Alexander "shalfey" Marenov has officially left FORZE's Counter-Strike 2 roster, the organization announced on social media. Marenov had been with FORZE since October 2021, serving as the team's captain.
According to insider Aleksei "OverDrive" Biryukov, the Russian esports player has received offers from at least three teams in the past few weeks, including 9 Pandas.
To recap, at the start of April, FORZE benched all its players except for Evgeny "r3salt" Frolov, who transferred to Aurora and began the process of forming a new roster. With two stand-ins, the team competed in ESL Pro League Season 19, finishing in 21st-28th place.
In May, Andrey "tN1R" Tatarnovich and Ivan "SELLTER" Miroshnikov left FORZE to join GUN5. As a result, the only player currently on FORZE's bench is Erkhan "gokushima" Bagynanov.