roman and Shr to leave SAW

The change will take place after PGL Cluj-Napoca, ending roman's five-year tenure with the organization.

roman has been a part of SAW since 2020

SAW have announced that Ricardo "⁠roman⁠" Oliveira and José "⁠Shr⁠" Gil are set to leave the team, with the change due to take place after the conclusion of the team's run at PGL Cluj-Napoca, which begins February 14.

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The decision was made with this timing as a result of ESL Pro League's roster lock, according to SAW's statement. The organization said that EPL would be "played with the new lineup," suggesting replacements have already been lined up.

"After a lot of soul-searching among the CS2 core team to plan for the future, we have thoughtfully decided that the time has come to end a cycle in SAW," said SAW in a statement.

"After the tournament, roman and Shr will no longer be part of the main line-up. This, which is a heart-breaking change not only for the team and all the members, but also for those who have followed us over the years, will mark the end of a cycle in SAW."

roman's departure is a significant one, as the 32-year-old has been with SAW for over five years. He endured the low of their last-gasp PGL Major Antwerp RMR failure at the hands of Outsiders, and enjoyed the highs of their run to top-four at IEM Cologne 2024 and rise to No. 9 in HLTV's world ranking.

Shr meanwhile has only been with SAW since the start of the year and has struggled badly, posting a 0.88 rating across 13 maps.

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Two of SAW's star players exited the team late last year, namely Rafael "⁠arrozdoce⁠" Wing and Michel "⁠ewjerkz⁠" Pinto. SAW managed to steady the ship after the departure of former, winning ESL Challenger Katowice, but since the departure of the latter, results have soured. The Portuguese side sit with a 1-5 series record thus far in 2025, having exited both BLAST Bounty and IEM Katowice without a map win to their name.

When the departures come to pass, SAW will be:

Portugal Christopher "⁠MUTiRiS⁠" Fernandes
Portugal João "⁠story⁠" Vieira
Portugal André "⁠Ag1l⁠" Gil

