{"id":29770,"date":"2025-10-05T15:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=29770"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:41:44","slug":"rain-returns-to-faze-to-replace-jcobbb-for-esl-pro-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/rain-returns-to-faze-to-replace-jcobbb-for-esl-pro-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Returns to FaZe to Replace jcobbb for ESL Pro League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FaZe Clan<\/strong> has confirmed that <strong>H\u00e5vard \u201crain\u201d Nygaard<\/strong> will rejoin the lineup for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/csgo\/proleague\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/csgo\/proleague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESL Pro League Season 22<\/a><\/strong>, replacing <strong>Jakub \u201cjcobbb\u201d Pietruszewski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His return marks a short-term adjustment for the squad as they look to comply with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1UnTYeiIOiIZSl5O6x2llv3UjOGCU6sza\/view\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1UnTYeiIOiIZSl5O6x2llv3UjOGCU6sza\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESL\u2019s roster rules<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well, that didn\u2019t last too long. <br><br>See you soon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZe_rainCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FaZe_rainCS<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vh6yXgrNA\">pic.twitter.com\/1vh6yXgrNA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FaZe Esports (@FaZeEsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZeEsports\/status\/1974492381710791163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conflict with ESL\u2019s Roster Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eslpro-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ESL Pro League<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The change came right after <strong>FaZe<\/strong> forfeited a match against<strong> G2 Esports<\/strong>, which was linked to <strong>ESL\u2019s player registration policies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under <strong>ESL League <\/strong>rules, teams must maintain the same roster from the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/valve-ranking\/teams\/2025\/july\/7\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/valve-ranking\/teams\/2025\/july\/7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valve Regional Standings (VRS) July update<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By reinstating rain, <strong>FaZe <\/strong>ensures full eligibility to continue participating in the event, avoiding further penalties or disqualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">jcobbb Temporarily Benched but Expected to Return<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jcobbb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jcobbb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jcobbb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jcobbb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jcobbb-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jcobbb-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jakub<strong> \u201cjcobbb\u201d <\/strong>Pietruszewski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FaZe <\/strong>clarified that <strong>jcobbb<\/strong> will be <strong>temporarily benched<\/strong> for <strong>ESL Pro League<\/strong> but is expected to return to the active roster afterward \u2014 specifically in time for the <strong>CS Asia Championships<\/strong> later this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the decision follows administrative reasoning rather than performance issues, it nonetheless pauses <strong>jcobbb\u2019s <\/strong>momentum after a promising start with the lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Updated FaZe Lineup for ESL Pro League 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intelg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intelg.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intelg-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intelg-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intelg-150x85.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/intelg-450x254.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FaZe with rain winning Intel Grand Slam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For <strong>ESL Pro League<\/strong>, <strong>FaZe <\/strong>will field the following roster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finn<strong> \u201ckarrigan\u201d <\/strong>Andersen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helvijs<strong> \u201cbroky\u201d <\/strong>Saukants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russel <strong>\u201cTwistzz\u201d <\/strong>Van Dulken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David<strong> \u201cfrozen\u201d <\/strong>\u010cer\u0148ansk\u00fd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H\u00e5vard <strong>\u201crain\u201d <\/strong>Nygaard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This configuration restores much of <strong>FaZe\u2019s <\/strong>championship-winning core \u2014 a unit that has previously delivered a Major title and an <strong>Intel Grand Slam <\/strong>victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FaZe Clan has confirmed that H\u00e5vard \u201crain\u201d Nygaard will rejoin the lineup for ESL Pro League Season 22, replacing Jakub \u201cjcobbb\u201d Pietruszewski. His return marks a short-term adjustment for the squad as they look to comply with ESL\u2019s roster rules. Conflict with ESL\u2019s Roster Rules The change came right after FaZe forfeited a match against<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":29771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-29770","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news","10":"tag-cs2-tournaments"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29770"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29802,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29770\/revisions\/29802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}