Complexity part ways with T.c

6-3-2025 09:49

The North American team is on the lookout for a new coach after a woeful start to 2025.

T.c leaves Complexity after over three years

Complexity have announced that they have dispensed with the services of head coach Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen, bringing a long association with the 32-year-old to an end.

The decision comes after a dismal start to the season that saw Complexity win one of their first six LAN matches.

The North American team, which lost star player Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski and benched Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery at the end of last season, is currently ranked 25th in Valve's global standings, down from 15th at the start of the year.

T.c had been in Complexity's ranks since January 2022, when the North American organization built a new lineup with the Extra Salt core. He notably guided Complexity to the ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024 title and the grand final of IEM Sydney 2023.

In a post on X, T.c had a special shoutout to compatriot Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou and wished the team "nothing but the best in the future."

"For now, I'll be recharging in South Africa with family while I await my next adventure," he wrote. "I'm a free agent and open to opportunities in any region."

Hours before the announcement of T.c's departure, Complexity beat Aether 2-0 in their first match in the North American closed qualifier for PGL Bucharest. The team will take to the server again on Thursday to face Take Flyte in Group B's upper bracket semi-final.

Date	Matches
PGL Bucharest 2025 North America Closed Qualifier
07/03/2025	Complexity 01:35 Take Flyte	Match

With T.c out of the team, Complexity are now:

Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou
Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli
Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince
Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk
Nick "⁠nicx⁠" Lee

Damn Good coach given the players

2025-03-06 09:51

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The end of long ass partnership between JT and Tc. More than 8 years wow

2025-03-06 11:24

Must be his fault

2025-03-06 09:50

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When in doubt about your star players, always kick the anchor/ coach.

2025-03-06 16:33

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IGL*

2025-03-06 19:10

Well there has only been 2 cases of igls being benched, Siuhy and Jame since the season end of last year which is why i hesitated putting igl in.

2025-03-06 19:20

Sry, star players in Complexity?

2025-03-07 12:39

Good luck on your next venture;

Complexity actually not that complex

2025-03-06 09:52

Just rebuild around jt as igl, no coach will be able to make cxzi nicx grim and hallzerk play well at this point

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JT and TC was the reason last version of Complexity failed… Both are terrible

2025-03-06 10:13

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I'd say they are ok for what they had to work with. EliGe is a great player, one of my favorites, but he's not donk or zywoo. Hallzerk as an awper is underwhelming at best, grim is inconsistent as shit, floppy had been in a slump for a lot of time before he got kicked. Jt is the only decent na igl available for col, I don't blame him nor t.c. And in the rare times where the entire core was in form, they were pretty competitive. So I think it was players except EliGe being inconsistent more than anything. Their t sides were really solid, that's why I don't think it's the leadership issue

2025-03-06 10:38

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JT is south african. he doesnt even count to the na core.

2025-03-06 10:42

Yet if they get him, 2 na, 2 eu players, the team could choose the rmr region themselves. Also he's historically played for NA teams most of his career so I would consider him as NA player. Also try to name a better available NA igl for col.

2025-03-06 10:51

Valve has taken some of the freedom to choose away, so there's a risk that a team without a clear NA majority could get stuck in the EU MRQ (as the larger region) if they are ranked high enough to qualify for it. That being said, we definitely consider JT to be one of our own.

2025-03-06 14:49

arent rmrs history?

2025-03-06 17:06

That's not how it works anymore. In cases of a split roster, the roster must qualify in the region with more slots. For example, a 2 NA / 2 AS team such as Liquid must qualify through NA ranking, while a 2 NA / 2 EU team such as Wildcard must qualify through EU ranking.

2025-03-06 19:58

nicx is getting too much shit for who he is. he is their best player after JT easily. he is playing shit roles and does much better than floppy was doing, plus those are his first big tournaments, if JT is able to bring the best out of him, he will only become better

2025-03-06 11:08

This what I've been saying , no coach gonna be able to make that crap work. Jt been showing up but he's all they got rn. I think this was a horrible idea, yeah let's blame the coach cause we give him the worst pieces ever!

2025-03-06 14:07

When in doubt about your star players, always bench the anchor/coach.

2025-03-06 19:23

I feel like no matter what coach they bring its not going to be a huge improvement. They lack firepower not strategy.

