Virtus.pro made a loud announcement about changes in the lineup of its Counter-Strike 2 team. 20-year-old Timur “ FL4MUS ” Marev, who had been playing for the team for only six months, was transferred to the reserve due to poor results. At the same time, 25-year-old Ilya “ Perfecto(RUS) ” Zalutsky, who had not played professionally for over a year, returned to the active roster, completing the team's revamped lineup.
FL4MUS ' departure
Timur “ FL4MUS ” Marev joined Virtus.pro in early 2025 after successful games for GamerLegion between May and December 2024. However, his adaptation proved difficult: frequent position changes and a loss of confidence led to mediocre results, contrasting with his previous success.
The culmination was the failure at BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025: after a decent start with two 2-0 wins against Mouz and Legacy , the team lost three times in a row 2-3 in best-of-three, losing to FURIA Esports , Vitality , and pain . This result was decisive for the decision to bench him. The organization expressed its gratitude to FL4MUS for his contribution.
The return of Perfecto(RUS)
At the same time, Virtus.pro announced the return of Ilya “ Perfecto(RUS) ” Zalutsky, who last played for Cloud9 in April 2024 and was on the bench until the end of his contract in April 2025. This year, he participated in several qualifiers and LanDaLan, but only now has he been given the chance to return to the field.
His return also means a reunion with Denis “electroNic” Sharipov, with whom he won at Natus Vincere from 2020 to 2023. In 2022, Perfecto(RUS) left NAVI and joined Cloud9 alongside Kirill “ Boombl4(Rus) ” Mikhailov and electroNic, but the project was unsuccessful, leading to his benching. Now Virtus.pro is counting on his experience to improve their results in the second half of 2025.
New Roster
The updated Virtus.pro roster now looks like this:
Denis “electroNic” Sharipov.
Evgeniy “ FL1T ” Lebedev.
Pyotr “ fame ” Bolyshev.
Kaisar “ ICY ” Faiznurov.
Ilya “ Perfecto(RUS) ” Zalutsky.
Ivan “F_1N” Kochugov (coach) .
David “ n0rb3r7 ” Danielyan (on the bench)
Timur “ FL4MUS ” Marev (on the bench)
These changes reflect Virtus.pro 's desire to reboot the team after a weak start to the year. Perfecto(RUS) has a chance to prove his worth, and the organization is hoping for harmony between his experience and the young roster. Viewers are eagerly awaiting the first matches with the new roster to assess the effectiveness of the updates.
