From Chokers to Champions: The Story of FaZe Clan CS:GO

FaZe Clan didn't start in CS:GO. At one point the team wasn't even sure that they'd be able to enter the scene. Once they did, their hands off approach at times led the team to disarray.
But throughout all of the roster changes and a heart-breaking defeat in one of the closest Major grand finals ever played, the team finally secured what they were fighting for all along.
Written & Narrated by: Josh Bury (@ThrownGauntlet)
Edited by: Connor Dunn (@ConnorDunn_)
Produced by: Keith Capstick (@KeithCapstick), Miles Hackett (@Miles_Hackett) & Matt Massey
Thumbnail by: William 'Magoo' O'Keefe (@MagooMagoof)
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[@thatone9462]

Gotta give credit to rain for staying with faze all the way up

[@martinberg3970]

And faze staying with rain aswell

[@ecal2508]

@@martinberg3970 right, gotta give it to faze for staying with rain, cause I wouldn't say he's a superstar compared to the people that have come and gone on the team

[@yourgrandma7243]

he wont get payed more anywhere else lol

[@mapl3mamba651]

@@ecal2508 in 2017 he was absolutely was the superstar of the team along with niko, but after that year I would agree

[@justanothercrab8241]

He's a rock. Almost an immovable object

[@alpang6161]

I don't respect faze as an org because of their not so great personalities but I can't hate these guys. Their CSGO roster is a shining light in a org plagued by douchey "influencers". Fucking love these guys.

[@cakeburps]

This is the copypasta I need any time the topic comes up. Maybe good for some Faze CS merch. Spot on.

[@sealoftheliving4998]

Thou shalt not hate

[@Kruemeleistee]

This is literally the only reason why I don't own a Faze csgo jersey

[@sunbae-nim]

Nah yeah fuck their org, love the CS team

[@ben240cs]

@@cakeburps u yo uoututustŚs di

[@juanni166]

Twistzz hugging Ropz every time. So cute 🥰

[@thatspideyguy8642]

And ropz always keeps looking at the team mostly during their interaction xD

[@sealoftheliving4998]

Russel left up Rops when they win big events. Awesome. That is reaction of a winning

[@robotmeister009]

sus

[@Chinaman-gw6ts]

@@robotmeister009 🤨

[@KindriEvans]

Aonir is not gonna be happy about this comment

[@I-am-in-excruciating-pain]

Been a hardcore fan of Karrigan since the early Astralis days. Never stopped believing in him and I feel so fucking happy for him now

[@Vincent_1910]

And I thought I was the only one. I’m so fcking happy he finally made it!!!

[@I-am-in-excruciating-pain]

@@Vincent_1910 he's so charismatic, u can't help but like the guy

[@ManagerStrife]

@@I-am-in-excruciating-pain I mean he's not a nerd who sits on the computer after all 🤣🤣🤣

[@Edna_san]

Same. I'm a Karrigan fan since his time at TSM and always felt heartbroken how all the good Lineups he played with crumbled right before making history. Now he checkmarks all the achievements in 1 year and i love it. This year is my favourite CS year already.

[@Bennime_Once]

I started watching CS in 2014, When mouz roster looked like, ChrisJ, Legija, tabseN, allu and karrigan. Been a fan of mouz and karrigan from the beginning even tho at the time he was only in the team for a few month. Im more than happy that he managed to fullfill his dreams.

[@lowwwel690]

ropz really was the difference. He brought the confidence they need. He is young , has better communication and Faze was able to play the map aggressively coz ropz can hold sites and gather info by himself

[@edgedg]

> ropz can hold sites and gather info by himself This. Super reliable, doesn't over-extend. Not sure about those comms. In the voice comms in karrigan's youtube channel, you can hear he's contributing least. Kind of makes sense, since his thing are the solo lurks. Others are calling constantly, and Twistzz is always panicking 😂

[@cprmn]

@@edgedg broky "twistzz still talking.. omg he s still talking.. lmao"

[@mridiot8430]

Ropz is the definition of csgo nerd.