Are you guys sure that problem is in coach while having those guys in the team? Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk Nick "⁠nicx⁠" Lee

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inb4 "kick hallzerk too"

2025-03-06 09:56

Hallzerk is the best player on the team dude 🤣

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this is literally what the post is about

2025-03-06 10:16

When hallzerk is the best player on a team you know that team is cooked

2025-03-06 11:35

Real, not even b1ad3 could make these bots look decent

2025-03-06 09:58

Blad3 failed with insane players before lol, insanely overrated considering the players he’s always had to work with

2025-03-06 10:00

Yeah, he only made NaVi the best team in the world with 4 tier 2 players and b1t. What a trash coach

harsh about s1mple

2025-03-06 11:01

Meds, Sincerely.

2025-03-06 19:25

Damn First get some tier 4 players and then blame the coach lol

2025-03-06 09:55

Or the coach wanted to leave?

i would also want to leave lmao

2025-03-06 12:23

Always Remember The Smile

2025-03-06 09:57

I hope he stays in the org with some other role, as manager, I like his energy with JT, hallzerk and Grim. But anyway, I hope he can find another team where he can also add with his experience

2025-03-06 10:06

He is a free agent. I guess he let his contract run out.

2025-03-06 19:26

Didnt watch much of complexity this year (not much to watch anyway given they didnt win a single game), but last year it really didnt seem to me that he was the problem, the players were just very inconsistent. For me it looked like deph words from yezterday apply for all 2024 season of col, every round is good, you just throw it, thats literally what they did literally every important game

2025-03-06 09:59

in their defense throwing is the very heart and soul of NA CS. The eternal Liquid choke comes to mind.

2025-03-06 10:05

Noooooo my laughing coach

2025-03-06 10:04

bro is an actual doctor and still couldn't heal that squad it's over for the boys 😔

loll' they thinking its his fault or he just bench himself he cant do shit with tier99 players

2025-03-06 10:07

bravado is waiting for you TC

2025-03-06 10:08

*G2

2025-03-06 10:10

Signs two washed players from na tier 2 and expect the coach to do a miracle. Nice one col

nicx not washed, but yeah not even close to t1 material

2025-03-06 10:11

You can't be washed, when you never been good

2025-03-06 10:15

Best hair of all coaches

2025-03-06 10:37

2025-03-06 14:09

he'll be fine, he's a doctor after all

T.c was NOT the problem

2025-03-06 10:44

Damn I already miss his smile

2025-03-06 10:47

Not gonna kick jt as a package?

2025-03-06 10:49

sad

I mean dont think any coach could save that team, when the only wins this year is against Imperial Val and a team currently ranked 215 in the world, the entire squad are not good enough ahaha

2025-03-06 10:58

T.C was not the problem col had. But changes had to be made Moving messioso to a different spot and getting a new GM who could actually build rosters might help remove the complacency that just permeates in COL

2025-03-06 11:05

1st you bench floppy 2nd you sign cxzi + nicx from tier2-3 NA scene xD 3rd you kick your coach Well, well, well. Managment of coL is on big dick. RiP coL.

surely this will improve the team Clueless

2025-03-06 11:07

Damn they kicked Van Dame

2025-03-06 11:40

Jason, it's time. Disband. None of these players can get it done.

2025-03-06 11:42

What is the goal of Complexity? Tier 3?

2025-03-06 11:46

The next coach will make COL a Major winner.... lel

2025-03-06 12:02

Tc wasn't the problem grim shitting the bed is the problem

2025-03-06 12:38

Come to Lynn Vision

2025-03-06 13:04

time to rebuild the juggernaut? call blameF and k0nfig lol

2025-03-06 13:50

I don’t mind this, I just don’t want them to lose JT. He’s a solid igl. Just don’t think cxci is pulling his weight. Grim I’m really not sure about anymore either. Even hallzerk can be hit and miss sometimes but he does play better than everyone else for the most part

2025-03-06 13:56

And then there was 1 (from the c9 roster)

2025-03-06 17:59

with t.c goes JT I bet

2025-03-06 20:45

If T.c wanted to leave then fair. If CoL wanted him gone, they’re stupid. This team is on the downward spiral so hard it’s not even funny. T.c was not the issue, if they lose JT with him I think they’re done for. Grim and Hallzerk are still too inconsistent; nicx and cxzi are decent for who they are, but that’s just it they’re tier 2 NA players, not T1 material. This team is on life support I’m gonna cry.

2025-03-07 08:36