TSM has taken the consequences after failing to qualify for the Major in Copenhagen as they have decided to remove Audric “JACKZ” Jug from the active roster, the American organization reveals on X.
The French rifler is set to leave the team after having played less than six months with the Valdemar “valde” Vangså-led roster.
#TSM CS Roster Update
We have benched @JACKZ_CSGO from our starting roster. We're thankful for his contributions in our re-entry into CS.
The team will be opting out of the 1st Chengdu Qualifier in order to find an immediate replacement and focus on building team synergy.
— TSM Report (@tsmreport) January 17, 2024
The benching comes following TSM’s disappointing performance at the open qualifiers for the upcoming Copenhagen Major, where the European mix failed miserably in the attempt to secure a spot in the closed qualifiers.
In a statement, JACKZ touches on his benching stating that “differing visions and role problems” has been a problem for the team ever since they started out in August last year.
– Well, as you saw with TSM, the results we achieved with the team were rather disappointing. We never really managed to find the right chemistry with the 5, due to differing visions and role problems from the very start.
– I couldn’t find my feet in the game in that environment, but that’s something that can happen despite all our efforts. (…) I still love this game and I’m hungry for competition, I know I can be a valuable addition to a team, JACKZ wrote in a statement.
TSM has recently brought in the Swedish rifler Joel “joel” Holmlund on a two-month probation period, replacing Cai “CYPHER” Watson who moved to BLEED.
TSM and other notable teams miss out on the Major
TSM | Roster
{cflag:DK} Valdemar “valde” Bjørn Vangså
{cflag:RU} Timofey “interz” Yakushin
{cflag:RO} Mădălin-Andrei “MoDo” Mirea
{cflag:SE} Joel “joel” Holmlund (trial)
{cflag:FR} Audric “JACKZ” Jug (benched)
