News broke today with Astralis benching their in-game leader Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander to make room for the 18-year-old Sprout talent, Victor "Staehr" Staehr.

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The young rifler commented on the transfer move in a press statement on Astralis' website.

- I've been aware that Astralis has been interested in signing me at one point, and I can only say that I'm extremely happy to call myself an Astralis player. The team has won some not so big tournaments this spring, but even without any big tournament wins, Astralis is still one of the world's most interesting teams and organizations. I had several good opportunities, but as a Dane you still can’t beat wearing the Astralis jersey.

- I know a few of my new teammates very well and I am really looking forward to getting started and "grinding" with the team and the coach. We don’t have a lot of time, but we are a group of players who are ready to do everything we can to get there, says Staehr.

b0RUP: I know exactly why I have been brought in

Johannes "b0RUP" Borup was the surprise signing of the day. The former Heroic player has been added to the roster to fill a very specific role on the team. Something the 23-year-old player is very aware of. 

- I’ve had a lot of thoughts in relation to your future, and honestly this is beyond what I had expected. But you don't say “no” when Astralis asks if you’re interested!

- I am really looking forward to getting started, and I know exactly why I have been brought in, for which role. These are some of the world's best players who I already know from different contexts, so I am completely calm about the expectations.

- I am aware that expectations are always high in Astralis, but for me, that is actually one of the great things about being a part of this org. I will do everything I can to show that I belong and to give the fans something to cheer for – and to win!

Staehr

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Astralis

After six years and seven months in the Astralis jersey, Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander was today removed from the active lineup.

Astralis announced the benching of their legendary in-game leader, who is the most coveted in-game leader in CS:GO history in a press statement, where 18-year-old Dane Victor "Staehr" Staehr and Johannes "b0RUP" Borup will be new faces on the Astralis lineup, while Alexander "Altekz" Givskov rejoins the talent squad.

The in-game leader responsibility will fall on Benjamin "blameF" Bremer with the benching of Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander.

- I am extremely happy that we have agreed with Sprout on an immediate transfer of Staehr, who is undoubtedly one of the biggest Danish CS talents of the past 5 years. It's an open secret, we've had a good eye for him for a long time, and in terms of what we want with the team, he fits in perfectly. I am looking forward to working with him and helping him to really develop his potential further.

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- In relation to b0RUP, he is a player we know well. He has been brought in for the specific role in the system we want to play and I expect him to contribute a lot to the team and his teammates. He is only 23, but he brings in a lot of useful experience, and with these 5 players on the roster, I have a strong belief, we have found a better balance in the team and a will come out with a lot of energy and firepower.

- At the same time, I would like to praise Andreas, Alexander and Lukas for their efforts during a difficult period when, despite hard work from everyone, we have not made things succeed quite as we would have liked. We have seen good signs and trends along the way, but we also had some very big dips and neither found the right constellation nor a stable level of performance. We now have the opportunity to bring in two players who fit in with the way we want to play, and the time for change is right, says the head coach.

28-year-old Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander has won 19 S-tier tournaments with Astralis including four Majors. The in-game leader is number four on the all-time moneylist with $1,860,642.41 in earnings during his career.

{cflag:DK} Christian Møss "Buzz" Andersen

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*This is a republished article dating back to October 2021.

Nicolai "HUNDEN" Petersen has been the centre of a dramatic dispute, which has proven to be much deeper and problematic than first assumed. The controversial coach has admitted his wrongdoings in the Spectator Bug Scandal, but he's also accusing several Heroic members of either knowing or helping him exploit the bug. 

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The entire itself case concerning HUNDEN can be a bit tough to understand and get a grip on. Therefore, we've decided to make a comprehensive timeline of events of all the events dating back to May 2020.

A timeline of events on the controversy around HUNDEN:

According to HUNDEN, there’s some discussions and debates within the Heroic roster whether to use the “Spectator bug” or not in May.

Heroic uses the infamous bug for the first time in a match against their countrymen from Astralis at DH Masters Spring EU. According to HUNDEN, numerous players, but not everyone, are aware of the in-game cheating.

Heroic make use of the cheat for the second time, now in a match against Spirit at Home Sweet Home 5. According to HUNDEN, the same players from the Astralis match knows about the cheating.

