Helvijs “broky” Saukants has formally rejoined FaZe Clan’s lively CS2 roster, bringing an finish to his two-month stint on the bench.
“Recharged, refreshed, and readier than ever,” the group wrote in a brief video posted on X (previously Twitter) to announce his comeback. The clip ends with broky himself declaring, “I’m again.” He later reposted the video alongside a photograph of NBA legend Michael Jordan saying the identical message when he returned to the league in 1995.
FaZe Clan’s present roster
Finn “karrigan” Andersen Håvard “rain” Nygaard David “frozen” Čerňanský Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski Helvijs “broky” Saukants
Broky’s combeback successfully shuts the door on hypothesis surrounding a doable full-time transfer for Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, who had stepped in on mortgage for FaZe at IEM Dallas and Austin Main. With s1mple, the group positioned Ninth-Twelfth in Dallas and reached the quarterfinals in Austin, falling wanting securing a title within the first half of the 2025 CS2 season.
FaZe had benched broky in Might and introduced in s1mple from NAVI in hopes of reversing a disappointing kind initially of the yr. The group missed the playoffs at IEM Katowice, BLAST Open Spring, and IEM Melbourne, and solely managed deeper runs at PGL with lesser opposition. Throughout that point, followers voiced considerations over broky’s declining efficiency.
Now again within the fold, the “Latvian Laser” goals to rediscover—and probably surpass—his peak kind. The star AWPer has been instrumental to FaZe’s largest triumphs to this point, together with their PGL Main Antwerp 2022 victory, and runner-up finishes eventually yr’s PGL Main Copenhagen and Good World Shanghai Main. He has earned 9 titles with the group, together with an Intel Grand Slam, together with a number of MVP honors all through his profession.
FaZe’s IGL karrigan posted on X expressing his optimism and religion in broky. “He’s wanting good and hope this break did him good. I imagine and belief in him to search out his kind once more, (and) we all know how good he’s. Breaks are wanted typically, and broky is a part of the FaZe household. It’s not straightforward and it’ll by no means be, however we’ve got work in entrance of us.”
Broky will make his return to aggressive CS2 when FaZe Clan competes on the stacked IEM Cologne 2025, scheduled to happen from July 23 to Aug. 3.
