ICY to return to Virtus.pro bench

20-year-old Kazakhstani esports athlete Kaisar "ICY" Faiznurov has returned to Virtus.pro's bench following the expiration of his loan deal with NOVAQ. According to NOVAQ's official statement, this decision was made by mutual consent.

Notably, ICY played for Virtus.pro from December 2024 to October 2025, after which he was benched. On January 8 of this year, Faiznurov was loaned to ALLINNERS, while on February 2, he took over as the new AWPer for NOVAQ (also on a loan deal).

"Virtus.pro are open to considering loan or transfer offers for Kaisar from interested teams", reads the official statement from Virtus.pro.

Origin: virtus.pro