As the most consistent team in Rainbow Six enters its eleventh straight Pro League or Major event, FaZe Clan will be aiming to finally secure some silverware in Montreal to finish off a middling Year 4 for the roster.
After winning the Brazilian national titles of 2017 and 2018 as well as finishing Season 8 as the Pro League runners-up, 2019 saw the team fail to get out of the group stages at the last Invitational, be knocked out by the eventual winners during the Raleigh Major’s quarter-finals, finish Season 9 in the semi-finals and, most recently, fall in the quarter-finals of the Season 10 Finals while playing with a substitute.
While these are still impressive results, they fail to live up to the successes seen by teams such as Team Liquid -- the team who FaZe failed to defend their 2019 BR6 title against -- meaning FaZe will have to really impress here if they wish to regain the title as the Brazillian team to watch going forward.
The FaZe Clan roster at the Season 10 Finals. From left: Astro, yoona, mav, ninexT and cameram4n.
With group stage opponents of the reigning Major champion of Team Empire, last season’s top seeded North American team of DarkZero Esports and Asia-Pacific's most successful roster of Fnatic -- all of whom they faced at the Raleigh Major -- to top in order to make it to the double-elimination playoffs, we spoke to FaZe’s coach of Marlon "Twister" Mello to ask how they are preparing for the event:
In Tokoname, your team was unable to get a fair shot at the title due to visa issues. How do you fancy your chances this time?
Your team has been dominant in Latin America since the 2017 Six Invitational, but unable to capitalise internationally, save for Season 8. What would you say is the reason why?
Much has been said about the seeding process for the groups. Does your team have any gripes with it?
How do you think that the double-elimination playoffs will change the dynamic of the event, and what is your opinion of the one-map advantage in the grand final?
We finally get the DarkZero-FaZe rematch that the fans have been looking forward to, with both teams finally at full strength after a misfire at the Season 10 Finals. What can we expect from the game?
With the rise of NiP, Liquid, and MIBR once more, can FaZe maintain its domestic dominance?
Do you believe that Latin America is equal in strength to the EU and NA regions?
Do you have anything else to say to your fans?
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FaZe Clan plays DarkZero Esports in Group A first, with matches against either Fnatic or Team Empire scheduled afterwards. Check back here at SiegeGG for more Invitational Insights and full coverage of the event as it comes.