Summer 2026 rostermania as it happened

• FL4MUS returns to GamerLegion
• BC.Game complete roster with mzinho
• Aurora sign ash, Jimpphat, kyxsan
• G2 bench SunPayus, sign r1nkle
• FaZe replace broky with JBOEN

Timur "⁠FL4MUS⁠" Marev finally has a new long-term home after being signed by GamerLegion , the team he played for in the latter half of 2024.

FaZe 's former skipper has joined Astralis as a replacement for Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due , with the Danish organization also announcing the addition of Urszula "Xirreth" Klimczak as performance coach.

MOUZ have finalized their rebuild with the signing of their former academy player, Oldřich "⁠PR⁠" Nový , from GamerLegion .

Zolbayar "⁠tikuak⁠" Chimedtseren and Dugarsuren "⁠DarkMeister⁠" Ireedui have signed for The MongolZ as Erdenedalai "⁠maaRaa⁠" Bayanbat takes another gamble on youth.

Ayush "⁠mzinho⁠" Batbold has moved to BC.Game , while Anarbileg "⁠cobrazera⁠" Uuganbayar was moved to the bench.

Legacy have signed Argentine AWPer Santino "⁠try⁠" Rigal , with their former sniper Guilherme "⁠saadzin⁠" Pacheco being traded to Imperial as part of the deal.

The MongolZ are set for a double change in the off-season after benching Anarbileg "⁠cobrazera⁠" Uuganbayar .

Imperial have announced that they have signed Legacy 's Guilherme "⁠saadzin⁠" Pacheco as their new AWPer following the benching of Guilherme "⁠levi⁠" Gustavo .

The move all but confirms that Santino "⁠try⁠" Rigal will move to Legacy after he was recalled by Imperial .

Legacy 's failed approaches for Felipe "⁠insani⁠" Yuji and Tomas "⁠tomaszin⁠" Corna have led to Vinicius "⁠n1ssim⁠" Pereira being reinstated to the team just weeks after he was benched.

Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli has returned to activity after five months on the bench after being signed by NRG to replace Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm , with the team also bringing back Jeorge "⁠Jeorge⁠" Endicott as a replacement for Alexander "⁠br0⁠" Bro .

fnatic have announced the addition of 17-year-old Spirit Academy prospect Volodymyr "⁠mazay⁠" Iorhachov as a replacement for Viktor "⁠Br4tkO⁠" Kondratets , who has been moved to the bench.

The moves follows the team's signing of Artem "⁠cairne⁠" Mushynskyi from Ninjas in Pyjamas as it looks to climb back from 70th on the VRS.

BC.Game have confirmed the signing of Ayush "⁠mzinho⁠" Batbold , reuniting the Mongolian with Azbayar "⁠Senzu⁠" Munkhbold and finalizing its roster for the season.

Liquid have announced 17-year-old Bulgarian sniper Georgi "⁠Jorko⁠" Mitev as their new AWPer after moving Roland "⁠ultimate⁠" Tomkowiak to the bench.

Liquid have announced that Roland "⁠ultimate⁠" Tomkowiak has been moved to the bench ahead of the upcoming season, making room for a change in AWPer.

CYBERSHOKE have announced the signing of Alimzhan "⁠Alkaren⁠" Bitimbay on a loan from HEROIC , with a buyout clause attached to the deal.

BC.Game has its sights set on signing Ayush "⁠mzinho⁠" Batbold to complete its roster, has learned, with a potential move reuniting the 19-year-old with his former The MongolZ teammate, Azbayar "⁠Senzu⁠" Munkhbold .

Aurora 's new in-game leader is Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski as the team complete their international lineup.

Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson , Adam "⁠friberg⁠" Friberg , and Lekr0 have been benched on Johnny Speeds to bring the lineup down to just two players.

Guilherme "⁠levi⁠" Gustavo has been benched on Imperial , with the team setting their sights on Guilherme "⁠saadzin⁠" Pacheco to replace him.

FUT have wasted no time in replacing Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea after he was moved to the bench earlier in the day, signing Yasin "⁠xfl0ud⁠" Koç from HEROIC to take his place.

The day of HEROIC announcements is finally over, with Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin coming onboard to complete their lineup.

In proper esports fashion, HEROIC are dropping their news one by one, now confirming the signing of Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez to their roster.

