Next Century eSports have decided to call it a day only a week after CIC7.

The latest incarnation of the team formed over the winter period from the vast UK talent pool and attended the Crossfire Intel Challenge 7 event last week. After having an unbeaten groupstage they came up against the German powerhouse SPEEDLINK and went out in two straight maps.

In the aftermath they dropped Zajaki due to Skeir wanting to take the SMG back, and had been playing with ex-Reason star rzE on the scope. However this has not lasted long as the team has decided to call it quits for a variety of reasons.

Adam "Vanner" Vanner gave the following statement:

As you can see we have decided to go our separate ways as a team. There is no one to blame in particular. After stating we'd keep the same 5 players and work on some stuff for i39 and Copenhagen, unfortunately Skeir decided he wanted to start SMGing again and we were left with a tough decision which resulted in the removal of Zajaki from our lineup. It's no secret that we've been playing with rzE since CIC7 and it's a shame for him that his CoD4 comeback has been put on hold.

Thomas will now be focusing on his university studies whilst Dimi, Stacey and Sean will look for new lineups. I wish them all the best of luck and can't wait to see them again at some Lan events. I do not wish to continue without Thomas and unfortunately that is the reason for this news. We're splitting on great terms which is brilliant. Also thank you once again to Dutchfix/Helldon for their support. Stacey is an exceptional player and I promised him when I joined this team to take him to the next level. I didn't come through with that promise and I'm sorry. Delroo is a fantastic player and his dedication is second to none. Last and definitely not least is Zajaki, this guy is the biggest talent I've had the privilege to play with and I'll make sure he gets a team that is good enough for him because talents like him are key to keeping CoD4 alive.

For me personally this is the end for now. After 6.5 years of online gaming and almost 20 Lan events I've decided to throw in the towel. I've met some great people and I won't forget the golden moments such as beating LTTC with chenson, mark, iRich and PAL after being 3-11 down, beating Reason at i34 with infused after being 3-11 down again and finally the i36 final which was a personal high. I'd like to thank Thomas Mead, Tim Denton, Nick Carpenter, Will Nye and Adam Cheshire especially for some really great times!

I'll now be fully focusing on my role as the Communications Manager of Vita Nova. I've been trying to juggle a full time job whilst playing in an active team and spending every spare minute on Vita Nova and it's all become too much. I'll be attending i39 and SEC and every event Vita Nova gets involved with.

One final word for Tom. His dedicated support to the CoD4 community and myself personally as a player has been most inspiring. Thank you Tom.

Next Century eSports was:

Adam "Vanner" Vanner
Thomas "Choobie" Mead
Stacey "Skeir" Keir
Dimitri "delroO" Decan
Seán "Zajaki" Kilbride