Heroic signs AWPer gr1ks to CS2 roster

Heroic has officially signed Belarusian AWPer Gleb "gr1ks" Gazin to its CS2 roster. The announcement was made via the organization’s social media channels.

The 19-year-old gr1ks joins Heroic from Astrum. He previously represented Aurora Gaming. Specifics of the deal between the two organizations were not disclosed. The young sniper is expected to make his debut with Heroic at FISSURE Playground #1, a LAN tournament set to take place in Serbia from July 15 to 20.

Earlier, Heroic also introduced a new head coach. Tobias "TOBIZ" Theo, formerly of MOUZ's academy roster, has taken over coaching duties. Despite these additions, Heroic's roster remains incomplete. The team finished 17th–19th at the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 in the United States. As of now, Heroic sits at 13th place in the Valve global rankings.

Current Heroic roster:

• Linus "LNZ" Holtäng

• Simon "yxngstxr" Boye

• Andrei "tN1R" Tatarnovich

• Gleb "gr1ks" Gazin

• Tobias "TOBIZ" Theo (coach)

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