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Faze take down Na`vi for EPICENTER title

FaZe Clan swept Natus Vincere in the grand final on Sunday to win the $300,000 EPICENTER title in Moscow.

FaZe picked Mirage to start the final and jumped out to a 10-5 lead on the map. They held on during a close second half for a 16-12 win.

For the second map, Na'Vi picked Dust2 but had no answers as FaZe jumped out to a 12-3 lead. FaZe continued the assault in the second half and quickly went up 4-0 to claim the title and the $150,000 top prize.

FaZe secured a spot in the final earlier in the day with a 2-0 win over Team Liquid. FaZe opened the match with a 16-9 win on Mirage, the map they chose, before finishing the sweep on Inferno, Team Liquid's choice. On the second map, Team Liquid led 8-7 at halftime, but FaZe took the second half 9-4.

Na'Vi swept AVANGAR in their semifinal, winning both maps by nearly identical scores. AVANGAR chose Dust2 to open the match, but fell behind 9-6 at halftime on the way to a 16-11 loss. Train, Na'Vi's pick, was the next map and Na'Vi again led 9-6 at halftime and clinched a spot in the final with a 16-12 victory.

Liquid and Na'Vi were the first teams to advance to the semifinals by going 2-0 in the group stage, and had Saturday off.

--Field Level Media