Toronto Extremely makes stunning roster transfer one match into CDL Main 3 qualifiers

One of many high groups within the 2023 Name of Obligation League standings has made an sudden roster change.

The Toronto Extremely has benched Standy and can substitute him with European newbie participant Hicksy, the group introduced at present. Toronto’s beginning lineup will now characteristic CleanX, Perception, Scrap, and Hicksy.

The 23-year-old joined the Ultra last year in its place and he did make at least one appearance for the CDL workforce in 2022. Hicksy remained beneath contract with the franchise heading into the 2023 season.

Now, he’ll formally enter the beginning lineup for a Toronto workforce that’s in third place within the CDL Points standings. However the Extremely are coming off a top-six inserting at Main Two in Boston earlier this month the place they had been swept in two consecutive matches by the eventual grand finalists, the Atlanta FaZe and Los Angeles Thieves.

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Most lately, nonetheless, Toronto misplaced their opening collection of the Main Three on-line qualifiers yesterday. The Extremely fell to the Boston Breach, who was debuting its personal new lineup that includes one other European newbie in Beans, 3-1.

Although one on-line collection doubtless wasn’t the principle motive for this roster change, Standy did produce the bottom Okay/D on Toronto in yesterday’s match with a 0.86, in line with CoD stats site Breaking Point. However the 21-year-old has posted a 1.05 general Okay/D thus far this yr, in line with Breaking Point.

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Standy commented on the transfer on Twitter. “Benched,” he said. “Simply gotta work on myself and change into the participant I do know I’m able to.”

“Had my very own homie backstabbing me,” Standy added in a second tweet that he’s since deleted. “We transfer ahead.”

Toronto will play its first on-line qualifier match with its new lineup tomorrow, Feb. 19, in opposition to the Vegas Legion.

Author: Ronnie Neal