FaZe Clan, an American organization that is mostly known for its Call of Duty achievements, has bought out the G2 lineup for an undisclosed fee.
Mikail “Maikelele” Bill’s team have been part of G2 since September 2015, which was when the Kinguin company decided to support the team by becoming a title sponsor of the organization based in Spain.
In recent days rumours began spreading about the team moving to FaZe Clan, who are one of the biggest organizations in Call of Duty, however both parties never commented on the matter up until now.
FaZe Clan venture into CS:GO by signing G2
The team will now be officially moving over to FaZe, who bought the five out of G2’s contracts for an undisclosed fee. That marks the third time an organization with roots in Call of Duty acquired a CS:GO team, as FaZe are following in the footsteps of EnVyUs and OpTic.
In a statement issued by G2 on the matter, they assured all of their fans that this will not be their last involvement in CS:GO, as they will be actively looking for “a new top team that will live up to expectations of fans”.
The following lineup has been transferred to FaZe Clan:
Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad
Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad
Ricardo “fox” Pacheco
Mikail “Maikelele” Bill
Philip “aizy” AistrupFaZe will debut under the new organization in less than two days, as they are set on a collision course with Luminosity in Group A of DreamHack ZOWIE Open Leipzig.
Source: HLTV.org