[@ManagerStrife]

Best thing about Ropz is that in Faze he didn't necessarily need to play the carry that MOUZ needed him to. He is there enjoying himself with Karrigan, and that's what seperated him from NiKo. Now, I am not going to downgrade NiKo but he has a massive problem, that is being an IGL and carrying at the same time. He is fucking conflicted with the roles and sometimes makes the wrong calls and blames it on the IGL in his teams. Ropz on the other hand knows his place and knows that this is a team effort, not a single man effort.

[@steakiefrags1866]

@@cprmn hahaha that moment was gold

[@HeaveNcs]

When I heard Twistzz was recruited into FaZe alongside Karrigan I fucking knew we were back in this shit

[@arma9150]

u mean ropz

[@kovam1234]

@@arma9150 both.

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

twistzz and ropz, the firepower of niko without the ego

[@0marssb0m4r3]

im still depressed about the fact GuardiaN didnt win the major

[@Noobix4]

He really deserved it

[@flip2.021]

I feel you

[@alexf1601]

Yeah, he really deserved it. He was insane in his prime and he's also a really nice person in life, so you can't hate him.

[@darshitjani8273]

Man I miss him 😭

[@und1sputed992]

Everytime i think about boston, i cri 😭

[@justarandomgamer5385]

Wonder where is the history of Twistzz 2.0 and also his hair tutorial. One of the biggest mysteries of CSGO pro scene

[@lime4]

It'll come after Twistzz gets his second Grand Slam 😉

[@justarandomgamer5385]

@@lime4 then I hope it comes fast. Literally every Twistzz Fan are waiting

[@federicob9103]

@@justarandomgamer5385 every twistzz fan = every person in the entire world

[@xeexuxpb4391]

don't know much about him but his hair though his hair alone won a tourney.

[@justarandomgamer5385]

@@federicob9103 indeed

[@Galacticruiser]

being in the crowd for IEM cologne this year was absolutely insane, witnessing one of the greatest grand finals in person is something I will never forget

[@ROHAN4953]

Finally rain gets his time.

[@reign225]

rain and s1mple has to be the most consistent cs go OG's till date.

[@rxyzr]

The Rain S1mple 1v1 Was so intense

[@steakiefrags1866]

@@rxyzr i almost shit my pants

[@subhashismandal9871]

Dev1ce. Yes he is in a break right now but he has been playing since source and he has always been insanely consistent even when they lose.

[@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321]

@@subhashismandal9871 A lots of player still came from 1.6 but Source?

[@subhashismandal9871]

@@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 The Whole og Astralis roster came from CS Source.

[@Samer-lx5sz]

Came for NiKo, stayed for FaZe.

[@TopOnTops]

niko was and is the problem

[@madmonkey1220]

lol same for me, early 2017...

[@crymeariver9141]

Same

[@NhanTran-gh9dk]

Came for Olof, stayed for Faze, Niko is cursed

[@jellecoolguy123]

Came for rain, stayed for rain.

[@bizarro4587]

Nice one now give us story of Broky: Latvian laser

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

His superpower is when he's getting overwhelmed, he doesn't miss.

[@bizarro4587]

@@TheSunIsMyDestroyer when the pressure is on, broky is on too

[@da_riceboy161]

Honestly, no documentary has touched my soul as much as this one. Ever since I found out about the Esports scenes back in 2016, I was a FaZe fan. Then, 2018 came around, I warmed up to Astralis. Sure, I’ll still cheer Astralis on, but FaZe will be my #2. I’m proud that Rain (and Karrigan) won it out together after all those frustrating years. FaZe up, my dudes. ✊😔

[@Hex...]

