Insider: fnatic to replace CYPHER

According to unofficial reports, 22-year-old British esports athlete Kai "CYPHER" Watson will soon be leaving fnatic's Counter-Strike 2 roster. This was reported by insider Gromov on his Telegram channel.

According to Gromov, two players are currently vying for the vacant spot on the team: Nikita "jackasmo" Skyba and David "Dawy" Bibik. The organization itself has not yet made any official statement regarding this matter.

CYPHER has represented fnatic since July of this year. With him, the team won DraculaN Season 1 and Frag Blocktober 2025 LAN tournaments, placed top 8 at Birch Cup 2025, and earned a berth at Betclic Clash Summer. fnatic currently ranks 21st in Valve's world ranking.

 fnatic are now:

 Benjamin "blameF" Bremer
 Rodion "fear" Smyk
 Dmytro "jambo" Semera
 Freddy "KRiMZ" Johansson
 Cai "CYPHER" Watson

 Miks "⁠Independent⁠" Siliņš (coach)

Origin: t.me