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In a surprise move, Ukrainian Counter Strike: Global Offensive franchise Monte has decided to place Frederik “Fessor” Sørensen on the inactive roster, just days before the team’s debut in the ESL Challenger League.
The 21-year old Dane had been a part of the Monte squad for four months, joining the team shortly after his departure from Astralis Talent. During his time with Monte, the team saw moderate success, including securing a spot in the Challenger League.
Despite putting up consistently strong individual performances for Monte, averaging a 1.14 rating across 72 maps and only performing poorly at one event out of the seven he competed in, the team has decided to place Frederik “Fessor” Sørensen on their inactive roster. This decision comes less than a week before Monte’s debut in the ESL Challenger League.
Fessor received some positive news prior to being moved to the inactive roster by Monte. He shared in a statement on social media that he had finally received the correct diagnosis and treatment from his doctors to alleviate the intense pain he had been experiencing in recent weeks. The rifler expressed his hope to return to competitive play within the next two weeks.
“Happy news, yesterday I got the right diagnosis from a doctor, who changed my medicine aswell. He said he hoped I’ll be back in the game in max 2 weeks est. I never had so much pain in my entire life these past weeks, going from hospital to hospital,” Fessor said.
“Sad news is that I got benched from @Monte_Esports yesterday aswell, really disappointed because I felt we had an amazing year (2022), and achieved the goals we expected. We just qualified for ESL Challenger and I really wanted to play it this season.”
As of now, Monte has not revealed who will be filling in for Fessor in the roster. However, they have announced that they will be playing with Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev as a stand-in for their European Pro League Season 5 match scheduled for tomorrow. The current roster of Monte comprises Volodymyr “Woro2k” Veletniuk, Sergiy “DemQQ” Demchenko, Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas, Szymon “kRaSnaL” Mrozek and coach Aidyn “KrizzeN” Turlybekov.
It remains to be seen what Monte’s long-term plans are for Fessor, but the team will have to move quickly to find a replacement if they hope to continue their success in the Challenger League. As for Fessor, he will be looking for offers from other teams as he seeks to continue his professional career.
Despite the disappointment of being benched, he can take comfort in the fact that he has put up solid numbers and has a good reputation in the industry. He will likely have no shortage of offers from other teams looking to add a talented rifler to their roster.
“I am thankful for the months we had together, and the memories we made. I wish them nothing but the best and gl in the next season,” Fessor said.
“I’m open to all offers from EU/NA so please feel free to write me via DM or email [email protected].”
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