Ukrainian organization Inner Circle has completed its active roster by adding Eduard 'zeRRoFIX' Petrovskyi and Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' Derevinskiy. The signings come as the team prepares to take part in the online stage of BLAST Bounty Season 1, which begins on January 12.
The two new players replace Artem 'cairne' Mushynskyi and Dmytro 'nifee' Tediashvili. Cairne was released by Inner Circle earlier in the day, while nifee remains on the club’s books but is listed as benched after being temporarily removed from the active lineup in October for personal reasons.
Inner Circle CEO Alexander Kharchenko confirmed that 23‑year‑old cairne has signed for Ninjas in Pyjamas, and that the move occurred while he was still under a previous contract with TNL. The possibility of cairne joining NiP was first reported by RTP Arena on December 5.
Eduard 'zeRRoFIX' Petrovskyi, 18, has been without an organisation since leaving Passion UA in April. During the latter half of 2025 he played alongside the former Bad News Eagles core — Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimi, Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci and Sener 'SENER1' Mahmuti — and served as a stand‑in following nifee’s benching. He now signs with Inner Circle on a full‑time basis. His recent statistics include a 1.0 rating of 0.94 over 550 maps, with a KPR of 0.63 and a DPR of 0.67.
Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' Derevinskiy, 26, arrives after a year with kONO. While with that organisation he posted an average rating of 1.17 across 225 maps and competed largely in online competitions. His career numbers listed with Inner Circle show a 1.0 rating of 0.98 over 905 maps, a KPR of 0.69 and a DPR of 0.71.
Inner Circle’s active five now comprises Artem 'Flierax' Khioara, Viktor 'onic' Babii, David 'Dawy' Bibik, Eduard 'zeRRoFIX' Petrovskyi and Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' Derevinskiy, with Dmytro 'jR' Chervak serving as coach. Dmytro 'nifee' Tediashvili remains with the organisation but listed as benched.
For context on some roster members' form and profiles: Viktor 'onic' Babii is 20 years old with a 1.0 rating of 0.88 over 341 maps (KPR 0.58, DPR 0.67); David 'Dawy' Bibik is 18 with a 1.0 rating of 1.08 over 332 maps (KPR 0.75, DPR 0.68); Artem 'Flierax' Khioara is 20 with a 1.0 rating of 1.06 across 334 maps (KPR 0.68, DPR 0.58).
The roster changes mean Inner Circle will take part in the online portion of BLAST Bounty Season 1. The competition’s opening draft — the process by which teams choose their opening opponents — was scheduled for the same day as the announcement, ahead of the January 12 start of the online matches.
The organisation’s recent activity reflects a period of roster churn: zeRRoFIX moved from stand‑in duties to a permanent slot, cptkurtka023 makes the step up after solid results in kONO, cairne departs to join a larger European organisation, and nifee’s status remains benched as he deals with personal matters.
Inner Circle’s updated roster and staff details are as follows: Viktor 'onic' Babii (20), David 'Dawy' Bibik (18), Artem 'Flierax' Khioara (20), Eduard 'zeRRoFIX' Petrovskyi (18), Arseniy 'cptkurtka023' Derevinskiy (26); coach Dmytro 'jR' Chervak (32); benched: Dmytro 'nifee' Tediashvili (21). The team will be looking to gel quickly with the new additions as they enter the BLAST Bounty Season 1 online stage.