The Guard sweep FaZe Clan, now one win away from VALORANT Champions

The Guard have made it to the North America Last Chance Qualifier grand final by sweeping FaZe Clan in the upper bracket. Since forming their roster at the end of 2021 and hitting the ground running in 2022, The Guard has continued to grow as a team and reach new heights. They showed a glimpse of what they were capable of by qualifying for Masters: Reykjavík and now are making one final charge to Champions by executing a near-perfect run through the upper bracket. FaZe had also been another team who continued to improve at an exponential rate and looked promising as candidates for being the last team to represent NA in İstanbul. FaZe showed that they too have bad days while playing against The Guard, though. FaZe struggled to get going on their map pick of Haven as The Guard used FaZe’s slow start against them to take a 8-4 lead into halftime. FaZe only walked away with one additi