Sweden Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim

Portugal Michel 'ewjerkz' Pinto
Michel 'ewjerkz' Pinto
Age:
24
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
690
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.69
Portugal José 'Shr' Gil
José 'Shr' Gil
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
251
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.73
Portugal Rafael 'arrozdoce' Wing
Rafael 'arrozdoce' Wing
Age:
22
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
616
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.67
Portugal Ricardo 'roman' Oliveira
Ricardo 'roman' Oliveira
Age:
32
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
1693
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.68
Sweden Maikil 'Golden' Selim
Maikil 'Golden' Selim
Age:
31
Team:
Portugal André 'Ag1l' Gil
André 'Ag1l' Gil
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
491
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.67
Portugal Christopher 'MUTiRiS' Fernandes
Christopher 'MUTiRiS' Fernandes
Age:
32
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1786
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.67
Portugal João 'story' Vieira
João 'story' Vieira
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
711
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.61
#1
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Canada Anthobot
SAW is dead. RIP
2025-02-13 19:42
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#12
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Australia Urbanomics
Snap tap ban finished them
2025-02-13 19:44
167
2 replies
Tell won trophy without snap tap lol
2025-02-13 22:43
6
Indeed. I'm still saly by MUTiRiS nuke clutch against Faze in Cologne. Clearly a snap tap abuser.
2025-02-14 09:10
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#64
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Korea syjeon
they have been for a while
2025-02-13 20:44
2
#80
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Australia hoangii
ewwjerks and arrosdoce were smart. after snaptap was banned they benched themselves before they were exposed so they can paycheck steal from another org for 1 or 2 years before they are exposed again
2025-02-13 22:54
11
2 replies
#112
Shr | 
Portugal fuuks
Ewjerkz and arrozdoce* please
2025-02-14 18:33
1
1 reply
#115
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Australia hoangii
Ewww
2025-02-15 04:08
0
#2
OG | 
Ukraine mazaywOo
+MoDo +F1KU
2025-02-13 19:42
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1 reply
#11
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Brazil AS131279
2025-02-13 19:44
1
no rip my flair
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#4
Faceit level 10  | 
podi | 
Finland Jabeti
XDDDDDDDDDD
2025-02-13 19:42
3
finally
2025-02-13 19:42
5
1 reply
#28
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Argentina Ademar
Agree
2025-02-13 19:54
5
expected, from cologne semis to playing worse than some fe teams
2025-02-13 19:43
33
4 replies
#82
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Australia hoangii
snaptap abusers
2025-02-13 22:55
6
3 replies
#99
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Europe Zwenix
cringe
2025-02-14 02:06
2
2 replies
#101
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Australia hoangii
cry is free
2025-02-14 02:19
2
he's right tho
2025-02-14 06:38
2
bruh
2025-02-13 19:43
0
#9
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Brazil AS131279
furia +dgt +story -botllen -chelo
2025-02-13 19:43
14
5 replies
#24
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Bhutan r4ven_
no
2025-02-13 19:51
3
4 replies
#26
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Brazil AS131279
-botllen wont happen cuz furia is a fallencracy, but if they dont try to get dgt for chelo idk just shut down the whole org
2025-02-13 19:53
17
3 replies
Chelo knows some serious secret about guerri and fallen, he will not be kicked
2025-02-13 20:10
6
1 reply
#43
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Brazil AS131279
that's what ive been saying bro, some crazy stuff may be happening on furia, some p. diddy or epstein kind of shit 💀💀
2025-02-13 20:15
11
#89
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Bhutan r4ven_
i dont think story is good enough for furia ngl
2025-02-13 23:30
0
#10
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Argentina Ademar
Mutiris two face hahaah
2025-02-13 19:43
11
Always remember that this all started with ewjerkz and berry leaving prematurely. Sad to see when differences in vision can ruin a team in such a short period of time.
2025-02-13 19:44
20
3 replies
wasn't it arroz and berry, and ewjerkz later or am I crazy?
2025-02-13 19:55
30
2 replies
#38
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Italy PavIusha
You are right. It was arro and berry.
2025-02-13 20:05
6
You're right. I misremembered the order of them leaving the team.
2025-02-13 20:18
3
do they have the funds for T2 brazilians? Or maybe players from Iberian Soul
2025-02-13 19:45
1
4 replies
#22
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Brazil AS131279
trust me, no one in brazil can play on EU
2025-02-13 19:46
9
#30
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Argentina Ademar
