Big news for the Counter-Strike 2 scene: Ukrainian coach Serhii "lmbt" Bezhanov has announced his plans to create a brand-new team in 2025. In a tweet, he called for players and agents to contact him as he prepares to build a roster from scratch during the "shuffle season," a period when teams undergo major changes.

This announcement has sparked excitement among fans and analysts. Lmbt’s extensive experience and track record as a coach make this a fascinating development, especially considering his recent hiatus from the competitive scene.

Background

Lmbt is a seasoned Counter-Strike coach with a history of working with top-tier teams. Over the years, he has led organizations such as MOUZ, HellRaisers, and Monte, guiding them to significant successes. With Monte, he reached the playoffs of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 and secured a victory at ESL Challenger DreamHack Winter 2023.

However, 2024 was a challenging year for lmbt. Monte failed to qualify for both PGL Major Copenhagen and Perfect World Shanghai Major, leading to his departure from the team in September. Monte built a mostly Polish roster and brought a former 9INE coach Piotr "nawrot" Nawrocki. Since then, he has remained inactive, with this announcement marking his official return to the competitive CS2 scene.

The only recent transfer news connected to lmbt was him admitting at Konstantin "Leniniw" Sivko’s Metapodcast that DRILLAS’ IGL Volodymyr "Woro2k" Veletniuk contacted him as a coaching option for the project. But Serhii rejected the offer from OhnePixel’s team. 

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Details of the Announcement

In his Twitter announcement, lmbt revealed that he is fully committed to a new project and will be forming a team from scratch during the upcoming shuffle season. He encouraged players and agents interested in joining to contact him directly and hinted at more details to come in the near future.

This statement confirms his intentions to assemble a fresh roster, but it leaves room for speculation. Will he partner with an existing organization, or will he establish a completely independent project?

As we await more details about the roster and the organization behind it, one thing is clear: lmbt’s comeback is a storyline to watch closely in 2025 as the previous time he made a history with Monte.