One more player to go.

The changes at HEROIC see no end as Simon "⁠yxngstxr⁠" Boije decides to step down from the active lineup, amid reports that the team is targeting Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez as his replacement on the AWP.

In addition to the replacement of Tobias "⁠TOBIZ⁠" Theo with Joonas "⁠doto⁠" Forss and the negotiations for the signing of Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez , HEROIC have now confirmed the benching of Yasin "⁠xfl0ud⁠" Koç .

The Turk is rumored to be traded for FUT 's Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea .

FUT have formalized the rumored benching of Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea , who has been linked with a trade for HEROIC 's Yasin "⁠xfl0ud⁠" Koç .

HEROIC have dismissed head coach Tobias "⁠TOBIZ⁠" Theo and analyst Mathias "⁠R0nic⁠" Pinholt , ending a year-long association with the Danish pair.

To replace TOBIZ , HEROIC have picked up Joonas "⁠doto⁠" Forss , who coached their academy team until the project was discontinued in June.

HEROIC are making a move to sign Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez , has learned, and are in advanced negotiations with Gentle Mates to secure the AWPer's services.

Eternal Fire have confirmed the signing of Alexander "⁠br0⁠" Bro after and TRCS Topluluk reported the move on Saturday.

The Dane completes the Turkish organization's roster alongside Vladyslav "⁠Kvem⁠" Korol , with the pair replacing Sergiy "⁠DemQQ⁠" Demchenko and Rigon "⁠rigoN⁠" Gashi .

reported that Eternal Fire are on the verge of signing NRG benched player Alexander "⁠br0⁠" Bro .

The Dane will become the second player to join the Turkish organization in the off-season, following the signing of Vladyslav "⁠Kvem⁠" Korol on a free transfer.

SAW have completed the signing of a new lineup headlined by Christopher "⁠MUTiRiS⁠" Fernandes , Michel "⁠ewjerkz⁠" Pinto and João "⁠story⁠" Vieira , who were part of the Portuguese organization's roster that reached the semi-finals of IEM Cologne 2024.

The lineup that SAW fielded in the last six months will remain with the organization under the name SAW Youngsters .

Aurora have secured the services of former MOUZ anchor Jimi "⁠Jimpphat⁠" Salo as part of their team's international pivot.

This leaves Aurora with only one slot left to fill, the IGL role.

Former GamerLegion coach Ashley "⁠ash⁠" Battye has taken charge of Aurora , who are officially pivoting to an international roster.

Aurora have two vacancies left to fill after parting ways with Engin "⁠MAJ3R⁠" Küpeli and benching Caner "⁠soulfly⁠" Kesici .

Aurora 's rebuild is in full swing following the stepping down of Engin "⁠MAJ3R⁠" Küpeli and the benching of Caner "⁠soulfly⁠" Kesici , amidst rumours the team are set to turn to an international lineup.

MOUZ has announced that Jimi "⁠Jimpphat⁠" Salo , who got his start in MOUZ NXT in May 2022 before being promoted to the main squad in July 2023, is no longer contracted to the organization.

FlyQuest have announced that their AWPer, João "⁠story⁠" Vieira , is no longer on the active lineup after only six months, wishing him the best in his next chapter.

The Porguese 24-year-old has been linked to talks taking place for SAW to reunite the successful 2024 core that made it to the IEM Cologne semi-finals.

Metizport have announced that Isak "⁠isak⁠" Fahlén has decided to take a break from competition and have parted ways with the player.

Eternal Fire have announced the departures of Sergiy "⁠DemQQ⁠" Demchenko and Rigon "⁠rigoN⁠" Gashi , ending a partnership that began in January 2026.

K27 have announced the end of Petr "⁠fame⁠" Bolyshev 's loan, with the Russian rifler returning to the Virtus.pro bench.

100 Thieves have announced the signing of Jack "⁠Gizmy⁠" von Spreckelsen from Monte , confirming an earlier report by .

Filipe "⁠NOPEEj⁠" Dias has left Rebels ahead of his expected move to SAW.

Justinas "⁠jL⁠" Lekavicius is the latest player to have his contract expire on July 1.

Kirill "⁠Xant3r⁠" Kononov and Maksim "⁠riskyb0b⁠" Churikov have become free agents after their contracts with Nemiga expired . The former is already plying his trade with TDK .

