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Twistzz

Russel Van Dulken, known as Twistzz, is a Canadian Counter-Strike 2 player for FaZe Clan and the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion.

Twistzz
Twistzz competing for Team Liquid at IEM Chicago in July 2019. · Esports Kingdom · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · image used unchanged · · License
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Updated October 16, 2026

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Role

Pro Player · Counter-Strike 2[1]

Signature achievement

PGL Major Antwerp 2022 champion with FaZe Clan[3]

Career

  1. – Present

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PTG Database Analysis

Russel Van Dulken, known as Twistzz, is a Canadian Counter-Strike 2 professional player. HLTV records his current FaZe Clan stint from September 2025 and six appearances in its annual Top 20 rankings. His career includes two separate periods with FaZe and two with Team Liquid, so his club history spans both organizations rather than a single uninterrupted tenure.[1][2]

Twistzz won the 2022 Counter-Strike Major Championships with FaZe. Valve’s champion announcement names him among the winning players. These records establish competitive authority; they do not document personal sponsorships or grant commercial rights to the teams, game, or tournament.[3]

References5
  1. [1]HLTV — Twistzz player profile — Identity, current FaZe affiliation, career timeline, Canadian identity and six HLTV Top 20 appearances.
  2. [2]FaZe Esports — 2026 Counter-Strike team video — Official FaZe video identifies Twistzz as part of the 2026 CS2 team.
  3. [3]Valve — PGL Antwerp 2022 champions — Confirms FaZe Clan's title and Twistzz's place in its winning roster.
  4. [4]Team Liquid — Twistzz joins the roster — Team Liquid's official announcement in 2017.
  5. [5]Wikimedia Commons — Twistzz at IEM Chicago 2019 — Exact portrait, photographed by Esports Kingdom on July 20, 2019, under CC BY 2.0.

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