Mousesports is seemingly parting ways with two of their biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stars after several years as a team. the German organization announced today that three of their players are leaving the team - Chris “chrisJ” de Jong, Martin “STYKO” Styk, and coach Sergey “lmbt” Bezhanov, who are all being placed on the bench for the time being. This leaves only Tomas “oskar” Stastny, Robin “ropz” Kool, and Miikka “suNny” Kemppi on the active roster.
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’t be more thankful for. pic.twitter.com/khurgPU1N8
— mousesports (@mousesports) February 4, 2019
“Parting 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,” star fragger Miikka “suNny” Kemppi said in the team’s announcement. “There are no hard feelings or any bad blood inside the team, we just drove ourselves into a situation we couldn’t get out of and something had to change. It 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.”
Sniper specialist @chrisJcsgo has been a vital part of mousesports since 2013. Thank you for more than five years of Counter-Strike in which we’ve learnt a lot, most importantly to stay positive, no matter what happens. Proud to call you friendJ pic.twitter.com/2sOfhCRMR0
— mousesports (@mousesports) February 4, 2019
These roster changes follow the disappointing finish to IEM Katowice, which saw Mouz eliminated early in the competition by a relatively new and weaker team, Valiance. “After 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’t turn it around in Katowice,” Mouz CEO Stefan Wendt said. “To secure competitive success in 2019 we feel it is necessary that the team gets a fresh start. It’s a sad day for our organization, as [lmbt], [STYKO], and [ChrisJ] have been highly valued members of our team for a long time but we have to look forward and work hard to keep our place among the world’s best Counter-Strike teams.”
