Liquid part ways with Grim

12-1-2022 21:11

The North American rifler will not continue with Liquid going into 2022.

Liquid have announced the departure of Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince from the squad. The North American organization had confirmed in December that the 21-year old was not a part of their plans going into the next year, benching him alongside Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip.

Grim had joined the North American powerhouse in the summer of 2020, following the team's decision not to continue with IGL Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella. During his time in the team, Grim showed a few moments of brilliance but failed to live up to the excellence shown in Triumph.

Grim leaves Liquid after 17 months

During his 17-month stint in Liquid, the young rifler contributed to the team's victory at cs_summit 8 and several top-four finishes, most importantly at BLAST Premier Global Final 2020, IEM Global Challenge 2020, and BLAST Premier World Final 2021. Despite these positive results, however, Liquid were far off the standards set in 2019.

"Thank you to Grim. Your drive to succeed and willingness to fit into our system was invaluable and we know you have a bright future ahead," commented Liquid in regards to Grim's departure, a nod to the player's efforts to adapt as an inexperienced newcomer to a team of veterans.

Liquid are now expected to bring on nitr0 to fill in the last spot on the roster, with the veteran IGL reportedly planning a return to his former team following a year-and-a-half stint playing VALORANT.

Sources: Complexity in talks to sign Extra Salt trio; add Grim, junior

Furthermore, Grim's departure from Liquid strengthens the rumors suggesting a reunion with former Triumph teammate Paytyn "⁠junior⁠" Johnson at Complexity, as the American AWPer parted ways with FURIA on Wednesday.

Liquid currently have the following roster:

Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski
Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic
Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm
Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon

Eric "⁠adreN⁠" Hoag (coach)

Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip (benched)
Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo (benched)

BIG MIKE, YOU WILL BE MISSED THANK YOU <3

2022-01-12 21:11

9 replies

Sad but needed. Team Liquid top1 2022 with shoxiejesuss

2022-01-12 22:01

not just gotta remove adren and you're gud again

2022-01-12 22:12

he won't , cool guy

2022-01-13 02:18

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RATIO

2022-01-13 02:44

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2022-01-13 03:39

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2022-01-13 04:10

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0/8

2022-01-13 04:25

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+ fell off

2022-01-13 04:26

All the best grimothy!

2022-01-13 14:49

Upgrading to Extra Salt

2022-01-12 21:12

6 replies

2022-01-12 21:17

Forgot to change flair or can't dance yet ?

2022-01-13 04:11

No , i i actually still supporting liquid and fallen is in cpntract so flair will not change

2022-01-13 15:49

expected from salsa fan

2022-01-13 22:23

Longer announced Why ?

2022-01-12 21:57

unironically true

2022-01-13 09:51

finally, 17 months too late.

+1 this dude had a terrible work ethic, undeserved to be in liquid, total waste of time and money, garbo

2022-01-13 07:22

who asked ?

2022-01-13 08:40

Liquid grim fanboys malding

2022-01-13 17:03

Finally He was so bad

Why don’t you take all the worst roles vs the best team in the world with no T1 experience? He made the best of his situation

2022-01-12 23:25

Excuses for being bad.

2022-01-13 06:32

Literally the worst excuse.

2022-01-13 08:59

ok he was bad af

name checks out

2022-01-13 00:19

F, but expected

shocking

Yes i almost cried hearing these news

2022-01-12 21:27

from joy?

2022-01-13 09:43

From all the emotions you can know

2022-01-13 09:45

yep

will not be missed let's be real he was shit in liquid. gl in next team tho

Rip

2022-01-12 21:13

What a misused talent smh

The realest comment here.

2022-01-12 23:31

2022-01-13 01:12

All aim no brain. He needed to rush the enemy every round, because he made dumb decisions over and over in crucial rounds.

2022-01-13 06:33

True, should of been used on extra salt, liquid deserves better

2022-01-13 07:23

was a beast in triumph, good luck in next team

He had his role there, and he will have it in col again and he will show that he is a tier 1 player

2022-01-12 21:46

I have no doubt that he would’ve succeeded given his roles. Obviously it doesn’t work like that tho, you can’t just join a team and take roles away from a person who was #4 in the previous year

2022-01-12 21:59

GGWP

2022-01-12 21:14

sad but expected

Rip. Gl

goodbye loser

He's probably happy to step away from toxic fans

2022-01-12 21:21

fake fan so toxic. You are the reason why Liquid will also choke bro.

