Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) 2023 EMEA franchised team - Team Heretics has announced the benching of former Valorant Champions Most Valuable Player (MVP) Aleksander "zeek" Zygmunt.This decision was made after the team's disappointing start to VCT 2023, and has come as a surprise to many fans, especially since the transfer window for the season has already closed. The team’s assistant coach, Brandon “weber” Weber, will step in to replace zeek on the team.

Team Heretics Bets on Assistant Coach weber to Replace benched MVP Player zeek

Zeek was a key player for Acend during its championship-winning run in 2021, and joined Team Heretics in the off-season as a major pickup. However, the team's recent struggles have led to his benching, which has surprised many fans.

Team Heretics now faces a daunting task, as the transfer window has closed for the season, leaving them with no option to change their roster. To replace zeek, the team has brought in assistant coach Weber, a move that the organization says will change the dynamics of the team and help them perform better. The team has cited "personality mismatches" as the reason behind zeek's benching, suggesting that there were issues within the team that were affecting their performance.

This is not the first time that zeek has been benched from his team. He was previously benched from G2 Esports in early 2021, which ultimately led to his trade to Acend, where he played a key role in the team's championship victory. However, he has yet to release a statement on his benching from Team Heretics.

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Despite zeek's past success, the decision to bench him suggests that Team Heretics is looking to make significant changes to their roster in order to improve their performance in the upcoming VCT events. This move is a risky one, given that zeek was a proven performer and MVP player for Acend. However, the closed transfer window has left the team with no choice.