Oscar "Mixwell" Cañellas announced his retirement from professional play earlier today.

A veteran within the FPS scene, Mixwell's esports career dates all the way back to 2012, where he began building his reputation in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as an AWPer. The then-prodigy quickly climbed into the upper echelons of the competitive scene and donned the jersey of many prominent organizations.

After a fruitful nine years among the best of the best, Mixwell transitioned over to Valorant and signed with G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive as the scene slowly began to solidify itself. Mixwell and the rest of G2 took the EMEA scene by storm as they won event after event in 2020. Although they were unable to match the previous year's results, the roster kept up with the rest of the top teams in 2021.

mixwell smile image Even in a completely different game, Mixwell still competed among the best. (Photo: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)

Mixwell's first appearance at an international event was at Masters: Berlin, where he and his teammates finished among the top four after a loss to Gambit Esports Gambit Esports Inactive Redgar Igor Vlasov Chronicle Timofey Khromov d3ffo Nikita Sudakov sheydos Bogdan Naumov nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin , the eventual winners of the tournament. Although he and his team were unable to qualify for that year's Champions, Mixwell would return to the international stage during 2022's Masters: Reykjavik as EMEA's best seed while securing a top six finish.

Despite signing with Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius ahead of 2023 to break into franchising, Mixwell's results within the EMEA League dwindled following a last-place finish at São Paulo's LOCK//IN. The team was unable to break through the group stage and finished eighth in the league, relegating them to the EMEA LCQ ahead of Champions. Unfortunately, Heretics were only able to steal away one map from KOI KOI Europe Rank #29 grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko sheydos Bogdan Naumov Filu Dawid Czarnecki flyuh Xavier Carlson soulcas Dom Sulcas before being knocked out of the event to end their 2023 season.

In a Twitch stream, Mixwell addressed his retirement, and expressed his sentiment as he closed the chapter of competing and moved onto new opportunities.

mixwell chillin image You will be missed, Mixwell. (Photo: Hara Amorós/Riot Games)

The FPS legend will remain with Team Heretics as a content creator per their announcement on Twitter/X.

Following Mixwell's retirement, Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #1 MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius are now:

Preview image courtesy of Hara Amorós/Riot Games.