Triumph bench cxzi; look to cynic - Report

3-3-2021 11:00

The Premier team are making a change to their roster two months into the season.

Triumph have benched Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk and are set to add Recon 5 member David "⁠cynic⁠" Polster to fill the gap, HLTV.org has learned.

According to sources close to the team, the change was made due to issues both inside and outside of the game. Cxzi has been a part of the team since joining alongside Austin "⁠Cooper⁠" Abadir and Wesley "⁠viz⁠" Harris in January.

cynic is set to take cxzi's place on Triumph

Since the formation of their current roster, Triumph have struggled to consistently post results - they currently hold a 3-0 record in ESEA Premier Season 36 but were eliminated in last place in DreamHack Open January, and have failed to win a single ESEA Cash Cup, often exiting the tournament before the top-four stage.

cynic has been a stand-out performer for Recon 5 in recent events, averaging a 1.27 rating over 35 maps since the start of the year. He was named as a player to keep an eye on by former Chaos coach Matthew "⁠mCe⁠" Elmore in an interview in January, and previously played alongside both Brendan "⁠Bwills⁠" Williams and viz on Levitate and Positive Vibes Only.

Triumph will make their debut with cynic in short order as they are set to take on Rebirth in ESEA Premier at 03:00 on Wednesday.

With the change, Triumph's roster will look as follows:

Alan "⁠Shakezullah⁠" Hardeman
Brendan "⁠Bwills⁠" Williams
Austin "⁠Cooper⁠" Abadir
Wesley "⁠viz⁠" Harris
David "⁠cynic⁠" Polster

Marcos "⁠tacitus⁠" Castilho (coach)

Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk (benched)

Thank god not kobruh

2021-03-03 11:03

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imagine the kobruh fan if it was kobruh

2021-03-03 11:08

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the kobruh fan is kobruh himself, pretty sure

2021-03-03 14:18

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im his gf nt

2021-03-03 21:54

Sick

Did he just survive 2 months and that was it?

cya future of na

2021-03-03 11:04

Who's this cynic guy and why is he so much being talked about? Also, Cxzi still toxic as everyone has always suggested?

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If I’m not mistaken, someone in the 2020’s top 20 took him for the future

2021-03-03 11:43

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Oh really? That's interesting.

2021-03-03 12:03

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Worth check it out who was. I don’t guarantee but also im pretty sure. Never saw his name until recently. And it does ring a bell

2021-03-03 12:25

well #52 says Brehze , i too can vividly recall someone mentioning him in their prospect statement. Anyway i started hearing his name like 2-3 days ago in the forum posts and such and today we get this news.

2021-03-03 13:06

lets see if he can make a comeback. I like new talents. Keeps the game going

2021-03-03 15:20

yes!

2021-03-03 15:28

Yes, Brehze.

2021-03-03 12:43

Yeah, was watching a copper stream a few weeks ago and Cxzi was being toxic, not even like a joking toxic, just an asshole an unaware toxic.

2021-03-03 15:11

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yea i have heard from a few other pros and NA scene followers who have termed him to be a toxic teammate , guess he still hasnt changed.

2021-03-03 15:29

Not surprised he's out the door. Toxic pros end up in a revolving door of teams for their whole career

2021-03-03 17:44

True. The toxic behavior of Smooya is still having him waste his prime days in T2 scene and even though he has changed now, still needs to grind to the top. And we all saw how Woxic in C9 turned out.

2021-03-03 17:49

Agreed. It took s1mple years to get away from his tag of being toxic, despite him being the best around. It's probably 10x as hard for lower rated pros to shake off any reputations about them

2021-03-03 17:58

Very true! Hopefully the guy learns quickly

2021-03-03 18:06

i think his old name was sneaky, he name changed, he always had some decent stats in MDL

2021-03-03 15:16

ah i see , TY Mr.Jap

2021-03-03 15:31

Wtf unexpected

questionable cxzi>Bwills/viz , but cynic is amazing player GL

2021-03-03 11:11

Sounds like cxzi was being really toxic, which is why they benched him.

+Kobruh

2021-03-03 11:22

expected

2021-03-03 11:31

why not viz LOL

2021-03-03 11:39

Viz is playing all of the shit roles and is actually improving quite quickly at them

2021-03-03 14:34

2021-03-04 02:34

Valorant inc.

