{"id":28501,"date":"2025-08-29T20:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=28501"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:14:50","slug":"virtus-pro-bench-electronic-after-disastrous-blast-open-london-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/virtus-pro-bench-electronic-after-disastrous-blast-open-london-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtus.pro Bench electroNic After Disastrous BLAST Open London Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Virtus.pro<\/strong> has announced the benching of the in-game leader, Denis \u201c<strong>electroNic<\/strong>\u201d Sharipov, just hours after another disappointing result and elimination from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/tournaments\/open-2025-season-2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blast.tv\/cs\/tournaments\/open-2025-season-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLAST Open London 2025<\/a><\/strong>. The move marks the end of his short stint as in-game leader, a role he took on after joining <strong>VP <\/strong>from <strong>Cloud9 <\/strong>in April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtus.pro Official Announcement<\/h3>\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\">Denis &quot;electroNic&quot; Sharipov has been moved to the bench.<br><br>Nikolai Petrossian, CEO of Virtus.\u0440ro:<br>&quot;Denis is one of the most experienced and decorated players in the world. Unfortunately, we weren\u2019t able to build a team together that could consistently fight for top positions at\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V7Ia78ZhIp\">pic.twitter.com\/V7Ia78ZhIp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Virtus.pro (@virtuspro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virtuspro\/status\/1961476451892441284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Rough Chapter Comes to an End<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>electroNic <\/strong>joined the team to stabilize and elevate <strong>Virtus.pro\u2019s<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2?l=english\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CS2 <\/a><\/strong>lineup, stepping into the <strong>in-game leader <\/strong>position following years of experience and success with <strong>NAVI <\/strong>and <strong>Cloud9<\/strong>. However, the gamble didn\u2019t pay off. <strong>VP\u2019s <\/strong>results in recent months have been underwhelming:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Last place<\/strong> at <strong>FISSURE Playground<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9th\u201312th<\/strong> at <strong>IEM Cologne Stage 1<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5th\u20138th<\/strong> at <strong>BLAST Bounty Season 2 Finals<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9th\u201316th<\/strong> at <strong>Esports World Cup<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And finally, their <strong>early exit in London<\/strong> after a loss to <strong>M80<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The string of poor finishes put pressure on the roster, culminating in the decision to bench <strong>electroNic<\/strong>, <strong>Timur &#8220;FL4MUS&#8221; Marev<\/strong>, and <strong>David &#8220;n0rb3r7&#8221; Danielyan<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/vp-bench-n0rb3r7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who got moved to the bench earlier in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next for VP?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/logo-virtus-pro-team-cs-go-vp.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Virtus.pro<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The benching leaves <strong>VP <\/strong>with major questions heading into their next scheduled event, <a href=\"https:\/\/fissure.pro\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fissure.pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FISSURE Playground 2<\/strong> <\/a>in mid-September. No replacements have been announced yet, but the organization confirmed a new roster member will be revealed soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision shows the instability surrounding<strong> Virtus.pro <\/strong>in 2025. <strong>electroNic\u2019s <\/strong>removal makes him the<strong> <\/strong>third<strong> CS2 <\/strong>player benched by VP this year, further underscoring a turbulent period for the Russian organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next for electroNic?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elec.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Denis &#8216;electroNic&#8217; Sharipov<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For Sharipov, this marks another abrupt stop in his career after leaving <strong>Cloud9 <\/strong>last year. With his pedigree as both a rifler and in-game leader, he remains one of the most experienced free agents in the CIS scene \u2014 and will likely draw attention from teams seeking a leadership upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtus.pro roster is as follows:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evgenii\u00a0<strong>&#8216;\u2060FL1T\u2060&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>Lebedev<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Petr <strong>&#8216;\u2060fame\u2060&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>Bolyshev<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaisar<strong>\u00a0&#8216;\u2060ICY\u2060&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>Faiznurov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ilya\u00a0<strong>&#8216;\u2060Perfecto\u2060&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>Zalutskiy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ivan<strong> &#8216;F_1N\u2060&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>Kochugov\u00a0(coach)<\/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>Virtus.pro has announced the benching of the in-game leader, Denis \u201celectroNic\u201d Sharipov, just hours after another disappointing result and elimination from BLAST Open London 2025. The move marks the end of his short stint as in-game leader, a role he took on after joining VP from Cloud9 in April 2024. 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