9INE have benched Jan “cej0t” Dyl, continuing a roster rebuild after a sharp drop in results. The move follows a stretch where the team slid from near the top 20 in the Valve Regional Standings to outside the top 50, despite showing promise late in 2025.
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How 9INE’s Late-2025 CS2 Momentum Turned Into a 2026 Results Decline
This decision comes after a rough stretch for 9INE, even though they showed promise at the end of 2025. The team nearly qualified for the Major, winning a tournament and making it to the Fragadelphia final, where they lost a close match to fnatic.
But that momentum did not last into 2026. Frequent roster changes hurt the team’s stability, and their results got much worse. 9INE went from being near the top 20 in the Valve Regional Standings to falling outside the top 50.
Jan “cej0t” Dyl’s Role and Recent CS2 Performance on 9INE
cej0t, a 19-year-old Polish rifler, was on the team during this period of change. His stats were about average, with a 1.03 rating in recent months, but he could not help stop the team’s decline.
Even though cej0t had some good moments, the team’s overall struggles seem to have led management to look for other options.
Ongoing Rebuild for 9INE
Benching cej0t shows that 9INE is still trying to find the right lineup after months of mixed results. Since late 2025, they have made several roster changes, and this move suggests the rebuild is ongoing.
Right now, it is not clear who will take cej0t’s place in the lineup. More changes could happen if the team’s results do not get better.
Current 9INE CS2 roster:
- Rasmus “raalz” Steensborg (Denmark)
- Tobias “kraghen” Kragh Jensen (Denmark)
- Bartosz “bnox” Niebisz (Poland)
- Alan “flayy” Krupa (Poland)
- Jan “cej0t” Dyl (Poland)
Coach: Danny “BERRY” Krüger
The Road Ahead for 9INE
9INE is now at a key moment where they need both stability and good results to become relevant again in European Counter-Strike 2. Benching cej0t may be just one part of a bigger plan to get back into top form.
