GamerLegion has moved Erik ‘ztr‘ Gustafsson to the bench following a disappointing StarLadder Budapest Main 2025 marketing campaign.
The change brings a year-and-a-half stint within the German esports organisation’s beginning line-up to an finish.
The Swedish in-game chief joined GamerLegion in July 2024, managing to guide the crew into the highest 10 of the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) in June 2025. Having climbed into the highest 10, the crew struggled to carry onto its place, falling exterior of the highest 20 in December’s standings.
Following playoff appearances at IEM Melbourne 2025 and IEM Dallas 2025, GamerLegion seemed to proceed its upward trajectory into the second half of 2025. A handful of early exits from Tier 1 tournaments, rounded off by crashing out of the Budapest Main in Stage 1, introduced a disappointing six months to an finish.
“Over the previous one and a half years, we’ve been via numerous ups and downs collectively, together with essentially the most consecutive playoff appearances in our historical past. Thanks for every thing, Erik,” stated GamerLegion on social media.
Ztr’s benching is the second change for GamerLegion’s Counter-Strike 2 roster. On December tenth, the organisation introduced Ashley ‘ash’ Battye stood down from his place as Head Coach as a consequence of private causes.
What Subsequent For GamerLegion?
At the moment ranked twenty first within the VRS, GamerLegion seems to be to recruit a brand new in-game chief in a bid to enhance on a lacklustre second half of 2025. With the likes of Ninjas in Pyjamas additionally making adjustments, extra groups are anticipated to regulate their respective lineups earlier than the brand new season begins.
In latest weeks, rumours surrounding 100 Thieves signing GamerLegion gamers surfaced. The organisation’s CEO, Nicolas Reber, revealed conversations with the North American organisations had taken place, with no discussions relating to the sale of any gamers or a core.
With GamerLegion in search of a substitute for ztr, it will likely be fascinating to see which course the crew heads subsequent because it seems to be in the direction of the brand new yr.
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