Update 17:50
Liquid have clarified the decision has been taken "in accordance with BLAST's roster eligibility requirements for Wildcard invitations," which mean their roster needs to feature three members from a roster ranked in the VRS top 12.
Liquid's last roster to meet that criteria secured that placing in December 2025, and featured Guy "NertZ" Iluz, Keith "NAF" Markovic, Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek, and Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak.
ultimate returning to the roster for the event is therefore another indication of siuhy's removal, with Dust2.us reporting he is set to be replaced by Johnny "JT" Theodosiou ahead of the new season.
Liquid have announced that ultimate will return to their starting roster for the first event of the season, BLAST Bounty Season 2, due to "tournament sign-up guidelines."
As a result Liquid will be forced to delay the debut of their new signing Georgi "Jorko" Mitev, who recently replaced ultimate as the team's sniper.
The news will come as a blow to a Liquid side that would have been hoping to turn over a new leaf as they came into the new season, following a torrid first half of the year that saw the team nearly miss out on IEM Cologne Major qualification.
A report by Dust2.us suggests that another change may be on the way for Liquid ahead of the new season, with JT reported to come into the squad to replace siuhy as IGL.
Liquid's roster for BLAST Bounty Season 2 is currently set to be:
Keith "NAF" Markovic Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak
Viktor "flashie" Tamás Bea (coach)
Viktor 'flashie' Tamás Bea
Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa
Liquid
Keith 'NAF' Markovic
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek
Georgi 'Jorko' Mitev
Viktor 'flashie' Tamás Bea
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Roland 'ultimate' Tomkowiak
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek
Keith 'NAF' Markovic
Georgi 'Jorko' Mitev
Guy 'NertZ' Iluz
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou