With the addition of three new players, w0nderful, Rasmus "raalz" Steensborg, and Olle "spooke" Grundström, Sprout has finalised its new CS:GO lineup. The group also declared that an academy lineup will be fielded. Victor "Staehr" Staehr, Laurenţiu "lauNX" Târlea, and Adrian "XELLOW" Guță are all being replaced by the new group on the squad. The AWPer was fired after the summer tournament break, while the first two found new homes with Astralis and Falcons.
Wonderful joined the group after leaving Spirit as the largest acquisition of the three. The Ukrainian AWPer, who averaged a 1.13 rating throughout his year-long stay with the Russian team, was benched in a rebuild of the team. Raalz, the oldest and most seasoned member of the new team, returns to Sprout for a second term with the company.