Tier 46 (coming from No scene)

2021-03-03 11:50

damn

2021-03-03 11:52

U lost ur chances. (Gen.g, triumph) . Now time to go to valorant

2021-03-03 11:54

triumph making a roster change every month

2021-03-03 11:55

R.I.P. Kobruh fans stay mad

2021-03-03 11:59

Why would triumph add kobruh when they already have cooper

2021-03-03 15:59

+1 why would koby downgrade

2021-03-03 21:55

why did you change from japanese flag?

2021-03-03 22:00

am from wales 😎😎😎😎😎

2021-03-03 22:04

0/8

cynic is a GOD

2021-03-03 12:07

CYNIC TRUE GOAT OF COUNTER STRIKE

2021-03-03 12:08

Cxzi to valorant

2021-03-03 12:31

any information?

2021-03-03 14:49

Why not viz

Wait but this guy cxzi wasnt on the radar to be a great top cs player? Been lately so confused with NA.

2021-03-03 12:47

Ez for sneaky!

2021-03-03 12:50

US flag in news. For once it's not a switch to Valorant

did he change nickname? because I remember this photo but with different nick XD

2021-03-03 12:53

I think it was sneaky

2021-03-03 13:12

cool

2021-03-03 13:15

rip cizzx

2021-03-03 13:28

Cxzi to EG

2021-03-03 13:30

GL SNEAKY MY FAVORITE PLAYER

2021-03-03 13:54

Nooo not Danwoo :(( Cynic is a nuts player tho, so this could be a good move

2021-03-03 14:08

Wait, what ?? Didn't he recently join them ?? And wasn't he said to be a good upcoming player? Haven't watch their matches recently, so can anyone update me on this situation?

He seems like a pretty decent player yeah, but known to be quite toxic. Look at what even HLTV wrote about him when he joined geng lol. " Cxzi gained notoriety in North America through his performance in FPL and Rank S in 2019, although he also drew the ire of Joshua "⁠steel⁠" Nissan and other notable players due to a lack of experience in a team environment and his attitude towards the game."

Hmm that seems reasonable, cuz his potential seems to be high but if he can't fit in a team environment then he needs to improve himself. And even at the top of the article, it states that the reasons are inside and outside the server indicating maybe his unhealthy behaviour. Edit: On his Twitter, he is indicating switching to Valorant so RIP I guess.

2021-03-03 19:20

RIP Strzelczyk

2021-03-03 14:13

expected kick of polack

2021-03-03 22:58

WP you kicked one of the most talented NA players

2021-03-03 14:29

cynic is also very talented

2021-03-03 14:50

for an even more talented NA player!

2021-03-03 18:23

I dont hear about him but we will see

2021-03-04 09:46

Save cooper

2021-03-03 14:41

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1

cynic god ez

2021-03-03 16:03

did cynic go by a different alias, or did someone just still his profile picture lmao

2021-03-03 16:35

Sneaky

2021-03-03 17:01

Tyty that was it!

2021-03-03 23:57

Nice, never heard of but probably top5 in NA

2021-03-03 17:10

this is definitely not news. triumph = esea internediate eu

2021-03-03 17:27

save cooper

2021-03-03 17:39

Why not pick god wrath

2021-03-03 17:41

both are good replacements but I assume wrath is doing college rn

2021-03-03 21:05

LOL....like i have been saying...triumph is trash....cooper went 9 rounds recently with out a kill....their coach doesnt know a thing....viz was 9 times out of 10 the bottom fragger and from what i hear czxi always thought he was better than he really was....

2021-03-03 18:13

nice, i like this change, cynic is a great player he can even igl if triumph want to kick shake for his poor fragging

2021-03-03 18:43

Who bench Who and look to Who. Wtf hltv

2021-03-03 20:44

cxzi is a good player, has to be because of his personality, honestly cooper is the weak link to triumph right now

2021-03-04 02:29

2021-03-04 04:21

Weird, cxzi seems really good. cynic isn't worse, but this change is still pretty weird. They should remove someone else, not cxzi imo. But GL to them anyway.

2021-03-04 07:52