Guy "anarkez" Trachtman has officially left HellRaisers, which concludes a 1-month trial period for the Israelian AWPer. anarkez confirmed the departure on his Twitter, where he also explains that he’s ready for a new CS:GO adventure and also “ready to grind CS:GO 24/7”

As earlier mentioned, the 21-year old Israeli player has been on trial at HellRaisers since the 18th of January this year, where he has averaged a 1.09 Rating in his 18 games at the European mixed team. There hasn’t been any news, regarding a new destination for the former Secret player, but the individual himself is sure that he still has a lot to bring to the game.

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Vladislav “bondik” Nechiporchuk, a CS:GO player from Ukraine, talked about the failed transfer of Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut to HellRaisers in 2016 that didn't happen because of the Frenchman's studies. He revealed this on a Twitch podcast of commentator Konstantin Leniniw Sivko.

If the transfer went through, ZywOo were to play with a lineup consisting ANGE1, bondik, STYKO, and Zero. 

As you could see ZywOo did not end up in HellRaisers. Instead, the French icon stayed in France where he eventually got picked up by the heavy hitters from Vitality in late 2018. Here ZywOo has developed into a true superstar with multiple titles and individual accolades to his name. In our latest Deep Dive episode, we decided to take a look at his journey as a CS:GO player - check it out down below. 

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HellRaisers has issued an official statement this Thursday, informing that the Ukrainian esports organization will suspend operations until the war in Ukraine is over. 

- The HellRaisers project can’t keep going in the current situation and will be on hold until the war ends. We don’t know how long it will be. All the staff will save their jobs in the organization and will continue their work after the war ends.

(…) Our staff includes people with Russian passports and they are still with Ukrainian colleagues in Ukraine. They are also under the attack of Putin’s army, HellRaisers state.

HellRaisers hold a rich history in CS:GO. The Ukrainian team were once a significant team in the competitive Counter-Strike scene having participated in several Major championships and fielded prominent names Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyilev, Özgür “woxic” Eker, Yegor “markeloff” Markelov, and Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný.

You can read our editorial “Is this the end of the CIS dominance in CS:GO?” to get a better understanding of the matter.

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The insider that started the rumor is Alexey “OverDrive” Biryukov on social media.

The organization leader from HellRaisers said that he would comment on the rumor later, which makes us think that this is more than a rumor because he is not denying anything.

The HellRaisers roster got together in April 2020, but the in-game-leader Dmitry “jR” Chervak chose to leave the team in January.

There have been other rumors linking the ex-Winstrike roster to the HellRaisers, as OverDrive earlier has announced that HellRaisers could be interested in signing with the roster.

The Russian roster is playing the grand finale of the Snow Sweet snow later today.

Watch some highlights from ex-Winstrike against EXTREMUM here:

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He was once one of the brightest stars on the CS:GO scene with an entire community looking at him with its admiring eyes. The name is Özgür "woxic" Eker.

A fierce and powerful AWPer who throughout his career has been equivalent to this very rare, stylish and flashy type of play, which he has represented at some of the biggest teams in the world.

But he is nowhere to be seen and no longer at the top - So what has happened with the Turkish superstar?

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Team history: Dark Passage (2016–2017) - HellRaisers (2017–2019) - mousesports (2019-2020) - Cloud9 (Sep 2020 – Jan 2021)

After having put Turkish CS on CS:GO landmark with his impressive showing with Dark Passage in 2016-17, woxic joined the profiled team HellRaisers. On the Ukrainian team, woxic quickly developed into a profile by presenting one stellar performance after another. Alongside the likes of ISSAA and Hobbit, the AWPer had a phenomenal 2018 season, as woxic concluded the year with a staggering average rating of 1.25.

After that year it was completely unthinkable that woxic shouldn’t represent a tier-1 organization. And three months into 2019, the prophecy became a reality, as the iconic mousesports org decided to sign the uncharacteristic but talented sniper.

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It was also at mousesports, woxic had his best time both regarding trophies and individual accolades. Because, through his immense talents and extremely high mouse sensitivity, he managed to cement his name on the top of CS:GO.

He could out-play some of the best players, batter the strongest AWPer player in 1v1 duels, and also help his team to impressive victories. And it was not small victories. woxic and company grabbed huge trophies at for instance ESL Pro League Season 10 and at Asia Championships 2019.

The good times at mousesports did not last forever, as their levels increased drastically, especially woxic’s individual performance. Something, that eventually ended up being his downfall and exit at the German org.

