NRG signed Grim before the match against HEROIC

NRG signed rifler Michael "Grim" Wince and announced it on X just a few hours before their ESL Pro League Season 23 Stage 1 match against HEROIC (announcement). The game will take place on March 1, 2026 at 13:30, the match page is — Match.

Grim spent about four years with Complexity and Passion UA, after which he was benched by Passion UA to make room for the transfer of Mongolian player Azbayar "Senzu" Munkhbold.

This is already the second roster change for NRG in 2026: earlier, Josh "oSee" Ohm joined the starting lineup in place of Zack "XotiC" Elshani. The organization did not specify whose spot Grim will take, but Jeorge "Jeorge" Endicott is simultaneously playing the PGL Bucharest North America Closed Qualifier for Voca, and coach Kory "SEMPHIS" Friesen stated on X that an official announcement is coming soon.