The ?? ??? ??Slovakian veteran still believes he can "improve a lot of rosters" with his captaincy.

Inner Circle are down to just one player after benching in-game leader Martin "?STYKO?" Styk.

Only Polish duo Szymon "?kRaSnaL?" Mrozek and coach Piotr "?nawrot?" Nawrocki remain on the team's active roster after they also released Tomá? "?oskar?" ??astny, Marcus "?Q-Q?" Krolak-Henriksen, and Frederik "?Fessor?" S?rensen.

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"It is a bit frustrating," STYKO began on X, "but this move aligns with the team’s broader strategic goals and doesn’t reflect my performance, leadership, or passion.

"I feel great in IGL role and I want to continue in it. I see a lot of progress in myself these past six months despite poor results, which is leaving a bittersweet feeling of wanting more, and motivating me."

He added: "Even if this sounds bold, I will say that I can improve a lot of rosters as a captain."

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Long-time support player STYKO took up leadership duties in January, but the Inner Circle project struggled for gametime in Valve ranked matches even after swapping Sergey "?lmbt?" Bezhanov for nawrot in April.

The team were still unranked when they rang the changes this summer, and are set for a full rebuild going into the second season. The organization say they are "almost ready to reveal their updated roster."

Inner Circle are down to:

Szymon "?kRaSnaL?" Mrozek

Piotr "?nawrot?" Nawrocki (coach)

Martin "?STYKO?" Styk (benched)
Sergey "?lmbt?" Bezhanov (benched)

Inner Circle Szymon 'kRaSnaL' Mrozek Piotr 'nawrot' Nawrocki Marcus 'Q-Q' Krolak-Henriksen Age: 21 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 330 KPR: 0.61 DPR: 0.64 Martin 'STYKO' Styk Age: 29 Team: Inner CircleB Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 2060 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.66 Szymon 'kRaSnaL' Mrozek Age: 22 Team: Inner Circle Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 873 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.68 Sergey 'lmbt' Bezhanov Age: 37 Team: Inner CircleB Rating 1.0: 0.67 Maps played: 19 KPR: 0.45 DPR: 0.72 Frederik 'Fessor' S?rensen Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 690 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.70 Tomá? 'oskar' ??astny Age: 34 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 2222 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.63 Piotr 'nawrot' Nawrocki Age: 26 Team: Inner CircleC