Team Liquid Reportedly Set to Bench ultimate, Jorko and cmtry Considered as Replacements

Team Liquid could soon make another change to its Counter-Strike 2 roster, according to a report from insider Sébastien "krL" Perez. The organization is reportedly planning to bench AWPer Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak, with two players currently under consideration as possible replacements.

According to krL, Liquid are evaluating Georgi "Jorko" Mitev from FOKUS and Nikita "cmtry" Samoletov from FUT Esports. At the time of writing, neither Team Liquid nor the players involved have commented on the reported transfer talks.

Earlier, krL also reported that Álvaro "SunPayus" García could be joining FUT Esports after officially leaving G2 Esports on June 25, adding further speculation to the ongoing roster shuffle.

ultimate joined Team Liquid in July 2024 and has remained the team's primary AWPer ever since. During his time with the roster, Liquid were unable to secure a tournament victory. Their best Major result with ultimate was a 5th-8th place finish at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, followed by a 15th-16th place finish at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 and a disappointing 25th-27th place at the IEM Cologne Major 2026.

Over the last three months, ultimate has posted an average 0.99 HLTV rating, with the team's recent results fueling speculation about possible lineup changes ahead of the next competitive season.

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Reported Team Liquid lineup

• Keith "NAF" Markovic

• Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski

• Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa

• Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek

• Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak (reportedly to be benched)

Coach:

• Viktor "flashie" Tamás Bea