Link copied Last comment 01/07 11:59 By NER0cs Gizmy to announce new team soon

Jack "⁠Gizmy⁠" von Spreckelsen , left behind by his former Monte teammates, says he will announce his new team — expected to be 100 Thieves — soon.

Monte have confirmed the exits of Aleks "⁠Rainwaker⁠" Petrov , Aurélien "⁠afro⁠" Drapier , Oscar "⁠AZUWU⁠" Bell , and Aurimas "⁠Bymas⁠" Pipiras .

Legacy have bid farewell to their former in-game leader, Lucas "⁠lux⁠" Meneghini , who led the team to its first international trophy at the CS Asia Championships in 2025 before being moved to the bench in February to make way for Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan .

The 24-year-old is expected to take the reins of Luminosity , a storied organization that is reportedly in negotiations to make its return to Counter-Strike with the signing of four Monte players.

This addition, which solves the issue of the team's captaincy — the Dane has previous, albeit limited, experience as a leader from a stint as Astralis ' IGL in 2020 —, now puts BC.Game just one more signing away from having a starting five.

Johnny Speeds has announced that after 528 days on the team, Anton "⁠Sapec⁠" Palmgren will no longer be a Speedster, as he has decided not to renew his contract with the organization.

Ninjas in Pyjamas have announced that they have parted ways with Michel "⁠ewjerkz⁠" Pinto , who had been on the team's bench since December 2025, by mutual accord. The Portugues rifler is now a free agent.

Link copied Last comment 30/06 18:20 By LucasAM Media: Legacy target tomaszin

Legacy are locked in talks with BESTIA over the acquisition of Tomas "⁠tomaszin⁠" Corna , according to Dust2.com.br , but negotiations are still in the very early stages.

Viktor "⁠sdy⁠" Orudzhev and ENCE have parted ways following the expiry of the Ukrainian's contract with the Finnish organization, three months after he and the rest of their international team were benched.

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100 Thieves have announced the benching of André "⁠Ag1l⁠" Gil , who moves to inactivity after six months of service.

A week ago, reported that the organization is locked in talks with Monte to sign Jack "⁠Gizmy⁠" von Spreckelsen , who would take over the IGLing while Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard transitioned to a different role within the team.

FOKUS have announced that Erik "⁠ztr⁠" Gustafsson is exploring his options as his loan deal from GamerLegion is about to end.

The Swedish IGL had been with the team since February, when the German organization entered the game.

Aurora have parted ways with head coach Sezgin "⁠Fabre⁠" Kalaycı , who had been in charge of the team since November 2022.

The news comes amid rumors that Aurora are transitioning to an international roster with Ashley "⁠ash⁠" Battye , formerly of GamerLegion , at the helm of the project.

Legacy may undergo a second change in the off-season after benching Vinicius "⁠n1ssim⁠" Pereira , as they are locked in talks with Imperial over the acquisition of Santino "⁠try⁠" Rigal , Dust2 Brasil says.

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MIBR have landed their replacement for Klimentii "⁠kl1m⁠" Krivosheev , getting Lucas "⁠nqz⁠" Soares out from paiN .

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MIBR has officially announced the end of Klimentii "⁠kl1m⁠" Krivosheev 's loan from G2 , which started in August 2025 and encompassed two Major appearances.

kl1m , #5 on the latest Prospects ranking , is one of the most highly touted up-and-coming AWPers, having dominated the South American scene with a 1.23 rating during his time in MIBR .

Vladyslav "⁠Kvem⁠" Korol has announced that his contract has come to an end with Passion UA and that he has joined the pool of free agents.

After announcing the benching of Helvijs "⁠broky⁠" Saukants , FaZe have now revealed that BIG Academy 's Jason "⁠JBOEN⁠" Boe Nielsen ( Prospects #34 ) will join the team on loan until the end of 2026.

FaZe has announced that Helvijs "⁠broky⁠" Saukants has been removed from the starting lineup and placed on the bench, just days after rumors broke that Gentle Mates ' Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez was in the American organization's crosshairs.

MIBR are in advanced discussions with paiN over the permanent signing of Lucas "⁠nqz⁠" Soares , according to a report from Dust2 Brasil .

