In the days following the team's loss in the grand final of Americas Ascension, several of
M80
M80
North America
Rank #1
zander
Alexander Dituri
's players have announced unrestricted free agency. Marc-Andre "NiSMO"
Tayar, Gianfranco "koalanoob"
Potestio, and Michael "neT"
Bernet have announced that they are LFT heading into the 2025 season.
M80 on stage after the Americas Ascension lower finals. (Photo by Riot Games)
The loss, a back-and-forth five-map affair, came to Brazilian organization
2Game Esports
2Game Esports
Brazil
Rank #1
Zap
Brenno Roberto
pryze
Luis-Henrique Viveiros
lz
Luiz Reche
spike
silentzz
Caio Morita
, who will be in VCT Americas for the 2025 season. It was M80's second time reaching the grand final of Americas Ascension. Last year, they fell to
The Guard
The Guard
Inactive
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
trent
Trent Cairns
neT
Michael Bernet
valyn
Jacob Batio
tex
Ian Botsch
, who in 2024 as
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
North America
Rank #2
icy
Jacob Lange
trent
Trent Cairns
valyn
Jacob Batio
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
leaf
Nathan Orf
qualified for two international events.
neT , who was on the opposite side of the 2023 grand final as a player on The Guard, announced his unrestricted free agency two days after the grand final. He said that he is “Looking to play sentinel/controller, I am very vocal, and I can co-IGL defense. Willing to relocate to any region.”
Current VCT stars johnqt and eeiu were on last year's M80 roster before being signed by their current teams. As of the writing of this article, only one player survives that roster.
“[I] can play any duelist and excel at OPing at a top-tier level,” said koalanoob, who fans will remember for his 2024 Ascension grand finals-leading 81-kill performance. ”[I] can play all smoke agents, Chamber/Sage and I'm willing to learn and flex any role needed to make the team succeed.”
NiSMO, who had been with M80 for the past two years, also announced his unrestricted free agency.
“Grateful for the journey with the boys, I wish all of them the best,” he said. “Very grateful to have been a part of this squad & Organization! Now it's time to find a new home and I'm more motivated than ever. Willing to play Any Initiator/Sentinel/Flex Duelist I'm very flexible and open to IGL'ing as well as I have been co-IGL'ing for a while now.”
The only player remaining on M80's roster from the 2023 grand finals run is zander , who is yet to announce his contract status. BcJ has also not made a statement, but in a post following the loss said, "The feeling of not knowing what comes next for my career is eating me alive."
“I wanna be the best player in the game and I'll do anything to achieve that goal,” koalanoob said in his announcement. “I loved playing with the most amazing teammates I could ask for and it sucks we are parting ways. But I know all of them will land on their feet they deserve it.”
The coaching duo of Happy and GUNTER have also yet to announce any changes to their contract statuses with M80.
This story will be updated accordingly with any future updates to M80's roster.
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