Entropiq unveil new roster around snatchie

Entropiq will look to reach new heights with their new lineup after struggling to make much headway over the past 12 months.

Entropiq have announced their new main roster for the 2023 season with the signing of a European mixture headlined by Michał "⁠snatchie⁠" Rudzki, who departed AGO earlier on Wednesday.

The recruitment of the quintet comes as the Czech organisation opted to shift its focus away from the formerly Russia-based main squad. The brand placed that roster on the transfer list back in October, citing the difficulty of fulfilling business goals as the main reason for the decision.

snatchie now joins a non-Polish team for the first time since 2020

Picking up AWPing duties for the new European ensemble is snatchie, who departs his native Poland for the first time since last representing Sprout in 2020. The Pole spent the past six months under AGO until he was recently released from his contract amidst a major restructuring of the organisation's CS:GO division. snatchie was one of his team's best-performing players whilst with "The Hawks", going on to average a 1.10 rating over 72 maps whilst also posting average or above-average displays in every one of his team's tournament outings.

The sniper is joined in his new venture by his compatriot, Mariusz "⁠Loord⁠" Cybulski, who takes the reins as the team's new head coach. The 35-year-old, who is notably serving a five-Major ban for his use of the infamous coaching bug, enters the squad with a fair amount of experience under his belt. He was previously the skipper of Kinguin and Wisla Krakow, with his most recent stint seeing him stand behind cowana up until the organisation ceased operations back in December.

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The Czech contingents of the new-look lineup come in the form of Filip "⁠AJTT⁠" Dolenský and Josef "⁠MoriiSko⁠" Maurenc, with the duo retaining their spots on the roster after also being a part of Entropiq Prague's former project. The two riflers averaged 1.09 and 1.05 ratings, respectively, and were key pieces in the team's domestic and regional tournament appearances over the past 18 months.

Rounding out the roster are Rudolf "⁠Rutk0⁠" Kovalčik and Christoph "⁠red⁠" Hinrichs. The Slovak is one of the more wildcard signings out of the new squad, playing just five HLTV-featured series throughout the entirety of 2022. The German, meanwhile, makes the jump to Entropiq after previously representing NLG, where he sported a 1.09 rating over 91 maps and made a handful of local LAN appearances.

Entropiq now have the following roster:

Filip "⁠AJTT⁠" Dolenský
Josef "⁠MoriiSko⁠" Maurenc
Michał "⁠snatchie⁠" Rudzki
Rudolf "⁠Rutk0⁠" Kovalčik
Christoph "⁠red⁠" Hinrichs

Mariusz "⁠Loord⁠" Cybulski (coach)