2022-01-13 00:20

i like oreos

2022-01-12 21:34

It’s all coming together

2022-01-12 21:15

poor grim

2022-01-12 21:16

unluko, but good for grim overall

sad for grim but happy for him to be star player again in complexity

2022-01-12 21:18

gl in coL grim. You took your experience, time to rise up with a new home!

2022-01-12 21:22

-nitr0 +nitr0 nice

2022-01-12 21:23

his time in liquid was crazy, and I don't think it's his fault that things went how they did. stop using him as a scapegoat mens

2022-01-12 21:24

+1 and he was brought into the team from triumph where he was playing as a entry or lurker idk but in liquid he was put into support roles and expected to deliver

2022-01-12 21:28

But at the same time, he was content to play those roles. You cannot always blame others for your lack of confidence and assertiveness. Grim will play better in complexity, that's for sure.

2022-01-13 03:15

Quality player, just unlucky not win anything major at Liquid :/ GL in the future.

COL

top 1 2022

2022-01-13 00:39

not top 1 but this team has potential for a top 10

2022-01-13 11:16

UNDESERVED! Give this guy a good team with star role

2022-01-12 21:29

ggwp mike

2022-01-12 21:32

Good, his talent was wasted on Liquid, I hope he joins a good team and proves the haters wrong :D

2022-01-12 21:33

ok so complexity is happening

2022-01-12 21:35

No more baiting for Fallen, no more playing bad spots, 1grimathy counter-strike bout to pop off!!!

2022-01-12 21:37

washed up 21 yo

Complexity time Pog

2022-01-12 21:41

FalleN should have stayed and shox got kicked for a reason. I really don't understand these moves

2022-01-12 21:47

Liquid probably did the moviments that fanbase to want, then all they will go to tier 2 satisfied 🤣

2022-01-12 23:06

Fallen should not have stayed im sorry but 1.00 as a main awper isn't cutting it anymore

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It's not about AWP. That's why everyone cried on HLTV because they expect some 'start awper' It's about being an experience IGL which NA really needed past few years

2022-01-12 23:37

Nitro is that though and won't take up nearly as much space as fallen.

2022-01-12 23:40

Nitr0 had 0.9 rating and 0.7 impact in 2020, he is even worse than karrigan stats-wise Imo his and shoxies signing are mistakes

2022-01-13 00:08

Nitro was playing support at the end vs fallen was playing main awp. 1.00 for your main awp is really bad. Even amanek did better.

2022-01-13 03:17

And he spent 1 year outside cs. You really think they are better with nitr0 and shox? If at least stewie stayed, It wouldnt have been so bad

2022-01-13 05:34

How come everyone suddenly forgot how awful Nitro was and how bad there were in need of an AWP? That's why Liquid fell apart (the one with nitro) You all have some kind of short memory or what

2022-01-13 00:57

They feel apart because of covid mostly. They were worse when nitro left. I guess you had short memories too or you didn't follow liquid when they were struggling in na.

2022-01-13 03:19

RIP GRIM. extra salt grim loooking hawt

2022-01-12 21:49

CoL**

2022-01-13 15:28

what did you say? HM

2022-01-13 18:51

thats for funspark, hes still moving to col

2022-01-13 19:44

its a lie. dont believe them. col dont wanna fuck themselves again so they disbanding and quitting

2022-01-13 20:30

wut

2022-01-13 22:49

17 months wtf? why did they keep him for so long?

2022-01-12 21:50

gl grim hope you do well in col!

2022-01-12 21:53

GL GRIM!!!!!

2022-01-12 22:00

An impressive 17 months run, 17 months longer than it had any right to be. I wish I earned that kind of money doing nothing and being a famous person while having no talents and t3 CSGO skill

2022-01-12 22:41

i feel like he performed pretty well and lasted longer than expected GL in the future grim!

2022-01-12 22:15

grim to valorant! Nice!

2022-01-12 22:17

Complexity actually JT Fang Floppy Grim Junior

2022-01-12 22:59

A talented young player just short of breaking out Thanks Mr Wince, and best of luck for the future. I hope you find a great team

2022-01-12 22:21

Gl mens!

2022-01-12 22:28

why

2022-01-12 22:37

Come on lulquid get autimatic

2022-01-12 22:38

+1 they need the us goat

2022-01-13 08:30

see ya around, grimothy 💪

2022-01-12 22:40

Grim = great player

2022-01-12 22:44

He will rise back

2022-01-12 22:53

rip to pit god hope he finds a good team

He’s gunna kick ass in Complexity. Liquid gave him a lot of time to get use to tier 1 CS AND HE’s gunna take what he learned and bounce back.

