CS:GO star woxic dropped from Cloud9

Cloud9 has confirmed it has terminated the contract of Özgür '⁠woxic' Eker. The news comes nearly two weeks after reports about the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player's uncertain future with the so-called "Colossus" began to circulate.

The Turkish AWPer, who joined Cloud9 late last year in a deal worth $1.4 million, was reportedly being benched due to "non-performance related issues." However, Cloud9's general manager Henry 'HenryG' Greer has now confirmed this is not the case and he has instead been released.

"There's no denying woxic's skill and explosive world-class potential in CS:GO," his statement reads. "However it's also no secret that recent months have been especially rough for him. As a team, we were unable to overcome various challenges that affected his performance that included an unreliable high ping and not to mention a compromising time zone."

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