HUNDEN is being handed a 12-month ban by ESIC, owing to his involvement in the “Spectator Bug Scandal”. According to HUNDEN, the entire Heroic team, including the CEO at that time, Erik Askered holds a meeting to discuss the ban and how to handle the situation.

Allegedly, some players were ready to go public together with HUNDEN and admit their involvement and their knowing of the cheating. The rest said that they didn’t knew about the cheating.

ESIC reduces HUNDEN’s sentence from 12 months to 8 months, owing to his assistance in the investigation.

Heroic decide to keep HUNDEN on the team by moving him into an analyst role.

HUNDEN returns to his head coach role at Heroic after having served his ESIC ban. HUNDEN once again, states that the players did not know anything about the cheating when it happened.

HUNDEN goes public announcing that he won’t extend his contract with Heroic, as he “wishes to begin a new chapter of his career”. In the same statement, HUNDEN denies the rumours of him sharing material from Heroic’s stratbook with others.

Heroic announce that they have started to take legal actions against HUNDEN, owing to contract breaches from the coach. Heroic believe to have evidence of HUNDEN sharing “confidential and sensitive information from our strategy folder with a key individual at a major competitor”

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HUNDEN goes public in an interview with TV2 Sporten, to express his disbelief of ESIC not having heard him in the investigation of him. In the TV2 Sporten article, it’s said that HUNDEN will receive a two-year ban by ESIC.

HUNDEN appear in a new TV2 Sporten interview, where he this time states that some of the Heroic players knew about the cheating and the use of “Spectator Bug” back in May 2020. HUNDEN says that he won’t mention any names “because he thinks it is up to the players themselves”.

HUNDEN receives his second ESIC ban. This time a two-year ban on the grounds that his actions were "engaging a behaviour that threatened harm to the reputation and competitive integrity of esports". 

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HUNDEN implicates Rene 'TeSeS' Madsen with the evidence presented to Danish TV2, that the Heroic player entered the server together with his coach, and was the only player who could have boosted HUNDEN to the position, that would trigger the coach-bug. He also reveals a chat log, where former Heroic player, Nikolaj ’niko’ Kristensen writes, that everybody on the team knew about the cheating.

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ESIC confirms, that they have started an investigation against the Heroic players after HUNDEN has turned over the evidence to the Esports Integrity Commission.

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ESIC clear four current or former Heroic members (cadiaN, TeSeS, stavn, b0rup) for any allegations brought forward by HUNDEN, as the Integrity Commission revel their final report in the case. 

- Upon investigating the conduct of these individuals, ESIC was unable to find anywhere near enough evidence to reasonably conclude that these four players were guilty of any offence under the ESIC Integrity Program, the report states. 

In the same report by ESIC, the former Heroic player Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen pleaded guilty after he admitted his complicity in the cheating exploits of HUNDEN. However, niko were only sanctioned with minor punishment, owing to ESIC believing he was "ruthlessly manipulated" by HUNDEN, his former coach. 

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After a long period without any news on HUNDEN it suddenly came to light that ESIC has decided to lift his ban nine months before time. 

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Can they do it again? Copenhagen Flames has been a fairytale story with their two impressive runs at PGL Stockholm and Antwerp, where the Danish underdogs made it all the way to the playoffs at the latest Major in Belgium. Since then the team has been picked apart by the likes of Heroic and Fnatic, while in-game leader Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen is the favorite to take over the reigns at G2. But can the Flames manage to gather another team and take them to the top?

CEO and co-owner of Copenhagen Flames, Steffen Thomsen finds himself in familiar territory, where a new roster has to be put together from scratch. But unlike before, the starting point is not anything near zero.

“We are at another place than before. Our success in the past year has elevated us to a new place both in terms of economy and reputation”.

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The signing of Iulian "regali" Harjău underlines the statement.

“We have found a player, that we believe we can turn into a superstar,” Steffen Thomsen explains and calls the transfer “the perhaps biggest in the history of Copenhagen Flames”.

With the addition of Rasmus "raalz" Steensborg, Thomas "birdfromsky" Due Frederiksen, Johannes "b0RUP" Borup, and Thomas "TMB" Bundsbæk, the experience of the roster is definitely far beyond any previous Copenhagen Flames lineups.

Professionalization on and off the server

Version 3 of Copenhagen Flames will also mark the beginning of a new era for the Organization. Money will be invested into creating the perfect setup for the team to succeed in the future.

