IEM Katowice 2022: FaZe Clan wins the first IEM event of the year, beating G2 Esports

Surprise losers in the tournament included Natus Vincere and Gambit Esports.

FaZe Clan easily beat Gambit in two maps, with scores of 16-5 and 16-11.

Virtus.pro meanwhile met up with G2 Esports for their quarterfinal match, G2 won with a score of 2-0.

G2 however won in the end with a 25-22 score.

For the semifinals, FaZe Clan met up with the high seed, Heroic.

G2 was the one emerging as the winner this time around.

FaZe Clan won the first map with a score of 19-15.

In the second map, Mirage, again the two teams played to extra time.

However, this time the two teams played almost 60 rounds.

G2 played as hard as they could, but FaZe Clan was slightly superior.

They won with an amazing score of 31-27.

FaZe Clan walked away with$400,000,1800 ESL Pro Tourpoints and3200 BLAST Premierpoints.

G2 Esports meanwhile walked away with$180,000.