{"id":18322,"date":"2024-12-14T15:07:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T15:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=18322"},"modified":"2024-12-14T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T15:10:23","slug":"spirit-vs-faze-grand-final-prediction-perfect-world-shanghai-major-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/cs2-predictions\/spirit-vs-faze-grand-final-prediction-perfect-world-shanghai-major-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit vs FaZe &#8211; Grand Final Prediction &#8211; Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Overview<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The best-of-three <strong>Grand Final<\/strong> match of <strong>Shanghai Major 2024<\/strong> will be between two top teams in the world, and <strong>Team Spirit <\/strong>will face off against <strong>FaZe<\/strong>. These two teams have some rival history throughout the year. At the start of this year, <strong>Spirit <\/strong>met <strong>FaZe <\/strong>at <strong>IEM Katowice<\/strong>, and it was that time when <strong>&#8216;donk&#8217; <\/strong>showed everyone that he would be the star for a long time as he dominated over <strong>FaZe <\/strong>in the <strong>Grand Final<\/strong> of <strong>IEM Katowice <\/strong>and <strong>Spirit <\/strong>won with a <strong>score of 3-0<\/strong>. After that, they met three more times this year, and one time, it was <strong>FaZe <\/strong>that won with a<strong> 2-1 score<\/strong>, and the other two, it was <strong>Spirit <\/strong>that won with a<strong> 2-0 score<\/strong>. It is <strong>FaZe&#8217;s <\/strong>best chance to get that sweet revenge and end this year with their win, but <strong>Spirit <\/strong>seems to be on fire, and it will not be easy for either team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdEk7djMY6CZNAYdMmP0ARBep1FEW2rksz6UHoYmAk5JToCbcUO9YVvIEeMqz7ahs7W43HRg0xEkHpPjbk6tM-R0r0skkiRd8kjAGmGVJ2HBYikJXupPvKaOlZHsZTOplyiuURr5A?key=tkd77pbtYPbyUcdEXFYDUYdX\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfG48zTs00743esJoa8OnnaR6fvznsIKYhKZcmqomOUHeLctfnQq_JAkQTn38pYmEWvO9oUEGKNbr0ss-984IoKYwfpAzGZy8u6iwvvnQHUQGFVAMQ05QBFu5N2MTuHyTJjS1vE-w?key=tkd77pbtYPbyUcdEXFYDUYdX\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FaZe vs. Spirit &#8211; BLAST Premier World Final 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spirit Path to the Grand Final<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> Elimination Stage<\/strong> went pretty easy for them, and they made it to the <strong>Playoff Stage <\/strong>after only losing one match. In the<strong> Playoff Stage, <\/strong>their <strong>quarter-final <\/strong>match was against <strong>Liquid, <\/strong>and even though they were looking prepared, <strong>Spirit <\/strong>showed why they&#8217;re one of the best European teams and won with a confident<strong> score of 2-0<\/strong>. Their <strong>semi-final<\/strong> match was against <strong>MOUZ, <\/strong>and it was closer. <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>demolished <strong>Spirit <\/strong>on the first map, but then <strong>Spirit <\/strong>did the same on the next two maps and ended up winning with a <strong>score of 2-1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spirit Semi-Final Match Result<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdJJupW_OoylLK3pl8amC86Upe7JwaeQJwGbJXZPlwKXmKe1klBDH7QCZfy41zbbx2E1eB_6Oh67kbEtPf6vLBFhqmZKrruV2koTRUw4ymhdyz8fX-S0CbN8tBYo9F9hjlZz2xMag?key=tkd77pbtYPbyUcdEXFYDUYdX\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdHAkTL2MrFBHZTrTqOepbIABxaVuzB869mdxeWZ_42YG7mwtBfVZdm0CISyUdfmpNcBJPfK86nevrXr3MFgfX0UuCsKg0gOyRlKTBs0lhgKFnnkTSZAfPCe0tKPvzfBGo94Plzag?key=tkd77pbtYPbyUcdEXFYDUYdX\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MOUZ vs. Spirit &#8211; Semi-final &#8211; Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spirit Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spirit has <\/strong>been in great shape for some time already, and they&#8217;ve been a consistent top team. Their star player <strong>&#8216;donk&#8217; <\/strong>is also in good shape and seems to be ready to prove to everyone that he is the best player in the world. <strong>&#8216;sh1ro&#8217; <\/strong>as the main sniper of this team, had an insane amount of <strong>1.40 rating<\/strong> to his name in their<strong> semi-final <\/strong>game against <strong>MOUZ <\/strong>and he is one of the key players to have to win against a team like <strong>FaZe<\/strong>. <strong>&#8216;magixx&#8217; <\/strong>who didn&#8217;t have his best year ended that same match with a <strong>rating of 1.24 <\/strong>just behind his teammate <strong>&#8216;sh1ro&#8217; <\/strong>which is also a good sign of T<strong>eam Spirit<\/strong> players being prepared for this tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">chopper never been that close yet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am not going to give up before I win a motherfucking major.