In an announcement on their website, Team Endpoint have released information about the future of their roster, including two changes.
First up are the players out. With George “HudzG” Hoskins stepping back after the amount of dedication he could put in was not the same as the rest of the team was after. A mutual decision was made between Hoskins and the rest of the team, so that he’d remain as a backup player on Endpoint. This has been on the cards for a while, as such Endpoint have recently been seen playing with Pete “pt” Wright in their officials. Wright is one of the leading candidates to replace Hoskins in the roster, but as of yet the veteran is not confirmed to be joining the team.
The next player out is Joe “Luzuh” Loose, for similar reasons. The organisation have not renewed his contract and is currently looking to join a new team, as evidenced by the tweet below. With the performances the player’s been having over the past five months since joining the roster, he’s definitely not set to be teamless for long.
https://twitter.com/LuzuhCS/status/835553087037272065
But it’s not all people out, as three of the players have re-signed with the organisation. The long-standing core of Ian “Immi” Harding, Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath and Ben “Esio” Doughty have renewed their contracts until the end of 2017, furthering the organisation’s “ambition and belief in the on going, long term project within the UK CS:GO scene”.
In terms of replacements, nothing’s currently in stone for the side. Aside from pt, the team was seen playing with Harry “Yoshi” Witt and the caster Alex “Snodz” Byfield in the ECS Development League qualifiers, where they lost out to the DenDD mix in the Ro128.
Adam “Adz” Jessop, CEO of Endpoint, said:
There have been a number of challenges within our Counter Strike: Global Offensive team recently, but right now I am extremely happy and excited for the future. Signing the core of the team onto relatively long contracts signals our belief in them, and that at Endpoint, we see this as an ongoing, long term project. We want to ensure we have the right players to complete the team, and then support them, enabling them to focus and dedicate the time needed to go on to represent the UK at international events. I also want to thank Joe and George for the time they dedicated previously and wish them all the best for the future.
The current confirmed Endpoint roster is:
Ian “Immi” Harding
Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath
Ben “Esio” Doughty
George “HudzG” Hoskins (backup)
UPDATE: After what appears to be many people inquiring to trial for the remaining spaces on the roster, the organisation has come out to state that the team is “not currently looking to trail players during the current season”. All roster moves will be performed at the end of the season.
Following yesterday's announcement, please be aware that the team are not currently looking to trial players during the current season. 1/2
— Endpoint (@TeamEndpoint) February 26, 2017
