FaZe parts with coach NEO
FaZe Clan and long-time coach Filip “NEO” Kubski have split after a three-year partnership that included three Major final appearances — a clear roster inflection as FaZe looks to refresh its coaching bench ahead of upcoming international events FaZe parts ways with coach Neo after three years.
FaZe announced the departure of Filip “NEO” Kubski on March 16, 2026, in a statement on the organization’s channels. (hltv.org) The team named analyst Dominik “GruBy” Swiderski as interim head coach and confirmed FaZe will debut with GruBy at BLAST Open Rotterdam on March 18, 2026 against Aurora. (hltv.org) FaZe entered 2026 with a 3–9 series record and had been eliminated in the group stage of every 2026 event prior to the change, a run the club cited when making the coaching move. (hltv.org) The roster underwent major changes in 2025–2026 — Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski and Håvard “rain” Nygaard were swapped out for Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken and Jakub “jcobbb” Pietruszewski — but results did not improve, per FaZe’s season summaries. (hltv.org) During NEO’s time on the staff FaZe collected three tournament wins (including IEM Sydney 2023 and IEM Chengdu) and reached multiple finals at premier events such as the Copenhagen, Shanghai and Budapest CS2 Majors. (hltv.org) NEO originally joined FaZe in July 2023 after Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström stepped down from the head coach role, marking the start of his transition into coaching at the organization. (hltv.org)
