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The best CS:GO players of 2022 – rain

In 2022, Faze Clan had the best season in their history. The results were absolutely spectacular and they came... Radu M. | 5. January 2023

In 2022, Faze Clan had the best season in their history. The results were absolutely spectacular and they came to some degree out of the blue. However, those who knew just how strong players like Havard “rain” Nygaard and Robin “ropz” Kool are, never doubted their ability to win titles.

The final piece of the FaZe puzzle was ropz. His addition to the roster in January 2022 changed everything for the team. But players like rain also had a huge impact on FaZe Clan’s success.

Rain’s history with FaZe Clan

Rain joined FaZe Clan in January 2016. So he’s been here for seven years. During this time, he has gained an enormous amount of knowledge and respect. But the 2022 season was more special than any of the previous ones.

In February, FaZe Clan competed in IEM Katowice and won the title without losing a single map in the playoffs. Along the way, they defeated teams like Gambit, Heroic, and G2 Esports.

This was the only success that rain was not a part of. He wasn’t able to compete in the tournament and his place was taken by Justin “jks” Savage, who currently plays for G2 Esports. It seems that G2 were impressed by his performance in the Grand Final, which they lost with a score of 0-3.

Rain came back for the next big tournament, ESL Pro League Season 15. This time, FaZe had to defeat teams like Natus Vincere, FURIA Esports, and ENCE to claim the title. As usual, rain did not impress with his stats, but he still contributed in a major way to his team’s success.

His role within the team doesn’t really allow him to be a superstar. But there’s a reason why FaZe kept him for seven years despite changing all of the other members of the roster. In his particular role, rain is one of the best players in the game.

The biggest successes for FaZe Clan and rain came at PGL Major Antwerp and IEM Cologne. The team won both tournaments and essentially became the best team in CS:GO for 2022.

In the Major Grand Final, rain was the best player on his team, finishing the match with a rating 2.0 of 1.49. This was a completely unexpected performance but without it, FaZe would have lost the match because Natus Vincere were in great shape.

In the Grand Final of IEM Cologne, rain was again one of the best players on the server, ending the match with 110 kills and 98 deaths.

Recently, for his excellent results in 2022, rain was named by hltv the 13th best CS:GO player of the year.

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