Gentle Mates Part Ways with Click

Gentle Mates has removed Haidem "Click" Ali from the active roster—he will not be competing in the main lineup for VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2. At the time of publication, the organization has not made an official statement regarding the roster change. The player himself announced this on his profile on X.

Click has been part of the starting roster for Gentle Mates since December 2024. With Gentle Mates , Click participated in two tournaments, where the team placed 7th–8th at VCT 2025: EMEA Kickoff and finished in the 11th–12th position at VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 1, exiting the tournament after the group stage. Following this disappointing result, the team began preparing for roster changes.

Earlier, rumors surfaced that Gentle Mates reached a verbal agreement with Sylvain "Veqaj" Patten, who previously played for Valiant as a Duelist. More details can be read at this link.

The first match of the updated Gentle Mates roster is set to take place during the qualifiers for the Esports World Cup 2025 for the EMEA region. Details about the format and prize pool have not yet been disclosed. You can follow further changes and the team's performances at this link.

Current Gentle Mates Roster:
Thomas "kAdavra" Joner
Patrick "Minny" Gusek
Pontus "Zyppan" Ek
Maximilian Jan "kamyk" Rychlewski