fnatic have announced that they have completed the signing of Simon "⁠twist⁠" Eliasson from Red Reserve.

The 23-year-old will step into the shoes of William "⁠draken⁠" Sundin, who has been moved to an inactive position less than four months after being recruited from NiP.

twist returns to fnatic

twist, who had been transfer listed by Red Reserve last month, returns to fnatic after enjoying a six-month spell with the team between August 2016 and February 2017, during which he most notably helped the squad to a semi-final run at ELEAGUE Major Atlanta.

“I’m thrilled to be back at Fnatic, an organisation I have always looked up to since I started following the professional scene," twist told fnatic's website.

"I’m happy to team up with some of the best Swedish players in the scene and I’m confident we are going to do great things.

"I will not take this chance for granted. Thank you to those who have always believed in me."

This is the second roster change for fnatic in the aftermath of a New Legends Stage exit at the FACEIT Major - the first time that the Swedish side could not reach the playoffs of a Major.

Robin "⁠flusha⁠" Rönnquist was moved to a backup position and eventually transferred to Cloud9, with Adil "⁠ScreaM⁠" Benrlitom acting as a stand-in for the team at ESL One New York, where the Swedes finished bottom of Group A following defeats to mousesports and Natus Vincere.

fnatic will play their first match in the ESL Pro League, against Heroic, with ScreaM as their fifth player, though the Belgian's current status on the team remains unclear.

During his time on fnatic's roster, draken averaged a 0.94 rating on LAN, and the organisation admits that the player's "untapped potential might not have been met".

"I want to thank Fnatic for my short time here and I wish the players good luck," draken added.

"Although this was not the best fit for me in terms of timing, I am excited to try new things and look forward to whatever my future brings me."

fnatic will begin their ESL Pro League Season 8 adventure with: