FaZe has announced on X that they have benched Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski after mutual decision. This comes after the team lost 2-1 to Aurora at the Esports World Cup. Where EliGE is going is still unknown.
FAZE COUNTER-STRIKE UPDATE:
— FaZe Esports (@FaZeEsports) August 22, 2025
We have mutually come to the decision for @EliGE to be moved to the bench and out of our active lineup.
He remains with FaZe as we consider our options going forward. pic.twitter.com/lJS8KDTncX
While it is not official, recently there has been rumours of Jakub ‘jcobbb’ Pietruszewski joining FaZe after Betclic announced he had been bought by a tier 1 team.
If the rumour is true and jcobbb is joining FaZe, the new lineup would look like this:
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen
- Håvard “rain” Nygaard
- David “frozen” Čerňanský
- Helvijs “broky” Saukants
- Jakub ‘jcobbb’ Pietruszewski
- Filip ‘NEO’ Kubski (coach)
