{"id":34500,"date":"2026-02-26T18:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=34500"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:40:31","slug":"passion-ua-bench-grim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/passion-ua-bench-grim\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion UA Bench Grim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Passion UA <\/strong>has officially benched Michael &#8220;<strong>Grim<\/strong>&#8221; Wince after <strong>NRG <\/strong>showed interest in a transfer. This follows the recent loan of Azbayar &#8220;<strong>Senzu<\/strong>&#8221; Munkhbold, who will join the starting lineup in <strong>Grim\u2019s <\/strong>place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks a major roster change for the international <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/?l=english\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counter-Strike 2<\/a><\/strong> team as they prepare for upcoming events, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/csgo\/proleague\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pro.eslgaming.com\/csgo\/proleague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESL Pro League Season 23<\/a> <\/strong>Stage 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PassionuaGG\/status\/2027005746311754133?s=20\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grim\u2019s Move Driven by Personal Factors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grim2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grim2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grim2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grim2-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grim2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grim2-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael &#8220;<strong>Grim<\/strong>&#8221; Wince<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grim\u2019s <\/strong>potential return to a North American lineup reportedly played a major role in the decision. The 25-year-old is said to prefer joining an American team to stay closer to family and practice in the North American region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American rifler had been an important part of the former <strong>Complexity <\/strong>core that joined <strong>Passion UA <\/strong>in August 2025. During his time with the organization, he posted a <strong>1.14 r<\/strong>ating, following a <strong>1.09<\/strong> rating across his previous years with <strong>Complexity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite strong individual numbers, the opportunity to return home reportedly made <strong>NRG\u2019s <\/strong>proposal difficult to refuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Senzu Steps Into Starting Lineup<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/senzus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/senzus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/senzus-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/senzus-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/senzus-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/senzus-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Azbayar \u201c<strong>Senzu<\/strong>\u201d Munkhbold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To fill <strong>Grim\u2019s <\/strong>spot, <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/passion-ua-sign-try-and-senzu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/passion-ua-sign-try-and-senzu\/\"><strong>Passion UA <\/strong>brought in <strong>Senzu <\/strong><\/a>from Mongolia on loan. This continues their global roster strategy and adds a younger player to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The updated <strong>Passion UA<\/strong> roster now features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Johnny \u201c<strong>JT<\/strong>\u201d Theodosiou<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Santino \u201c<strong>try<\/strong>\u201d Rigal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vladyslav \u201c<strong>Kvem<\/strong>\u201d Korol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick \u201c<strong>nicx<\/strong>\u201d Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Azbayar \u201c<strong>Senzu<\/strong>\u201d Munkhbold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Passion UA? First Test at ESL Pro League<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eslpro.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ESL Pro League<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Passion UA <\/strong>will debut with <strong>Senzu <\/strong>at <strong>ESL Pro League Season 23<\/strong> Stage 1, starting March 1. This event will be their first test after the roster change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>Grim <\/strong>possibly joining <strong>NRG <\/strong>and <strong>Passion UA<\/strong> updating their roster, this transfer could impact the wider North American <strong>CS2<\/strong> esports scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passion UA has officially benched Michael &#8220;Grim&#8221; Wince after NRG showed interest in a transfer. This follows the recent loan of Azbayar &#8220;Senzu&#8221; Munkhbold, who will join the starting lineup in Grim\u2019s place. This marks a major roster change for the international Counter-Strike 2 team as they prepare for upcoming events, including ESL Pro League<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":34504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11],"class_list":{"0":"post-34500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34500"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34507,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34500\/revisions\/34507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}