stanislaw reacts to benching: "For it to end this way is heartbreaking"

Today Wildcard announced the shock decision to bench Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz and Love "phzy" Smidebrant from their Counter-Strike 2 roster following the conclusion of the BLAST.tv Austin Major, seeing both the team's IGL and highest-rated player struck from the lineup.

In the wake of the move, stanislaw took to X to comment on his shock benching, stating that he was devastated and heartbroken by the move, with his full statement reading:

Devastating. Invested almost two years into this project, and for it to end this way is heartbreaking. That's esports. I wanted to rebuild my way but management had different ideas. I'm not finished with competing, especially when I was so close to being back at the top.

In the statement, stanislaw points to disagreement with Wildcard management over the future of the roster being a contributing factor in his benching. Fortunately, stanislaw reaffirmed that he intends on continuing competing and is currently looking for a new home to ply his trade.