How would you react if Vitality suddenly benched apEX and ZywOo at the same time?

If you’re a Vitality fan, you probably wouldn’t be too thrilled.

Well, that's exactly the kind of misery Wildcard inflicted on their fans when they announced the benching of stanislaw and phzy.

Okay, that comparison might be a little bit of a stretch… but you get our point.

stanislaw was the mind behind this project, building it from the ground up by taking in young talent like JBa and susp, and molding them into a solid team. By NA standards, at least.

For the IGL who elevated this roster to a new level of competition to be let go like this, it almost certainly points to internal disagreements over the squad’s direction. And that seems to be the case, as stanislaw himself stated: “I wanted to rebuild my way, but management had different ideas.”

Sure, Wildcard missed out on qualifying for Stage 2 of the BLAST.tv Austin Major - a big disappointment, no doubt. But to give up on your proven leader? That’s a very questionable decision, to say the least.

And it becomes even more questionable when, alongside your IGL, you also bench your star AWPer. The same AWPer who just delivered a masterclass at the Major and did everything he could to carry the team through.

Can they find a better replacement? Probably not. Unless, of course, Amouranth decides to throw some more cash their way.

So, the big question now stands: what’s next for Wildcard?

Adding insult to injury, reports have surfaced that they might be looking into Brazilian players like JOTA and v$m. Who? Exactly.

This would be hilarious – in all the wrong ways – if it actually happened, but it looks like the rumors might not be entirely accurate.

For now, we’ll just have to wait and see if Wildcard get any wilder.

Until then the lineup consists of:

🇺🇸 JBa
🇿🇦 Sonic
🇸🇪 susp