GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #34 has announced the signing of Grzegorz "grubinho" Ryczko. He will replace Semyon "purp0" Borchev, who was moved to the bench. Karel "Flickless" Maeckelbergh and Hanceriuc "ara" Eduard-George will also remain with the team after joining towards the end of Stage 1.

grubinho made his VCT EMEA debut with KOI KOI Inactive at the beginning of 2024. While KOI had a poor season, finishing at the bottom of the regional standings with a 3-7 record, grubinho had a particularly impressive individual performance in Stage 2, ranking second in rating and K:D with a 1.22 rating and 1.29 K:D on Controller. He has since been unable to replicate this performance in 2025, with KOI going 1-4 in Stage 1 and grubinho struggling statistically.

This season has not been kind to GIANTX. A 0-3 start in Stage 1 that included a devastating 13-0 loss to Natus Vincere Natus Vincere Inactive Ruxic Uğur Güç hiro Emirhan Kat prompted the team to make changes, bringing in ara and Flickless to replace runneR and tomaszy . Since then, GIANTX has seen improved results with a map taken off of FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #16 kaajak Kajetan Haremski Cloud Kirill Nehozhin and a clean win over Apeks Apeks Inactive , but it remains to be seen whether they can salvage their season in a meaningful way.

“We've been shifting roles too frequently, and this move brings clarity and structure,” the team stated under the announcement. “Despite a quieter split this year, Grubinho remains a highly talented player, one sought after by many last year, and we're confident that with the right environment, he'll thrive.”

GIANTX will return to the server tomorrow to play against Team Vitality Team Vitality Europe Rank #1 Jamppi Elias Olkkonen PROFEK Dawid Święć Chronicle Timofey Khromov Sayonara Ștefan Mîtcu in the Esports World Cup EMEA qualifier.

GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #34 is now:

  • Kirill "Cloud" Nehozhin
  • Grzegorz "grubinho" Ryczko
  • Miłosz "westside" Duda
  • Karel "Flickless" Maeckelbergh
  • Hanceriuc "ara" Eduard-George
  • Semyon "purp0" Borchev (Sub)
  • Emil "runneR" Trajkovski (Sub)
  • Daniil "pipsoN" Mesheryakov (Head coach)
  • Jan "wayLander" Rahkonen (Assistant coach)
  • Théo "Mew" Ponzoni (Performance coach)