Group Liquid has introduced that it’s ‘stepping away from the combating sport ring,’ letting go of Alan ‘Nephew’ Solar and Marquis ‘Shadow’ Jordan.
“Shadow and Nephew performed their hearts out over the past yr and reached model new heights,” Group Liquid said on X. “Thanks a lot to the Tekken and Avenue Fighter communities, and please preserve supporting Shadow and Nephew as they transfer on to their subsequent alternatives.”
On January sixth, Group Liquid tweeted that it was ‘bidding farewell’ to Nephew and Shadow, two of its combating sport gamers. This leaves Melee God Juan ‘Hungrybox’ DeBiedma as its solely lively combating sport professional. Hungrybox is a co-owner of the esports organisation.
“For now, we will probably be stepping out of the combating sport ring, however we all know that the FGC is one thing particular,” Group Liquid said. “Few scenes embody the creativity, power and communal spirit of aggressive gaming just like the combating sport neighborhood does and so, if we see an excellent alternative to step again in, we are going to.”
Nephew and Shadow Depart Group Liquid
Nephew is a Avenue Fighter competitor who has been an FGC professional since 2021, beginning off with Panda. After leaving a job at Google to pursue a profession in esports, Nephew has confirmed to be a high expertise in North America.
In 2025, he continued to show his expertise to the remainder of the world, together with a win at MIXUP and second-place finishes at different Tier 2 tournaments. Nonetheless, he got here up quick in Tier 1 tournaments just like the Esports World Cup, the place he received Twenty fifth-Thirty sixth, and Evo, putting in Sixty fifth-96th in Las Vegas and Seventeenth-Twenty fourth in France.
Shadow’s primary sport of alternative is Tekken, and he’s been grinding the FGC scene since 2018. He was fairly busy in 2025, dominating in Tier 2 competitions each in-person and on-line. Sadly, Shadow’s outcomes have been combined in bigger tournaments. He notably positioned Seventh-Eighth in Evo Japan however struggled in different Tier 1 occasions.
“The final 2 years on Group Liquid have been superb, and I’m actually happy with the outcomes I had with them, due to their help,” Nephew said on X.
Olivia Richman
Deputy Editor
