Inner Circle

Inner Circle is a Counter-Strike 2 team from the United Kingdom, competing in the European region. The organization was founded in 2025. onic serves as the in-game leader, and stikle- is listed as the team's coach. The team has competed in events including Stake Ranked Episode 5, Stake Pulse Beat III, the PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 European Qualifier, Logitech G Play Connect 2026, the Esports World Cup 2026 Open Qualifier, and BLAST Open Fall 2026. The team's roster changed frequently during its first year. Its early lineup was built in mid-2025, when hades, Kylar, and mynio were signed and KEi was acquired from Monte to complete the roster. Several players were benched or released over the following months, including Fessor, STYKO, and kRaSnaL, and a number of other changes followed as the organization acquired TEAM NEXT LEVEL in September 2025 and released multiple players in October and November. Coaching staff also changed, with nawrot signed as coach in June 2025 and Grashog added as an assistant coach in July 2025 before parting ways in October. The facts available do not record any tournament titles won by the team. As of the most recent entries, the roster was reshaped in early 2026. In January, zeRRoFIX was signed on a permanent basis and cptkurtka023 was acquired from kONO. ECF, while cairne and kane left the team. In March, Flierax was benched and transfer-listed, and headtr1ck was signed. stikle- joined the staff as an assistant coach in June 2026, and in October 2026 jR transitioned into a managerial role within IC Esports. The most recent additions are therefore headtr1ck, zeRRoFIX, and cptkurtka023, with onic leading the team in-game.