“We will make sure, that all the players have the right plan made for them to be able to perform the best way possible. We will also have a bigger focus on data, and how we can utilize this. We will also look to improve our tech department, where we aim to be among the best.”

There will also be changes in the coaching staff. Daniel "Vorborg" Vorborg switched to Evil Geniuses earlier this summer, and while Steffen Thomsen initially thought, that he would take over the position as head coach, he quickly felt it necessary to find a replacement.

“We have signed Benjamin "Cube" Stabell from Fnatic Rising as a coach for the team. He is one of the most exciting prospects on the Danish coaching scene, so we see this as a very good solution”.

With the improved setup and the promising lineup in mind, the expectations from the management of Copenhagen Flames could be sky high. But like in the past, Steffen Thomsen and the rest of Copenhagen Flames have patience with the project.

“We don’t have any deadlines of when the team is supposed to peak. We hope to qualify for IEM Rio, but it might be a little bit too soon. In general, the most important thing is, that we work according to the plan that we made.”

{cflag:DK} Thomas "birdfromsky" Due Frederiksen

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After a year of great success, Copenhagen Flames is now ready to announce their new lineup for the future.

To replace the likes of roeJ, Jabbi, and nicoodoz, Copenhagen Flames has once again set their eyes on the Danish CS:GO scene. This time though with a little twist. As we here on Pley.gg could reveal yesterday, 19-year-old Iulian "regali" Harjău will also feature in the new lineup. The Romanian has lived in Denmark since 2015 and will be able to communicate with his new teammates in Danish.

Alongside him Rasmus "raalz" Steensborg, Thomas "birdfromsky" Due Frederiksen, Johannes "b0RUP" Borup, and Thomas "TMB" Bundsbæk were also announced as part of the new Copenhagen Flames project. Consistent for all of them is that they have gathered experience from other teams such as Sprout, Mad Lions, Heroic, and ECSTATIC before joining Copenhagen Flames.

Later today you can read an interview with CEO and co-owner of Copenhagen Flames Steffen Thomsen, who talks about the new lineup, and what version 3 of Copenhagen Flames will entail.

Heroic will finish 2021 on a low. The Danes were Wednesday night eliminated from BLAST World Finals without winning a single map, which was also the case at IEM Winter last week.

Like yesterday, Heroic was without Martin "stavn" Lund and had to play with Johannes "b0RUP" Borup as a stand-in. The current MAD Lions player had a hard time making a difference under the difficult circumstances. 

It was especially on Mirage, that NAVI quickly made it clear, that yesterday's fluke against Team Liquid would not be repeated. Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev and Denis 'electronic' Sharipov formed a dangerous tag-team and blew Heroic out of the server. A 12-3 lead at the break was converted to a 16-6 win without NAVI breaking a sweat.

NAVI picked Nuke as the second map. Here Denis 'electronic' Sharipov continued his dominance in the first half. But then Heroic showed, why they made it all the way to the Semi-Finals at the Stockholm Major. A strong T-side saw the Danes fight their way back into the match. At 15-14 Heroic actually had an excellent opportunity to steal NAVI's map pick, but failed to convert the opportunity. 

And you don't get many opportunities against a team like NAVI. In the overtime, the world's number one closed out the game with four straight round wins to eliminate Heroic.

NAVI will continue their run in the lower bracket, where they will face either Vitality or G2.

Natus Vincere - Heroic 2-0 | BLAST World Finals - Lower Bracket

16-11 (Mirage)| {cflag:RU} electronic - 1.92 Rating / 25-11 K/D - 123.5 ADR 

19-15 (Nuke) | {cflag:RU} electronic - 1.53 Rating / 35-24 K/D - 107.1 ADR 

MVP: {cflag:RU} Denis 'electronic' Sharipov - 1.68 Rating - 60-35 K/D - 113.6 ADR

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In the absence of Martin "stavn" Lund, Heroic had called in an old friend in Johannes "b0RUP" Borup, who is playing at BLAST World Finals as a stand-in. 

We caught up with the MAD Lions player after Heroic's 2-0 loss to Gambit, which pairs Heroic with NAVI in the next round.

MAD Lions

One of the most consistent rosters in the last half of 2021 has been Heroic. The Danish roster has kept their team together for a while, but at the last tournament of the year, the Danes will need to make a switch in their lineup.