My condolences, being an Astralis & Faze fan can't have been easy for a few years lol

[@rollingthunderinho]

imagine cheering for astralis in 2022

[@xxMyNaMeIsBeAsTxx]

@@Hex... Every team had some rough years in CS. -NIP, just brutal after the original core couldn't keep up, Haven't won anything since like 2017. -NaVi, Couldn't win a Major until 2021 while being in so many finals and being one of the biggest orgs -Fnatic, In shambles for the last years (great early on in CS) -G2, lol, endlessly losing finals -C9, Just lol -Liquid, No major, always lost to Astralis, chokers -Whole brazilian scene, Fell off hard after SK was done

[@da_riceboy161]

Hey, I stuck true with the Danish boys. It doesn’t matter who you cheer for (unless you’re a TL fan, RIP).

[@thatspideyguy8642]

Astralis #1 for me, but it was the old roster. Current faze roster is #1 for me now.

[@ahmedsiddique863]

broky is the new device. One went against the likes of KennyS and Guardian and came up on top. Now, he is dealing Simple, Monesy and Zywoo and still winning titles

[@jameskaranu]

I really like how TheScore Esports is now putting a spotlight on stories about Esports Teams. I think we should get more of this. Am completely hooked

[@thepoopmonster1041]

average theScore esports watcher lmaooo their content is garbage

[@Jomaro7]

“FaZe Clan’s karrigan thinks ropz is the last piece of the puzzle” He’s right all along

[@Felix576x]

im a big navi fan and its kinda sad for me that we didnt win cologne, but that bo5 was the greatest cs i have ever seen and even though we lost im still happy for all of faze, they played out of their minds, everyone performed and they really deserved it, finally we have 2 insane teams that always compete and deliver insane quality CS

[@Anc1ntkn1ght]

🤡

[@r3load403]

@@Anc1ntkn1ght lol u kid xD

[@xxdovahkiinskyrimxx6705]

"we" LOL what are you? their water boy?

[@Felix576x]

@@xxdovahkiinskyrimxx6705 okay xXDovahkiinSkyrimXx XD, what is the point of your comment?

[@ladu]

"I used to pray for times like these" Cheered for FaZe from the very start and now here we are, boy it was worth it.

[@thepoopmonster1041]

Cheering for an org that scams people for Crypto and clout lmaooo

[@miremarinkovic5043]

I can't believe till this day that rain won a Major. I'm so extremely happy for him because he is my favourite Cs player of all time. I remember back in 2015 when he played for LGB im not sure if it was in Katowice or Cologne against Penta Esports. Me and my friends watched the game i said this Norwegian guy is insane they laught at me and said he is so bad and will never win a titel. Oh boys my friends was so wrong and look now he won a dam Major that he deserves!💪. And thank you thescoreesports for the story of CS: GO FAZE 🙏

[@cam-rv9pe]

fakest story

[@ironwar8501]

@@cam-rv9pe +1

[@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321]

@@cam-rv9pe mens?

[@ytanonymity3585]

Rain performance with G2 in Dreamhack open cluj major was sick as well even though they lost by the eventual winner, EnVyUs.

[@LauraLovesHugs]

@@cam-rv9pe what's with weirdos like you thinking nothing ever happens?

[@TCiCiL1]

The thing I love most about this roster now is Twistzz and Ropz's bromance.

[@orjay6745]

The cologne final was something diffrent. It was CS on another Level. Both teams played so damn well, and it really showed number one, but it was close.

[@Kruemeleistee]

Faze and Navi are just on another level right now while a lot of other teams are struggling with their roster changes from the beginning of the year.

[@user-ny4eg1ib1w]

tbh faze were luckier than navi, if navi didnt get so frustrated they could have easily survive that bo5

[@Chess2969]

@@user-ny4eg1ib1w "faze lucky" hahahah cope harder.

[@Chess2969]

@@user-ny4eg1ib1w if rain and ropz wouldn't under perform than it would have 3-0 or 3-1 for faze easily.

[@lukeluke77777]

@@user-ny4eg1ib1w lol Navi got lucky on map2&3. sure, they stomped faze in the first half of ancient but faze stomped back harder 4-15 to 15-15. imagine making a comeback like that and still losing but keeping ur composure and steadily beating navi in map4 mirage. Faze were unluckier than Navi just look at the stats but they managed not to choke and prove who's better.

