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TSM Reveals CSGO Roster, Into The Breach Makes Big Change
Reports that TSM had signed former G2 rifler JACKZ and ENCE rifler Vvalde were confirmed when the team unveiled their new Counter-Strike roster. CYPHER, who shone during Into the Breach’s recent BLAST.tv run, rounds out the team. They’ll be playing next to the 20-year-old Romanian AWPer, MoDo, who was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Paris Major while playing for Nexus, and Interz.
It was reported by Dust2.us that a disagreement arose between TSM, its new players, and head coach XTQZZZ, who was said to be the architect of the new lineup, preventing TSM from making their tournament debut with their new roster in CCT Online Finals 2.
XTQZZZ was rumored to have left the project due to disagreements. Though, the Frenchmen and organization appear to have settled their differences amicably, as he was also named as a part of the project, reuniting him with JACKZ and bringing him back to a team for the first time since October 2022, when he supported G2.
TSM last had a Counter-Strike roster in 2016, with some prominent names to go through their ranks including the likes of Seangares, Twistzz, SicK, and autimatic. After TSM cut Seangares for his role in the Open Letter to the Professional Esports Association, the rest of the team opted to leave the organization.
Once boasting a Danish core that includes device and karrigan, the organization’s relationship with the players eventually broke out, prompting their departure and the subsequent founding of Astralis.
While the newly-signed TSM roster does not appear on the roster for ESL Pro League Season 18, they are yet possible debuting in some online competition or cup.
Meanwhile, Thomas has been removed from his starting position on Into the Breach’s roster so that he can concentrate on improving his play and mental approach to the game.
With the British in-game leader now on the bench, Into the Breach is down to its last two members, rallen and CRUC1AL, from their miraculous run to the BLAST.tv finals. The quarterfinals of the Paris Major. Into the Breach’s last Major run was led by Thomas, however the squad was unable to improve their performance beyond the Paris Major.
Although they defeated teams like Ninjas in Pyjamas, paiN, and 00NATION en route to winning the ESL Premiership Spring 2023, they were eliminated from IEM Cologne’s Play-in stage in last place and failed to qualify for IEM Sydney after losing to BetBoom.
On September 3, Into the Breach will reveal their initial roster addition, with a second member revealed the following day. Recently, the group has begun substituting misutaaa with NEOFRAG. Now that Thomas has been removed as in-game commander, Into the Breach must select a suitable replacement.
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