{"id":365420,"date":"2026-03-06T22:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T22:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=365420"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:30:28","slug":"g2-dismantle-faze-at-the-start-of-stage-2-esl-pro-league-s23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/g2-dismantle-faze-at-the-start-of-stage-2-esl-pro-league-s23","title":{"rendered":"G2 dismantle FaZe at the start of Stage 2 \u2014 ESL Pro League S23"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new stage of the tournament means a new level of pressure. When all the strongest teams meet in the same bracket, even the first round can turn into a major clash that immediately shapes the tournament dynamic.<\/p>\n

Tournament context<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 2 is played in a Swiss Bo3 format (online, Europe). In the opening round, teams start with a 0:0 record \u2014 a win moves them to the 1:0 bracket, while a loss drops them to 0:1 and forces them to quickly recover their tournament position.<\/p>\n

One of the central matches of the opening day was the series between G2 and FaZe \u2014 a clash of two top European rosters.<\/p>\n\n

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How the match unfolded \u2014 G2 vs FaZe<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Series score: 2:0 in favor of G2<\/p>\n

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  1. Dust2 (FaZe pick) \u2014 13:1
    \nG2 completely broke their opponent\u2019s game on the first map. The team dominated in aim duels and won the majority of early trades, which quickly destroyed FaZe\u2019s economy. As a result, the map turned into a one-sided display of strength.<\/li>\n
  2. Ancient (G2 pick) \u2014 13:10
    \nOn their own map pick, G2 played more pragmatically. FaZe managed to put up resistance in the middle stages of the map, but in the decisive rounds G2 controlled the economy better and executed their defense more consistently, allowing them to close the series without a third map.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Player of the Match \u2014 Mario \u201cmalbsMd\u201d Samayoa (G2)<\/strong><\/h2>\n