Copenhagen Wolves has introduced that it has paused its Counter-Strike 2 operations, putting its whole roster on the switch checklist.
The esports organisation says that the title’s present concentrate on the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) has made it troublesome for smaller organisations to realize development.
Introduced on January fifth, 2026, the pause brings a three-year stint of working a CS2 group to an finish after the organisation was revived by an American proprietor in 2023. Over the previous two years, Copenhagen Wolves has competed in a number of Tier 2 and Tier 3 competitions, with its most up-to-date win coming at United21 Season 25 in January 2025.
Based in 2009 as a Danish organisation, Copenhagen Wolves competed throughout numerous iterations of Counter-Strike, together with Supply and World Offensive. In 2016, the roster consisted of a number of notable names from the Danish scene, together with newly-appointed 100 Thieves coach Lukas ‘gla1ve‘ Rossander and Ninjas in Pyjamas in-game chief Marco ‘Snappi‘ Pfeiffer.
“This wasn’t a simple resolution,” stated the organisation on social media. “Our roster has labored extremely onerous, however now we have to acknowledge that the outcomes weren’t the place we would have liked them to be. On the identical time, the present CS2 ecosystem (particularly with regard to VRS) has made it extraordinarily troublesome for smaller organisations to develop with out massive monetary backing.
“For now, we’re taking a step again as an organisation to re-evaluate our plans. When the time is correct, the Wolves might be again.”
One other Pause In CS2
Over the previous 12 months, Copenhagen Wolves isn’t the one organisation that has taken a step again from fielding a Counter-Strike 2 roster.
In February 2025, the UK-based organisation Endpoint benched its roster and in addition cited the elevated concentrate on the VRS as an element stopping lower-tier groups from climbing up the ranks.
With Copenhagen Wolves changing into the most recent organisation to depart Counter-Strike, it will likely be fascinating to see if others struggling to make an influence on the worldwide standings observe swimsuit.