2022-01-12 23:00

good for him. no more eligeyesman

2022-01-12 23:02

Grim won no trophies but lost most of his hair KEKW

2022-01-12 23:05

Sad :(

2022-01-12 23:11

Fallen and grim got fucked by stewie and snakelige

2022-01-12 23:15

Liquid has had some surprise successes, but with every move they make I would be more and more surprised at their success. I can't see this roster going anywhere.

2022-01-12 23:17

In 2022, grim, stewie, or even fallen could be better than baiter,lurker,drama queen shoxie everyday. Liquid is seeking their doom.

2022-01-12 23:22

Shox just will never make sense. It's such a joke signing.

2022-01-12 23:51

most clutch player of all time joining one of the biggest choking teams of all time... yeah it makes no sense though

2022-01-13 01:13

he was the most clutch like 3 years ago my bro.. Times have changed lol

seqs

2022-01-13 19:27

Was playing like a statue on B. Coitado, botavam pra jogar sozinho na B igual a um cone.

2022-01-12 23:33

Good on him. he deserved better.

2022-01-12 23:34

w/e

2022-01-12 23:39

They should have never signed him.

2022-01-12 23:50

GL Grim

2022-01-13 00:07

Goodbye :(

+nitro

2022-01-13 01:00

I will continue to root for him wherever he goes -- dude can frag and has good game sense for sure belongs in T1

2022-01-13 01:07

way to go grim...if nothing else you helped to beat Navi when they were so dominant in 2021...

This guy was bad as fuck, you can say "he has bad role vs t1" but even in FPL he is shit.....

2022-01-13 01:15

bad role is just an excuse from weaks , a good player will be good anywhere . it's cs go not league of legend

2022-01-13 09:42

unexpected

2022-01-13 01:20

Elige did Grim dirty..

2022-01-13 01:58

I guess stewie was nice with him by the looks of f thing.

2022-01-13 03:22

How so?

2022-01-13 06:30

+1 hope they will disband, but shoxz already found new home ...

2022-01-13 06:47

Sadge

2022-01-13 02:26

2022-01-13 03:30

It is really disheartening seeing Grim, an amazing NA player, displaced in a struggling liquid after the release of Nitr0. He is incredibly moldable in Liquids dynamic yet could never fit the cogs of the other star players, I believe this greatly hindered his space for individual success as well as the success of a major winning Liquid. Hopefully with the new roster changes from EG and Liquid we can see competitive major title winning NA teams contending again. Im sure we'd all love to see Grim take Complexity to a top tier level in the following year where Complexity can contend for a major title alongside EG and Liquid. Just like stewies rise to the CS hall of fame by bringing NACS to the top, can Grim do the same in his career to come? I think so.

2022-01-13 06:14

Grim to Cloud9?

He should have been gone a long time ago. He cost Liquid important rounds in important matches over and over.

+nitr0

Wtf this news always duplicates each other? "GRIM, STEWIE2K AND FALLEN REMOVED FROM LIQUID'S STARTING LINE UP" also "Liquid confirm osee, shox signing" NOW Liquid part away with Grim. What next? Liquid part away with stewie? part away with Fallen? Why all this news are separate??

2022-01-13 07:42

being removed from line-up doesn't mean you're off the team. he was benched at first then later released.

2022-01-13 08:54

bot_kick Grim

2022-01-13 08:29

RIP Minecraft Steve You will be missed Kapp

2022-01-13 08:31

gl champ. you playing pit on inferno were my most favourite moments of you fragging out ^

2022-01-13 09:10

:( sad

2022-01-13 09:26

He was not lucky to come to Liquid at the sunset of this roster. He needs to move to Europe now, so as not to disappear. Good luck.

2022-01-13 10:16

Grim + Junior in next team

2022-01-13 11:33

Unlucko

2022-01-13 11:36

best player on a sinking ship

2022-01-13 11:40

-Grim -E LUL ge +nitr0 +TenZ The GOAT team with the longest era ^

2022-01-13 12:17

If TenZ came back to CS he would still be a failure.

2022-01-13 16:28

still 3 times better than the worst star player in cs history elulge

2022-01-13 18:44

Has future gl

2022-01-13 12:20

bntet in

2022-01-13 12:44

Fallen, Grim, NAF were nice together, great guys

2022-01-13 14:40

Bot_Grim has left the game

2022-01-13 15:36

this guy got fucked so hard in Liquid, i hope to see him get back into his star rifler role in col, because it was depressing to see such a talent being put into such shit positions and basically being the bitch of the team who had to do everything the other guys didn't want to do.

2022-01-13 15:42