James and electroNic's first time attending the Major together ended in humiliation.

electroNic will not make the top 16 of a Major for the first time since 2016. 

Virtus.pro was eliminated from the Shanghai Major after a humiliating loss to Wildcard.

Only the 13-4 victory over Rare Atom was a rare bright spot for VP in China, an event they hope can revive after a disastrous season since the Overpass map was removed and Denis "electroNic" Sharipov joined with a large transfer value from Cloud9.

Lineup changes seem inevitable, something Dzhami "Jame" Ali acknowledged as far back as October:

"No one on this team is safe," he shared. "Virtus.pro's ambition is to become the strongest team and compete with the strongest teams at the highest level."

"After the Major, like any other team, we will reevaluate because there is a lot of controversy in our system."

Those controversies, especially since ElectroNic's arrival sparked a clash of playing styles and a decline in the performance of teammate Evgenii "FL1T" Lebedev, have only been exacerbated by a poor Major. , where they were eliminated by an inexperienced Wildcard team led by Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz.

The match started well for VP, with David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan scoring triple kills in both halves of the match, ensuring VP won their map of choice.

However, on Wildcard's Forte map Inferno, VP no longer holds the advantage.

Although Petr "fame" Bolyshev had an excellent 1v3 in a retake situation in area A from Library, it was only a glimmer of light.

Going to Anubis, VP trailed 1-6 from the start and despite attempts to come back, they were extinguished by stanislaw's two consecutive double entries in zone A. One from Main, and one from sneak in from Middle.

Wildcard's captain then ended VP's hopes by winning a crucial 1v1 against n0rb3r7, bringing Wildcard closer to the Knockouts with another Bo3.

electroNic struggled especially at Mid, ending the crucial first half 3-7 and taking the series overall 28-46. Jame is no better, only reaching 51 ADR in all 3 maps.

The struggle for control of the system between these two people has unbalanced the VP squad in 2024, and such an ending is probably the inevitable consequence of a turbulent year for the team.