FaZe take significant step toward Major after topping RLG Tesla Cup group
FaZe have topped Group A of RLG Tesla Cup to boost their Singapore Major chances to 98% as per HLTV's invite prediction.
HLTV27 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken 's troops came into the tournament with a solid but not guaranteed chance to make the Major, with wins against Alliance and K27 now boosting their chances of qualifying to a near certainty.
The international squad will now wait for their opponents in the semi-final, set to be played on Thursday.
Also read: Liquid 2-2 in Bucharest following loss to Aurora Their opening win over Alliance was spearheaded by David "frozen" Čerňanský, who earned a 2.27 rating on his opponents' opening map pick.
IGL Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken took a rare backseat on Ancient, as Ryan "Neityu" Aubry's 3.11-rated T side ensured FaZe's 13-6 victory. On their own map pick of Mirage, FaZe won in a convincing 13-2 fashion, with the lowest of their players' ratings being 1.19.
Twistzz stepped back into the forefront against K27, finishing Dust2 with an ace and 24 kills total en route to the 13-10 victory. FaZe then took the first half of Nuke 9-3, before closing the map 13-7 as Twistzz dropped yet another 23 kills.
Their second win on the day, this series granted FaZe 22 VRS points. Also read: NRG drop out of NSTLGA Texas; enter LAST CHANCE after Voca drop out
Opinion
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FaZe Clan still has to answer for this: "Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken 's troops came into the tournament with a solid but not guaranteed chance to make the Major, with wins against Alliance and K27 now boosting their …" That is the soft spot on the card. Nothing else in these lines closes it.
Mara Voss · pessimist
Team Liquid can stand on this line: "Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken 's troops came into the tournament with a solid but not guaranteed chance to make the Major, with wins against Alliance and K27 now boosting their …" It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
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