Grim benched on Passion UA

Passion UA have officially announced the benching of Michael "Grim" Wince ahead of his rumored move to NRG.

Azbayar "⁠Senzu⁠" Munkhbold is primed to take Grim's spot in the starting lineup after his recent signing on loan from The MongolZ.

NRG's interest in Grim prompted Passion UA to make the move for Senzu. In an interview with HLTV at Roman Imperium Cup V, Passion UA coach Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen said, "When Grim got the offer from NRG, or when NRG came to buy Grim, that obviously changed things and sped up everything that we had to do and made us act a lot faster on getting new transfers and new players."

Grim averaged a 1.14 rating in 103 maps since the Complexity core transferred to Passion UA in August 2025.

Passion UA's first event with Senzu will be ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1, which kicks off online on March 1st.

Here is how Passion UA will line up at Pro League:

• Vladyslav "Kvem" Korol

• Johnny "JT" Theodosiou

• Nick "nicx" Lee

• Santino "try" Rigal

• Azbayar "⁠Senzu⁠" Munkhbold

• Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen (Coach)