GamerLegion Introduces New Sniper

Great, I’ll prepare a full editorial piece on the transfer of Jeremy "Kursy" Gast to GamerLegion, covering his previous career, the context behind replacing sl3nd, the upcoming FISSURE Playground #1 tournament, and an analytical commentary on the prospects of the updated roster. I’ll return with the text shortly.

The esports organization GamerLegion has announced a roster change for its Counter-Strike 2 team: 23-year-old French player Jeremy "Kursy" Gast will take over as the main AWPer. The announcement was made on July 9, 2025, through the club’s official social media channels. Kursy replaces Henrik "sl3nd" Hevesi, who has been moved to the inactive roster.

Previous Club: Before joining GamerLegion, Kursy played for the French project GenOne under the leadership of commentator Sébastien "KRL" Perez. During his time with GenOne, he learned from the best and played alongside renowned veterans like Richard "shox" Papillon and Édouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux.

Playing Style and Stats: Kursy plays as an AWPer (sniper). According to HLTV, his rating in 2025 is 1.13, but only 8 out of 129 maps were played against top-50 world teams. Nevertheless, he has already had several impressive performances, such as helping Run&Kill and Nakama win European qualifiers in 2023. GamerLegion noted his "serious potential" and decided to reinforce the AWPer role with him.

Team Strengthening: GamerLegion started strengthening its roster in June 2025, when the coaching staff decided to remove Henrik "sl3nd" Hevesi from the active lineup. Sl3nd is a young Hungarian-Romanian AWPer (20 years old) who had been with GamerLegion since April 2024 (initially as a trial, then officially). The change was due to his performance: in five appearances at major tournaments (Major level) in 2025, sl3nd had an average rating of only 0.93, rising above 1.0 only at PGL Bucharest (where GL reached the quarterfinals). Coach Ashley "ash" Batty (UK) openly spoke about "losses in faith" with the player and difficulties with psychological preparation. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain form, sl3nd was moved to the reserve, and Kursy was brought in.

Current Full Roster: The current full roster of GamerLegion is as follows: Erik "ztr" Gustafsson (Sweden), Sebastian "Tauson" Lindelöf (Denmark), Oldřich "PR" Nový (Czech Republic), Fredrik "REZ" Sterner (Sweden), and Jeremy "Kursy" Gast (France). The coach remains Ashley "ash" Batty from the UK. Previously, Romanian AWPer Sebastian "volt" Malosh and Estonian analyst Andreas "aNdu" Masing were also in the reserve, but the stable roster is now made up of five players.

Upcoming Debut: The updated GamerLegion roster will debut at the LAN tournament FISSURE Playground #1, which will take place from July 15 to 20, 2025, in Belgrade, Serbia. This event is the first major tournament after the May break and has a total prize pool of $1,000,000. According to the tournament format, 16 teams will be divided into groups, with the top teams advancing to the playoffs. GamerLegion is in Group A alongside teams FURIA Esports, SAW, and Wildcard Gaming. GL will open the tournament with a match against Wildcard on July 15 at 11:00 local time.

Thanks to the transfer and performances at IEM Melbourne/Dallas 2025, GamerLegion currently holds 11th place in the Valve Regional Ranking (VRS). With Kursy now on the roster, the team is expected to contend for a spot in the top 10 of the world rankings and qualify for major tournaments (such as the Winter Major in Budapest). In their announcement, GL stated, "Kursy has shown serious potential, and we can’t wait to see him in action!"

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Thus, the appointment of Jeremy Gast strengthens the AWPer position for GamerLegion ahead of the important events of the upcoming season. The team hopes that the fresh lineup will help them overcome previous setbacks (such as the elimination from Austin Major) and achieve new results on the international stage. Fans will be able to see the first matches of the updated roster at FISSURE Playground #1.