<\/p>&mdash; Leonid Vishniakov (@chopperis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chopperis\/status\/1455923070980575243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FaZe Path to the Grand Final<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike <strong>Spirit<\/strong>, <strong>FaZe <\/strong>didn&#8217;t have it that easy since the <strong>Elimination Stage<\/strong>; they had <strong>a 2-2 score<\/strong> and had to play an elimination match against <strong>FURIA<\/strong>. <strong>FURIA <\/strong>was able only to take one map of <strong>FaZe, <\/strong>and <strong>FaZe <\/strong>won with a<strong> 2-1 score<\/strong>, deserving themselves a spot at the<strong> Playoff Stage<\/strong>. <strong>Playoff Stage<\/strong> brackets for <strong>FaZe <\/strong>were looking even harder than what <strong>Spirit <\/strong>had. <strong>FaZe&#8217;s quarter-final <\/strong>match was against <strong>Vitality<\/strong>, who were considered one of the favorites to win the whole tournament, but <strong>FaZe <\/strong>surprised many and won with a <strong>2-1 score<\/strong>. The next team in the <strong>semi-final <\/strong>they had to play against was <strong>G2, <\/strong>the same as <strong>Vitality. They<\/strong> also were one of the favorites to win the whole thing and were looking better on paper. Once again, <strong>FaZe <\/strong>showed everyone that they&#8217;re here to prove themselves to end this year in a good way. <strong>FaZe <\/strong>won against <strong>G2 <\/strong>with a<strong> score of 2-0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FaZe Semi-Final Match Result<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesem.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesem.png 314w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesem-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesem-150x114.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesemii.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesemii.png 644w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesemii-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesemii-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fazesemii-450x263.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">G2 vs. FaZe &#8211; Semi-final &#8211; Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FaZe Current Team and Players Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FaZe<\/strong> didn&#8217;t look that great in the second of this year, but step by step, they were trying their best to prove that they were that top team that everyone knew. Here at <strong>Shanghai Major<\/strong>, they were on the edge of being eliminated but made it to the<strong> Playoff Stage<\/strong>. In the <strong>Playoff Stage<\/strong>, even though they were the underdogs to win their matches, they managed to win both quarter-final and <strong>semi-final <\/strong>matches against the best teams in the world, and now they&#8217;re here at the <strong>Grand Final<\/strong>. The key player for their success in the <strong>Playoff Stage<\/strong> seems to be <strong>&#8216;ropz&#8217;, <\/strong>who hasn&#8217;t been that consistent lately. Still, here, he had a <strong>rating of 1.49<\/strong> against <strong>Vitality <\/strong>and a <strong>rating of 1.45<\/strong> against <strong>G2<\/strong>. In both matches in a row, he led his team and demolished his opponents, showing that he is capable of consistently doing it and is in great shape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">karrigan seems to keep cold about it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hmmm okay then, in the Grand Finals of the major.<br><br>GG WP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2esports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@G2esports<\/a><\/p>&mdash; karrigan (@karriganCSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karriganCSGO\/status\/1867912645464260774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the <strong>Grand Final <\/strong>between two of the best teams in the world, and both teams have enough experience of big stages to make it even harder to predict a winner here. Some advantages for <strong>Spirit <\/strong>would be that they&#8217;ve been more consistent lately, and <strong>FaZe <\/strong>was the one behind trying their best to prove that they still belong to the top level. Consistency might be key in this match, so we would give <strong>Spirit <\/strong>a slight advantage. We expect <strong>Spirit to win<\/strong> this match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Can <\/em><strong><em>FaZe <\/em><\/strong><em>do here something they couldn&#8217;t at the start of this year and change the story between these two, or will it be <\/em><strong><em>Spirit <\/em><\/strong><em>and <\/em><strong><em>&#8216;donk&#8217; <\/em><\/strong><em>to dominate over <\/em><strong><em>FaZe <\/em><\/strong><em>in another <\/em><strong><em>Grand Final <\/em><\/strong><em>match? This match will be the best level of <\/em><strong><em>Counter-Strike<\/em><\/strong><em> to see, so don&#8217;t miss it this <\/em><strong><em>Sunday <\/em><\/strong><em>at <\/em><strong><em>10:00 CET<\/em><\/strong><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t know where to bet on this match, you can check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/betting\/best-cs2-betting-sites-for-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our list of top betting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match Overview The best-of-three Grand Final match of Shanghai Major 2024 will be between two top teams in the world, and Team Spirit will face off against FaZe. These two teams have some rival history throughout the year. At the start of this year, Spirit met FaZe at IEM Katowice, and it was that time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":18328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[242],"tags":[5,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-18322","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs2-predictions","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18322"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18335,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322\/revisions\/18335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}