FUT stun FaZe 13–11 on Mirage in CS Asia Championships opener

FUT Esports edged FaZe Clan 13–11 on Mirage in their opening Group B upper-bracket match at the CS Asia Championships 2025 (best-of-one, LAN). FaZe led 9–3 at half, but FUT roared back 10–2 on the defense to close it out. The veto left Mirage after FUT removed Nuke/Inferno and FaZe took out Train/Overpass/Ancient, with FUT also axing Dust2. With the defeat, FaZe drop to Group B’s lower bracket and are slated to face the loser of HEROIC vs B8. 

Why this result matters

Format & event: CAC 2025 runs Oct 14–19 in Shanghai with 16 teams; group openers are BO1 and everything else is BO3, so early upsets carry real bracket impact. Prize pool reporting varies by outlet ($400k vs $1M marketing value), but the official event hub lists dates, format, and brackets. 

Rankings context: Ahead of the match, FaZe were a top-10/11 team by form trackers, while FUT floated mid-table, underscoring the upset. 

Related tournament news

Legacy crush Virtus.pro 13–2 in the tournament’s first game on Mirage; VP fall to the lower bracket.

ICY returns to Virtus.pro for CAC after a late rules adjustment aligned to Valve’s VRS invite regulations; VP cited the change in a statement. 

B8 use a stand-in: Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mrozek replaces kensizor due to visa issues; B8’s opener is against HEROIC. 

HEROIC add Olek “hades” Miśkiewicz as a substitute with Alkaren missing the event over visa trouble. 

What players are saying

FaZe’s karrigan (on the team’s identity, pre-event): “We’ve brought some of that DNA back. Is that gonna lead to trophies? I have no idea… [but] everyone is on the same page.” 

FaZe’s rain (on his broader priorities, interview this week): “It was nice, but at the same time, this is not my future, and my priorities can’t only be on FaZe. I have to secure my future as well.” 

FaZe’s broky (on a recent reset and return): “It was a stressful year… I just started eating more healthier and things like that,” discussing a break that helped him refocus. 

HEROIC’s hades (ahead of playing B8): “[kRaSnaL] wrote to me that we might see each other in China, and I was fully confused,” a nod to the stand-in storyline on both sides. 

B8’s kRaSnaL, playfully on X to hades before their meeting: “I’m coming for you, unc.”