9z benches meyern

9z has benched Argentine AWPer Ignacio "meyern" Meyer. The decision ends the player's second stint with the team. The change, made ahead of the Singapore Major, the final event of the season, stands out.

According to reports, 9z registered Allan "history" Lawrenz as a substitute for the Major. The Brazilian AWPer had not found a stable team after being dropped by RED Canids in March. Lawrenz had attended the StarLadder Budapest Major with RED Canids.

meyern had been in 9z's starting five since November 2025. He had taken over the AWP role from Guilherme "levi" Gustavo. The player had returned to the Argentine club through this transfer, having previously played for it as a rifler in 2020.

9z reached the quarterfinals of the IEM Cologne Major and won the XSE Pro League Guangzhou. However, they have not found their form this season. The team went on a seven-match losing streak and finished last at the PGL Masters Bucharest and IEM Beijing. Head coach Bruno "BIT" Fukuda Lima described the team's qualification for the Major as a stroke of luck. Lima said, "We are at the Major not because we deserve it, but thanks to our performance over the last three or four months."