However, his time at the highest-stage of Counter-Strike wasn’t over.  

A fresh and reshaped Cloud9 organization had sat their sight on woxic for their new “Colossus” lineup, with AWPer being given a central and key role on the roster. The deal between mousesports and Cloud9 mounted up to $300.000 worth of transfer money, with the actual contract deal valued at $1.65 Million.

Money, that quickly proved to be more or less wasted.

Because, the match between woxic and Cloud9 was not a so-called “match made in heaven”, even though woxic stated “I’M GOING TO BRING BACK THE REAL WOXIC”, right after the signing.

And after 3 months, 11 official matches and millions of dollars spent, woxic were once again without a team, and with a rather bleak future.

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Lyngby Vikings are ready for the Grand Final at Shadow League Season 1, following their impressive comeback win against HellRaisers in the first of two semifinals. 

Lyngby Vikings, who have the profiled loanee Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen on their current roster, has done well since the start of 2021, continued their solid momentum as they take down HellRaisers in a thrilling 2-1 victory. 

It looked like Lyngby Vikings were done and dusted, with the Danes being down 10-5 in the decider on Inferno, just having lost an OT-thriller on Dust2. However, NaToSaphiX and company showed great character and persistence by putting up a strong fight at the end, and when things mattered the most. Something, which ended up as an impressive 16-13 victory, and therefore also a Grand Final ticket.

Lyngby Vikings - HellRaisers (2-1) | Shadow League Season 1

16-12 (Nuke) | raalz – 1.42 Rating / 25-19 K-D / 87.8 ADR

18-22 (Dust2) | FASHR –  1.52 Rating / 38-25 K-D / 107.2 ADR

16-13 (Inferno) | ProbLeM - 1.26 Rating / 19-19 K-D / 84.0 ADR

Lyngby Vikings will either meet Sinners or Sangal in the Grand Final, which is set to start at 19:00 (CET) this evening. 

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The exciting event has reached its dying stages, as the four remaining teams will battle it out in two strong semifinals, followed by a vital Grand Final. 

12:00 - Lyngby Vikings vs HellRaisers (Semifinal)

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The only tournament on the program today is the thrilling Shadow League Season 1, who offers two exciting matchups. The event has reached its dying stages, with only four teams left to fight for the number 1 spot. 

Follow the playoffs at Shadow League Season 1.

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FunPlus Pheonix makes their first appearance on the CS:GO scene against Evil Geniuses, while BIG take on HellRaisers on the other stream.

Will FPP get their debut victory and will chrisJ live up to the expectations? Will HellRaisers be able to push BIG to their limit or will the German-side roll them over? 

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Forze and HellRaisers bested their opponents in the closed qualifier and can now look forward to the Dreamhack Open January Europe tournament. The Russian roster of Forze was the standout team at the closed qualifier as they won both their games 2-0. Forze seems more than ready for the new season and even managed their results with two of their star players in Bogdan "xsepower" Chernikov and Dmitriy "facecrack" Alekseyev missing.

The tournament will take place from January 27-31 and features eight competitors fighting for the $70.000 prize pool. The best team participating in the tournament is, according to the official HLTV world rankings, the BIG roster. BIG is currently placed 4th. in the world after their impressive performance in an otherwise tumultuous year of Counter-Strike. 

The eight participating teams are as follows: 

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Sprout

Gambit Esports

Spirit

HellRaisers is currently playing their first match at the new tournament Snow Sweet Snow. At the match their normal IGL and AWP'er Dmitriy "⁠jR⁠" Chervak. Instead Guy "⁠anarkez⁠" Trachtman was present on the server. The Israelian is currently on trial, HellRaisers CEO Oleksii Slabukhin, confirms on HLTV.

- We realized that the roster in its current form has reached its limit, and further enhancements were needed, he responded.

21-year-old "anarkez" played for Secret in 2020, and will be able to communicate with his new teammates in Russian according to Oleksii Slabukhin.

HellRaisers is currently ranked number 33 in the world.

Watch the thrilling quarterfinal matchup at Vulcan Fight Series right here. 

It's the world number #26 forZe against the lower-ranked HellRaisers, with the Russians from forZe as the heavy favourites.

Watch the match on the following streams: (Kickoff at 13:10 CET)

Promising AWPer leaves HellRaisers

anarkez's days at HellRaisers are numbered, as the AWPer confirms his exit this Wednesday.

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