FaZE Clan sign jcobbb After Benching EliGE from CS2 Roster

Richard Janvrin
By: Richard Janvrin
Aug 22, 2025
Esports
FaZE Clan sign jcobbb After Benching EliGE from CS2 Roster

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Key Takeaways

  • FaZe Clan has benched EliGE
  • In response, FaZe Clan signed jcobbb
  • FaZE Clan was bounced out of the Esports World Cup early, losing to Aurora Gaming 2-1

After eight months on FaZe Clan's Counter-Strike 2 roster, the esports squad has decided to bench Jonathan ‘EliGE‘ Jablonowski.

In the aftermath of that, the team has signed Jakub ‘jcobbb‘ Pietruszewski from Betclic Apogee, another esports team. 

Another FaZe Clan Move and Statement

This roster move is the third FaZe Clan has made this year. 

In May, AWPer Helvijs ‘broky’ Saukants was also benched in favor of Oleksandr 'S1mple' Kostyliev. Kostyliev played for the team at IEM Dallas and the BLAST.tv Austin Major. 

S1mple left the team for BC.Game, though. As a result, broky returned to the lineup in July.

“We have mutually come to the decision for EliGE to be moved to the bench and out of our active lineup,” FaZe Clan said on social media. 

“End of a chapter now, and will be starting a new one coming soon,” added EliGE.

FaZe Clan had a disappointing appearance at the Esports World Cup, losing to Aurora Gaming 2-1. 

jcobbb spent the last 10 months with Betclic Apogee. In July, the squad earned a top-eight placing at Fragadelphia 19. 

Next for FaZE and CS2

With the Esports World Cup elimination, FaZe Clan is now set for the closed qualifiers for BLAST Open London. That starts on Aug. 27. 

jcobbb will make his debut. 

After that, FaZe Clan is set for FISSURE Playground 2 in Serbia. 

jcobbb has victories over The MongolZ and Astralis in the past, which certainly bodes well as he has limited experience against the top teams in the world. 

Richard Janvrin is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He started writing as a teenager before breaking into sports coverage professionally in 2015. From there, he entered the iGaming space in 2018 and has covered numerous aspects, including news, reviews, bonuses/promotions, sweepstakes casinos, legal, and more.