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FACEIT Patch Notes: January - February 2026 Track minor fixes and small improvements from your bug reports and feedback across: 🔸 Matchmaking 🔸 League & Tournaments 🔸 Profile & Account 🔸 Clubs 🔸 Chat / Messaging 🔸 Shop Link below.

When Season 8 launches on April 22, every player will play 10 placement matches to determine their new Elo. Watch the video to see what this means for your grind.

In January and February 2026, the FACEIT Anti-Cheat issued 541 bans, 70% of which were for AI and DMA cheats. Four accounts above 3,000 had their Elo stripped and returned to the community: 🇷🇺 deko_mental1 - 3746 Elo 🇸🇪 ad3m - 3345 Elo 🇺🇸 Yor - 3297 Elo 🇷🇺 s1xter - 3025 Elo

Watch the Season 56 Finals on our Twitch/YouTube with 250,000 FACEIT Points in drops: 🟢 Semi Final: March 28, 19:30 CET 🟢 Final: March 29, 19:30 CEST Listed co-streamers will cover the Finals from March 24-29, with an additional 250,000 FP in drops across their broadcasts.

We are aware of a new exploit allowing players to see through walls by modifying game files. The Anti-Cheat has banned 125 accounts so far and will continue to ban players who abuse this.

🇧🇷 @0lgaCS is the first woman to have reached Top 3 on the Season 7 leaderboard, averaging 6 matches a day while also competing in FPL.

All issues have now been resolved and queues are open. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. Thank you for your patience.

We are investigating an issue with players getting logged out, and not being able to log back in. For real-time updates, please follow this post or visit this page: faceitstatus.com

.@donk1337 held #1 on the FACEIT leaderboard for five straight seasons, until @MaiL09cs took it and set the global Elo record of 5,415 in Season 6. With 34 days left in Season 7 and donk at #4, can he reclaim it?

FACEIT Season 7 Standings – Europe 🇪🇺 @NertzCS breaks into the Top 10 with a 277 Elo gain, playing 46 matches in the last 7 days. qw1nk1 rises to #1 (+228), overtaking b1st (+94), while @donk1337 rises from #7 to #3 (+331). The end of Season 7 is approaching on April 21.

One month later, we've revisited the FACEIT data to see if the balance has changed as players have adapted. The win-rates remain balanced, reaffirming that the changes supported a more balanced competitive environment.

Which map did players most want to avoid in February? Across 4.2M+ voting round 1 bans, Overpass takes the top spot (790,744), followed by Nuke (666,655) and Dust2 (610,226). Which map do you ban first?

Everyone’s talking about @donk1337’s 95-kill game, but the run behind it was just as impressive. While preparing for ESL Pro League, he climbed into Season 7's top 4 by gaining 318 Elo, and recording impressive individual stats.

In North America, Advanced Upper Bracket Round 3 and Lower Bracket Round 4 matches will be covered by HLTV and award VRS points. Upper Bracket begins March 8. Lower Bracket begins March 15.

Become official ESEA S56 co-streamers! We're opening applications for co-streamers to broadcast the NA & EU season finals. Selected co-streamers will have FACEIT Point drops enabled on their channel to reward viewers and support the growth of community broadcasts. Apply below:

Upper and lower bracket Round 2 matches in EU will be covered by HLTV and award VRS points. Upper bracket begins March 5. Lower bracket begins March 9.

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Registration for FACEIT League Season 8 closes in 7 days. Compete in weekly matches at your skill level with the chance to claim your share of $50,000. Grab your squad and prove what you can achieve.

.@FUTesportsgg are pushing toward the world’s top 10 after opening ESL Pro League 3-0 & being the first team to reach Stage 2. Despite averaging over 6,400 FACEIT games each, they're just 18-20 years old. After dropping out of school to compete, they are driven to reach Tier-1.

We are restructuring our daily tournament schedule to focus on fewer events, each awarding more FP. If you’re short on time, tournaments now offer a way to earn rewards in a single session. A strong run across a few Premium tournaments can translate directly into skins.

Major Champion @JAMEPAIN built @parivisiongg from young FACEIT talent with 24,000+ matches played, all ranked within the EU top 400. They reached Stage 3 of the Major, qualified for the BLAST quarterfinals, and now rank #17 globally.