Due to personal reasons, Martin "stavn" Lund has been forced to withdraw from the tournament. In his place, Heroic has called in an old familiar face in Johannes "b0RUP" Borup, who is currently playing for MAD Lions. b0RUP was part of Heroic until February this year, where he and Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen were benched on the team.

Heroic face Gambit in their opening match of BLAST Global Finals, where there is $500,000 up for grabs for first place.

Johannes "b0RUP" Borup is a fresh face on MAD Lions after he joined the team two months ago. Since then MAD Lions have shown a glimpse of their potential with wins against G2, OG, EG and Entropiq. The new in-game leader Thomas "TMB" Bundsbæk touched upon the importance for him to have a secondary caller like Johannes "b0RUP" Borup on the team after today's win against MAD Lions.

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The Danish duo will be back in action tomorrow at DreamHack Open November when they face Fnatic in the Semi-Finals.

Yesterday Heroic issued a [link:{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW1pw2lsiAY&t","isNewTab":true,"text":"35-minute-long video statement"}], where four of the implicated players in cadiaN, stavn, TeSeS, and b0rup all gave their side of the story in the disputed case between the Danish team and the former coach Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen.

In the video, cadiaN and company outline the entire situation from their perspective, where they at one point explain that cadiaN and stavn became aware of HUNDEN’s exploit of the spectator bug just a few hours after the first incident against Astralis.

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In a comment to [link:{"url":"https://sport.tv2.dk/e-sport/2021-10-19-efter-kamp-mod-astralis-vidste-danske-stjerner-at-deres-traener-havde-snydt","isNewTab":true,"text":"TV2 Sporten"}], HUNDEN responds to Heroic’s claims and states that his former players aren’t truthful and how they “contradict both themselves and ESIC’s verdict several times”.

- I can’t recognize much of what they have put together, but they deliver it nicely. They very well know that each of them, either participated in the exploitation of the bug, or knew about it. They also know that they have hidden the truth and lied along the way, and both the players and the management of the new organization must have a hard time looking themselves in the mirror.

They contradict both themselves and ESIC’s verdict several times in the video. First, they admit that they have talked about it in a TeamSpeak conversation, which was recorded by one of the players himself. Only to mention later in the video that they did not know anything about the case at all, HUNDEN stated to TV2 Sporten.

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The case surrounding HUNDEN began back in May 2020 when the controversial coach decided to exploit the so-called spectator bug in two matches against Astralis and Spirit, which got him a 12-month ESIC ban. The disputed matter between him and Heroic was ignited again in August this year, owing to HUNDEN claiming that “some Heroic players knew about the cheating”.

Here – one and a half years after the very beginning– HUNDEN has come to a point where he feels, for his part, that the last word has been said.

- They (the Heroic players) have to live with the uncertainty that someone one day will speak out - but for my part, what has to be said, has been said. I regret that I've been naive, and I regret that I trusted people, who I tried to protect. It has been gruelling, and it would have been much easier for me if I just had shut up (…) I did what I could but I stood alone against a big machine.

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The entire case between HUNDEN and Heroic can be a bit hard to understand, due to the case having so many different chapters. We have made this timeline of events so you can get a better understanding of the situation - You can find it right here.

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Yesterday the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) came with their final verdict in the investigation of certain Heroic player’s complicity in Spectator Bug Scandal. The report concluded that four of the accused individuals (cadiaN, stavn, TeSeS, and b0rup) were innocent in all of HUNDEN’s claims – however, the last member Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen was sanctioned with a [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/news/esic-commisioner-niko-was-ruthlessly-manipulated-set-hunden/","isNewTab":true,"text":"minor punishment"}] after admitting his guilt.

Now – one day after the final ESIC report – the Heroic trio in Casper “cadiaN” Møller, Martin “stavn” Lund, and René “TeSeS” Madsen has decided to publish an official statement to tell and give account for their side of the story.  

- I think it has been very difficult to see these young players being accused of something that they haven’t done - just knowing that they are innocent and knowing the pressure they’ve received from the community (…) it’s been difficult not to say anything when you know you have such a strong case. I’m just proud that they handled it like this, cadiaN says.

The Heroic captain also touched on the phone call between HUNDEN and niko, where the coach allegedly has [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/news/esic-commisioner-niko-was-ruthlessly-manipulated-set-hunden/","isNewTab":true,"text":"“ruthlessly manipulated”"}] niko in an attempt to incriminate both the 23-year-old and his teammates.

