FaZe победит
Final result verified as DENDELE 1-2 FaZe: Nuke 2-13, Mirage 13-10, Cache 7-13. The pick was correct, but the dropped FaZe pick and three-map path argue against any confidence upgrade. ([hltv.org](https://www.hltv.org/matches/2396012/dendele-vs-faze-blast-bounty-2026-season-2))
DENDELE enter with the bigger current-tournament spike after a 2-1 upset over FURIA, while FaZe stabilized with a clean 2-0 over EYEBALLERS; our recent FaZe forecast was correct, but that only confirms a limited opening-round baseline rather than a premium-confidence profile.
Online stage; LAN-form weight is capped because this is a post-break online qualifier into the Malta finals.
FaZe have the higher baseline and star/structure ceiling, and our prior read on them held against EYEBALLERS, but DENDELE have already played the hunter role successfully, so the pressure gap is narrower than seed/class alone implies.