On LAN in Shanghai, China, 16 Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams are battling for their share of the $1 million prize pool at CS Asia Championships (CAC) 2025. The start of the five-day event has already proven thrilling, as one of the favorites, FaZe Clan, walks on the edge of elimination.
As the second-highest-ranked teams at the event (#11 on VRS), eyes were on FaZe Clan after the decision to bench Håvard “rain” Nygaard. After all, in rain’s last dance, FaZe Clan ended 4th at ESL Pro League Season 22. At CAC 2025, however, there are some apparent cracks in FaZe Clan’s armor.
FaZe Clan Stays Alive With Narrow Win Over Underdogs
Starting their CAC 2025 journey as the favorites in Group B, FaZe Clan got off to a terrible start, losing to the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, FUT Esports (#43 on VRS) with a 13-11 on Mirage. The loss stung, especially since FaZe Clan had an 8-0 lead early on.
Back at it tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Gqr6nrUS68
— FaZe Esports (@FaZeEsports) October 14, 2025
In the lower bracket of Group B, FaZe Clan had to beat B8 (#20 on VRS) or suffer elimination. On their map pick of Dust2, the teams were tied 6-6 in the first half, before FaZe Clan managed to pul