9INE sign flayy to replace shield

The 9INE team have officially signed Polish sniper Alan "flayy" Krupa. The 20-year-old player has taken the place of Roberts "shield" Tipsis, who has been moved to the bench.

This is flayy's first international lineup: in January he was put on the transfer list after Venom's roster was disbanded. 9INE are hoping that he will help stop the team's slide in the live VRS ranking, where they are currently in 42nd place.

The revamped European mix, which now features three Poles and three Danes (including the coach), will debut with flayy on Thursday in the Stake Ranked Episode 1 Closed Qualifier tournament against Tricked. The match is scheduled for 05/03/2026, 16:30, details are available here.

Current 9INE lineup: Rasmus "raalz" Steensborg, Tobias "kraghen" Kragh Jensen, Bartosz "bnox" Niebisz, Jan "cej0t" Dyl, Alan "flayy" Krupa. Coach — Danny "BERRY" Krüger, Roberts "shield" Tipsis remains inactive.