Monte bid farewell to hAdji and leen

The Ukrainian organization has made two changes before the team's final tournament of the season.

hAdji's second Monte spell has come to an end

Monte have announced that they have parted ways with Ali "⁠hAdji⁠" Haïnouss and Vladyslav "⁠leen⁠" Stepanov. The pair will be replaced by Aurimas "⁠Bymas⁠" Pipiras and Thomas "⁠Djoko⁠" Pavoni for the team's final tournament of the season, the closed qualifier for CCT Season 3 Europe Series 3.

The decision comes after a run of poor results, including a top-19 finish in CCT Season 3 Europe Series 2 and a top-22 finish in Galaxy Battle 2025 Phase 2. Monte have been hovering around top 80 in the VRS since March.

leen had been on the team since February, when he replaced Paweł "⁠dycha⁠" Dycha after the Polish player decided to step down from the roster. A former member of Monte Gen, the Ukrainian averaged a 0.92 rating while playing for the main roster.

hAdji joined Monte in April alongside compatriot Aurélien "⁠afro⁠" Drapier as temporary fixes for the rest of the season. It was the Frenchman's second spell for Monte after donning the organization's colors in 2024.

Bymas has been off the grid since February 2024, when he was benched by Into the Breach after a failed qualification for PGL Major Copenhagen. Earlier this year, he played for Little Red Door in the open qualifiers for IEM Dallas and Team Lithuania in the closed qualifier for IESF European Esports Championship. In the latter tournament, he played alongside his now teammate Gytis "⁠ryu⁠" Glušauskas.

Djoko has been on 3DMAX's bench since February, when the French organization signed Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro. He helped Mercenaires reach the Europe Closed Qualifier for PGL Astana before the French mix blew up following the departures of some players.

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Mercenaires project comes to an end

Monte currently have:

Jack "⁠Gizmy⁠" von Spreckelsen
Gytis "⁠ryu⁠" Glušauskas
Aurélien "⁠afro⁠" Drapier
Aurimas "⁠Bymas⁠" Pipiras (stand-in]
Thomas "⁠Djoko⁠" Pavoni (stand-in)

Ivan "⁠AiyvaN⁠" Semenets (coach)