Falcons eliminated FaZe 2-1 from IEM Beijing 2026 in the Group A lower bracket on November 3 — karrigan's first match against his former team since leaving in April.
Series line
- Ancient (FaZe pick): Falcons 13-3
- Anubis: FaZe 13-10
- Mirage: Falcons 13-7
Falcons series line — kyousuke runs it
- kyousuke: 58-37 / 100.6 ADR / 86.4 KAST / 1.58 (2.08 on Ancient)
- m0NESY: 49-29 / 84.4 ADR / 78.0 KAST / 1.40
FaZe — JBOEN's Anubis
- JBOEN: 43-37 / 70.0 ADR / 69.5 KAST / 1.14 series — 2.05 on Anubis (25 kills, 95.5 ADR)
- Twistzz: 26-42 / 54.9 ADR / 57.6 KAST / 0.64
Turning point
HLTV: Falcons won Ancient with a force-buy and "never looked back, winning seven rounds in a row to stay alive in China."
FaZe — last place, winless
HLTV framing: "Losses to FURIA and Falcons mean Twistzz's troops leave China without a win." FaZe finish last in their group.
karrigan vs FaZe — subtext
This was karrigan's first match against his former team. He left FaZe in April and helped Falcons win the IEM Cologne Major shortly after.
What's next for Falcons
Falcons face the loser of HEROIC vs The MongolZ in the Group A lower bracket — i.e. HEROIC (MongolZ won the upper-bracket final).
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45896/falcons-condemn-faze-to-last-place-exit-in-beijing
