Berlin Worldwide Gaming (BIG) has introduced it has parted methods with Counter-Strike 2 participant Can ‘kyuubii‘ Ali following a 12-month stint competing throughout the organisation’s principal and academy rosters.
Throughout his time on the principle roster, the 20-year previous competed in a number of Tier 1 occasions, together with IEM Katowice 2025 and PGL Astana 2025.
kyuubii joined the German esports organisation in January 2025 after spending seven months on Fnatic‘s inactive roster. Regardless of struggling to compete towards the world’s greatest in high-profile tournaments, BIG discovered success in Tier 2 occasions, scoring second-place finishes at YaLLa Compass Winter 2025 and MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025.
In August, BIG demoted kyuubii to its academy roster, the place he continued to compete in Tier 3 tournaments. In November, BIG Academy positioned third at DACH CS Masters Season 4 earlier than rounding off the 12 months with a top-four end at United21 Season 41.
“Thanks guys for making me really feel like I used to be dwelling. Sadly, issues didn’t go the best way we wished to,” kyuubii wrote on X (Twitter). “We wished to realize nice issues collectively, however not all the pieces clicked throughout the roster we had, and I’m actually unhappy about that. This chapter ends right here and a brand new one begins.”
Because of kyuubii’s departure from BIG Academy, the organisation is seeking to finalise its lineup earlier than it begins competing within the first quarter of 2026.
BIG’s CS2 Groups at a Look
BIG’s principal CS2 roster is at present ranked forty fifth within the Valve Regional Standings (VRS), whereas its academy roster has but to interrupt into the highest 250. The organisation hasn’t introduced a substitute for kyuubii, who can also be in search of a brand new crew to signify.
Exterior of its principal and academy lineups, BIG EQUIPA has cemented itself among the many high ladies’s CS2 rosters on the planet. In December 2025, the roster grew to become the ultimate champion of ESL Affect, defeating MIBR Feminine 2-1 within the Grand Remaining.
