neT leaves GIANTX after one split

GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #31 globeX Michail Kostylew CyvOph Clement Millard westside Miłosz Duda Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh ara Hanceriuc Eduard-George has announced the departure of American import Michael " neT " Bernet . Jesse , who previously shared he was set to be a free agent, was also announced as a departure alongside neT.

neT joined the European squad mid-season after it entered rebuild mode following a 9th-10th finish in Stage 1 . He joined ahead of EMEA Stage 2 , which was his third stop in a 2026 season that has been chaotic for him, too. He started the year without a team, but landed with the newly-formed NRG Academy NRG Academy Inactive haeyoday Dylan Tong renz Austin Dickman Ange Adam Milian geeza Tanner McGhee Shondex Yahya Amani , where he replaced longtime in-game leader chloric . He remained with NRGA through Stage 2 , and joined FlyQuest FlyQuest North America Unranked sorex solada shortly after as its IGL. neT's FlyQuest stint lasted just three matches, with the team going 1-2 in that span, before he was benched in favor of Leo , the player he originally replaced.

neT on stage with GX ahead of a Stage 2 Play-In match. (Photo by Michał Konkol/Riot Games)

Once on GX, it wasn't smooth sailing, either. Visa issues threw a wrench in GX's rebuild plans, which included Turkish Duelist player musz3kk , resulting in the team bringing in Jesse from affiliate org UCAM Esports Club UCAM Esports Club Europe Rank #18 Buld Michał Sokal B1SK Vitaliy Emelyanov Famsii Ramses Valentino Erasmus Koivukangas OLIZERA Diogo Oliveira . The new-new-look GX went 1-4 in the group stage, and captured one win in the Play-Ins before ultimately finishing 13th-16th.

neT's 2026 season added three folds to an already lengthy career. After making his professional debut during Valorant's First Strike era in 2020, he played for Teal Seam Teal Seam Inactive renz Austin Dickman furbsa Jonaaa6 Jonard Penaflor d1msumboi Erik Almhjell Cade3k Cade Warren and Squirtle Squad Squirtle Squad Inactive Add3r Jack Hayashi Okeanos Anthony Nguyen wedid Matthew Suchan Harmful Mohammed C. Governor Peter No , and then landed with The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch in late 2021. Alongside current G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #3 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf players trent and valyn , he played the Sentinel role for the team, helping it go from a North American Open Qualifier team to the Masters Reykjavik . He stayed with the team through the 2023 season, helping it earn a VCT slot with a storied run through Americas Ascension . neT remained with the team as it changed its colors from The Guard to G2, but departed after just one event. He spent the rest of that season with M80 M80 North America Rank #7 Kyu Mirel Braco Hrustemovic Spaz Adam Laamoumi Boni NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar alvinboy Alvin Hong , but came up just short of Ascension that year, falling to 2Game Esports 2Game Esports Brazil Rank #4 gobera Vitor Gobo xenom Eduardo Soeiro frz Leandro Gomes in the grand final.

After his M80 days wrapped up, neT signed with Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #15 FireBallOps Cameron Tomaselli Zellsis Jordan Montemurro Jackk Jack Foote OXY Francis Hoang v1c Victor Truong . While C9 and neT looked promising, their best result from the year was a fourth-place finish in Stage 2 . After leaving C9 that offseason, he was unattached before signing with NRGA.

GIANTX GIANTX Europe Rank #31 globeX Michail Kostylew CyvOph Clement Millard westside Miłosz Duda Flickless Karel Maeckelbergh ara Hanceriuc Eduard-George 's full roster after neT and Jesse's departures is: