Sources: Passion UA in talks over Complexity quartet

The Ukrainian organization is close to securing the North American squad.

T.c could be reuniting with his former Complexity players soon

Passion UA are in advanced talks with Complexity over the signing of four of the North American team's players, multiple sources have told HLTV. A deal is expected to be completed in the coming days.

The deal includes Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou, Håkon "⁠hallzerk⁠" Fjærli, Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince and Nick "⁠nicx⁠" Lee, sources said. Danny "⁠Cxzi⁠" Strzelczyk is expected to be replaced by Vladyslav "⁠Kvem⁠" Korol, one of the three players Passion UA benched on Friday amid an overhaul of the squad.

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Even with the Ukrainian player's addition, the team will still be assigned to the Americas in the VRS as JT will count towards the lowest priority region on the roster following the June 25 ranking model update.

If the deal goes through, it will mark the reunion between the players and head coach Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen, who left Complexity in March after over three years. The North American organization never filled the vacant coaching position, only picking up Eric "⁠adreN⁠" Hoag and later Torbjørn "⁠mithR⁠" Nyborg, both on an interim basis.

It is unclear what Complexity's future in the Counter-Strike scene will look like if they sell the squad, which is currently ranked 21st in the global VRS and fourth in the Americas. HLTV understands that the North American organization has been seeking a buyer for the team for some time now.

Complexity were last seen competing in BLAST Bounty, in which they were eliminated by HEROIC in the first round. Previously, they went out last in IEM Cologne's Stage 1 and finished in 5th-8th place at FISSURE Playground 1.

Contacted by HLTV, Passion UA declined to comment.