{"id":31404,"date":"2025-12-01T11:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=31404"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:35:54","slug":"amkal-bench-their-cs2-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/amkal-bench-their-cs2-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"AMKAL Bench Their CS2 Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>AMKAL <\/strong>has officially benched its entire <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a> <\/strong>roster, including the coach, the organization confirmed on <strong>December 1, 2025<\/strong>. The decision follows a period of disappointing results, with the team winning just <strong>two of its last ten series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a short statement, <strong>AMKAL <\/strong>stated that the roster will remain inactive while the club \u201ctakes a pause until the end of the season to determine a new direction.\u201d The announcement marks a full halt to the current project, leaving all players and staff moved to the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AMKAL Roster Struggles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amkal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amkal.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amkal-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amkal-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amkal-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/amkal-450x333.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AMKAL at Skyesports Championship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The roster was assembled in <strong>August 2025<\/strong>, built around notable names including Vladislav <strong>\u201cnafany\u201d <\/strong>Gorshkov and Aleksandr<strong> \u201cKaiR0N-\u201d <\/strong>Anashkin. Despite the expectations attached to the lineup, <strong>AMKAL <\/strong>struggled from the outset, failing to achieve consistent results in online events or qualify for LAN tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late September, the organization attempted to address the downturn by replacing Dmitry <strong>\u201csstiNiX\u201d<\/strong> Khlebnikov and Artem <strong>\u201ciDISBALANCE\u201d <\/strong>Egorov with Aleksandr<strong> \u201cKENSI\u201d<\/strong> Gurkin and Yaqi<strong> \u201cMoon\u201d<\/strong> Yang. The change produced a short-term improvement, with <strong>AMKAL <\/strong>finishing <strong>second at <a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/counterstrike\/Circuito_Retake\/Season_11\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/counterstrike\/Circuito_Retake\/Season_11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMEN Retake Season 11<\/a><\/strong>, but the momentum did not last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeated failures to progress through key qualifiers, including attempts to reach CCT events, ultimately led to today\u2019s full benching of the roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s Next for AMKAL?<\/strong><\/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\">ROSTER BENCHED <br><br>Given the current circumstances, our results are far from what we expected. We are benching our roster and taking a pause until the end of the season to determine a new direction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C6I5toBScz\">pic.twitter.com\/C6I5toBScz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; AMKAL ESPORTS (@amkalesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amkalesports\/status\/1995389990050910224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AMKAL <\/strong>has not announced whether it plans to rebuild a new <strong>CS2 <\/strong>roster, temporarily pause its involvement in the scene, or explore alternative competitive structures. The organization stated only that further updates will come after internal evaluations are complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the benched players remain under contract but inactive. There has been no public indication of transfer listings, interest from other organizations, or negotiations concerning individual departures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AMKAL Benched Players:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vladislav <strong>&#8220;\u2060nafany\u2060&#8221;<\/strong> Gorshkov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aleksandr <strong>&#8220;\u2060KaiR0N-\u2060&#8221;<\/strong> Anashkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aleksandr <strong>&#8220;\u2060TRAVIS\u2060&#8221;<\/strong> Timkiv<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aleksandr &#8220;<strong>\u2060KENSI\u2060&#8221;<\/strong> Gurkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abdurakhim<strong> &#8220;\u2060mo0N\u2060&#8221; <\/strong>Issa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pavel<strong> &#8220;\u2060PASHANOJ\u2060&#8221; <\/strong>Legostaev (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AMKAL <\/strong>has not confirmed whether any of the benched individuals will return to a future lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMKAL has officially benched its entire Counter-Strike 2 roster, including the coach, the organization confirmed on December 1, 2025. The decision follows a period of disappointing results, with the team winning just two of its last ten series. 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