G2 have announced a change in their roster, removing Spanish AWPer Álvaro "⁠SunPayus⁠" García and adding Artem "⁠r1nkle⁠" Moroz in his place. The Ukrainian will make his first appearance for G2 in BLAST Bounty Season 2, which will kick off on July 21.

No time wasted for 3DMAX , who were quick to announce Jeremy "⁠Kursy⁠" Gast as Pierre "⁠Ex3rcice⁠" Bulinge 's replacement ahead of their XSE Pro League campaign.

Link copied Last comment 24/06 14:25 By Striker 3DMAX bench Ex3rcice

3DMAX opted for the second change in four months, benching Pierre "⁠Ex3rcice⁠" Bulinge ahead of their XSE Pro League campaign in China.

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We've been hard at work chasing down rumors and verifying reports from other media, and this is what we can say so far.

FaZe interested in MartinezSa

FaZe are keeping their options open for now depending on what they can get from the market, but have expressed interest in Gentle Mates ' Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez , Sebastien "⁠KRL⁠" Perez first reported and can confirm.

The acquisition is proving difficult because the French side is also in talks to sell the whole Spanish roster to a different organization.

lauNX exploring options

Before the IEM Cologne Major even began, Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea asked FUT for permission to pursue other opportunities in this off-season.

In an interview with from before the report came out, the Romanian was ominous about the future of the team: "Many things can happen, especially when the big guys are coming with crazy offers. I have n ocomment because if I say something and then the opposite happens, I might get backlash for it."

Luminosity in talks over Monte trio

Aurimas "⁠Bymas⁠" Pipiras , Oscar "⁠AZUWU⁠" Bell and Aurélien "⁠afro⁠" Drapier 's contracts with Monte are about to expire and Luminosity have jumped at the chance to re-enter the game with an existing core. Aleks "⁠Rainwaker⁠" Petrov could also join the trio.

100 Thieves eye Gizmy

And the last Monte member, highly-touted in-game leader Jack "⁠Gizmy⁠" von Spreckelsen , could be on the way to 100 Thieves .

Håvard "⁠rain⁠" Nygaard would be expected to remain on the team but transition into a different role after just one season in the captain's seat.

JT set to replace siuhy on Liquid

Passion UA 's Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou will replace Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek on Liquid , Dust2.us has reported. can confirm the two sides have been in advanced talks about the move.

MIBR to keep insani, look to nqz or try to replace kl1m

Despite his contract coming to an end at 2026 and serious approaches from Legacy , Felipe "⁠insani⁠" Yuji is set to stay at MIBR for the rest of the year, Dust2.com.br says.

The Brazilian outlet also reported that the organization hopes to replace Klimentii "⁠kl1m⁠" Krivosheev with Lucas "⁠nqz⁠" Soares or Santino "⁠try⁠" Rigal .

No more changes on Astralis

The removal of Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due and the addition of an international coach, which Astralis have revealed , should remain the only change in the camp this off-season.

We've already seen several teams pull the trigger on changes while the Major was still going on or shortly after.

Here's a quick rundown, in order of ranking:

Legacy Out: n1ssim

PARIVISION Out: Emil "⁠nota⁠" Moskvitin Out: Andrey "⁠BELCHONOKK⁠" Yasinskiy In: Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov (temporarily?) In: Vyacheslav "⁠slaxejezzz⁠" Vinokurov

Astralis Out: Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due

NIP Out: Artem "⁠cairne⁠" Mushynskyi In: Roman "⁠n0te⁠" Hamze (stand-in)

NRG Out: Alexander "⁠br0⁠" Bro

EYEBALLERS In: Freddy "⁠KRIMZ⁠" Johansson

Gaimin Gladiators Out: Jhonatan "⁠JOTA⁠" Willian Out: Gabriel "⁠NEKIZ⁠" Schenato Out: Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles Out: Luca "⁠Luken⁠" Nadotti Out: Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga Out: João "⁠horvy⁠" Horvath

BC.Game Out: Adones "⁠krazy⁠" Nobre In: Azbayar "⁠Senzu⁠" Munkhbold

Hello, everyone. Striker here, editor-in-chief at .

now, we'll run a live post during the summer silly season to keep you up to date on all the roster moves, rumors and reports as they come.

I know I say this often, but we're expecting a busy one this time around, at least outside of the top five teams in the world.

The first dominoes have already begun to fall, so let's get into it.