Mousesports overhaul CS:GO roster following IEM Katowice disaster ESL\/Damian G\u0105tkiewiczMousesports have parted ways with two of their most popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star players after a failed IEM Katowice Major run. The underdog roster had risen to the upper echelons of CS following championship wins at StarLadder Season 4 and ESL One: New York in 2018. However, things didn\u2019t go as planned in Poland \u2013 where they had been expected to battle through a difficult European Minor but ultimately qualify. Prior to the Minor, in-game leader Chris \u2018chrisJ\u2019 de Jong admitted that Mouz hadn\u2019t practiced much before the event as they took a holiday break in December. The team was eventually knocked out by Valiance after going 1-2 at the Minor. Now, they\u2019ve made changes to shake things up. The German organization has announced that long-time star chrisJ and support player Martin \u2018STYKO\u2019 Styk will be placed on the bench while new options are considered. Coach Sergey \u2018lmbt\u2019 Bezhanov will also be stepping away from the team moving forward. \u201cAfter the most successful season of our history, we already saw some issues within the team towards the end of the year and unfortunately we couldn\u2019t turn it around in Katowice,\u201d Mousesport CEO Stefan Wendt said in the team\u2019s statement. \u201cTo secure competitive success in 2019 we feel it is necessary that the team gets a fresh start.\u201d When @STYKOcsgo joined the team back in 2017, he ignited immediate success, with championship campaigns in Mykonos, Budapest and Kiev. When the team needed him the most, he stepped up and carried the weight on his shoulders, which we couldn\u2019t be more thankful for. pic.twitter.com\/khurgPU1N8 \u2014 mousesports (@mousesports) February 4, 2019 Finnish star Miikka \u2018suNny\u2019 Kemppi also stated: \u201cParting ways after one and a half years and 19 offline tournaments is not easy but sometimes a few steps back can be multiple steps forward. There are no hard feelings or any bad blood inside the team, we just drove ourselves into a situation we couldn\u2019t get out of and something had to change.\u201d suNny added: \u201cIt was the most successful run for all of us and I hope that this will change the careers of all of us for the better. Looking forward to a new and fresh chapter now, where we can be consistent contenders for titles again.\u201d Announcing changes to our Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division. Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/z65USQgxA7 pic.twitter.com\/BwHV1zid9Y \u2014 mousesports (@mousesports) February 4, 2019 The move leaves Mouz with two roster spots to fill as only Tomas \u2018oskar\u2019 Stastny, Robin \u2018ropz\u2019 Kool and Miikka \u2018suNny\u2019 Kemppi remain on the active roster \u2013 as of writing. It\u2019s unknown as of now who will replace the benched pair but keep your eyes to Dexerto all the breaking CS:GO news and updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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