SAW announced the departure of Ricardo "RMN" Oliveira and José "Shr" Gil. The players will leave the team after their performance concludes at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, marking the end of an era for the Portuguese team. The organization explained that this move was made in connection with the roster submission deadline for ESL Pro League 21.
For RMN, this means the end of a five-year journey with SAW. The 32-year-old veteran has experienced highs and lows with the team, from various defeats to achieving a top-4 finish at IEM Cologne 2024. Shr, on the other hand, had been with the team for less than three months, joining at the end of 2024. His performances were poor, as the statistics also indicate.
After deep reflection within the CS2 roster about the future, we have decided that it is time to end this cycle at SAW. After PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, RMN and Shr will no longer be part of the main lineup. These are painful changes not only for the team but also for everyone who has followed us over the years.stated the official club announcement.
The team had already undergone significant changes at the end of last year when key players Rafael "arrozdoce" Wing and Michel "ewjerkz" Pinto departed. After the latter's departure, results began to decline rapidly: SAW lost 5 out of 6 matches in 2025 and failed to win a single map at BLAST Bounty Spring 2025 and IEM Katowice 2025, exiting the tournaments in last place.
Who will replace RMN and Shr remains unknown to us. However, the team is expected to announce the updated lineup before the start of ESL Pro League 21, which is coming up soon. After the players' departure, the roster will appear as follows:
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