NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Rank #4 FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold has announced their 2025 roster, including the signing of former Moist x Shopify Moist x Shopify Inactive Pa1nt Amarri Peak Spaz Adam Laamoumi Paincakes Jake Hass BcJ Brendan Jensen brawk Brock Somerhalder duelist Adam "mada" Pampuch, and Oxygen Esports Oxygen Esports Inactive skuba Logan Jenkins mitch Mitch Semago Verno Andrew Maust Reduxx Yassin Aboulalazm dapr Michael Gulino ' star initiator Andrew "Verno" Maust. Also coming from Oxygen, they have signed Malkolm "bonkar" Rench as their new head coach, stepping in for their previous coach of two years, Chet .

Verno, the former Oxygen Esports initiator, became a free agent after the team's disbandment and was one of the most sought-after players in tier 2. He was ranked the third-highest-rated player in VCL North America, boasting a 1.19 rating while excelling in multiple roles.

Verno will be reunited with his former Oxygen head coach bonkar, who also joins NRG for 2025. With Oxygen, bonkar was highly praised for transforming the team into an Ascension contender.

Their hype heading into the 2024 season began with wins in off-season tournaments, including the Ludwig x Tarik Invitational 2. In the 2024 season, Oxygen lifted the North American Challengers League Mid-Season Cup, and continued their dominance into Stage 2 of the competition.

They finished the regular season on top of the table, but a surprise loss to TSM TSM North America Rank #9 Recoil seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond vora sym Tyler Porter in the lower semifinals ended their season in fourth place.

Finishing one spot above them was Moist x Shopify, spearheaded by duelist player mada. The Canadian had been with the original Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black North America Rank #48 Pa1nt Amarri Peak BcJ Brendan Jensen Spaz Adam Laamoumi Paincakes Jake Hass brawk Brock Somerhalder core since mid-2022 and now makes a long-awaited jump to tier one Valorant.

NRG Esports experienced a chaotic 2024 season themselves. The year started with the organization bringing back Marved , and signing the Champions 2023-winning duo of Demon1 and Ethan .

They fizzled out in the semifinals of Americas Kickoff, losing to eventual champions and Masters Madrid-clinching Sentinels Sentinels North America Rank #3 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid .

NRG went 3-3 in Americas Stage 1, finishing at the bottom of Group Alpha and missing out on yet another international event. It was at this point that they decided to bench Demon1 and release Marved, bringing back FiNESSE and s0m while their chances at qualification for Champions Seoul were slim.

With bonkar now at the helm and bringing two players he is familiar with, NRG look to enter a new era centered around a team that fuses an OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming Inactive veteran with core NRG members, along with some key pieces that look to round out the squad.

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
  • Andrew "Verno" Maust
  • Adam "mada" Pampuch
  • Ethan "Ethan" Arnold
  • Zachary "Ry" Parr (Manager)
  • Malkolm "bonkar" Rench (Head coach)