Maks "kamyk" Rychlewski has announced his departure from Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #134 Minny Patrik Hušek .

"After a challenging season with Gentlem8's, I'm officially a free agent again!" kamyk said. "Still super motivated and hungrier than ever, I know I haven't even hit my peak yet."

He shared that he is looking to play the flex, Controller, and Sentinel roles. In 2025, he mainly played the Initiator role for the two squads he played for.

kamyk has had a hectic 2025 season, which started with Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #7 nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin keiko Georgio Sanassy kamo Kamil Frąckowiak . He helped Liquid reach the EMEA Kickoff grand final, which earned the org a spot at Masters Bangkok. After going 1-2 at Bangkok, Liquid benched kamyk, and he joined Gentle Mates shortly after. Gentle Mates, facing a potential relegation at the end of the 2025 season, needed a strong showing to secure its survival in VCT. While kamyk helped the M8s defeat his former team in his first match for the squad, that would be the team's only win in EMEA Stage 1. The team's struggles continued in Stage 2, culminating in a 0-5 group stage record that secured its relegation back to VCL.

However, following the termination of KOI KOI Inactive 's partnership agreement, Riot selected Gentle Mates as a partnered team for the 2026 season, meaning it would return to VCT despite finishing 11th in the region in the Championship Point standings.

With stops at Movistar Riders Movistar Riders Inactive Nixerino Nicolás Canellas Colocho YuNo Eloy García Vorwenn Tomas Baldrich Blastinho Miquel llombart Pando , Anonymo Esports Anonymo Esports Inactive belmonte Kacper Mordak xuss Tselmeg Tsolmon Stix Wojciech Chamielec grubinho Grzegorz Ryczko Katu Kacper Twórz , Rebels Gaming Rebels Gaming Inactive , UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #283 Buld Michał Sokal Fragger Henrique Correia starkk Gabriel Marques Krizz Krzysztof Łukaszkiewicz , FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Veqaj Sylvain Pattyn Alfajer Emir Ali Beder , and Joblife Joblife Europe Rank #17 chiwa Egor Stepanyuk loan purp0 Semyon Borchev CyvOph Clement Millard loan starxo Patryk Kopczynski Kada Thomas Johner stonezy Albert Makushev rounding out his portfolio as a professional player, kamyk will enter the offseason unattached.

Gentle Mates has been active since the end of its 2025 season, parting ways with Veqaj , Proxh , and Zyppan , as well as McJuankar and jtay from their coaching staff.

Gentle Mates Gentle Mates Europe Rank #134 Minny Patrik Hušek 's full roster is now: