Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #9 Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish has released Martynas "koshmaras" Namikas Duelist player, ending his stay with the team after less than five months together.

The move, which is still pending Riot approval, is believed to be by way of mutual termination, as koshmaras had a contract with Heretics running through the 2028 season.

koshmaras getting ready to lift the EMEA Stage 1 trophy. koshmaras getting ready to lift the EMEA Stage 1 trophy. (Photo by Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games).

Earlier this week, TH's in-game leader Boo was allowed to explore his options, with his contract set to expire this offseason.

"It was a really amazing experience, big [heart] to my teammates and staff that I basically became [with] friends for life," koshmaras said. "For the fans that believed in me and showed support THANK YOU!"

koshmaras's move to Heretics was well-documented, as the team was very transparent in sharing its process behind a mid-Stage 1 move on from ComeBack . He joined after just two matches played for DNSTY DNSTY Inactive jas Jasiek Nieliwodzki Tag Alessandro Voci Ticey Theo Cranshaw Creamydreamy , and has also previously played for Agent X Agent X Inactive , 6GPA 6GPA Inactive bênjiro r1zvaN Keatz Razziss Timur Taisaev , LEO Esports LEO Esports Europe Rank #229 oteN pika Niklas Holze rehn Zneva , Vultures Vultures Inactive mLv deroze 5nowy koshmaras Martynas Namikas 60hz talent , and AboveClouds AboveClouds Inactive koshmaras Martynas Namikas Capo Oliver Jonasson kuroi Accio .

With Team Heretics, koshmaras played a central role as a primary Neon player, helping lead Heretics to a trophy-lifting Stage 1 run. The run helped the team qualify for Masters London, which ended with a 7th-8th finish for the org after earning a bye into the playoffs. Heretics experimented in Stage 2 with koshmaras on other agents like Phoenix and Omen, but struggled for results. The team ended the year ranked 11th-12th in EMEA, and far below the threshold to qualify for Champions Shanghai on points.

Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #9 Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish 's full active roster is now:

  • Enes "RieNs" Ecirli
  • Mert "Wo0t" Alkan
  • Benjamin "benjyfishy" David Fish
  • Niklas "Niklas" Geiss (Manager)
  • Daniel "Copper" Blaimauer (Manager)
  • Neil "neilzinho" Finlay (Head coach)
  • Brandon "weber" Weber (Coach)
  • Robert "Rob" William Davies (Performance coach)
  • Benedikt "Beni" Baumann (Analyst)