[@ErickD1XD]

Been following faze cs since it just started. Gotta say, it's been a rollercoaster of emotions for the team. But we finally made it. I'm also really happy that rain has stayed, hes my guy. Great vid.

[@nishantnayak3792]

Been following Faze Clan csgo since 2017 but this iteration of faze is something special. We won the major , Cologne and Katowice in just 6 months, it's simply Unbelievable this feat has never been done by any team in csgo. Hope faze keeps dominating csgo in the 2nd half of 2022 and years to come .

[@HazelOrbius]

Fnatic won Katowice and Cologne when they were both majors back in 2015…

[@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321]

@@HazelOrbius FaZe won 3

[@HazelOrbius]

@@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321 If we're talking just tournament wins in general, fnatic won ESL Pro League S1, Dreamhack Open Tours + Summer and Gfinity Spring Masters all with top teams attending. What FaZe did is impressive, but not to the same degree that it's "unbelievable" or "unheard of" by any means.

[@jorgeenchilada]

oh this iteration of faze is something special? people act like this is the second coming. Wow really? recruiting 4 top 10 players in the world and an incredible igl makes you win? wow incredible. Navi is 7000 times more impressive, they only use people from a certain region and win tournaments and contend everytime. Faze has to be the least impressive roster of all time. They HAVE to win. They're excessively disappointing if they don't win. 4 top 10 players, give me a fucking break. It's not unbelievable at all. Any braindead idiot could predict they'd be number one, they just fucking bought everyone.

[@AlsoYou]

from chokers to champions to chokers again

[@shukhratkhujasadikov2658]

After iem sydney 2018 We lost many times we had fallen but we believed we waited and 2022 we reached to goal. Faze up

[@piggybaggy242]

Trully tears. Its so good to be part of this amazing story. Karrigan ❤️ Faze up! 💯

[@christerslettetveit3093]

Rain is the most composed player og all time i think. He can't tilt i think. Always so calm and supportive. He doesnt care about his individual performance aslong as his performance boosts the team.

[@unbiasedjisoostan3716]

Faze fan since 2018. Its been a few wild years of "rebuild" and i'm so happy the team's finally living up to their potential.

[@ryanhighman334]

From Chokers to Champions back to Chokers

[@Speedy2619]

I was there in Cologne this final, the crowd was amazing.

[@quasardoesstuff2574]

Great work, all those moments being a Faze fan hurt so much to watch again but brought a tear to my eye. Having this piece of history in this amazing video is something to be seen by all fans alike. Theres always rough patches, but a long way to go for greatness!!! FAZE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JAMIExHDxGAMING]

been a faze fan for years in mainly csgo and cod. Both teams suffered greatly with their own respective issues. Going through the highs and the lows I'm happy to see both the cs and cod team standing at the top of each of their scenes :)

[@NANI-hb8jo]

After all those upsets and roster changes I've been supporting this team since 2017 seeing them win like this makes me soo happy

[@litical3719]

Hey I don't watch this channel consistently but every time I see one of these doc style videos I click. I just wanna say everything about this video is amazing and your guy's production team is absolutely amazing

[@theScoreesports]

thanks for the kind words, the team appreciates it!

[@sravrulz]

A point of coincidence: In both PGL Antwerp and IEM Cologne, Karrigan on T side got the finishing frag on b1t on Nuke to win the titles.

[@crymeariver9141]

That says a lot, b0t is overrated KEKW 🤪

[@pvtnewb]

Twistzz truly shined on the last LAN events, I quickly became a fan kekw

[@SyLv3sT3rsIm0n]

Faze Clan has always been my favourite team since the begining

[@stefanusemmanuel8577]

been a fan since 2017, so happy they got the success they deserved

[@asheliahollows7491]

I've loved Karrigan and FaZe since GuardiaN days, and Karrigan is such an inspirational player. From being loaned out to Team Envy to Cologne+Major+Katowice and IGL of the ONLY team to do it. The best part that wasn't mentioned: This FaZe CS:GO roster, unlike all before, is a family. And that makes Champions.

