Frederik "acoR" Gyldstrand and Daniel "mertz" Mertz are no longer part of eFuture's Danish team, the players have announced.

The move follows eFuture's group stage exit at China Cup following defeats against 5Power and Fnatic Academy, with both matches going to a third map.

This leaves the Danish team, formerly known as Team123, with the gargantuan task of replacing their top performers from the Chinese event, where Frederik "⁠acoR⁠" Gyldstrand posted a 1.14 Rating, while Daniel "⁠mertz⁠" Mertz had a 1.00 Rating.



mertz and acoR leave eFuture

The news is the second blow to eFuture, coming shortly after the departure of coach Henrik "⁠FeTiSh⁠" Christensen, who has been seen guiding Heroic in recent matches.

"acoR and I have decided to leave eFuture for reasons which we will not discuss at the moment," Mertz told HLTV.org. "We have had a couple good months with the organisation and with the players, it has been a great journey. "acoR and I were never under any contract, which is why our departure came at this point in time. "We wish all the best in the world to our former teammates and hope to see them again with a full lineup. Only time will tell what the future holds for me and acoR, nothing is decided."

eFuture, who sit in eighth place in ESEA Premier, are currently trying out Niels-Christian "⁠NaToSaphiX⁠" Sillassen and Wisti "⁠zEptonL⁠" Holst, formerly of Alpha Gaming and Singularity, respectively, leaving their roster as follows: