Team Liquid Release siuhy to Free Agency: A 0.87 Rating, Three Majors Without Playoffs, and the Unsolved IGL Problem

Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek has entered free agency after Team Liquid ended a sixteen-month loan arrangement. The announcement is brief, easy to scroll past, and that is exactly how it will be received. But behind the decision sits a string of numbers nobody wants to read aloud: a 0.87 rating across 185 maps, zero Major playoff appearances across three Majors, and a best result of top four at FISSURE Playground #2 — a mid-tier event run by a third party. For a man paid to steer a roster, that is output sitting at the very floor of what tier-1 teams tolerate.

But hold on. Before you start typing angry replies at siuhy, let me dig up the past this organization would rather bury. I do not predict the future; I excavate the past and throw it in your face.

One loan, four names, three changes at the helm

Siuhy arrived at Liquid in April 2026 on loan from MOUZ. He was not a random signing. He came with a reputation built in Europe, where MOUZ is a launchpad for young fraggers and disciplined tactical systems. That a North American organization like Liquid had to borrow a Polish IGL to solve its leadership problem says a great deal about the gap between the two regions.

Before siuhy, the commanding seat belonged to Casper "cadiaN" Møller, then Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken. After siuhy, it went to Johnny "JT" Theodosiou. Four names, three switches in only a few seasons. In any team sport, that stops being a single rebuild. It becomes the signature of an organization that has never answered its core question: what kind of Counter-Strike does it want to play?

Liquid's 2026-2026 season is a record of that instability. They attended three Majors. They left all three without ever touching the playoff bracket. Their record at the most important CS2 events was 5 wins, 11 losses. The high point of the entire stretch was a top-four finish at FISSURE Playground #2. For an organization with world-championship ambitions, this is a failure written in ink that cannot be erased.

The data does not lie — but it does not tell the whole truth either

The 0.87 rating across 185 maps is the most important anchor of the entire story. For a tier-1 player, the acceptance threshold usually sits around 1.00; top IGLs like Finn "karrigan" Andersen or Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov typically hold 0.95 to 1.05 thanks to damage dealt in decisive situations. Siuhy sits below that threshold, and the gap is not small. One thing deserves fairness: the IGL role in CS2 is undervalued by the statistical system. The caller sacrifices opening duels, carries most of the utility load, and often plays positions with few scoring opportunities. A low rating does not necessarily reflect pure decline.

But when that low rating comes attached to three blank Majors, you no longer have room to plead role theory. Counter-Strike 2 is fundamentally different from MOBA titles. It is a discipline driven by mechanics and tactics, with Valve's update cadence slow and sparse. No "fateful" patch can flip a ranking overnight. That means when a team fails, the cause almost always lies in strategy and leadership, not in the meta. And when strategy is the problem, responsibility falls on the caller — but also on those who chose the caller.

The Major format makes the picture clearer still. The Swiss group stage runs mostly as BO1, where error is amplified to the maximum. An IGL who cannot stabilize a roster against a diverse field is exposed right there. But three blank Majors cannot be blamed entirely on the variance of BO1. It reflects something deeper: Liquid could not peak on the highest-pressure stages, where longer BO3 series demand tactical adjustment between maps. That is the caller's craft, and it is a craft Liquid never possessed throughout this stretch.

On the economic side, this is a failed transaction in the literal sense. Siuhy came on loan, meaning Liquid never actually bought him. He leaves as a free agent, meaning Liquid recovers not a single cent in transfer fees. Everything they invested — salary, loan fees, time, and a main-roster slot — evaporates. On cash flow, cutting an underperforming salary is a mild positive. On assets, it is a net loss. No value was created, and no value was recovered.

And this is where I say what the fans fear to hear, and they hate me for it

Siuhy is a problem. But he is not the only problem. The Dust2.us editorial team itself noted that Liquid had "several strong pieces around siuhy." If that is true, the failure is collective more than individual. A caller can lose his way, but a roster of highly rated individuals still unable to escape a Major group stage points to structure, not a single name.

Look at the wider pattern. Liquid is not only changing in CS2. Their Dota 2 squad also has a vacancy following the departure tied to midOne. At the same time, 100 Thieves are rebuilding their CS roster, while s1mple has moved to BC.Game. This is a roster-churn wave across the whole North American region, not one individual's story. When multiple organizations shuffle lineups inside a compressed transfer window, you are watching a market tighten its budget and hunt for efficiency.

The structural problem of NA CS deserves more attention. A flagship organization like Liquid had to borrow an IGL from Europe — a flow running against history. When you keep importing and recycling EU talent without building an internal pipeline, you are treating symptoms rather than the disease. Three blank Majors are not the fault of one Polish IGL. They are the fault of an ecosystem that has let the gap with Europe widen.

But do not let sympathy blur your eyes. Fair play is what winning teams use to soothe losing teams — and here, both sides need a story to cling to. Liquid needs an excuse for failure, and siuhy needs an excuse for decline. Both are looking to blame circumstance rather than face the stat sheet.

Conclusion

Siuhy will find a new home, most likely a tier-1 or tier-2 project in Europe, where his system once worked. He still holds value for a team that needs a system-builder but cannot afford a top-fragging IGL. But the real question is not about him. It is about Liquid. An organization that spent sixteen months and four names on the commanding seat without an answer means the one worth questioning is not the man who left. It is the one still sitting there, holding the budget, promising once more that this time will be different. If JT fails, we will hear this exact story again, with only a new name attached.