FaZe crush EnVyUs; mousesports survive Valiance scare in DH Marseille opener

FaZe beat EnVyUs 16-1 on Cache to pick up their first victory at DreamHack Masters Marseille, while mousesports have defeated Valiance 16-13 on Mirage.

Starting out as Counter-Terrorists on Cache, FaZe picked up a quick 3-0 lead after securing a flawless CT pistol. Envy responded well in the first gun round, but Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's men immediately reset the Frenchmen's economy and further added to their lead.

Down 1-8, Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer called for a tactical pause, but it was not enough for them to find a way to break through FaZe's defence. Envy looked set to win their second round after Ali "⁠hAdji⁠" Haïnouss had found three opponents in the 13th round, but Ladislav "⁠GuardiaN⁠" Kovács crushed their hopes with a 1v3 clutch.

FaZe kick off their Marseille run on the right foot

After taking a whopping 14-1 lead, FaZe picked up the second pistol round thanks to a 1v2 clutch from Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström. After that, there was little that Envy could do to stop FaZe from running away with the game.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 1 FaZeMatchpage 16 1 18th April 2018 Envy 16Cache 1

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo	21 - 7	+14	138.6	2.06
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN	16 - 4	+12	81.4	1.65
Richard 'Xizt' LandströmXizt	16 - 5	+11	92.9	1.63
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	17 - 9	+8	100.9	1.55
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	12 - 6	+6	72.8	1.28

Envy	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Ali 'hAdji' HaïnousshAdji	10 - 17	-7	75.1	0.80
Cédric 'RpK' GuipouyRpK	7 - 16	-9	51.6	0.61
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomScreaM	8 - 17	-9	65.5	0.53
Vincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerHappy	4 - 16	-12	45.0	0.35
Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa	2 - 17	-15	24.1	0.14

Meanwhile, MOUZ took on Valiance on Mirage, and the European mixture opening up the action on their T-side with a successful A execution. After following that up with the anti-ecos, mousesports kept stringing rounds together without much response from their opponents.

It was only in the eighth round that Valiance managed to pick up their first round of the game. Still, MOUZ did not let their opponents follow up on any round wins, and went on to bag a dominant 13-2 half-time lead.

mousesports will take on the winner of the match between SK and NiP

But Valiance did not want to throw in the towel, and Nemanja "⁠huNter-⁠" Kovač kicked things off with a triple-kill, helping his team to win their Terrorist pistol. After that, Valiance went on a massive run, winning round after round to equalize the score at 13-13.

After losing 11 rounds in a row, however, MOUZ were finally able to put a stop to Valiance's momentum, and they followed that up with two more rounds to seal a surprisingly hard-fought win.

DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018Best of 1 MOUZMatchpage 16 13 18th April 2018 Valiance 16Mirage 13

MOUZ	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Miikka 'suNny' KemppisuNny	29 - 21	+8	106.9	1.47
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	18 - 14	+4	71.4	1.17
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongchrisJ	16 - 17	-1	54.6	0.98
Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar	18 - 19	-1	66.2	0.97
Martin 'STYKO' StykSTYKO	13 - 18	-5	58.3	0.94

Valiance	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Nemanja 'huNter-' KovačhuNter-	24 - 16	+8	85.0	1.34
Luka 'emi' Vukovićemi	22 - 19	+3	81.0	1.24
Nestor 'LETN1' TanićLETN1	21 - 22	-1	81.8	1.00
Aleksa 'Impulse' StankićImpulse	11 - 18	-7	43.0	0.74
Anel 'NENO' CekovićNENO	11 - 19	-8	49.2	0.73

Envy #29 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieyCédric 'RpK' GuipouyAdil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerAli 'hAdji' Haïnouss Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač Age: 22 Team: Valiance Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 493 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.67 Richard 'Xizt' Landström Age: 27 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1292 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65 MOUZ #2 Tomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýChris 'chrisJ' de JongMiikka 'suNny' KemppiMartin 'STYKO' StykRobin 'ropz' Kool Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács Age: 26 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 1141 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.62 Vincent 'Happy' Schopenhauer Age: 26 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1244 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.67 Valiance #32 Anel 'NENO' CekovićLuka 'emi' VukovićNemanja 'huNter-' KovačNestor 'LETN1' TanićAleksa 'Impulse' Stankić Ali 'hAdji' Haïnouss Age: 22 Team: Envy Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 269 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68 FaZe #1 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenRichard 'Xizt' LandströmLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Finn 'karrigan' Andersen Age: 28 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 1206 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.68