BIG promotes Prosus to main CS2 roster

Berlin Worldwide Gaming (BIG) has promoted David ‘Prosus‘ Hesse to its most important Counter-Strike 2 roster after a month representing its academy roster.

On account of Prosus’s promotion, the German esports organisation has moved Can ‘kyuubii‘ Ali to the academy.

Alongside making a change to its most important roster, BIG has revealed that it has parted methods with Robin ‘ScrunK’ Röpke after becoming a member of as the principle group’s coach in July. With ScrunK’s departure, Sebastian ‘xenn‘ Hoch has been reinstated as head coach.

BIG says ScrunK leaving his function as coach was “mutually agreed” after each events agreed “that it wasn’t a great match for either side,” because the group appears to be like to safe a spot among the many high 32 within the Valve Regional Standings (VRS).

Following BIG’s newest roster swap, the organisation took to social media to share perception on how its academy group integrates into its Counter-Strike operations.

“With our academy group, we comply with a transparent path. It’s not a separate squad indifferent from the principle group, however instantly linked to it,” mentioned Roman Reinhardt, Chief Gaming Officer of BIG.

“Those that present robust outcomes, act professionally, and show themselves in apply can earn their spot within the lineup. To make this method profitable, we additionally want a excessive stage of high quality throughout the academy group.”

After scoring a second-place end at MESA Nomadic Spring Masters 2025 in Could, BIG has struggled to construct on a strong efficiency in the course of the second half of the yr.

A top-24 end at IEM Cologne was rapidly adopted by elimination in the course of the on-line part of BLAST Bounty Season 2, ensuing within the group dropping down the VRS.

At the moment ranked thirty fourth, BIG sits simply outdoors the highest 32, placing it on the verge of securing a spot on the StarLadder Budapest Major happening in November.

The brand new-look BIG can be in motion on August twenty eighth because it competes within the open qualifier for Betclic Clash Summer. The highest eight groups will safe a spot within the playoffs, with the highest 4 playoff sides incomes a spot on the LAN finals happening in September.