M80 will start 2025 with stand-in

M80 faced a problem at the very beginning of 2025. Ethan "reck" Serrano will miss the first tournaments of the season due to a leg fracture. According to dust2.us, he will be replaced by Nils "k1to" Gruhne, who is currently a free agent.

Problems for M80
reck's injury occurred at an inconvenient time for the team. After the failure at the Perfect World Shanghai Major in November, M80 aimed to start the new year with confident results. However, with the scene transitioning to the Valve Ranking System, success in the first tournaments of 2025 will be critical for invitations to major tournaments and the chances of participating in the BLAST.tv Austin Major, which will be the first major in North America in seven years.

k1to's Statistics
Currently, k1to is a free agent. Previously, he played for BIG and OG , where for the latter, he competed last year and their best result was second place at the Skyesports Masters 2024. k1to's statistics for 2024 are not the best, with a modest rating of 5.4, which is quite low.

reck Return and Team roster
reck is expected to recover by February, allowing him to prepare for the team’s first LAN tournament — ESL Pro League Season 21, starting on March 1st.

M80 ’s lineup at the start of the season:

Michael "Swisher" Schmid
Fritz "slaxz-" Dietrich
Elias "s1n" Stein
Mason "Lake" Sanderson
Nils "k1to" Gruhne

M80 's first tournament will be the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier, starting on January 14 and running until January 19 in an online format. Out of 32 participants, only 8 will advance to the LAN finals.