Twistzz Returns to FaZe After Leaving Liquid

Canadian esports player Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken will officially leave Team Liquid after the conclusion of the FISSURE Playgrounds 2 tournament currently taking place in Serbia. The organization announced this on its official X page.

The 25-year-old player is going back to FaZe, his team from the last three years from 2021 to 2023. Twistzz originally signed a deal with Liquid in December of 2023 but the team underperformed up until 2025, finishing last at the Esports World Cup 2025, failing to qualify for the BLAST Open London 2025 LAN finals, and only reaching the top 8 of BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2.

FaZe struggled as well during the season. The team ended up 7–8th at IEM Cologne 2025, failed to qualify for the BLAST Bounty 2025 Season 2 LAN finals, and ended in the top 8 at the Austin Major. FaZe is currently placed at 11th in the Valve rankings, whereas Liquid is in the top 29.

It is not yet certain who Twistzz will be replacing in FaZe and who will replace him in Liquid. What is confirmed is that the updated FaZe roster will debut at ESL Pro League Season 22, marking the Canadian’s first appearance after his return.

Current Liquid roster:

• Keith "NAF" Markovic

• Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak

• Guy "Nertz" Iluz

• Kamil "siuhy" Skaradek

• Viktor "flashie" Tamas Bea (coach)

Current FaZe roster:

• Håvard "rain" Nygaard

• Helvijs "broky" Saukants

• Finn "karrigan" Andersen

• David "frozen" Cernansky

• Jakub "jcobbb" Petrsewski

• Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken

• Filip "NEO" Kubski (coach)

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