Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik has stepped down from CLG's active lineup with immediate effect, the organisation has revealed.

In a statement, CLG explained that Yassine "⁠Subroza⁠" Taoufik notified the team of his desire to leave their gaming house and return home "for personal reasons".

The Canadian player, formerly of ACE, had been part of CLG since August, when he joined the team together with Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold after the organisation held trials to fill the last two spots on the roster.



Subroza will return to Canada for personal reasons

The two new additions failed to improve CLG's fortunes, however, as the team finished 5th-8th at Northern Arena Toronto and 7th-8th at Northern Arena Montreal before bowing out of the ELEAGUE Major qualifier with just one victory from four matches.

"It was a great experience being on Counter Logic Gaming for the past half year," he told CLG's website. "I hope to return to the professional scene soon, and when I do - I hope to come back stronger. Thank you everyone for supporting me."

Meanwhile, CLG added that they will be looking "for a veteran and proven player" to fill Subroza's shoes as they hope to get "back on the international stage once again".

Until a permanent solution is found, the team will be fielding James "⁠hazed⁠" Cobb, who left CLG at the start of the year, as a stand-in.

This means that CLG currently have: