In a post on X, Nordic Partners announced that they will not be participating in DraculaN Season 7, stating that the team is "currently not at the level we want to be."
The decision comes after a 13-16th place at ROG JOURNEY Autumn, where they were soundly beaten by Eternal Fire, SINNERS and 100 Thieves in the group stage.
"We will figure out in the next days what are our next steps," Nordic Partners wrote. "We have been not were we want to be."
Aleksei "Qikert" Golubev is no longer tied to Color, the former 1win roster, and has announced that he is officially a free agent and is looking for a team to join as an in-game leader, although he is also open to other options.
FISSURE has announced that its October 2028 event has been moved from October 3-15 to October 16-22.
The announcement also included a change to its February 2028 event, but for that the organizer needed a Valve exception, as the 22-month Announcement Date deadline had already passed.
Upon inquiry, the TO said it did not receive the exception, and that only the October event would be moved.
In a post on X, Marie "marie" Ellen Toft Sørensen announced that she is leaving FlyQuest RED and taking a break from competition.
"Unfortunately, my US visa was declined, which made it impossible for me to continue playing," she explained.
"With the time difference, ping and having to play matches in the middle of the night from Denmark, for 10 months straight, it became too difficult for me to continue under the circumstances."
FlyQuest RED are now:
Emma "Emy" Choe
Vivienne "BiBiAhn" Quach
Vanessa "vanessa" Gideon
Lydia "Fawx" Dalton
Alan "Shakezullah" Hardeman (coach)
HLTV's new VRS invite simulator has received a significant post-launch upgrade, including a strength model built from map results and rosters rather than raw VRS points, adjustments for teams signed up to multiple clashing events, and an upgrade from 500 simulations to 1000.
The most notable example of a team to see a shift is Natus Vincere, whose predicted chance of qualifying for the Singapore Major has increased to 91.2% on our simulator page.
You can view the updates in full below:
Łukasz "mwlky" Pachucki was released from his Phantom contract at the end of September, HLTV has confirmed.
The Polish AWPer had been on the bench since July, when the organization signed Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi.
Last month, he played for INFINITE as a stand-in at Logitech G Play Connect, averaging a 1.07 rating.
NOVAQ have announced that Sanzhar "neaLaN" Iskhakov, Alisher "tasman" Marat and Daniyar "Pump" Buldybayev have been placed on the transfer list as the team is moving in a new direction "toward scouting young talent".
The Kazakh team is now down to just one player, Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev, and head coach Adlet "keeN" Nyrseytov.
NOVAQ are:
Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev
Adlet "keeN" Nyrseytov (coach)
Sanzhar "neaLaN" Iskhakov (benched)
Alisher "tasman" Marat (benched)
Daniyar "Pump" Buldybayev (benched)
Color
Vladislav 'lattykk' Vydrin
Nikita 'reyoz' Rolzing
Kirill 'cronuss' Savin
Alexandr 'oz1k' Sevastyanov
Erikas 'MadeInRed' MusnikasPast 3 months
Filip 'Dyrod' IvankovićPast 3 months
Igor 'darkpsy' Zaniboni
Kristian 'kralle' JensenPast 3 months
Nico 'nicoodoz' TamjidiPast 3 months
Sanzhar 'neaLaN' IskhakovPast 3 months
Jonas 'Bukhavez' VestergaardPast 3 months
1win
Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov
