GamerLegion signs shalfey

GamerLegion announced that it has reached an agreement with Aleksandr "shalfey" Marenov. The 24-year-old player will take over the in-game leader role from Poland's Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski, who was benched on Wednesday.

shalfey spent the last two months in the former RUSTEC lineup, playing in various online tournaments. Throughout 2026 he has played for different local teams, and during this period he averaged a 1.06 rating. Marenov will take on a leadership role in an international project for the first time.

The transfer news came right after the team finished last in the PGL Bucharest 2027 Closed Qualifier. This result all but knocked GamerLegion out of the race for the Singapore Major.

shalfey will play his first match in a GamerLegion jersey at RLG Tesla Cup 2026. The international lineup will face Envy in the first round of the tournament.

The current lineup consists of Fredrik "REZ" Sterner, Sebastian "Tauson" Tauson Lindelof, Timur "FL4MUS" Marev, Milan "hypex" Polowiec and Aleksandr "shalfey" Marenov.