[@vo97va]

I don't know about you guys but I've been cheering for the boys since Team Kinguin and it's extremely satisfying to see them climb on the top. Even though there's only rain who's been in the team since then, I think there's a lot of players we gotta thank for such a crzy journey. e.g. Maikelele who was one of the gangsters who started the entire show.

[@davids8127]

Adding Ropz and Twistz elevated everyone's game. They needed their characters being humble but confident is key for their success. They become a real team no longer a super team

[@gavincuster6059]

the sheer amount of emotion gave me chills watching the finals been watching since karrigan initially joined faze whether hes playing or not the man gives one hell of a show

[@leoviana3898]

Your actually the goat, This helped so much thank you.

[@lowkeyflawlessplays8250]

I can tell you this i could never imagine to see this live in my home city ANTWERPEEEEEE what a amazing moment to be a supporter of Faze since mw3 days

[@ruthsi9268]

Faze is one of my most favourite csgo teams. Ive watched them choking, loosing and now i see them winning. Im not a fan of faze clan as a org but they somehow manage to get the best csgo players and nobody can hate them.

[@sonathangamer279]

From Chokers to Champions TO Chokers, damn

[@j0ze123]

Yes

[@christivn2934]

Started watching FaZe back before they started CS:GO, and happy to finally see them do well.

[@doggieGZ]

the key was bringing back Karrigan...

[@mosyTF]

Ropz and twistzz

[@rafaelm3523]

Nah its ropz and broky. They strong now cuz they are a superteam

[@zettour.]

2022 Q1 success for FaZe was 90% broky and 10% everyone else. 2022 Q2 saw the dominance of rain and ropz carry. Now, Twistzz is stepping up individually. Karrigan is good, but FaZe's dominance is owed to individuals stepping up and destroying.

[@XD-or6sc]

no

[@XD-or6sc]

2019-2020 faze didnt have IGL (stars like olof,broky,rain,niko,coldzera left without IGL).2021 karrigan joined faze again but they couldnt adapt as karrigan played with players he had never played with... AND 2022 -Team completed -All they had to do was get the audience support in LAN tournaments

[@Demolisher-pg6rs]

Funny how this was recommended today 🤣, From chokers to champions to back to chokers 😂😂 (feelsbadman)

[@varadsalaskar]

Been a fan from 2020 , been there from lowest to now highest😭

[@Kevooo647]

the friendship between Twistzz and Ropz is just heardwarming

[@jdj8168]

I've supported faze since 2017 and this makes me so happy

[@ondrejeder8816]

From 2018 I even wanted to become fan of some other team but couldn't and have stayed fan of Faze, finally this year it's paying off, all the guys from this roster seems amazing and look like family playing together, and ofc Karrigan finally proves what an IGL he really is. Hopefully Faze can continue after the player break

[@ikry-7911]

If there was one thing that humanity will remember until the end, it would 100% be the Boston major final.

[@otavio1cabral]

I am brazilian, I started cheering for faze when cold joined'em, and quickly became a fan of the team and broky, even copied his cfg. When cold got kicked I didn't care, I was already a faze fan, seeing what they achieved since Katowice amazes me

[@mitchellpadovese6120]

Been waiting for this vid

[@user-id7ms7dr2x]

in 2017,i start playing csgo and support Faze,and at the meantime,my favorite player is Ropz in mouz, you can't imagine how i feel when i heard Ropz join Faze, it's beyond Amazing.

[@gagekato8292]

i remember Karrigan being on TSM when they were EU and holy has he grown and prospered. Also the man is beyond educated.

[@magj4285]

Thank you Karrigan

[@brightersantitan]

i loved the video - great job

[@Kjaerbye.1337]

I've been a fan since 2017, It is great to see Karrygun winning major, been my favorite player Rain

[@lassehgh7459]

Oh i have been waited for this

[@starstarva]

WE NEEDED THIS WOOO

[@MrEthos]

As someone who has followed this team and has routed every time since 2018, it's so nice to see FaZe get the credit they deserve.

