Mousesports is planning to remove star AWPer Özgür “woxic” Eker from its active competitive CS:GO roster, according to a . This news follows the team’s 13-16th place el♔imination from ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe. Former FaZe Clan stand-in Aurimas "Bymas" Pipiras is reportedly slated to take woxic’s place on the l💃ineup.
Özgür “woxic” Eker rose up the CS:GO💝 ranks while playing for HellRaisers from 2017 to 2019, during which time the Turkish star became known as one of the best up-and-coming AWPers in the European region. HellRaisers made a surprise run to the quarter-finals of the FACEIT London Major in 2018, with woxic topping the leaderboard with 6🥃4 kills at the end of their play-off match against Team Liquid.
HellRaisers wereꦺ unable to build on that success in the following Major tournament, IEM K🉐atowice 2019, bowing out in 12-14th place. Woxic left the team in March of that year, linking up with mousesports’ new multinational lineup.
Since joining mousesports, woxic has lifted trophies at DreamHack Open Tours, the CS:GO Asia Championship 2019, and the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals. The team peaked as the team in the world, maintaining that spot from late 2019 through early ♚2020. Woxic was named the MVP of the CS:GO Asia Championship, the sniper having been a driving force in🌠 mouz’s victories over Tyloo and ENCE. The Turkish star was also named the CS:GO player of 2019 by HLTV.
Mousesports most recently competed in ESL One Cologne 2020 Europe🀅, and were eliminated in 13-16th place after s🥃uffering losses to Natus Vincere and MAD Lions. The report from 1pv alleges that the decision to remove woxic is “linked to various problems concerning his attitude” as opposed to his in-game performance.
Should woxic be ꦕremoved, Lithuanian player Aurimas "Bymas" Pipiras is likely to take his place. Mousesports followed in the footsteps of teams like Astralis, adding the 17-year-old as a “developmental” sixth member. Bymas after a brief stint with FaZe Clan, where he played as a sta𝔍nd-in for two and a half months.
Mousesports is next scheduled to compete in ES🐷L Pro League Season 12 Europe, which is slated to begin on September 💧1st.
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