New Title: Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson Takes the Stage for M80 at IEM Katowice 2024
Rory ‘dephh’ Jackson, a veteran of the British Counter-Strike scene, has made the transition from coach to active player for M80.
Starting his career in Counter-Strike, Jackson briefly ventured into Valorant in 2020 before returning to CS last year. Since July 2023, he has been working as a coach for M80.
Today, the American organization M80 announced in a tweet that their Danish IGL, maNkz, has been moved to the bench and will be replaced by dephh during the Intel Extreme Masters IEM Katowice 2024 and the American RMR qualifying tournaments.
“M80 Counter-Strike update: maNkz will be moved to the bench, and dephh will take his place in the upcoming IEM Katowice and RMR tournaments,” the organization announced in their tweet.
dephh stated to dust2.us that maNkz has been moved to the bench for personal reasons.
“MaNkz informed us this week that he feels the need to step away from the team for personal reasons,” dephh said. “Although it was a shock to all the players, we have to respect his decision. I will be taking his place in the upcoming tournaments due to roster limitations, and I can’t wait to compete in Katowice and the RMR events.”
Other M80 players also commented on the situation.
Swisher said, “It’s tragic. I really wanted to play with all the players since slaxz joined. We respect maNkz’s decision, but British CS will rise again.”
Slaxz added, “Everyone would have wanted Marcus to be here with us, but this is what it is, so it’s showtime for Rory once again.”
MalbsMd added, “Unfortunately, we will have to play with a substitute again, but we fully respect his decision and have complete trust in dephh as the IGL. We hope to perform well in both tournaments.”
IEM Katowice will take place in Poland starting from January 31, 2024.
Recently, announcements have been made regarding the casters for IEM Katowice 2024, including British personalities James Banks, Freya, Machine, Harry, Hugo, Dinko, and OJ Borg.
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The source of the article is from the blog krama.net