Rumors: FaZe and BIG to open CS2 academies

Esports organization FaZe is planning to open a Counter-Strike 2 academy. Insider Vlad "harumi" Radvilovich reported this via his Telegram channel.

In addition, according to information from an insider with the nickname Gromov, BIG may also assemble a new CS2 youth roster. According to Gromov, the German esports club is currently interested in players from the CIS and Europe.

The organizations themselves have not yet made any official statements on this matter.

Earlier, BIG director Roman Reinhardt spoke about the future of the Counter-Strike 2 roster after disastrous results in the first half of 2025. Note that BIG failed to qualify for BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 in the USA.

Origin: t.me