After a six year-long hiatus, FaZe Clan has restarted its FaZe5 challenge. The popular eSports organization conducted this challenge annually to induct five members to the team. At the end of every year, the organization picked 5 out of thousands of content creators who competed to join the clan.
FaZe Clan came fourth on the Forbes list of organizations with the highest valuation in 2020. FaZe has an ongoing partnership with the NFL. Moreover, it also had a few successful merch drops in addition to its rosters performing really well. Therefore, the clan’s net worth stood at a whopping $305 million by the end of 2020.
5 new FaZe members before 2020 is over….
Join us starting this Sunday, December 27th as each day we welcome a new #FAZE5 winner to the family
$100,000 total in bonuses from @GFuelEnergy & a car from @NissanUSA are being given away to our winners
Who will it be? pic.twitter.com/FlpaqBmuMP
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 24, 2020
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With all this money in its bank, the clan could go all out and recruit the most popular creators all around the world. Hence, with a prize of $100,000 and bonuses from its partner G-Fuel, the hunt for five winners began in September.
With the conclusion of 2020, FaZe was ready to announce the five winners of the FaZe5 challenge. Moreover, the first place winner stood a chance to win a car from Nissan.
FaZe Clan decides to have six winners for the FaZe5 challenge as a New Year’s Bonus
Thousands of creators from all around the world submitted video content on Twitter with the #FAZE5 hashtag. However, FaZe had picked out the top by December 28. Since then, it had been announcing the winners from the official FaZe Twitter account. As the program was rebooted after six years, it also gave a New Year’s bonus by announcing six winners in total.
In the first place was Faxuty, the Fortnite pro/content creator who became big while playing with a controller.
Yeah, that's you @faxuty.
1/5 #FAZE5 pic.twitter.com/rIdf0JzbDt
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 27, 2020
In the second place, FaZe chose VIRUS, who is a Call of Duty streamer partnered with Twitch.
"Let's make history" – @Virus_XII
2/5 #FAZE5 pic.twitter.com/JbDGY6zauO
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 28, 2020
For their third pick, the team chose Flea, an Australian Fortnite creator with over a million followers on Twitch.
Dreams -> Reality @FleaYT 🙏
3/5 #FAZE5 pic.twitter.com/9Z6hQh810n
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 29, 2020
Coming in fourth was Nio, another Call of Duty streamer known for his sniping.
Meet the 4th 2020 FaZe Clan Recruitment Challenge winner, representing Verdansk:
🏆 @NioRooch | #FAZE5 pic.twitter.com/OYkOXxpyIE
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 30, 2020
A shocking fifth-place winner is the 14-year-old Fortnite pro from Argentina, k1ng.
Meet the 5th 2020 FaZe Clan Recruitment Challenge winner, representing Argentina:
Conoce al quinto ganador del desafío de reclutamiento de FaZe Clan en 2020, en representación de Argentina pic.twitter.com/yhMaS50OUd
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 31, 2020
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Finally, the bonus sixth winner is Scope, another Call of Duty sniper and a fan-favorite participant.
Meet the FINAL 2020 FaZe Clan Recruitment Challenge winner…
🏆 @x_Scp | #FAZE5 pic.twitter.com/rI3snOTrtp
— FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 31, 2020
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With this, FaZe wrapped up the list of all the winners for the FaZe5 challenge. All these winners were really excited to be a part of one of the most famous eSports clans in the world. Finally, they would be a wonderful addition to the clan and a perfect New Year’s gift to their fans.