Wildcard announce new roster featuring Forsaken core

The North American organization pulled the plug on its previous team shortly after the players' return from Europe.

Wildcard have unveiled their new Counter-Strike team, featuring the Forsaken player trio of Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz, Gage "⁠Infinite⁠" Green and Josh "⁠JBa⁠" Barutt, as well as coach Matt "⁠Warden⁠" Dickens.

Keller "⁠SLIGHT⁠" Nilan is the only player who transitions from the previous Wildcard roster, which was let go shortly after returning from a bootcamp in Europe. The move came as a surprise to the remaining players, who were informed about the organization’s plans only after Wednesday’s match against Eros, according to Dust2.us.

Rounding out the roster is former Cloud9 and Extra Salt member Aran "⁠Sonic⁠" Groesbeek. The South African player returned to activity in May and stood in for Complexity at IEM Dallas and the BLAST Premier Spring Final before joining Bad News Bears. He averaged a 1.14 rating while playing for Joshua "⁠steel⁠" Nissan’s team to prove himself as one of the best players available on the market.

“I’m joining Wildcard on a short-term contract as I still have obligations for school,” Sonic told HLTV. “I’m hoping to aid the team in reaching their next level.

“Ultimately, when the team gets to a point where they have to be in Europe for the majority of their time I will no longer be able to compete for them. I hope to inspire and assist the young up and coming players to achieve the goals they have set out for themselves.”

Meanwhile, Wildcard have announced that they are retaining coach João "⁠horvy⁠" Horvath, who will guide the team alongside Warden.

The new Wildcard roster looks as follows:

Keller "⁠SLIGHT⁠" Nilan
Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz
Gage "⁠Infinite⁠" Green
Josh "⁠JBa⁠" Barutt
Aran "⁠Sonic⁠" Groesbeek

Matt "⁠Warden⁠" Dickens (coach)
João "⁠horvy⁠" Horvath (coach)