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FaZe Clan crashed out of FISSURE Playground 3 in joint-last place after two overtime losses to magic in the Group B lower bracket. The Suzhou event turned into a rough stop for Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken’s roster, closing out their CS:GO run in China without a single bracket win to show for it.
The magic series marked the second upset of the tournament for this FaZe lineup. A day earlier, they dropped a tight 0:2 series to Alliance, and the follow-up loss to magic on September 9 sealed their elimination. Both defeats came in close, overtime-decided maps, a pattern that stripped away the momentum FaZe had built over recent months.
A Costly Slide From the Top 10
The exit stands in sharp contrast to the trajectory this roster had been on. Under Jason “JBOEN” Boe Nielsen, FaZe climbed from outside the top 20 on the VRS all the way to #10 heading into the Chinese event. Prior to the back-to-back losses in Suzhou, the only series defeats this iteration of the team had suffered came against PARIVISION at XSE Pro League, Spirit at BLAST Bounty, and Vitality at the Esports World Cup. That resume made FaZe one of the form teams entering FISSURE Playground 3.
Suzhou Chance Slips Away
FISSURE Playground 3 looked like an opportunity for FaZe to reassert the organization near the top of the scene after a rocky year overall. Only three teams ranked above them made the trip to China: FURIA, G2, and Legacy. Instead of pressing that advantage, FaZe leave Suzhou with nothing to add to their Major qualification push.
Major Race Tightens
FaZe already missed IEM Cologne by the narrowest of margins, and this early exit puts fresh pressure on their remaining schedule. With the November deadline for the PGL Singapore Major invite approaching, Stake Ranked Episode 4 is now the only event left on their calendar before organizers finalize the invite list. Every map from here carries weight for a roster that cannot afford another slow start.
Head-to-Head Numbers From the Decider
The stat sheet from the deciding series against magic shows how close the margins were on both sides. Twistzz led all players with a 1.26 rating, but magic’s top performer, Svyatoslav “MaSvAl” Masko, matched the intensity with a 1.24 mark of his own.
| Player (magic) | K-D | ADR | KAST | Rating |
| Svyatoslav ‘MaSvAl’ Masko | 57-54 | 76.5 | 73.9% | 1.24 |
| Abdurakhim ‘mo0N’ Issa | 64-51 | 78.5 | 68.2% | 1.19 |
| Nikita ‘tenzy’ Kochenyuk | 64-59 | 76.4 | 72.7% | 1.16 |
| Andrey ‘AW’ Anisimov | 60-67 | 75.8 | 67.0% | 0.91 |
| Vitaliy ‘sFade8’ Marushka | 49-63 | 62.0 | 68.2% | 0.87 |
| Player (FaZe) | K-D | ADR | KAST | Rating |
| Russel ‘Twistzz’ Van Dulken | 72-55 | 81.1 | 73.9% | 1.26 |
| Jakub ‘jcobbb’ Pietruszewski | 59-59 | 78.2 | 77.3% | 1.13 |
| David ‘frozen’ Čerňanský | 59-65 | 76.6 | 75.0% | 1.00 |
| Jason ‘JBOEN’ Boe Nielsen | 54-54 | 64.9 | 69.3% | 0.94 |
| Ryan ‘Neityu’ Aubry | 49-64 | 61.1 | 67.0% | 0.82 |
FaZe now regroup with a single event standing between them and the Major invite deadline. Follow TipsGG for the latest CS:GO coverage as the qualification picture takes shape.