Additionally, the organization has also parted ways with assistant coach JamezIRL.
Complexity have shifted rifler Ricky “floppy” Kemery to the team’s inactive lineup, marking an end to a nearly three-year stretch as an active player for the organization. Complexity also announced that they will be releasing assistant coach James “JamezIRL” Macaulay.
The move follows a disappointing run at the Perfect World Shanghai Major for Complexity, where the North American side bowed out of the Opening Stage with a 2-3 record.
Johnny “JT” Theodosiou’s men had kicked off the first stage with two best-of-one losses to FlyQuest and Passion UA, eventually clawing their way back to the 2-2 pool before being eliminated from the Major at the hands of BIG.
Prior to the Major, Complexity’s players had been honest about the prospects of changes in the lineup if the team failed to make the top eight in Shanghai, sharing that the event was a make-or-break one for the lineup after a largely disappointing 2024.
Complexity struggled to find much consistency over the last year and a half. The team had turned heads with a runner-up finish at IEM Syndey 2023 after the release of CS2, but the North American side struggled to replicate that showing elsewhere.
Their best results from 2024 came from a semi-final placing at ESL Pro League Season 19 and a trophy hoist at ESL Challenger Jönköping, both before the summer player break.
floppy’s departure from Complexity’s active lineup also marks the end of the original core brought onto the organization following the conclusion of the ‘Juggernaut’ lineup, with only Michael “Grim” Wince and JT now remaining from the core.
Complexity are now:
United States Michael “Grim” Wince
South Africa Johnny “JT” Theodosiou
Norway Håkon “hallzerk” Fjærli
United States Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski
South Africa Tiaan “T.c” Coertzen (coach)
United States Ricky “floppy” Kemery (benched)
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