Soniqs has parted methods with their storied PUBG roster and star participant James “TGLTN” Giezen with the gamers signing on with Falcons Esports.
With the transfer, Australian celebrity TGLTN, Tristan “Shrimzy” Nowicki, Matt “Kickstart” Smith, Hunter “hwinn” Winn, and Owen “GUNNER” Monahan will be a part of the Saudi-backed group, as Soniqs goes by what seems to be a tumultuous time.
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Former Soniqs Roster and TGLTN Signal With Falcons Esports
Information of the departure and signing concludes a two-day shuffle of gamers and rosters that began with Falcons dropping with their former roster on Jan 14. Then, on the morning of Jan. 15, Soniqs introduced the departure of their extremely profitable PUBG roster. Lastly, the previous Soniqs gamers had been introduced as the brand new Falcons PUBG lineup later that day.
The transfer brings some of the embellished PUBG lineups ever, with a number of the greatest PUBG gamers of all time, beneath the Falcons banner. Soniqs have greater than a dozen S-Tier occasion victories to their identify, led by TGLTN.
Crucially, the previous Soniqs roster had been the winners of the primary ever Esports World Cup 2024 PUBG occasion, humbling a Crew Falcons roster which solely managed to put eleventh. And following a typical Falcons Esports adage, in case you can’t beat them, simply purchase them.
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What’s Taking place to Soniqs?
North American esports org Soniqs has undergone a dramatic decline in fortunes over the previous few months. Regardless of boasting 12 championships in PUBG, Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, and different titles, the group in December 2024 noticed the departure of their long-time CEO Darren Moore.
Rumors have since swirled that Soniqs the group is struggling financially, and could also be on the lookout for a sale or acquisition. Actually the departure and seeming sale of their most-successful roster implies that the group is in want of money – and the Saudi-backed Falcons Esports is unquestionably a worthy purchaser.
With the acquisition Falcons have picked up one other celebrity roster – however not like a lot of their different prizes, the PUBG panorama is fickle and has huge interregional rivalries with the likes of FaZe, TSM, and worldwide strain from expertise like Twisted Minds, Natus Vincere, Virtus.professional.
With the EWC 2025 lumbering into view, can this roster turn into the primary repeat winners, or will they stumble as Falcons lineups typically do on the largest levels.