Yes stadodo from iberian souls and JUST said he want to return to SAW
2025-02-13 19:54
4
2 replies
#70
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Papua New Guinea phosphoor
100% both wont return, there are better options
2025-02-13 21:28
1
#74
Faceit level 10  | 
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United States |Scy|
I know you'd be popping bottles if SAW decided to plague themselves with fucking stadodo lmao
2025-02-13 21:59
8
#15
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
HeatoN | 
Sweden flkt
+BARBARR
2025-02-13 19:45
1
1 reply
#106
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden skorpan
This! go go go!
2025-02-14 08:49
0
#16
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Sweden Hasklon
Noo roman:(
2025-02-13 19:45
3
gj saw, - arrozdoce and this team is dead, - ewjerkez and its not even t2 anymore lmao Tbh kinda sad, cuz they were nice grinding t2
2025-02-13 19:45
8
3 replies
Arroz and Jerkz benched themself.
2025-02-13 23:27
1
2 replies
Not really, at least in arrozdoce case, he didnt want to renew contract, but because of that he got benched before rmr also making berry leave. They couldve easily qualify with that team which wouldve attract sponsors and maybe sticker money and at least stay afloat afterwards. They keep on talking about difference of vision on each move they make, so i guess their vision is to stay in tier3 and hope they will eventually get lucky again with playrs keeping them ob minimum wage cuz otherwise idk what exactly is their plan, for sure its not to compete in tier1
2025-02-14 09:16
1
1 reply
#109
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Portugal MS_
Sadly, and I really don't won't what you say to be true, I think you're very much correct... sad for the portuguese CS scene and worse, to the portuguese fans
2025-02-14 10:28
0
#18
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Poland P4wl1k
In 1 year from top 10 to tier4
2025-02-13 19:45
4
Sad. Similar to Eternal Fire in the past, maybe they will end up back together in the future.
2025-02-13 19:45
3
#20
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Portugal lukmen
GG pt cs. It was good while it lasted
2025-02-13 19:46
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2 replies
#23
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Brazil AS131279
we just need to build a br and pt mix and we would have a solid top 6-7 if all things work out
2025-02-13 19:47
4
1 reply
delusioal
2025-02-13 20:49
3
#21
Faceit level 10  | 
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Czech Republic vyrouma
His career began and ended with snaptap
2025-02-13 19:46
9
#25
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Portugal L1ma04
RIP, the end of a era
2025-02-13 19:52
0
2 replies
#27
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Argentina Ademar
Rip snap tap era
2025-02-13 19:53
5
1 reply
OG didn't have an era, even with snap tap
2025-02-14 00:10
4
rest in pieces o7
2025-02-13 19:55
0
saw competing with 9z the be the "deadest" org rn
2025-02-13 20:02
8
9 replies
#34
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Argentina Ademar
SAW org was never alive
2025-02-13 20:03
1
8 replies
semifinals in cologne-dallas is more than most of the t2 teams will ever achieve
2025-02-13 20:04
7
7 replies
#39
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Argentina Ademar
semifinals in cologne-dallas 😂
2025-02-13 20:06
1
6 replies
#50
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Portugal K1L1on
when was the last time your team reached the semifinals of a big competition?
2025-02-13 20:18
6
#52
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Romania huno0
OG last semifinals in 1967
2025-02-13 20:21
8
4 replies
#54
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Argentina Ademar
SAW last semifinals in 100 BC
2025-02-13 20:24
2
#69
Faceit premium user Faceit level 8  | 
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France EL_SANIN
for real when was it?
2025-02-13 21:03
0
2 replies
#94
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Spain Silber_
Maybe in Dota because OG CS division has been irrelevant forever
2025-02-14 00:36
1
1 reply
it's the same in dota
2025-02-14 05:46
1
Took them long enougj
2025-02-13 20:04
0
expected
2025-02-13 20:05
0
#41
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Italy PavIusha
Welcome P3R3IIRA!
2025-02-13 20:11
0
6 replies
Idk if its p3.. it can be spanish players aswell
2025-02-13 20:14
0
3 replies
#47
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Italy PavIusha
They picked p3 99% who's 2nd i don't know
2025-02-13 20:17
0
2 replies
#81
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Portugal gl0wdaking
why p3 is he is igl?
2025-02-13 22:54
0
hmmm idk, they are friends with him but surely p3 is not the right guy atm..
2025-02-13 23:26
0
#57
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal S!im*
At this point just pick zorlak xD
2025-02-13 20:28
0
#88
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Spain swag>skill
lmao tier9999 talent
2025-02-13 23:28
0
brooooooooooooo
2025-02-13 20:15
0
#46
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Paraguay LifeHater
Wtf
2025-02-13 20:16
0
#49
