Post-Major Transfer Moves in CS:GO 2022
Get a quick overview of all the notable transfer moves in CS:GO happening right now.
It’s common knowledge in the Counter-Strike world that after every CS:GO Major championship a significant transfer shuffle is initiated. That could be due to disappointing and unsatisfactory results at the Major or because of a certain player or team making their big breakthrough and therefore turning into a hot prospect for top-tier teams.
In this article we’ve tried to compile all the transfer moves in CS:GO after the PGL Major in Antwerp - find them all down below.
Updated 12/6 - 17:00 (CET)
Spirit transfer list their star AWPer
Abdul "degster" Gasanov's days at Spirit looks to be numbered, with the 20-year-old AWPer having made a mutual agreement with the Russian team to part ways. The news comes less than a month after Spirit's fantastic run at the Major in Antwerp.
Iconic tag revived by JW and flusha
The legendary Swedes Jesper "JW" Wecksell and Robin "flusha" Rönnquist have linked up together for the reincarnation of the iconic tag called EYEBALLERS. Alongside the former Major winners, a young trio of Sapec, SHiNE and Svedjehed have been confirmed as the last remaining players on the roster.
malbsMd set to leave coldzera and company
The former TeamOne talent Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa will no longer play for 00Nation with the Norwegian organization letting him explore new opportunities. Both parties have stated that it's a mutual agreement to part ways, despite it only being five months since he joined the coldzera-led team.
Entropiq sign mir
Nikolay “mir” Bityukov has finally left free agency with the Russian rifler joining his countrymen at Entropiq after a lengthy period on the Spirit bench. To make room for the 26-year-old star player, Entropiq has decided to remove Viktor "Lack1" Boldyrev from the starting lineup.
Kjaerbye completes his move to Endpoint
Endpoint can now boast themselves by saying they have a former Major MVP winner on their roster following the addition of Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye. The transfer marks the return of the former Astralis and North player, who has been out of the game for nearly 12 months.
Lucky returns to Tricked Esports
After a lackluster period on Astralis, Phillip "Lucky" Ewald has decided to head home to Tricked Esports to reignite his career. The 19-year-old AWPer will reunite with three of his former teammates in kiR, kwezz, and PR1mE, as he replaces larsen on the starting lineup.
CPH Flames duo join Fnatic
Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi and Fredrik "roeJ" Jørgensen can now call themselves Fnatic players after signing a deal with the iconic Swedish CS:GO organization. The former Copenhagen Flames players will link up with Freddy "KRIMZ" Johansson and William "mezii" Merriman alongside an undisclosed fifth member.
A new home for lollipop21k
After his benching on Nemiga back in November last year, Igor "lollipop21k" Sołodkov has managed to find himself a new team with the Belarusian rifler being sold to the Russians from 1WIN. Here he will play together with former NAVI player Egor "flamie" Vasilyev and the 19-year-old super talent Denis "deko" Zhukov.
EG acquire two-fully equipped rosters
The North Americans from Evil Geniuses have signed no more than 10 news players to their CS:GO team confirming recent reports and rumors. Party Astronauts and Carpe Diem, are the teams that now will player under the EG banner alongside superstars such as Jake "Stewie2k" Yip and William "RUSH" Wierzba.
Virtus.pro round off roster with double signing
The now-former K23 duo David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan and Peter "fame" Bolyshev has been picked up by Virtus.pro as the replacements for Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis and Timur “buster” Tulepov. The new roster will get its debut at ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference in two weeks time.
Profiled AWPer leaves 9z after five months
The South Americans from 9z have lost their powerful AWPer Luca "Luken" Nadotti with the 25-year-old Argentinian announcing his exit from the team. Luken stated that it was a mutual decision to part ways and he's now in search of a new team to represent.
Boombl4 removed from NAVI due to being a “high reputational risks for the club”
Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov’s days as in-game leader and captain for NAVI have come to an end with the 23-year-old Russian being moved to the bench by the organization. The decision to demote Boombl4 is not because of his in-game performances but due to him being a “ high reputational risk for the club”, NAVI stated.
OG acquire promising rifling duo
Following the benching of Valdemar “valde” Vangså and Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen, OG has completed their roster with the signing of Adam “NEOFRAG” Zouhar from SINNERS and AGO’s Maciej “F1KU” Milkas. The 21-year-old Czech and 19-year-old Pole will now be under the guidance of Nemanja “nexa” Isakovic.
Rejin switches place with Allan Hender at Endpoint
The former mousesports coach Allan “Rejin” Petersen has been revealed as a new head coach for Endpoint. Here the Dane is set to take over from Allan Hender after having served a long ESIC-ban due to his involvement in the infamous “spectator bug scandal”.
YEKINDAR and buster to leave Virtus.pro
Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis and Timur "buster" Tulepov are set to leave Virtus.pro following the decision to bench the two riflers. The move came as no surprise with heavy rumors of especially YEKINDAR’s departure being passed around prior to the benching. At the day of the news, Virtus.pro stated that new players will be introduced soon – however, there haven’t been any official announcement up till this day.
OG sign new academy roster
On the 24th of May OG unveiled the acquisition of a new academy roster starred by the former Sprout player Max “Marix” Kugener. The young roster will play under the main team and compete at the most recent edition of WePlay Academy League.
