The entire roster of 9 Pandas has been moved to reserve, as announced by the team.
The announcement follows the situation where Evgeny ‘r3salt’ Frolov and his team did not advance from Europe’s MRQ, finishing with a 2-3 record. However, CEO Julia Sotnikova assures that “there is something new ahead” for the organization.
The lineup features seasoned player Vladislav ‘Krad’ Kravchenko, emerging anchor talent ‘r3salt’, and 22-year-old aggressive captain Aleksandr ‘shalfey’ Marenov. Daniil ‘d1Ledez’ Kustov and AWPer Abdurakhim ‘mo0N’ Issa — who joined in April following the departures of Vladislav ‘Alv’ Vorokhobov and Artem ‘iDISBALANCE’ Egorov — are also up for transfer.
The statement did not clarify the future of coach Artem ‘Fierce’ Ivanov, who has been leading the team since June 2024. The organization joined CS in 2022 and qualified for the PGL Major in Copenhagen but ultimately could not attend due to travel complications.
A significant acquisition of ‘r3salt’ took place in November, just in time for Shanghai’s RMR, but the team was unable to qualify for both that event and the most recent qualifiers in Austin.
9 Pandas roster was as follows:
- Aleksandr ‘shalfey’ Marenov
- Vladislav ‘Krad’ Kravchenko
- Daniil ‘d1Ledez’ Kustov
- Evgeny ‘r3salt’ Frolov
- Abdurakhim ‘mo0N’ Issa
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