ICY leaves AMKAL

The AWPer is rumored to be in Cloud9's crosshairs.

ICY at the PGL Major in Copenhagen

AMKAL has announced that 19-year-old AWPer Kaisar "⁠ICY⁠" Faiznurov will not continue with the team, adding more fuel to the rumors that have him set to land on Cloud9.

The North American organization is rebuilding its team around Sergey "⁠Ax1Le⁠" Rykhtorov and Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov, the only two players left, and an experiment in playing without a dedicated AWPer following Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov's departure did not pan out.

The Kazakhstani player was being investigated by AMKAL to "determine if there has been any unfair behavior from the player toward the organization," but it ultimately seems like it came to nothing, and he is no longer tied to the team he had been playing for since December 2023.

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After joining AMKAL from AVANGAR at the turn of the year, ICY made his first Major appearance at the PGL Major in Copenhagen, where he averaged a 1.04 rating and 1.21 impact in the team's 0-3 run in the Opening Stage.

ICY didn't get much chance to play on LAN with AMKAL, attending only the Major and its RMR, but a 1.15 overall rating garnered enough attention for him to secure a transfer.

AMKAL is currently:

Vladislav "⁠Krad⁠" Kravchenko
Igor "⁠Forester⁠" Bezotecheskiy
Aleksandr "⁠TRAVIS⁠" Timkiv
Daniil "⁠Sdaim⁠" Tupov

Svyatoslav "⁠svyat⁠" Dovbakh (coach)