FaZe won convincingly against Mibr with a score of 2-0 in the 5th round of the Blast.tv Austin Major 2025 tournament, thereby officially entering the third round of the tournament. The match ended with Anubis maps (13: 4) and Ancient (16:12). After the victory, Oleksandr "S1Mple" Kostyliev shared about the psychological pressure that he had to overcome and evaluate the spirit of the team.

In an interview after the match on Blast, S1Mple admitted that passing the next stage was a personal relief after a series of failures and internal instability:

"I am really happy that we have overcome the next round. Everything seems to be refreshed - like a new chapter, because I actually said I was under a lot of pressure. Overcoming this stage is very important to me."

He emphasized that reaching the third round is the minimum goal that the team sets out:

"It was our minimum goal. When I lost to Legacy, and yesterday I lost Max 2-3, I felt quite disoriented. After the match with Legacy, I was really psychological disorder.

Kostyliev shared how the whole team revived the spirit after the painful losses:

“Last night, we tried to forget all about CS. I mean, Finn is still prepared - of course only Finn prepares - and all of us, I said stop playing, talk about real life. Then today, we will wake up ready. It feels like we still hit, but we can't do it together. there."

Then on the Telegram, Kostyliev continued to share personal feelings and emphasized the importance of this victory:

S1Mple also humorously shared about the predictions at the tournament:

"Do you really predict? Because no one in my team did, except for manager. He guessed the first round.

Finally, he thanked the fans for his great support:

"Thank you very much for your support. It really makes me warm. Thank you again."

The victory over Mibr has helped Faze win the third round of the tournament. In the third round, in the opening match, Faze will face Aurora.