NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #4 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold has released Max "Demon1" Mazanov. He will be a free agent after spending just one season with the team.

"He's too good to keep on the bench, so we're giving him the chance to shine elsewhere," the organization said in their announcement.

The Duelist played a big role in lifting North America's first-ever Champions trophy with Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Rank #20 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker . Before Evil Geniuses, he played for sqn 2.0 sqn 2.0 Inactive Demon1 Max Mazanov zero cap Phil Pham tie Tai Diep lazylion Nathan Hoang and Flex Gaming Flex Gaming Inactive Nothin Drew Bull PrimeMCD Damien McDaniel zero cap Phil Pham aika Sebastian Doan Demon1 Max Mazanov . He has also been known to play the Controller role on occasion, but is most well-known for his play on Jett and Raze. Following the season, he was part of a four-man Evil Geniuses class that was poached away by teams. C0M joined LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho and Boostio joined 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Rank #7 zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk .

The Champions 2023 MVP joined NRG as part of an ambitious offseason signing class that saw them pick up fellow world champion Ethan and bring back former OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming Inactive player Marved . The signings joined fellow OpTic players crashies and Victor , while FiNESSE and s0m parted ways.

After failing to qualify for Masters Madrid through Americas Kickoff and missing out on the Stage 1 playoffs, NRG benched Demon1 and released Marved, bringing back FNS and s0m with their chances at reaching Champions Seoul slim.

After their 2024 season came to an end, NRG released Chet and Victor, both of whom had been with the NRG/OpTic core since 2022. The announcement coincided with the return of Demon1 to the active roster, but the stint was short-lived.

NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #4 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold is now:

  • Pujan "FiNESSE" Mehta
  • Sam "s0m" Oh
  • Ethan "Ethan" Arnold
  • Zachary "Ry" Parr (Manager)
  • Tanishq "Tanizhq" Sabharwal (Assistant coach)