JiJieHao sends FaZe to the lower bracket at DraculaN

FaZe lost to JiJieHao at Digital Crusade DraculaN Season 7 and dropped to the lower bracket. For a team still pursuing a place at the PGL Major in Singapore, the defeat was a significant blow in terms of the VRS rankings.

The series went to three maps. FaZe took the lead by winning Mirage 13-6. On their own pick, Dust2, JiJieHao leveled it with a 13-9 win. The decider was Anubis. In the final round, the mixed Asian and European JiJieHao led 12-11, and it was a 2v2 situation on the server. Jakub "jcobbb" Pietruszewski eliminated both opponents but could not get to the bomb in time to defuse it.

FaZe sit 14th in the European rankings and still have a chance to enter the invite line before the deadline on November 2. A top-six finish in Bucharest could have raised their invite chances from 55 percent to 87 percent. An early exit could seriously change their position in this open race.

FaZe's next opponent is Envy. The French team's chance of going to the Major is around 7.9 percent, and it can rise to 25 percent if they finish in the top six in Romania. The winner of the match could face HEROIC if they beat BBL.

With this win, JiJieHao reached their highest VRS position, moving up to 18th in Europe and temporarily taking the last invite spot. According to projections, their chance of holding that position until November 2 is very low. In the upper bracket, the team's opponent will be SINNERS, who handed HEROIC their first loss of the event.