BetBoom Team was announced today on Twitter, where the Russian Organization presented its new Counter-Strike team.

BetBoom Team has been involved in Dota2 since April 2022, and has now expanded their esports division with a new title. Spearheading the team will be the former Cloud9 in-game leader Vladislav "nafany" Gorshkov, who is joined by well-known fellow Russian players in Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin, Pavel "⁠s1ren⁠" Ogloblin and Aleksandr "⁠zorte⁠" Zagodyrenko, while Danil "⁠danistzz⁠" Roslyakov is the only player who has not played on a tier-1 level before.

{cflag:RU} Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov

{cflag:RU} Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin

{cflag:RU} Aleksandr "⁠zorte⁠" Zagodyrenko

{cflag:RU} Danil "⁠danistzz⁠" Roslyakov

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KaiR0N- and Virtus.pro have parted ways in a mutual agreement, as announced by the organization. The player only spent three months with the team, taking over n0rb3r7's place in January. The split comes just six days after Virtus.pro failed to qualify for the BLAST.tv Paris Major, with just one win in four matches at the BLAST.tv Europe RMR A. Virtus.pro faced SAW, B8, Into the Breach, and MOUZ, the last three mentioned teams were the once to take down Virtus.pro and eliminate them from the upcoming major event in Paris. 

Interestingly, KaiR0N- did not play with the team in their elimination series against MOUZ. Virtus.pro surprised many by substituting the 19-year-old for n0rb3r7, who had been benched for nearly four months. However, the swap did not change the team's outcome for the better, as they were beaten by MOUZ in the next match.

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The future of Virtus.pro is unclear at the moment, with the team withdrawing from IEM Rio just days before the tournament was set to begin. The organization has changed its focus on enhanced training. Virtus.pro's next appearance will be at IEM Dallas, scheduled for May 29 to June 4.

Virtus.pro

Virtus.pro stunned the entire CS:GO community when they decided to replace Aleksandr “KaiR0N-⁠” Anashkin with the benched David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan right before their decisive matchup against MOUZ at the RMR.

A match, the Russian team ended up losing 2-0 which meant they lost their shot at qualifying for the upcoming Paris Major next month.

Following VP’s disappointing exit, NAVI AWPer Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has been out with harsh criticism on his own Telegram channel of the organization, which he calls “Outsiders”, for their handling and decision-making of the demotion of KaiRON-.

- Outsiders management is acting like pieces of shit. Swap the player at 1-2 [in the RMR standings], get a replacement, buy the player [n0rb3r7] a ticket and still f**k up. First, they came up with an excuse about documents [visa issues], and then they said that the guy was kind of nervous.

Something, s1mple disproves after having talked with KaiRON- himself at the event.  

- Yesterday we talked. We were standing with Amiran [Head of Esports at NAVI] in the smoking area. ⁠KaiR0N- came over and we asked if he was nervous or something. He said, “Nah. The team decided so. What can I do? And I’m thinking, “What a great team you have.”

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s1mple continued to blast Virtus.pro in the voice messages on his Telegram channel saying that the missed Major qualification was “well-deserved”.

- You shouldn't sign a contract with Outsiders for more than one year. Otherwise, this organization will devour you. They have achieved nothing in the last five years… This attitude towards the players is unacceptable.

- I can't recall such bullshit happening in the history of CS:GO, throughout 19 Majors. Well-deserved f**k up for an organization that doesn't give a shit, s1mple stated.

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Natus Vincere

It is desperate times at Virtus.pro, who has resorted to an unusual move in the middle of the EU RMR tournament. Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin has been replaced by David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan before their match later today against MOUZ after some lackluster results.

- Young players do not immediately adapt to the pressure of LAN events, especially important ones like RMR. Therefore, David will replace Alex today, Nikolai Petrossian, CEO of Virtus.pro explained in a press statement on Twitter.

David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan was part of the team (then called Outsiders), that won the Rio Major last year, but the Armenian was benched shortly after in favor of Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin. Now all eyes are on "n0rb3r7", who has not played an official match since the end of last year.

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Virtus.pro will face MOUZ later today at 14.45 (CEST) at the EU RMR. The loser of the match will miss the Paris Major.

n0rb3r7

Virtus.pro/Outsiders was the first top-tier organization to make a roster change in 2023 when they announced the signing of the 18-year-old rifler Alexander “KaiR0N-“ Anashkin. Bringing in the Russian talent means that David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan now has to live with a spot on the sideline on the profiled squad.

There has been a lot of talk and rumours surrounding the transfer due to it being so close to Outsiders’ impressive title run at the Major in Rio de Janeiro in November last year. Now the captain and IGL Dzhami “Jame” Ali has opened up about the move and the decision behind it.

- In fact, everything is clear in the announcement, Jame writes in a [link:{"url":"https://t.me/s/jametimetv/734","isNewTab":true,"text":"Telegram post"}]. There's not much to add. We needed a YEKINDAR type of player for our system to open up fully. 