Andrey 'BELCHONOKK' Yasinskiy
Petr 'fame' Bolyshev
Artem 'ArtFr0st' Kharitonov
Konstantin 'groove' Pikiner
Fluxo
Raphael 'exit' Lacerda
David 'dav1deuS' Tapia Maldonado
Romeu 'zevy' Rocco
Kayke 'kye' Bertolucci
João 'Ltz' Bonetti
Gustavo 'Juve' Alexandre
INFINITE
Rasmus 'kreaz' Johansson
Raul 'Blytz' Gligor
Sebastian 'volt' Maloș
Henrich 'sl3nd' Hevesi
Samy 'Tionix' von Gehlen
Johannes 'b0RUP' BorupPast 3 months
Niklas 'Botman' VestergaardPast 3 months
Ulysse 'Katkame' ThiebaultPast 3 months
HEROIC Academy
Aleksei 'Qikert' GolubevPast 3 months
AaB
Jonas 'Bukhavez' Vestergaard
Frederik 'Few' Mariendahl Pedersen
Donat 'noike' Jaseneckij
Frederik 'Beddy' Tscherning Hald
Emil 'Djdamecykel' Smidt Jørgensen
Anton 'Toshas' AspinPast 3 months
Łukasz 'mwlky' PachuckiPast 3 months
Emma 'Emy' ChoePast 3 months
MASONIC
Johannes 'b0RUP' Borup
Magnus 'Frøslev' Frøslev
Kristian 'kralle' Jensen
Niklas 'Botman' Vestergaard
Alexander 'Slexa' Marrup
Marie 'marie' Ellen Toft SørensenPast 3 months
SAW
Christopher 'MUTiRiS' Fernandes
Filipe 'NOPEEj' Dias
João 'story' Vieira
Michel 'ewjerkz' Pinto
Adones 'krazy' Nobre
Tiago 'mowzassa' Rodrigues
CPH Wolves
Nordic Partners
Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Mikkel 'Maze' Sparvath
Max 'Marix' Kugener
Ville 'myltsi' Vilkman
Maciej 'Muciek' Mordal
Jonathan 'MusambaN1' Torrent
Kirill 'Dafra1D' PolieikoPast 3 months
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevPast 3 months
Vivienne 'BiBiAhn' QuachPast 3 months
Adlet 'keeN' Nyrseytov
Alexander 'Slexa' MarrupPast 3 months
Deividas 'Uzman' NarutisPast 3 months
Aleks 'Reqqen' FrolovPast 3 months
Eternal Fire
Gareth 'MisteM' Ries
Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Caner 'soulfly' Kesici
Vladyslav 'Kvem' Korol
Samet 'jottAAA' Köklü
Sezgin 'Fabre' Kalaycı
NOVAQ
Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev
Adlet 'keeN' Nyrseytov
Adrian 'adex' ŁukaszewskiPast 3 months
Lydia 'Fawx' DaltonPast 3 months
Vanessa 'vanessa' GideonPast 3 months
Vitality
Dan 'apEX' Madesclaire
Robin 'ropz' Kool
Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut
Shahar 'flameZ' Shushan
William 'mezii' Merriman
Rémy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam
FlyQuest RED
Marie 'marie' Ellen Toft Sørensen
Emma 'Emy' Choe
Vivienne 'BiBiAhn' Quach
Vanessa 'vanessa' Gideon
Lydia 'Fawx' Dalton
Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman
100 Thieves
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Håvard 'rain' Nygaard
Jack 'Gizmy' von Spreckelsen
William 'sirah' Kjærsgaard
Alex 'poiii' Nyholm Sundgren
Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander
Luca-Adrian 'lucaZ' GavrilutPast 3 months
Patrik 'patrenzo' HauerPast 3 months
Vitality Academy
Aleks 'Reqqen' Frolov
Kirill 'Dafra1D' Polieiko
Ulysse 'Katkame' Thiebault
Luca-Adrian 'lucaZ' Gavrilut
Patrik 'patrenzo' Hauer
Phantom
Thomas 'TMB' Bundsbæk
Nico 'nicoodoz' Tamjidi
Kamil 'KEi' Pietkun
Kacper 'Kylar' Walukiewicz
Jan 'cej0t' Dyl
Ionuț 'Yoghi' ArbaPast 3 months
Alisher 'tasman' MaratPast 3 months
SINNERS
Sebastian 'beastik' Daňo
Max 'SHOCK' Kvapil
Mădălin-Andrei 'MoDo' Mirea
Kamil 'kisserek' Banak
Jordan 'stressarN' Manevski
Jakub 'Bfull' Kokoška
Magnus 'Frøslev' FrøslevPast 3 months
Alan 'Shakezullah' Hardeman
Daniyar 'Pump' BuldybayevPast 3 months
Natus Vincere
Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen
Mihai 'iM' Ivan
Valeriy 'b1t' Vakhovskiy
Ihor 'w0nderful' Zhdanov
Drin 'makazze' Shaqiri
Andrey 'B1ad3' Gorodenskiy