- I have heard the phone call, which has been provided as evidence in this case. And I have to say that it makes me a bit sick to my stomach to hear how niko is being manipulated by someone who – he at least at that point – trusted. Because the ways HUNDEN tries to pull words out of his (niko) mouth, is something I found so disrespectful.

One of the key accusations in the case was that TeSeS had helped HUNDEN to exploit the spectator bug by boosting HUNDEN into an elevated position to enable the usage of the bug. The

- I never knew that HUNDEN had used the bug in the Astralis game, so I never had thought that he could have used that kind of bug – that thing could never occur to me. For me, that is something so far away from my world because I could never cheat, TeSeS states in the video.

You can watch the 35-minute long video statement from Heroic right here.

The result of The Esports Integrity Commission’s (ESIC) report in the investigation into alleged complicity of Heroic players in spectator bug exploit has come forward this Monday. The report emerges 43 days after ESIC began their investigation, due to them receiving potential damaging evidence from Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen. 

The esports watchdog has come to the conclusion that neither of the current Heroic players in Rene “TeSeS” Madsen, Casper “cadiaN” Møller, Martin “stavn” Lund, and the current MAD Lions player Johannes “b0RUP” Borup are guilty in any of the alleged offences.

- Upon investigating the conduct of these individuals, ESIC was unable to find anywhere near enough evidence to reasonably conclude that these four players were guilty of any offence under the ESIC Integrity Program

(…) Accordingly, ESIC concludes that these individuals are to be deemed innocent of the conduct which are the subject of Mr. Petersen’s allegations, ESIC writes in their report.

Despite the four abovementioned players being officially cleared from any allegations, that is not the case for Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen. Read the full story in the article below.

The evidence and information that HUNDEN provided ESIC was:

- A written statement from Mr. Petersen laying out his allegations.

- Screenshots of text and messenger conversations with various individuals related to the team.

- Screenshots of a contemporaneous text conversation with an anonymous individual known as “Robert” around the time of the original spectator bug bans of September 2020.

- A voice recording and transcripts of Mr. Petersen’s conversation with Nikolaj “niko” Kristensen (“Mr. Kristensen”).

- A Non-Disclosure Agreement (unsigned) relating to spectator bug incident that would, if signed, have prohibited the players from disclosing information publicly about the incident

One of HUNDEN’s key allegations was that TeSeS has helped him in regards to spectator bug by boosting him into a position to exploit the bug. In their investigation, ESIC consulted a “credible and well respected” CS:GO expert, where they came to this conclusion.

- ESIC has concluded that it is most likely that Mr. Madsen had no idea what Mr. Petersen’s ultimate purpose was in being asked to be boosted into various positions in the map pre-match.

"Our players have not been involved in any cheating" 

Heroic has published a video statement from Joachim Haraldsen, the CEO of Heroic, where Haraldsen gives their perception of the matter. You can watch it down below.

Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen was one of the original 37 coaches who was banned by ESIC back in September 2020, owing to their involvement in the “spectator bug scandal”. Back then HUNDEN stated that he acted alone and no one knew about the cheating. 

However, the situation took a big turnaround when HUNDEN in an [link:{"url":"https://sport.tv2.dk/e-sport/2021-08-26-fyret-traener-aendrer-forklaring-flere-spillere-vidste-at-jeg-snoed","isNewTab":true,"text":"interview with TV2 Sporten"}] earlier this month shocked the Counter-Strike scene by claiming that some Heroic players knew about the usage of the coaching bug.

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We have been in contact with the renowned CS:GO expert and caster Anders “Anders” Blume to get his perception of the situation and if he believes HUNDEN is telling the truth.

Do you think it would be a possibility that HUNDEN speaks the truth about numerous Heroic players knowing about his usage of the "specatator bug"?

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Anders (to the right) questions the fact that the Heroic players didn't knew about HUNDEN's cheating when it happened

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Will this have an effect on CS:GO in general? 

We have made a timeline over the entire situation concerning the scandal-ridden coach, so you can get a better understanding of the occurred events and the different claims and accusations by both HUNDEN and Heroic. Find it in the tweet below:

This was the Heroic roster when HUNDEN used the "spectator bug" back in May 2020:

{cflag:DK} Casper 'cadiaN' Møller (Still representing Heroic)

{cflag:DK} Martin 'stavn' Lund (Still representing Heroic)

{cflag:DK} René 'TeSeS' Madsen (Still representing Heroic)

{cflag:DK} Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensen (Now representing OG)

{cflag:DK} Johannes 'b0RUP' Borup (Now representing MAD Lions)

We have tried to reach out to Heroic to get a comment on the article. However, without any success.

