Do Mongolians celebrate April Fools a few months late?

Out of nowhere, The MongolZ announced the removal of Senzu from their active lineup, “after careful discussions between players and management”.

The only remotely legitimate reason we could tolerate for this move is if Senzu ran over the Mongolian president’s granny while she was crossing the street. And even then, Mr. Khürelsükh would probably think twice before forcing the team to bench their best player.

Let’s be real, there’s no way The MongolZ decided to sideline their star simply for the vibes - and Senzu himself confirms it. This is a team that hasn’t changed a player in ages. Something definitely went down outside the server.

Curiously, this whole situation might remind some people of the controversy Senzu was involved in back in 2023, during his time with Team NKT. Basically, he gambled away skins his teammates had lent him and was cut from the roster. Real jkaem-style.

Could this be connected to what’s happening now? We doubt it, but who knows at this point.

So, who the f-ck can replace Senzu?

Let’s just make one thing clear: unless donk starts grinding Duolingo right about now, there’s absolutely no one in the entire Milky Way who isn’t a downgrade.

On top of that, because of Major roster rules - which only allow a sub to be registered by October 30th - they can’t bring in anyone who’s already qualified. That immediately rules out The Huns’ players, a team they could turn to for a replacement.

Yesterday, The MongolZ addressed some of our questions and announced that controlez will be stepping in for IEM Chengdu 2025. The team explained that the 28-year-old was picked because he’s “an experienced player”, also citing “insufficient time to fully assess the academy team’s players”.

This strongly suggests that the move came out of nowhere, even for the team itself, as they clearly didn’t have much time to prepare for this nightmare of a scenario.