Cologne removed all questions. This is the last tournament of the season. This tournament is called the third major. And it was Faze who won him. Faze is also the second team in history to win both IEM Katowice, Major and IEM Cologne during the year. Hmm, can this be called Caesera Mountain? With such a set, all other tournaments can be completely ruined. It will still be clear which is the best.

What about NAVI? The results are much more modest, but it will be hot after the break

The season for NAVI turned out to be more faded: only one Blast win. And two second places: for major and in Cologne. And for example, in the 15th season of the ESL Pro League, NAVI took 5th to 8th places. Unacceptable to the best team. Of course, we must not forget that NAVI sank after February 24. But by the time of the major they had already reached their optimal shape, and the replacement of Bumycz by Sdy at first glance never weakened the line-up. Maybe it even made you stronger.

We remind you that according to the opinion of the analyst Duncan Thorin Shields, only NAVI and FaZe show a world-class game on the professional stage. He believes that two different styles of play are needed for a good duel. Shields said that in the Snake & Banter podcast.

FaZe Clan became the first team in history to win tournaments in Katowice, Cologne and CS: GO Major in the same year. NAVI failed to win the tournament in Cologne for the second time in a row. Last year, the Ukrainian team defeated G2 Esports in the grand final. On July 17, NaVi lost to FaZe Clan to take second place at IEM Cologne 2022. s1mple won a $ 180,000 cash prize. In the decisive match of IEM Cologne 2022, the FaZe squad defeated NAVI with a score of 3-2 on the maps. This result allowed the European team to push "born to win" from the first place in the ranking of the strongest teams in the world. Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2022 was held on 5-17 July in Cologne. The prize pool for the tournament is one million dollars.

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