On November 12, 2023, the North American organization FaZe Clan clinched their third consecutive tier-1 LAN championship in Counter-Strike 2, specifically the CS2 Asia Championships 2023. This victory marks a dominant start to the Counter-Strike era for them, as they have now won every tournament they've entered.

FaZe Clan has triumphed in the first three tier-1 events in Counter-Strike 2. However, their success is not without its complexities. On one hand, FaZe Clan is currently the top team in Counter-Strike 2 and is beginning to establish its era, but there's a significant caveat.

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Currently, FaZe Clan boasts a win streak of 15 matches against tier-1 teams. During this time, they have won the following tournaments:

• Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023
• Thunderpick World Championship 2023
• CS Asia Championships 2023

In their matches, they have an impressive 93% win rate, having lost only 7 maps in total. Everything seems perfect, right?

The situation would be ideal if not for the rumors circulating around FaZe Clan. There is increasing speculation that the team's rifler, Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken, might soon return to his former team, Team Liquid. Although these rumors have not been confirmed, the portal Dust2.us, citing its sources, reported that Twistzz is close to a return to Liquid. Additionally, it was reported that the Canadian player had an offer from Vitality, but he is more interested in moving back to his former team.

There were also rumors in October about ropz and broky leaving the team, but no further information has surfaced since then.

Perhaps we are witnessing the beginning of a magnificent era for FaZe Clan, which might end even before it fully starts.

To recap, FaZe Clan won their second LAN championship in Counter-Strike 2 history at the CS Asia Championships 2023! In the final, FaZe outplayed Team MOUZ with a score of 2:0 (Mirage 13:7, Nuke 22:18) across the maps, thus becoming the champions of the CS Asia Championships 2023 and winning $250,000!

The CS2 Asia Championships 2023 took place from November 8 to 12 in Shanghai, China. The teams competed for a total prize pool of $500,000. The results of the competition can be tracked here.