Metizport have announced that Liam "MaiL09" Tügel has been reinstated to the starting lineup as a replacement for Isak "isak" Fahlén, who recently decided to take a break from competition.
MaiL09 returned to Metizport in June after a successful six-month loan at Alliance. The Swedish organization attempted to extend the loan and even put together "the highest trade offer" in its history to sign the 17-year-old permanently, but could not reach an agreement with Metizport.
MaiL09 was benched by Metizport at the end of 2025 after the team "experienced challenges finding the optimal role" for the player. He went on to average a 1.19 rating while playing for Alliance, who were just 10 Valve points short of qualifying for the IEM Cologne Major.
In a statement, the Norwegian organization noted that MaiL09 will have a different role now and that "structural changes are already well on the way to properly integrate and give the necessary space" to the player.
"We’re happy to welcome Liam back into the team," Metizport sports director Morten "zEVES" Vollan Christensen said in a statement,
"We have been through a longer transition period, but we’re now in a much better place to utilize his full potential. The ambitions for the upcoming season are high, and with Liam in the lineup, we have that game-changing quality that’s going to be important for us going forward."
The new Metizport roster will make its first appearance at Stake Pulse Beat I, a $60,000 tournament in Stockholm that will also feature teams like Liquid, fnatic, Johnny Speeds and Betclic.
Metizport are now:
Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz Nicolas "Plopski" Gonzalez Zamora David "forsyy" Bílý Maciej "F1KU" Miklas Liam "MaiL09" Tügel
Vincent "vinS" Jozefiak (coach)
Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora
Betclic
Patryk 'Demho' Tomaszewski
Wojciech 'Prism' Zięba
Jędrzej 'Bogdan' Rokita
Morten 'zEVES' Vollan Christensen
Vincent 'vinS' Jozefiak
Alliance
Simon 'twist' Eliasson
Sean 'eraa' Knutsson
Jonatan 'bobeksde' Persson
Markus 'upE' Johansson
Arvid 'avid' Åberg
Simon 'Hawk' Vävinggren
Isak 'isak' Fahlén
Metizport
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez Zamora
Maciej 'F1KU' Miklas
David 'forsyy' Bílý
Vincent 'vinS' Jozefiak
Liam 'MaiL09' Tügel
fnatic
Rodion 'fEAR' Smyk
Dmytro 'jambo' Semera
Nikita 'jackasmo' Skyba
Artem 'cairne' Mushynskyi
Volodymyr 'mazay' Iorhachov
Miks 'Independent' Siliņš
Liquid
Keith 'NAF' Markovic
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski
Mario 'malbsMd' Samayoa
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek
Georgi 'Jorko' Mitev
Viktor 'flashie' Tamás Bea
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
David 'forsyy' Bílý
Johnny Speeds
Ludvig 'HEAP' Alonso
Jacob 'jocab' Nerheden