Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
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…
GamerLegion has revealed that they have added Oldřich ‘PR’ Nový, a former graduate from the MOUZ NXT academy, to their Counter-Strike team. The 17-year-old player from the Czech Republic steps into the empty position created when Timur ‘FL4MUS’ Marev moved to Virtus.pro earlier during the winter off-season to take the place of David ‘n0rb3r7’ Danielyan. In a statement, GamerLegion’s coach, Ashley ‘ash’ Battye, expressed that he has held a long-standing admiration for ‘PR.’ He commended the young player’s reliability during his year-and-a-half tenure with MOUZ NXT, where he maintained an average rating of 1.13 across different lower-tier events. PR will…
Complexity has confirmed that their star rifler, Jonathan ‘EliGE’ Jablonowski, is leaving the team. This news follows speculation that ‘EliGE’ is moving to FaZe to fill the vacancy created by Robin ‘ropz’ Kool’s departure from the European roster. EliGE’s stint of one and a half years with Complexity yielded minimal success for the team. The most significant achievements of the North American squad during EliGE’s time included winning ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024, finishing as runners-up at IEM Sydney 2023, and reaching the semi-finals of ESL Pro League Season 19. Aside from these notable moments, Johnny ‘JT’ Theodosiou’s team had difficulty…
SINNERS have revealed that Jindřich ‘ZEDKO’ Chyba is returning and that academy player Peter ‘Pepo’ Ružička has been promoted to finalize their roster after they benched Michal ‘majky’ Švancara and sold Tomáš ‘oskar’ Šťastný to an undisclosed organization. ‘ZEDKO’ was part of SINNERS from January 2020 until December 2023, where he notably participated in IEM Fall 2021 and the Europe RMR that led to the Antwerp Major. He later joined Sampi, where he recorded an average rating of 1.07 in the 2024 season while playing for the Slovakian team. ‘Pepo’ became a member of SINNERS Academy in August 2024 and…
Former IKLA and DRILLAS sharpshooter Vladyslav ‘Kvem’ Korol has joined Passion UA. The rifler participated in the Asia RMR with Volodymyr ‘Woro2k’ Veletniuk’s DRILLAS team and performed impressively with a 1.30 rating. Passion UA, who made a strong impression in Shanghai, faced a raid for in-game leader Rodion ‘fear’ Smyk and were left with only three players after Vsevolod ‘s-chilla’ Shchurov decided to take a break. However, with ‘Kvem’ joining and new captain Oleksii ‘Topa’ Topchiienko, the team now has five players again as they prepare for the upcoming season. If no further changes take place, Passion UA will keep…
Liquid has revealed the signing of Guy ‘NertZ’ Iluz, aiming to restore their roster to full capacity following the exit of Mareks ‘YEKINDAR’ Gaļinskis. ‘NertZ’ is anticipated to bring significant strength to the Liquid lineup, having achieved an average rating of 1.14 while playing for HEROIC in 2024 and just falling short of making it onto the Top 20 players of the year list. The in-game positions in the new Liquid might become an issue, as Twistzz’s team doesn’t have a typical entry fragger. ‘NertZ’ is set to take over for ‘YEKINDAR’ on the active roster, following the announcement of…
Passion UA has revealed that they are adding Oleksii ‘Topa’ Topchiienko to their team. The new player will take over as the in-game leader of the squad, stepping in for Rodion ‘fear’ Smyk following the announcement that the passionate former captain is departing the team to pursue opportunities at a higher level. ‘Topa’ has been active in the lower divisions since 2018. He began his career as part of two academy teams, Windigo Academy and NAVI Junior, and then moved between various teams during 2021-2022, with a notable participation in the IEM Rio 2022 RMR while playing for FANTASY. The…
OG has revealed the acquisition of Olle ‘spooke’ Grundström, who will replace Bram ‘Nexius’ Campana after the Belgian shooter was placed on the bench in October. ‘spooke’ has signed with OG after previously playing for the Swedish team, Johnny Speeds, which was without an organization. The 23-year-old was with the team for all of 2024, achieving a team-best average rating of 1.16 throughout his time there, contributing to the team’s success in numerous online and local LAN championships. Slovakian shooter Jakub ‘M1key’ Krausko was among the candidates to take over for ‘Nexius’ after filling in for the team, but it…