xfl0ud to return to HEROIC

22-year-old Turkish esports athlete Yasin "xfl0ud" Koç has returned to the active Counter-Strike 2 roster of HEROIC. The Norwegian organization officially announced this via its X social media account. HEROIC Director of Esports Robin Nymann explained the decision as follows:

The truth of the situation is that it's a byproduct of Andrey [tN1R] leaving us. In order for us to retain our VRS points and keeping a core from the iteration of the roster pre-summer, we have to bring back either Yasin [xfl0ud] or Alvaro [SunPayus].

That being said, Yasin is and has always been a solid player. We're happy to have him back. Tobias [TOBIZ] had conversations with Yasin, and I with his agent, about the improvements we want to see from him in order to make his return to HEROIC as successful as possible.

xfl0ud represented HEROIC from January to June of this year, after which the organization moved him to the bench, signing Linus "⁠nilo⁠" Bergman in his place. Koç will replace Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich, who will depart the squad after competing at Esports World Cup 2025, which will be held from August 20 to 24.

 HEROIC are now:

 Andrey "tN1R" Tatarinovich
 Linus "LNZ⁠" Holtäng
 Simon "yxngstxr" Boije
 Linus "⁠nilo⁠" Bergman
 Alimzhan "alkarenn" Bitimbai

 Tobias "TOBIZ" Theo (coach)

Origin: x.com