In the past seven days, several notable roster changes have occurred on the professional scene, which the portal CSGO.com, as usual, compiled on Wednesday. Notably, G2 and Liquid made the first swaps of the off-season, Into the Breach introduced new players and coaching staff, and XomA officially took over as head of Virtus.pro.
TYLOO Finalises Their Fifth Player
The Chinese giant has completed its starting lineup. The team's new addition is 19-year-old Jee, who spent the last year with Lynn Vision but left the club in May as both parties could not agree on a contract extension. Whether TYLOO can reclaim its lost glory in the Asian region by signing one of their rival's key players will be revealed in the upcoming competitive season.
Into the Breach Nearly Completes New Roster
In recent days, the British club announced two more players and the coaching staff for its new CS2 team. The playing roster now includes smooya and sinnopsyy, joined by juanflatroo and Keoz, with the name of the final player yet to be disclosed. Additionally, it has been announced that the European team will be led by head coach Juve, who has been with the club since January 2022, and he will be assisted by kRYSTAL, a former analyst at Guild Eagles.
XomA Takes the Helm at Virtus.pro
XomA has been appointed as the head coach of Virtus.pro, known for his work with Russian teams Winstrike, Entropiq, and 9 Pandas. The CEO of Virtus.pro stated that the new coach's task is to "bring a fresh perspective to the game and help players update their playbook to align with the current meta." It will be interesting to see how the specialist integrates into a team that has played under the system established by the captain-coach duo of Jame and dastan for seven years.
Thomas's Roster Leaves 5W Gaming
This week began with a minor scandal. Thomas, the captain of 5W Gaming, reported that the club's management stopped communicating with the players after receiving $30,000 for the team's victory at the online tournament Regional Clash Arena Europe 2024. Given the circumstances, the team, which includes joel, h4rn, REDSTAR, pr1metapz, and Loord, decided to unilaterally terminate their contracts and will be seeking a new club.
G2 Parts Ways with nexa
The off-season roster changes kick off with G2. The "Samurai" have finally made the long-anticipated replacement of nexa, though the German club is not yet revealing the name of the new player. However, several sources suggest that the spot will go to the Serbian player malbsMd, who made a name for himself in M80.
Liquid Begins Reshuffle with cadiaN's Replacement
Another major reshuffle this week occurred at Liquid. The Dutch club, disappointed with the results of the past season, announced the start of their roster overhaul, with the captain, cadiaN, being the first to leave. It's too early to discuss potential newcomers, as more changes are expected within the "liquid" ranks. Rumours suggest that skullz is close to joining FURIA, and several top teams are interested in transferring Twistzz.
Wildcard Might Sign Swedish Duo
According to regional editions of the Dust2 portal, the North American team Wildcard is set to add a duo of Swedish players. Sources informed journalists that the club is preparing to sign phzy and susp, who will replace SLIGHT and Grizz. These drastic measures are expected to pull the team out of its stagnation, even at the cost of losing the American flag.
malbsMd Takes First Step Towards G2
It appears that the rumours about malbsMd joining G2 are coming true. Recently, M80 officially confirmed that the Guatemalan player is no longer part of their team. It is expected that he will soon advance his career by joining one of the strongest European Counter-Strike clubs.