- This decision is shared with everyone (players and org) (there is no other way anywhere else). Everything was open and without dirt. We are playing the next tournaments with KaiR0N-, and we will see there, Jame concluded.

A benching in CS:GO often means a goodbye. However, that is necessarily not the case here with n0rb3r7. Because in the [link:{"url":"https://virtus.pro/en/articles/kair0n-prisoedinyaetsya-k-sostavu-virtuspro-po-csgo","isNewTab":true,"text":"press statement"}] when they announced the transfer, CEO at Virtus.pro, Nikolai Petrossian, proclaimed that they are setting up a six-man lineup in some sense.

- By signing KaiR0N- and retaining the contract with n0rb3r7, the roster gets the flexibility it needs, the ability for rotation, and remains robust, which is unattainable with a stand-in model, Petrossian said.

With that being said, the organization is still ready to send n0rb3r7 on a loan if other teams show interest in the Russian/Armenian rifler.

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Outsiders

Aleksandr "KaiR0N-" Anashkin is an 18-year-old Russian. The young talent has played on nine different teams during the last two years and will from now on play under the Outsiders banner. 

In the past three months has KaiR0N produced some impressive stats as he is averaging 1.15 rating / 0.81 Kills per round / 1.32 IMPACT / 86.5 ADR. The young Russian can now look forward to playing under a Major winning team who is led by another Russian Dzhami "Jame" Ali.

Watch the best highlights from the young KaiR0N- right here:

Yesterday an astounding transfer hit the news when Virtus.pro/Outsiders revealed that they are shaking up their roster with the signing of Aleksandr "KaiR0N-" Anashkin, placing David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan on the sideline for now.

Following the announcement on Sunday evening, the renowned insider Aleksey "OverDrive" Biryukov could tell that the organization already made the call to demote David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan at IEM Rio Major in November – a tournament Outsiders ended up winning.

In a [link:{"url":"https://virtus.pro/en/articles/kair0n-prisoedinyaetsya-k-sostavu-virtuspro-po-csgo","isNewTab":true,"text":"statement"}], Virtus.pro/Outsiders gave an account for the decision-making behind the transfer, however, they did not confirm OverDrive’s remark.

- This decision was made by the owners and management of the club after consultations with the coaching staff. By signing KaiR0N- and retaining the contract with n0rb3r7, the roster gets the flexibility it needs, the ability for rotation, and remains robust, which is unattainable with a stand-in model, Nikolai Petrossian, CEO of Virtus.pro wrote.

The Major champions from IEM Rio are reportedly looking to make changes for the upcoming season according to the renowned transfer insider Aleksey “OverDrive” Biryukov.

OverDrive, who’s seen as a reliable source in the scene, has posted a Tweet stating that Outsiders will be replacing David "n0rb3r7" Daniyelyan with the 18-year-old Aleksandr "KaiR0N-" Anashkin from Aurora Gaming.

With his modest age of 18, KaiR0N has very little experience in higher-tier Counter-Strike - In fact, he’s only played two matches against Top 30 teams in his entire career so far, while playing for organizations like eClub Brugge, INDE IRAE, and Aurora Gaming most recently.

His talent seems to have caught the eye of a number of experienced and profiled CS:GO players with the Russian rifler being picked as a “bold prediction” in HLTV’s annual Top 20 players award by multiple individuals.

Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis and his soon-to-be captain, if OverDrive’s rumours are true, Dzhami “Jame” Ali are the two players who picked him out as a one's to watch this year.

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Is this the next big star coming out of the CIS region?

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The Russian in-game leader Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov's contract with NAVI has expired leaving him free to explore his options in 2023.

Back in May 2022, Boombl4 was removed from the active NAVI roster after controversies outside of the server.

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In a Twitlonger post the Russian wishes his old team good luck in the future and also opens up about his ambitions for the future.

- My contract with Natus Vincere has come to an end. I want to thank you for all the ups and downs that we experienced together, it was an unforgettable part of my life that I will always remember. I wish Natus Vincere good results and always be in the top of the Olympus. A new stage of life is beginning for me and I am happy to announce that I am a free agent now. There are a huge number of peaks that I have not reached. I am ready!

Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov is rumored to be creating a new team together with Igor "⁠Forester⁠" Bezotecheskiy and Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin under the banner BetBoom.

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Forester

Following the crazy transfer-news regarding Astralis and their new-look lineup, having been just made official is new roster changes within the Spirit organization. Announced on their Twitter page the Russian duo of Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov and Nikolay "mir" Bityukov has been moved to the bench of the organization and has been placed on the transfer-market for new teams to make an offer. 

The roster change will be of immediate effect, meaning that both "chopper" and "mir" will not be participating at DreamHack Open November alongside their, now former, teammates. In place of the two experienced players will instead be the young IGL in Robert "Patsi" Isyanov from Spirit's academy team and the 17-year-old rifler Aleksandr "KaiR0N-" Anashkin. 

The organization released the following statement in their official announcement on Twitter: 

The Spirit roster, going into DreamHack Open November, looks as follows: 

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