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Finland Dentrowl
Did not SAW this coming
2025-02-13 20:18
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1 reply
#72
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Europe Weeeii
Badum tss
2025-02-13 21:50
3
Every +1 in this comment I will donate 10cents to Ademar for him to buy new pants.
2025-02-13 20:18
24
2 replies
#56
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal S!im*
10 cents is enough in argentina economy atm to buy new pants
2025-02-13 20:27
7
1 reply
I heard that you can buy a house there with 15usd
2025-02-13 20:38
3
#53
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Portugal Duckerinoo
Goodbye roman my goat :(
2025-02-13 20:21
0
WELCOME FAZE MUTIRIS
2025-02-13 20:24
0
#58
sh1ro | 
Portugal vynsZ
Now you do - roman, ffs! It should've been way earlier and perhaps then we wouldn't have lost ewj and arroz... Mut story Agil, Arroz and ewj where the only true possibility of PT Saw really achieving anything... Now RIP... Either Iberian Mix or BR...
2025-02-13 20:32
3
SAW's CEO and questionable decisions, is there any other duo more powerful than this one?
2025-02-13 20:34
0
#60
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
mazay | 
Japan makermeetsu
+PRLOKITO when?
2025-02-13 20:35
2
1 reply
#73
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Papua New Guinea phosphoor
he earns more money with streams
2025-02-13 21:55
0
So basically they could kick roman and save Ewjerks and arrozdoce lmao, now they down
2025-02-13 20:37
1
Just shut down the organisation, classic pt management
2025-02-13 20:38
0
#65
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland moistu
how story survive again
2025-02-13 20:45
0
1 reply
The only other Awpers in the PT Scene are SHR (that is leaving the org) or stadodo... So... there's why...
2025-02-14 00:27
0
Welcome krazy
2025-02-13 20:47
1
#68
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Korea Yuki25
GG Saw. Bad timed moved after bad timed move.
2025-02-13 21:01
0
#71
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Sweden Vrede
LOL
2025-02-13 21:48
0
#75
Faceit level 8  | 
DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
Anlaki :|
2025-02-13 22:03
0
#76
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Spain loviac
+adams +krazy
2025-02-13 22:06
5
#77
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Portugal ReyZ555
so... disband?
2025-02-13 22:09
0
#78
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Venezuela Sinkzer
Fast 0-3 for SAW then.
2025-02-13 22:16
0
#83
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Portugal rafikipt91
+ FOX + Movemind ez
2025-02-13 23:14
2
not even good enough for cct at this point
2025-02-13 23:23
0
finally...
2025-02-13 23:27
0
why is shr getting kicked? didnt he just join? lol
2025-02-14 00:25
1
1 reply
He's a main awper and for some reason saw picked him up as entry fragger/rifler, having to adapt to ewjerkz style. I think his aggro awp style would fit saw better than story as awper but yeah. Might have been smarter to switch story to rifler and keep him as awper, who knows
2025-02-14 01:42
0
#93
Faceit level 4  | 
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Israel mcnamaras_EEEdiots
damn, org pays players minimum wage and org collapses
2025-02-14 00:28
1
#95
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Montenegro dinisman
I guess this is it for rmn. Shr couldnt handle the pressure, maybe tested too early against t1 teams... But we have more gems for mut to shape. I guess the project Will remain full pt GL SAW
2025-02-14 00:37
0
1 reply
#100
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Senzu | 
Spain corb
international
2025-02-14 02:09
0
#96
Faceit level 10  | 
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Portugal ron4r
rmn = legend <3
2025-02-14 00:51
2
#97
Faceit level 10  | 
Senzu | 
Spain corb
+AZUWU
2025-02-14 01:32
0
device to NiP check hltv
2025-02-14 08:05
1
from top10 lifeyear to tier3, sad
2025-02-14 08:22
0
Life isnt the same without snap tal amirite
2025-02-14 13:32
0
this org's management is going from bad to worse... they won't get more sticker money again.
2025-02-14 16:13
1
#113
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Portugal conearo
Why Shr though, the guy plays well
2025-02-14 19:03
0
#114
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Portugal 99ita
Thank you roman for everything you gave to the pt scene. Been following the scene for more than 10 years and you really are a legend. Most likely he retires here tbh, my prediction is alex mopoz to saw (or 2 internationals) and i don't see roman joining up with the few remaining players in the spanish scene or even the young blood from the pt scene as they are not even close to the level a 32 yo roman wants to play at imo
2025-02-15 03:44
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1 reply
#117
Faceit level 6  | 
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Portugal bast0
+1 Thank you Roman, you will never be forgotten. Both the human and the player. May god continue to bless you.
2025-02-16 21:09
0
Respect to Roman. Played for 10 years led his team to Copenhagen major, actual Portugal hero
2025-02-16 07:18
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