{"id":26662,"date":"2025-06-17T12:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=26662"},"modified":"2025-06-17T12:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:25:48","slug":"heroic-benches-xfl0ud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/heroic-benches-xfl0ud\/","title":{"rendered":"HEROIC Benches xfl0ud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>HEROIC <\/strong>has revealed that Yasin <strong>&#8216;xfl0ud\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Ko\u00e7 will be placed on the bench, marking the conclusion of the Turk&#8217;s six-month period on the starting roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement follows shortly after <strong>HEROIC&#8217;s <\/strong>campaign in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/austin-major-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BLAST.tv Austin Major<\/strong><\/a>, where the team nearly achieved a <strong>Stage 3<\/strong> qualification but ended up departing from<strong> Stage 2 <\/strong>after being defeated by the unexpected challenger, <strong>Nemiga<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>xfl0ud&#8217;s <\/strong>benching signifies the start of a major transformation for <strong>HEROIC<\/strong>, who are preparing to bid farewell to Eetu <strong>&#8216;\u2060sAw\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Saha and \u00c1lvaro <strong>&#8216;SunPayus\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Garc\u00eda during the off-season as the pair moves on to <strong>G2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This roster change marks the first shuffle after the team failed to meet the expected results at the <strong>BLAST.tv Austin Major<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">The <strong>BLAST.tv Austin Major Playoff Stage<\/strong> kicks off soon; check out our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/blast-tv-austin-major-2025-playoff-stage-overview\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/blast-tv-austin-major-2025-playoff-stage-overview\/\">Playoff Stage Overview<\/a><\/strong>.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HEROIC <\/strong>has yet to reveal a substitute for <strong>&#8216;xfl0ud&#8217;<\/strong>, but they have a backup prepared to step in with Linus <strong>&#8216;nilo\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Bergman available on their bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HEROIC Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As we look to finalize our roster for the upcoming season, we\u2019ve decided to bench <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xfl0udCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@xfl0udCS<\/a> from the starting lineup. We would like to thank our resident hype-man for keeping the energy high, the trash-talk spicy and for being an integral part of our team\u2019s rifling core. 2\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22rxrI7HCI\">pic.twitter.com\/22rxrI7HCI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; HEROIC (@heroicgg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heroicgg\/status\/1934657237391179933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HEROIC roster is as follows:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Linus <strong>&#8216;\u2060LNZ\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Holt\u00e4ng<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simon <strong>&#8216;\u2060yxngstxr\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Boije<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrey <strong>&#8216;tN1R\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Tatarinovich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yasin <strong>&#8216;xfl0ud\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Ko\u00e7 (benched)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linus <strong>&#8216;\u2060nilo\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Bergman (benched)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEROIC has revealed that Yasin &#8216;xfl0ud\u2060&#8217; Ko\u00e7 will be placed on the bench, marking the conclusion of the Turk&#8217;s six-month period on the starting roster. 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