Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
Passion UA has confirmed that Vsevolod ‘s-chilla’ Shchurov has left the roster to take an indefinite break from competitive play. In a video shared on the organization’s YouTube channel, ‘s-chilla’ disclosed that he has been struggling with burnout for a while. The announcement is quite unexpected, given that Passion UA was the uplifting narrative of the Shanghai Major. They secured their spot in the event by defeating Virtus.pro, Spirit, and Astralis in the Europe RMR, and they came close to advancing past the Opening Stage before suffering consecutive losses in qualification matches against GamerLegion and Wildcard. That performance propelled Passion…
Complexity has mutually agreed to end Ricky ‘floppy’ Kemery’s contract, as announced by the North American organization on Wednesday. This announcement follows less than a month after the 25-year-old was placed on the bench. ‘Floppy’ dedicated almost three years to Complexity after the organization acquired the Extra Salt core along with Michael ‘Grim’ Wince and Paytyn ‘junior’ Johnson in January 2022. During his time with Complexity, he participated in the Majors held in Antwerp, Paris, Copenhagen, and Shanghai, only missing the event in Rio de Janeiro after the team placed outside the qualification zone in the Americas RMR. In the…
FaZe has revealed that Robin ‘ropz’ Kool is leaving the team, bidding goodbye with a video that highlights his career and experiences with FaZe. The update comes after prior rumors indicated that ‘ropz’ might join Vitality to take Lotan ‘Spinx’ Giladi’s place in the European squad. ‘Ropz’ had spent nearly three years with FaZe, reuniting with his former MOUZ teammate Finn ‘karrigan’ Andersen in January 2022. Following ‘ropz’s integration into the team, FaZe achieved swift success, winning championships at IEM Katowice, PGL Major Antwerp, and IEM Cologne. FaZe Announcement ‘ropz’ and the FaZe team kept their strong performance going in…
Aurora has officially announced the signing of Robert ‘Patsi’ Isyanov, concluding his year-long stint with PARIVISION as he prepares to join the team for the upcoming 2025 season. This transition marks a significant shift in Isyanov’s career, as he leaves behind his previous role to embrace new opportunities with Aurora. This is the second action Aurora has taken in rapid succession while changing their strategy for the coming year, as they recently elevated 19-year-old Gleb ‘gr1ks’ Gazin from the academy team. It was well-known that the 21-year-old was heading to Aurora, as he had already participated in three 500 Casino…
BIG has officially announced the decision to bench Florian ‘syrsoN’ Rische, marking a significant change in their roster. This move comes as the team seeks to re-evaluate their strategies and performance moving forward. A prior announcement from the German squad mentioned that they were “exploring various potential options for the future” concerning ’syrsoN’ as his contract was nearing its conclusion. Just nine days later, they have decided on a future that does not include their 28-year-old sniper. This is the second transaction BIG has made during the off-season, following the release of Rigon ‘rigoN’ Gashi on December 21. Academy graduate…
9INE has revealed that Danny ‘BERRY’ Krüger is now the head coach of the team. The Danish coach left SAW in October due to “different views on methodology and perspectives for the team.” 34-year-old ‘BERRY’ arrives in 9INE following a productive three-month period with SAW. The 34-year-old Dane, despite facing language challenges, played a key role in leading SAW to an impressive top-four finish at IEM Cologne 2024, and shortly thereafter helped the team secure qualification for Perfect World Shanghai Europe RMR with ease, which ultimately led to the organization achieving its highest ranking of No. 9 in the world.…
FlyQuest has brought on Iulian ‘regali’ Harjău as their new sniper, just two weeks after the team opted to bench their long-time AWPer, Alistair ‘aliStair’ Johnston. The decision to acquire a European sniper follows a time when FlyQuest faced difficulties in overcoming their limitations, finishing the opening stage of the Major with a 2-3 record. ‘regali’ comes on board as a free agent after a brief period with Entropiq, although he is primarily recognized for his tenure with OG. He was part of the Nils ‘k1to’ Gruhne-led team for eight months, maintaining an average rating of 1.07, until he was…
Aurora has revealed that they have chosen to elevate Gleb ‘gr1ks’ Gazin from their academy team, Aurora Young Blud. The 19-year-old will assume the AWP responsibilities from Denis ‘deko’ Zhukov, who left the roster last month to take a break from competitive play. ‘gr1ks’ emerged as one of the most talented AWPers in Eastern Europe during his seven months with Aurora Young Blud. He maintained an average rating of 1.17 while playing for the academy team, which recently triumphed in ESEA Main Season 51 and secured a third-place finish in the European Pro League Season 21. The promotion of ‘gr1ks’…
Virtus.pro has announced the completion of their signing of Kazakh AWPer Kaisar ‘ICY’ Faiznurov from Cloud9. The 19-year-old has inked a contract that will bind him to the organization until 2028 and will assume the AWPing role from Dzhami ‘Jame’ Ali, who was placed on the bench at the conclusion of the season. ‘ICY’ is the second player to join Virtus.pro during the off-season, following the signing of Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev from GamerLegion. The Russian rifler has taken the spot left vacant by the benching of David ‘n0rb3r7’ Danielyan. Previously with AMKAL, ‘ICY’ played for Cloud9 during the latter part…
Virtus.pro has revealed that they have signed Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev, replacing one of the roster positions that became available after Dzhami ‘Jame’ Ali and David ‘n0rb3r7’ Danielyan were recently benched. The 20-year-old player known as ‘FL4MUS’ captured attention during the initial half of 2024 while competing for Nemiga, achieving an average rating of 1.18 as the team secured a spot in IEM Chengdu and clinched consecutive RES Regional Series titles online. His outstanding performances led to his transfer to GamerLegion in May, as part of their restructuring after Isak ‘isak’ Fahlén departed for Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Frederik ‘acoR’ Gyldstrand…