Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella was unable to celebrate his return to Counter-Strike with a victory.

FaZe successfully spoiled the debut of Liquid's new roster at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, with new star signing Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool proving himself as the difference-maker in his first game with the European squad.

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The 19-15 match on Inferno saw a North American comeback in the second half, with the impact from new signings Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon and Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm proving crucial to keep the game competitive. It was, however, not enough and Liquid failed to close out the game, unable to put up a fight once it reached overtime.

ropz ended the game with a 34-18 K-D and a 1.60 rating

The match saw ropz hit the ground running, teaming up with Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard to push FaZe through a 2v5 situation on the opening pistol. The 22-year old would carry his great form through the whole game, ending overtime with a 1.60 rating, a 34-18 K-D, and an impressive 102.3 ADR.

Meanwhile, oSee had a quieter but still solid introduction. The young sniper joined Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic and Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski in a quest to revive Liquid in the second half despite both shox and returning captain nitr0 lagging behind the pack in terms of numbers. The North American trio brought the game back on the T side, getting awfully close to claiming the game, eventually being forced into extra time before fading out without claiming a single round in overtime.

FaZe will join the new-look Vitality in the upper bracket of Group C at 17:30 while Liquid will face Evil Geniuses in the opening round of the lower bracket later in the day.

BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022Best of 1 FaZeMatchpage 19 15 30th January 2022 Liquid 19Inferno 15

FaZe	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Robin 'ropz' Koolropz	34 - 18	+16	102.3	1.60
Russel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenTwistzz	27 - 19	+8	98.5	1.35
Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain	28 - 20	+8	80.9	1.23
Helvijs 'broky' Saukantsbroky	21 - 16	+5	58.0	1.04
Finn 'karrigan' Andersenkarrigan	13 - 24	-11	51.9	0.79

Liquid	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Keith 'NAF' MarkovicNAF	24 - 23	+1	89.7	1.26
Jonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiEliGE	24 - 25	-1	76.7	1.04
Josh 'oSee' OhmoSee	24 - 25	-1	66.1	0.97
Richard 'shox' Papillonshox	13 - 24	-11	46.6	0.64
Nick 'nitr0' Cannellanitr0	11 - 26	-15	48.9	0.62

FaZe #10 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenHåvard 'rain' NygaardRussel 'Twistzz' Van DulkenRobin 'ropz' KoolHelvijs 'broky' Saukants Josh 'oSee' Ohm Age: 22 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 1024 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.62 Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski Age: 24 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1537 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.68 Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Håvard 'rain' Nygaard Age: 27 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1517 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 Nick 'nitr0' Cannella Age: 26 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1324 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.66 Keith 'NAF' Markovic Age: 24 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 1498 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.63 Robin 'ropz' Kool Age: 22 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 1035 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.62 Richard 'shox' Papillon Age: 29 Team: Liquid Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 1956 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.66 Liquid #223 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaRichard 'shox' PapillonKeith 'NAF' MarkovicJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiJosh 'oSee' Ohm Vitality #3 Dan 'apEX' MadesclairePeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenEmil 'Magisk' ReifMathieu 'ZywOo' HerbautKévin 'misutaaa' Rabier Evil Geniuses William 'RUSH' WierzbaTimothy 'autimatic' TaJake 'Stewie2K' YipVincent 'Brehze' CayonteTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov