Complexity bench floppy after Major failure

12-12-2024 03:42

Additionally, the organization has also parted ways with assistant coach JamezIRL.

floppy will be on the search for a new home after nearly three years with Complexity

Complexity have shifted rifler Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery to the team's inactive lineup, marking an end to a nearly three-year stretch as an active player for the organization. Complexity also announced that they will be releasing assistant coach James "⁠JamezIRL⁠" Macaulay.

The move follows a disappointing run at the Perfect World Shanghai Major for Complexity, where the North American side bowed out of the Opening Stage with a 2-3 record.

Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou's men had kicked off the first stage with two best-of-one losses to FlyQuest and Passion UA, eventually clawing their way back to the 2-2 pool before being eliminated from the Major at the hands of BIG.

Date	Matches
Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Opening Stage
30/11/2024	Complexity Finished 6:13 FlyQuest	Match
30/11/2024	Complexity Finished 9:13 Passion UA	Match
01/12/2024	Complexity Finished 2:0 Imperial	Match
02/12/2024	Cloud9 Finished 0:2 Complexity	Match
03/12/2024	BIG Finished 2:1 Complexity	Match

Prior to the Major, Complexity's players had been honest about the prospects of changes in the lineup if the team failed to make the top eight in Shanghai, sharing that the event was a make-or-break one for the lineup after a largely disappointing 2024.

Make-or-break: Complexity look to turn around a disappointing year in Shanghai

Complexity struggled to find much consistency over the last year and a half. The team had turned heads with a runner-up finish at IEM Syndey 2023 after the release of CS2, but the North American side struggled to replicate that showing elsewhere.

Their best results from 2024 came from a semi-final placing at ESL Pro League Season 19 and a trophy hoist at ESL Challenger Jönköping, both before the summer player break.

floppy's departure from Complexity's active lineup also marks the end of the original core brought onto the organization following the conclusion of the 'Juggernaut' lineup, with only Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince and JT now remaining from the core.

Complexity are now:

Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince
Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou
Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli
Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski

Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen (coach)

Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery (benched)

finally

2024-12-12 03:44

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"when the team is struggling always bench the anchor" -floppy (i dont remember when)

2024-12-12 04:00

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when astralis benched br0

2024-12-12 05:05

when g2 benched jks

2024-12-12 07:42

VP benched IGL

2024-12-12 08:29

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thank god

2024-12-12 16:40

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I hope no one from t1 picks him up the most boring IGL ever lol

2024-12-12 18:34

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Jame to FaZe or something because why not

2024-12-13 12:16

cuz their support is their best player lol

2024-12-13 03:17

Exactly what I thought of, think he said it during some EPL couch interview

2024-12-12 08:36

he has very low lows and very rare highs, it is to be expected. i hope halzerk is next.

2024-12-12 14:18

Safe to say this team... Flopped.

2024-12-12 07:21

uhh

hallzerk still on the team btw

2024-12-12 12:49

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Just resigned with then aswell

2024-12-12 14:17

They need 2 more -

2024-12-13 00:54

hallzerk is actually the most consistently performing member on the team behind elige, he just need to stop throwing tantrums like a child

2024-12-13 03:15

kind of expected

SAD

love floppy, but unfortunately its the right move

2024-12-12 03:45

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yup, hope he re-finds his form on his next team, we know what he's capable of

2024-12-12 04:24

He made a bad decision switch to Valorant, he was sooooo good before.

2024-12-12 04:47

floppy went to val?

2024-12-12 10:35

He did.

2024-12-12 10:45

val curse is real

2024-12-12 14:19

okay what about HALLZERK AND JT??

2024-12-12 03:46

kick that shitty coach too

2024-12-12 04:04

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:( T.c is awesome bro

2024-12-12 04:12

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ive never met a nice south african

2024-12-12 06:22

don't generalize all people inside a region based on your past experiences with some of them...

2024-12-12 06:31

its from a song buddy

HOW TF am I supposed to know is it a popular song?

2024-12-12 06:32

Its kind of popular ye

and that's not bloody surprising me!

