Acend have announced the departure of Deyvid "h4rn" Benchev with immediate effect.
The Bulgarian sniper already found himself on the bench in September before returning to the active roster in place of Kalin "KalubeR" Erenditsov after just two weeks, but now leaves the team as a free agent.
Acend are now:
Teodor "SPELLAN" Nikolov
Georgi "SHiPZ" Grigorov
Dimitar "Skrimo" Yanulov
Hristiyan "REDSTAR" Pironkov
Milen "milky" Iliev (coach)
Rasmus "kreaz" Johansson has announced that he is no longer part of INFINITE, leaving the team down to three players following last month's departure of Martin "Dytor" Handl.
The team is expected to announce their replacements soon, with their NODWIN Clutch Series 13 and Digital Crusade DraculaN S7 campaigns taking place over the course of October.
Raul "Blytz" Gligor
Sebastian "volt" Maloș
Henrich "sl3nd" Hevesi
Samy "Tionix" von Gehlen (coach)
Nordic Partners have announced that they have mutually agreed to part ways with Ville "myltsi" Vilkman, citing "overlapping roles and similar strengths within the roster."
The Finnish player, formerly of ENCE, is the second player to leave NPG this week, following the departure of Mikkel "Maze" Sparvath on Wednesday.
The team is now:
Nils "k1to" Gruhne
Max "Marix" Kugener
Maciej "Muciek" Mordal
Jonathan "MusambaN1" Torrent (coach)
David "Kairi" de Miguel (assistant coach)
Valve has released an update overnight, with a decrease to the AUG reload time the standout change.
The full patch notes are:
Added a ping icon for dropped defuse kits
Reduced the time for AUG reload by half second
Fixed the sound event during silent reload for Desert Eagle
Fixed a case of buzzing soundscape sounds during demo playback
- Clipping fixes for Rush maps
- Localization updates
- Stability updates
Daniel "sprayxd" Kogan has taken over as head coach of BIG Academy as Timo "Spiidi" Richter "has decided to focus on his academic path."
sprayxd's last head coaching endeavour saw him at the helm of Young Ninjas, before he became an assistant coach for the main team.
SemperFi has announced the signing of former illwill rifler Cristian "7Kick" Dragos Radut, who joins the sole remaining member from the organization's previous roster, James "SaVage" Savage, amidst a rebuild.
SemperFi is now:
James "SaVage" Savage
Cristian "7Kick" Dragos Radut
Sashi's owner took to X to shed light on the organization's controversial changes and clarify that Anton "Anlelele" Huynh holds only Vietnamese citizenship and therefore counts as an Asian player.
"Now we have the opportunity to potentially qualify for a Major. Are we supposed to play for nothing for the next three months, or take the chance to compete for something that actually matters? I think almost anyone would make the same choice."
UNiTY have cracked the top 50 in the Europe VRS after winning FOX Legacy Season 1, a LAN event in Vila Nova de Gaia hosted by former player Ricardo "fox" Pacheco.
NT, the runner-up, made the biggest jump in the ranking, gaining 492 points to move up 167 places to 71st in the global VRS.
"While opportunities arise for some individuals, the rest left behind see their chances crushed by projects that give nothing back to the region they consume," wrote Dfrag founder Daniel “Mavrick” Lang, saying that he has invested over $250,000 AUD in the company in the last two or three years.
"It's not too late to do something about this," Nikola "NiKo" Kovač wrote, after Sashi picked up two Australian players with a view to entering the Asian VRS.
Previously, BC.Game and WW also swapped from Europe to Asia to maximise their Major qualification chances.
Anton 'Anlelele' HuynhPast 3 months
SemperFi
James 'SaVage' Savage
Cristian '7Kick' Dragos Radut
Mikkel 'Maze' SparvathPast 3 months
Deyvid 'h4rn' BenchevPast 3 months
Daniel 'sprayxd' Kogan
Henrich 'sl3nd' HevesiPast 3 months
Sebastian 'volt' MaloșPast 3 months
David 'Kairi' de MiguelPast 3 months
Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' PironkovPast 3 months
Jonathan 'MusambaN1' Torrent
Timo 'Spiidi' RichterPast 3 months
Young Ninjas
Max 'Marix' KugenerPast 3 months
BIG Academy
David 'prosus' Hesse
Anton 'doni' Savienkov
Asim 'aZe' Khodzhaev
Nikolas 'Hrdina' Hutira
Daniel 'sprayxd' Kogan
Georgi 'SHiPZ' GrigorovPast 3 months
Raul 'Blytz' GligorPast 3 months
Teodor 'SPELLAN' NikolovPast 3 months
WW
Ermek 'enzero' Kartanbaev
Boris 'Ryujin' Kim
Ivan 'StRoGo' Shurpatov
Vladimir 'kelieN' Boldyrev
Timur 'm3wsu' Korenev
James 'SaVage' SavagePast 3 months
BC.Game
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Emil 'Magisk' Reif
Tyson 'asap' Paterson
Azbayar 'Senzu' Munkhbold
Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold
Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas
Cristian '7Kick' Dragos RadutPast 3 months
Dimitar 'Skrimo' YanulovPast 3 months
Kalin 'KalubeR' ErenditsovPast 3 months
NT
Volodymyr 'Woro2k' Veletniuk
Artem 'm4d4ra' Nikolskiy
Maksym 'ta9z' Hrytsai
Oleksandr 'La1roN' Byliakov
Yaroslav 'Ryuzak1' Yurchyk
Roman 'WOLF' Mikhaylenko
UNiTY
Martin 'Dytor' Handl
Simon 'KWERTZZ' Horák
Ahmet '2high' Baftijari
Jakub 'M1key' Krausko
Timmy 'Sn0w' Brun
Pavel 'replay' Vaněk
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačPast 3 months
Samy 'Tionix' von Gehlen
Milen 'milky' Iliev
Martin 'Dytor' HandlPast 3 months
Acend
Teodor 'SPELLAN' Nikolov
Georgi 'SHiPZ' Grigorov
Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' Pironkov
Deyvid 'h4rn' Benchev
Dimitar 'Skrimo' Yanulov
Milen 'milky' Iliev
Nils 'k1to' GruhnePast 3 months
Sashi
Frederik 'acoR' Gyldstrand
Jordan 'Hatz' Bajic
Rasmus 'Zyphon' Nordfoss
Anton 'Anlelele' Huynh
Tynan 'TjP' Purtell
Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen
illwill
Maciej 'Muciek' MordalPast 3 months
Ville 'myltsi' VilkmanPast 3 months
Ricardo 'fox' PachecoPast 3 months
Nordic Partners
Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Max 'Marix' Kugener
Maciej 'Muciek' Mordal
Jonathan 'MusambaN1' Torrent
Rasmus 'kreaz' JohanssonPast 3 months
ENCE
Henri 'HENU' Ylilehto
Aleksi 'millert' Lehtopuu
Teemu 'teme' Korva
Giorgi 'Schwarz' Gakhokidze
Joe 'joeski' Holmes
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli
INFINITE
Rasmus 'kreaz' Johansson
Raul 'Blytz' Gligor
Sebastian 'volt' Maloș
Henrich 'sl3nd' Hevesi
Samy 'Tionix' von Gehlen