Johannes “b0RUP” Borup have been signed by MAD Lions, who have bought the Dane out of his contract with Heroic. Earlier this year, b0RUP was seen playing with HYENAS alongside Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye, but after the retirement of the former Astralis player, the squad parted ways and left b0RUP’s future uncertain.

MAD Lions’ new Dane will help Thomas “TMB” Bundsbæk with leadership in the squad and will meet his new team in Madrid for a bootcamp to prepare for the final quarter of the year.

After yesterday's announcement regarding the retirement of Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye, the rest of the four remaining players at HYENAS have called off the project.

- It was fun while it lasted but we discussed it, and the decision felt right for everyone, Philip "aizy" Aistrup wrote on his Twitter. Several former North players created the team with Frederik "Fessor" Sørensen and Johannes "b0RUP" Borup added as an extra mix.

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The team was active for three months where they competed at Flashpoint 3 and other minor tournaments on the circuit. The five Danes were never backed by a sponsor.

- 100% a free agent, and will be looking for my next adventure (as a rifler) hopefully after the summer break!, Philip "aizy" Aistrup added on his Twitter.

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The young rifler delivered an outrageous clutch in a very difficult situation against four opponents who knew where he was. But somehow the Dane got himself and HYENAS the round victory with the defuse, after a couple of headshots.

The Dane is currently playing for HYENAS as he is inactive at Heroic, where he has been since April 2020, but in February the Danish roster chose to bench him, and a month later we saw him active at the HYENAS roster.

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René "cajunb" Borg has been submitted to the roster list for HYENAS for Flashpoint 3, HLTV.org confirms.

The former North-player has joined the roster for the RMR-tournament in order for the team to be able to attend with three out of the five orignal North roster members on the team.

According to HLTV, cajunb will most likely be substituted with Frederik "⁠Fessor⁠" Sørensen, who is part of the new Danish project, that includes these names.

On paper a strong lineup for the Flashpoint 3 tournament, where they will face FunPlus Phoenix in the first round.

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Gambit has won their last ten games, with their last defeat being against the Danish organization Copenhagen Flames, where they disappointed everyone and lost because of a lack of respect for the opponent, who they thought was a walk-over. If they had won that game, they would have had a winning steak on 17 consecutive victories. 

Their opponent in the grand finale, Heroic is on a 9-consecutive winning streak and they haven’t lost after the signing of the two Danes refrezh and sjuush. The two signings have been playing on a high level since joining Heroic, and it seems like the roster have been playing together for several years, even though they joined the team under two months ago.

Watch refrezh´s ace to secure the first map today against FURIA here:

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The last time Heroic lost was against tomorrow’s opponent Gambit, they lost by 2-1 but it was the last game before Heroic changed their roster and replaced niko and b0RUP with refrezh and sjuush.

Watch some highlights from Gambit’s victory against Heroic last time here:

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The Russian tournament organizer called U Can Company has just announced that they will hold the ninth edition of LOOT.BET with a profiled pool of attending teams, running from the 12th of April – 16th of May.

The most notable news regarding the announcement is that the former North trio in Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup, Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye, and Nicklas "⁠gade⁠" Gade has been invited to the event, however this time under their new banner called HYENAS.

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LOOT.BET Season 9 also features strong teams as Endpoint, Movistar Riders and Copenhagen Flames. The profiled teams will alongside the rest of the attendees compete in a Swiss-styled Group Stage, where the 8 best teams advance to the playoffs, while the rest are being eliminated.

HYENAS - Endpoint – Movistar Riders - Copenhagen Flames – SKADE – Sangal – OFFSET – LDLC – Galaxy Racer – Young Ninjas – eXploit – PACT – Anonymo – Izako Boars – TBA (Closed Qualifier)

After benching Johannes "b0RUP" Borup and Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen the Heroic roster was down to only three members. However, almost immediately afterward it was announced that the two Danes of Rasmus "sjuush" Beck and Ismail "refrezh" Ali were joining the Heroic organization. Today they will get the chance to prove themselves as they face VOYVODA at the DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 Closed Qualifiers. 

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