2024-12-12 14:22

Hallzerk will finally unlock his potential now, get ready for COL major winners

2024-12-12 12:14

GOOD SHIT NOW ITS JUST GRIM

still hoping Elige leaves to eu team

Bro if they keep grim then they might as well just withdraw from any future competitions.

2024-12-12 03:47

Disappointing? For complexity standards they did decent to even qualify for the major.

they should have made it to elimination stage for sure but this may have been a long time coming

2024-12-12 04:59

Benching floppy and keeping hallzerk is criminal. They should both go, one change will not fix things.

2024-12-12 03:48

When team struggle they always bench the anchor -Floppy

2024-12-12 04:38

The problem is: - hallzerk + ? in NA they don't have a better option. in SA language barrier. in EU, maybe risk an upcomer T2 like Liquid did?

2024-12-12 05:21

Wtf??? He just had bad roles, he was improving and nearly at a similar level to elige, my guess would be he got offers from better teams and it was mutual decision

2024-12-12 03:50

"he was improving and nearly at a similar level to elige," Bro in what world? As of late (this month) elige has a rating of close to 1.3 while floppy had a rating of 1.03..

2024-12-12 03:56

Yeah thats cause of roles. In terms of individual ability he was nearly at his level

2024-12-12 04:03

Yeah but what kind of data do you have to back any on those claims up with? Just the "eye-test"? Or is based on his previous highs, because players do fall off.

2024-12-12 04:05

Bro. Floppy is the worst anchor in the world right now.

2024-12-12 03:57

dont troll

expected

2024-12-12 03:53

JT next?

Shocking, I don't think anyone predicted this.

-JT and -Grim when?

hopefully soon

2024-12-12 13:33

Ok, so what about the 3 other tier 2 players?

2024-12-12 04:06

rip expected tho

This means that they're only benching floppy because elige is leaving / confirmed

BiG +flippy inc

2024-12-12 04:16

surely elige is gone too right?

+dare

2024-12-12 04:20

should have kicked grim stewie said it best: youtube.com/watch?v=yninUbQl1uo

2024-12-12 04:21

Stewie, the Samaritan, who gives anything for his ego.

2024-12-12 04:40

Freakazoid just stepped down from Mythic ..... PAUSECHAMP

2024-12-12 04:27

I am here for it

2024-12-12 05:02

F rip ricky

2024-12-12 04:41

thank you for your service mr.Floppy

2024-12-12 04:49

W now bench grim

2024-12-12 05:01

Id have to imagine this is to bring in Reck who is more suited to the roles Floppy plays. I hope he bounces back quickly and is able to play star roles on a team.

2024-12-12 05:04

flopper :(

2024-12-12 05:18

ah the classic bench the anchor + entry lol Poor Floppy, he got screwed when they put in Elige who got almost all his roles

2024-12-12 05:22

I'm crying in the club rn, frfr

2024-12-12 05:25

CLASIA to col pls. He was their sub for majors. Also wtf happened to c4llm3su3 - he had that game where he 1v9 vs. NRG and then never heard from him again.

He owned me in premier like 2 months ago but besides that who knows

2024-12-12 08:49

Yet Grim stays? Figured he would go first.

2024-12-12 05:31

About time, please. Dude was completely lost as a player.

2024-12-12 05:32

Expected

The fact that it's only Floppy means that Elige might be leaving too

2024-12-12 05:42

he should rename to something that doesn't sound like a limp penis cause that cant be good for the mental

2024-12-12 05:47

Team just slowly disbands? If they can't keep elige as well then how do they rebuild. Wildcard players??

2024-12-12 05:56

that guy is just trash. but floppy only? no grim?

2024-12-12 06:02

Grim still in the team💔💔

2024-12-12 06:12

This team won't be fixed as long as JT is IGL.

2024-12-12 06:44

makes no sense, i mean floppy should be gone but how is hallzerk not getting booted from the first thats actually crazy how pp he suckin to stay playing tier 1 cs

Sad to see, wish he was consistent along with grim and Hallzerk. This team could’ve been making deep runs every event. Hope they get a good replacement for him and maybe another player so we can keep elige and JT

2024-12-12 06:47