[@itwasharmony]

Well, it's back to chokers again it seems.

[@hysazemusic]

Really well documented!

[@AD-tf3ko]

My favourite team wins a major finaly. But the team i respect most. Is navi with simple not changing teams all these years respect to the man.

[@Lyova777]

man i love these stories

[@danielstocker6351]

The best two finals ever played, Boston18 and Cologne22, were both with FaZe, with Rain and Karrigan. That's no coincidence. That FaZe Playstyle, when they peak, is just awesomely different and entertaining.

[@QurttoRco]

You really under highlighted what important part of team Twistzz became. If you listen to their comms he not only makes hudge plays but also makes some great calls AND constantlly hypes up the team like dude is easy best player right now

[@skadoodskadad316]

I remember being on the C9 side during Boston but now I’m a faze fan let’s go

[@Terision]

What a journey, they all deserve it

[@zechbowden-cooper4996]

Rain, karrigan, ropz, twistzz, and broky the only current faze clan members I can respect 😎

[@perfectpicture01]

I just wanna learn even more now- it looks so cool o.O

[@Parkerxy25]

Love this team. Haven’t loved a team like this since C9 and TL

[@chypres89]

Been a Faze clan follower since the London conspiracy days. Feels good! the redemption ark is out of this world.

[@terminusest9179]

Its always good to be a FaZe fan in 2022.

[@akurbyburby]

Favorite player has always been ropz, when he joined faze I knew it was over for everyone else.

[@svihl666]

jesus some good edits at the end with the clips

[@ag0nii]

As a loooong time FaZe fan, this video gave me major goosebumps :)

[@danialahmad8912]

Waiting for this video for so long.

[@kussbaby]

Cant wait to see the Boston Major clips once again

[@sethholstein1505]

Ropz is my favorite player ever since he started. And when I heard that he is moving to Faze I was like "Hold up let me check on the roster.. by God they are strong as fcuk.!"

[@sarthakchaurasia7942]

Not only one of the greatest finals that the games had ever seen, but also one of the greatest ever in esports history.

[@matthewl.2920]

A FaZe fan in Call of duty since 2020, now a FaZe fan in CSGO for ever.

[@teamh1186]

1:31 I really love your content bro it makes my day better

[@subtle1505]

From Champions to Chokers

[@emberzz8173]

I started watching back during the original roster because I thought it was funny there was 2 faze rains in the clan and Ive been a cs fan in general ever since

[@thomasshelby5454]

Ive been a fans since kinguin era the first international team on cs and change to G2 and now faze

[@gamingwithemils4558]

Lets be honest broky is one of the best faze signings in their history

[@altalt3667]

for sure, I wonder who scouted him

[@Hammaadd]

@@altalt3667 NiKo scouted broky!! After guardian left for navi....

[@Hammaadd]

The best scout for faze is ropz!! They always had firepower but they lacked in support which ropz is giving perfectly!! All credit goes to karrigan for bringing ropz inn

[@19blvck]

@@Hammaadd ropz support? he has the star player role alongside rain and broky, twistzz is support

[@btc175]

@@Hammaadd no broky

[@MrBurns-jc3kx]

Greatness takes time

[@moleycule3177]

Still remember when they were down 12-3 on cache against Australis in the Eleague finals, thought that it was over, 30 mins later, came back to find a miracle and that's when I started believing

[@JACKSTAH-]

Goose bumps

[@hero3bash]

Hmm, I hoped this documentary delved into Karrigan's run with mouseports and meeting ropz which basically showed his actual ability in leadin g a team. And also rain wanting karrigan to be igl again. I can't believe this was all glossed over.

[@harshrathi1502]

Damn why am i in tears

[@ironwar8501]

that ropz application is golden

[@arogipanda]

What a Video🔥🔥

[@MarkoOo1783]

That 2018 team was goated I was so depressed when they lost the finals

[@MakoCS2]

Shoulda Waited for grandslam now u gotta make 2 of these XD