Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young

Fnatic has revealed the acquisitions of Rodion ‘⁠fear⁠’ Smyk and Denys ‘⁠Burmylov⁠’ Buraga to restore their roster to full capacity once again. The Ukrainian pair will replace Alexandre ‘bodyy’ Pianaro and Tim ‘nawwk’ Jonasson, who were dropped from the team during the winter offseason. The transition indicates that fnatic is shifting towards a significantly younger lineup, as the new pair is 14 years younger combined than ‘bodyy’ and ‘nawwk’, resulting in an average age of the previously aging team dropping to 24.5. ‘fear’ joins fnatic as the new in-game leader after guiding Passion UA to an unexpected showing at the…

HEROIC has revealed their new lineup, incorporating Sangal’s trio of Linus ‘LNZ’ Holtäng, Simon ‘yxngstxr’ Boije, and Yasin ‘xfl0ud’ Koç, together with Álvaro ‘SunPayus’ García and Andrey ‘tN1R’ Tatarinovich. In the announcement, it was revealed that Linus ‘nilo’ Bergman and Pavle ‘Maden’ Bošković will serve as substitutes for HEROIC during the upcoming BLAST Bounty campaign. The updated roster mainly aligns with a prior announcement from Sheep Esports, but ‘nilo’ is not included in the starting team. The future plans for HEROIC’s roster remain uncertain, as they have designated two notable substitutes. ‘nilo’ is regarded as one of Europe’s most promising…

GamerLegion has announced the acquisition of Fredrik ‘⁠REZ⁠’ Sterner, a long-time fixture at Ninjas in Pyjamas. The 26-year-old became part of the organization in 2017 and was the final connection to their former glory alongside players like Patrik ‘f0rest⁠’ Lindberg and Christopher ‘GeT_RiGhT⁠’ Alesund. The Swedish rifler experienced multiple roster changes within Ninjas in Pyjamas, adapting from a Swedish team to an international lineup. His last notable trophy was at IEM Fall 2021 Europe, but his standout moment came in 2017 at IEM Oakland, where he was named MVP during the championship run. GamerLegion is undergoing a restructuring ahead of…

Vitality has officially revealed the signing of Robin ‘ropz’ Kool, taking the position vacated by Lotan ‘Spinx’ Giladi’s transition to the inactive roster. After three years, ‘ropz’ will no longer be wearing a FaZe jersey when he enters the server. The Estonian had a successful stint with ‘FaZe’, securing the PGL Major Antwerp, seven additional major LAN titles, and earning a spot on HLTV’s top 20 players list three times, with a peak position of third. In 2024, FaZe had a mixed year, finishing second at PGL Major Copenhagen and winning IEM Chengdu, but struggled with form afterward. They found…

Cloud9 has confirmed that Sergey ‘Ax1Le’ Rykhtorov and Kirill ‘Boombl4’ Mikhailov are leaving the team, as they are both moving to BetBoom. The announcement arrives during a total disbandment of the Cloud9 roster, with Kaisar ‘ICY’ Faiznurov having already moved to Virtus.pro and Nikita ‘HeavyGod’ Martynenko reportedly being heavily associated with G2. In bidding farewell to ‘Ax1Le’ and ‘Boombl4’, Cloud9 now has no remaining members from the superteam lineup they built in the middle of 2023 with the inclusions of Denis ‘electroNic⁠’ Sharipov and Ilya ‘⁠Perfecto⁠’ Zalutskiy. The previously mentioned roster failed to meet expectations, achieving its best results with…

Vitality has revealed that they have placed Lotan ‘Spinx’ Giladi on the inactive roster, concluding the Israeli player’s 878-day period in the starting lineup. This decision likely precedes the anticipated inclusion of Robin ‘ropz’ Kool. ‘Spinx’ was part of Vitality for two and a half years, during which he secured seven significant trophies, including a Major title. He joined in the middle of 2022 and quickly made an impact by winning ESL Pro League S16 in his very first major event. Following some personal challenges towards the end of 2022, ‘Spinx’ began 2023 with renewed energy, playing a key role…

Jonathan ‘EliGE’ Jablonowski has officially become a permanent member of FaZe after finalizing his transfer from Complexity. The North American star will take the place previously held by Robin ‘ropz’ Kool, who is nearing a deal to join Vitality as a free agent. The 27-year-old joins FaZe following an 18-month stint with Complexity. During his time there, he secured just one title at ESL Challenger Jönköping, as the team faced challenges in consistently making deep runs at major tournaments. Despite the difficulties faced by Complexity, ‘EliGE’ continued to perform at an elite level, achieving a 1.17 rating on LAN in…

ECLOT has officially revealed the recruitment of Jakub ‘⁠M1key⁠’ Krausko and Erik ‘⁠The eLiVe⁠’ Sith from UNiTY and Sampi, respectively. These two players will help fill the gaps left by Rasmus ‘kreaz⁠’ Johansson’s exit and Raul ‘Blytz⁠’ Gligor’s placement on the bench, as he has been put on the transfer list. ‘⁠M1key⁠’ rose to prominence as one of the most talented players in the Czechoslovakian scene during his 16-month period with UNiTY. During his time with the team, he posted an average rating of 1.15, concluding his stint at the Europe RMR, where UNiTY finished with a 0-3 record. Prior…

Tim ‘nawwk’ Jonasson has been sidelined from fnatic, the organization revealed on Wednesday. The Swede was on the active roster for just three months after he first came in on a six-month loan from BLEED, which included an option to buy at the conclusion of the deal. Throughout that period, he maintained an average rating of 0.97 over five tournament participations, with the Perfect World Shanghai Major cycle being the most notable among them. Fnatic made their comeback to the Majors after sitting out of Copenhagen, securing their spot through a tough qualifier in the European RMR. However, they were…

GamerLegion has revealed that Sebastian ‘volt’ Maloș will be placed on the bench. This indicates that the international squad will experience a second alteration this off-season following the signing of Oldřich ‘PR’ Nový from MOUZ NXT to take the place of Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev. ‘volt’ joined GamerLegion in July 2023 after being transferred from Into the Breach following both teams’ impressive journeys to the playoffs of the BLAST.tv Paris Major. Throughout his time on the roster, he maintained an average rating of 1.00, concluding his tenure with GamerLegion at the Shanghai Major, where the team placed 12th-14th. GamerLegion is anticipated…