Group Liquid have formally dropped Robert “Patsi” Isyanov from their Counter-Strike roster, setting the stage for his or her reported rebuild.
Liquid moved to a European-majority roster in early 2023, throwing away their North American roots within the course of. After a number of underwhelming occasions, they’re reportedly rebuilding by bringing in Twistzz and cadiaN to spherical out their five-man roster heading into the primary full yr of CS2 competitors. Liquid are allegedly set with Twistzz, cadiaN, NAF, YEKINDAR, and Felipe “skullz” Medeiros. Moreover, they’re bringing in Main-winning coach Wilton “zews” Prado to information the roster. The transfer would ship Liquid again to an Americas-majority roster.
Outdoors of some nice performances, Patsi never found his footing statistically. He posted only a 1.00 HLTV Ranking in LAN competitors, removed from sufficient to maintain him employed with the group. The previous Rookie of the Yr nominee backslid tremendously from a 1.13 Ranking he gained throughout his time with Group Spirit. His finest efficiency got here in a best-of-three in opposition to Lynn Imaginative and prescient, the place he posted a +10 in Okay/D in each maps throughout a Liquid 2-0 victory. He did not publish many different constructive Okay/D performances in Liquid’s colours, his worst coming in his ultimate map with the staff in opposition to Everlasting Fireplace, a -12 notch.
At one time limit, Liquid was the one and solely NA hope on the worldwide stage. They received an IEM Grand Slam in 2019 however by no means snagged a coveted Main title. They’ll add an essential participant from that run, Twistzz, who’s the one NA participant to ever win an IEM Grand Slam and a Main throughout their profession.
Group Liquid is likely one of the beneficiaries of an enormous shakeup throughout the CS panorama. Heroic can be making substantial modifications to its roster, as are Group Vitality and IEM Sydney winners FaZe Clan, in accordance with a number of experiences. A number of groups have been despatched scrambling to fill out their five-man rosters earlier than the primary Main in CS2 is held in March of 2024.
