Norwegian star heads home
The Norwegian CS:GO team Apeks acquires Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad.
Apeks announces that they have signed jkaem from 100 Thieves. jkaem has signed a 3-year deal ending in 2023 with the rest of the contract being undisclosed for now, but his agent Asgeir Kvalvik clarifies that “there has never been any agreement close to this magnitude in the Norwegian esports scene before”
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The Norwegian star reveals that his plans for the future was to move back to Norway at some point, but didn’t know when it would happen. He explains how the dissolution of 100 Thieves helped him make the decision of coming home. jkaem further explains how “Apeks came with an offer that I was happy with …” and also how “the idea of contributing to help the Norwegian esports scene became the deciding factor”.
Anders Kjær, Director of sports at Apeks is very happy to have signed a big player like jkaem and believes that he will have a huge impact on the team. Kjær believes jkaem’s experience will be an extremely important factor going forward with a certain “know-how around how to become the best, both as a team and as individual players.
jkaem has previously played for big teams like G2, FaZe and Renegades, and this transfer will therefore on paper look like a step down the ladder, but jkaem is optimistic and believes that there is room for Apeks at the top of CS:GO.
