Counter Strike 2: 3DMAX benched ace rifler Ex3rcice..

French Counter Strike 2 esports powerhouse 3DMAX announced on Wednesday via its official X (Twitter) account that they have benched its ace rifler, Ex3rcice.

According to 3DMAX's official statement, the club thanked Ex3rcice for his contributions to the team over his three-year spell with the team and for the wonderful memories he created, wishing him all the best for the future.

Ex3rcice becomes the second player from the French Counter Strike 2 club to be benched since the beginning of the year.

In February, 3DMAX also announced the benching of rifler bodyy, who is currently on-loan at OG.

His position was subsequently filled by misutaaa.

Furthermore, according to Dust 2, Ex3rcice's position is expected to be filled by former GamerLegion player Kursy.

Kursy was previously benched by GamerLegion due to his poor performance, achieving an average rating of only 0.95, and has been inactive for nine months.

Ex3rcice, 26, was one of only two remaining members of the 2021 DBL PONEY team.

The French team then with signed HEET in 2022, before signing 3DMAX at the end of 2023.

Ex3rcice's benching by 3DMAX is closely related to a difficult period he has recently experienced.

Due to early exits from the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Krakow, PGL Cluj-Napoca, and ESL Pro League Season 23 at the beginning of the year, missing out on qualifying for the IEM Cologne Major, 3DMAX is currently ranked 30th in the VRS rankings.

3DMAX will soon travel to China to participate in the XSE Pro League, competing for a prize pool of up to $1 million.

The team's first opponent in this tournament will be the equally formidable Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP).

The potential future roster for 3DMAX at the XSE Pro League is as follows:

In-Game Leader / AWP-er: Maka

Entry Fragger: Lucky

Rifler: misutaaa

Rifler: Graviti

Rifler: Kursy (Pending final confirmation)

Coach: wasiNk

Image source: Internet / 3DMAX Official X (Twitter) account