In his announcement, JACKZ affirmed that he still has "a strong competitive fire."

JACKZ recently competed as a substitute for Vitality at BLAST World Final.

Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug posted on X to announce his release as a free agent, ending his three-month stint with GenOne. The French international urged interested teams to contact him via direct message or through his representative.

This veteran player is best known for his nearly four years with G2 from 2018 to 2022. During that time, he contributed to helping the team reach runner-up position in a series of prestigious LAN tournaments. , including PGL Major Stockholm 2021, IEM Cologne 2021, and IEM Katowice 2020 and 2022.

JACKZ then spent eight unsuccessful months with HEET before trying out international rosters at TSM and Project G to no avail. His most recent team was GenOne, where he joined in September and helped the team rise to the top 100 of HLTV's world rankings.

Notably, JACKZ played as a substitute for Vitality at the BLAST Premier World Final in November, helping the team reach 3rd-4th place through wins over Liquid and MOUZ, before their journey was ended by champions G2. This 32-year-old player had an impressive performance in Vitality's victory over G2, leading the scoreboard with a rating of 1.44.

Dan "⁠apEX⁠" Madesclaire was full of praise for JACKZ's performance in Singapore, specifically highlighting his "excellent aim ability" in an interview with HLTV. Meanwhile, JACKZ also shared with HLTV at the tournament that he believes he can still "play at the highest level for another year or two."