Betclic Rebuild Around KOLESIE Core Ahead of Stockholm LAN
Betclic have overhauled their CS2 lineup by signing Mateusz ‘ex1st’ Witman, Konrad ‘Qlocuu’ Klocek, and stand-in Sebastian ‘fr3nd’ Kuśmierz from KOLESIE, with Grzegorz ‘SZPERO’ Dziamałek also joining as head coach – the quartet transferring KOLESIE’s #76 Valve Regional Standing (as of July 22) to the Polish organisation in the process.
The new additions link up with retained players Patryk ‘Demho’ Tomaszewski and Wojciech ‘Prism’ Zięba, the only two to survive a clearout that saw Adrian ‘Dr3nquu’ Wrześniewski, Olek ‘hades’ Miskiewicz, Michał ‘misho’ Staniszewski, and Jędrzej ‘Bogdan’ Rokita all depart over the past month. HLTV confirmed the announcement on July 22, 2026.
Stake Pulse Beat I Debut
The new-look Betclic roster makes its first appearance at Stake Pulse Beat I, a $60,000 open LAN running July 31 to August 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Betclic have been drawn into a group alongside Liquid, The Last Resort, and atputies – a challenging opener against a Liquid side currently ranked #31 globally.
The core has already logged time together in qualifiers for the Esports Nations Cup representing Poland, though Roland ‘ultimate’ Tomkowiak filled in for fr3nd in that setting. Betclic have flagged that the three-player-per-organisation cap for that event is still being reviewed with the organiser, so fr3nd’s status there remains unresolved.
Roster at a Glance
Betclic CS2 Roster
- Demho – Patryk Tomaszewski
- Prism – Wojciech Zięba
- ex1st – Mateusz Witman
- Qlocuu – Konrad Klocek
- fr3nd – Sebastian Kuśmierz (stand-in)
- SZPERO – Grzegorz Dziamałek (coach)
Absorbing an existing synergy-rich core rather than building incrementally is a model seen elsewhere in tier-2 CS2 – Aurora’s multi-player rebuild being a recent parallel – and it gives Betclic a immediately cohesive unit heading into LAN play rather than a squad still finding its footing.
Source: HLTV
