Rain leaves FaZe after almost 10 years, Twistzz takes his place
Håvard "rain" Nygaard has been benched after almost a decade with FaZe Clan. The news was announced on FaZe’s official X page, where the organization thanked rain for all the years spent together.
Rain’s history with FaZe
rain joined FaZe back in January 2016. Since then, he has played and won numerous tournaments with different lineups and became the player who spent the most time in the team — 3,540 days. Among rain’s achievements with FaZe are:
- ELEAGUE Premier 2017
- Esports Championship Series Season 4 - Finals
- Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice
- ESL Pro League Season 15
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne
- Intel Grand Slam Season 4
- ESL Pro League Season 17
- Thunderpick World Championship 2023
- CS Asia Championships 2023
rain was also included three times in the HLTV Top 20 players of the year: 4th in 2017, 18th in 2018, and 13th in 2022. His total prize money with FaZe exceeds $1.83 million, making him one of the wealthiest Scandinavian players on the CS pro scene.
Words of gratitude
After a decade with FaZe Clan, rain shared an emotional statement in which he thanked his teammates, the organization, and the fans:
In turn, FaZe Clan published a touching tribute video with memories and words of gratitude from his teammates:
A new chapter for FaZe
The spot left by rain in FaZe will be taken by Canadian star Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken. For the organization, this marks the return of a familiar face: Twistzz has already won multiple titles with FaZe and was one of the key players during their golden era. Before that, since December 2023, he had been playing for Team Liquid. His debut in the renewed FaZe roster will take place very soon — at ESL Pro League Season 22.
Current FaZe roster:
- broky
- karrigan
- frozen
- jcobbb
- Twistzz
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