The top-ranked team in the world faced a tough challenge from the revamped Monte.
FaZe overcame a strong effort from Monte to secure a spot in the next round of the ESL Pro League playoffs, securing victories on Vertigo (13-7) and Mirage (13-10) but suffering a loss on Nuke (14-16) in between.
Despite being consistently dominant in CS2, FaZe had to put in significant effort against Monte, who had two new and inexperienced players.
Jack "Gizmy" von Spreckelsen and Gytis "ryu" Glušauskas both impressed with multi-kills and clutch plays, challenging FaZe to their limits.
Although Monte lost on Mirage, they put up a strong fight and had opportunities for an upset. However, they can still be proud of their performance.
As usual, FaZe managed to pull through with key contributions from Helvijs "broky" Saukants on Vertigo and Mirage. They will need to elevate their performance for their next match against Natus Vincere in a rematch of the Copenhagen Major grand final.