Tainted Minds have announced the departure of Jay "liazz" Tregillgas following Christopher "dexter" Nong's decision to step down from the active lineup less than a week ago.

Further changes have been made to the Australian roster, as Tainted Minds have not qualified for any offline events for the past five months since their last international attendance, where they achieved a top four finish at the ESEA Season 23 Global Challenge LAN in January.

As a consequence of their struggles, Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong revealed on TwitLonger that he would be taking a break from the competitive scene and "will be re-evaluating his options", but remains under contract with the organisation. In Jay "⁠Liazz⁠" Tregillgas' case, the player hinted on Twitter a few days ago that he would be leaving, as the organisation confirmed his release today.

Mystery surrounds the next move liazz will take

The squad were seen using their current coach Fergus "⁠ferg⁠" Stephenson, former Winterfox player Mike "⁠ap0c⁠" Aliferis and ex-AVANT GARDE player Dylan "⁠kyoto⁠" Brown, to fill in for their recent online matches in AOC CyberGamer Premier League, ESEA Premier Season 25 and Australian Esports Masters Season 1.

Tainted Minds currently consists of: