Valentin "poizon" Vasilev was once one of CS:GO’s most promising AWPers as he came through the ranks at Windigo and later on in Complexity. However, the last 12 months haven’t been good for the Bulgarian sniper, having struggled to find a new CS:GO home after his benching on his North American team.

Besides a short trial at Fnatic from March to May, poizon hasn’t featured in many official matches this year leaving him quite unsatisfied, he explains in a Twitlonger.

- Last year has been pretty hard for me, if not the hardest as a person and also as a professional player. Hopefully and wishing this year to be different in every aspect, because I know I’m a good person and never said or done anything bad to anyone and people are taking that as advantage and it’s kind of lame but whatever. I just want to compete and be healthy, that's all it matters for me at this point.

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poizon, who turned 24 years old yesterday, admits in the statement that his own performance hasn’t been optimal but states that there’s a good reason for that.

- About my performance last year, it hasn't been the best, but it's how it is when you are committed fully to the team and doesn't care at all about your stats and just want to be a good teammate, had some rough times with stand-ins and everything in col/fnatic which I kind of sacrificed a bit of myself just to make sure the team was doing good.

- I had some motivational issues at one point, but we are all humans and we all have feelings, don't understand me wrong, I’m motivated to play, just when you change players left and right, things are not working, and you make a mistake it's kind of hard to not feel anything. All I’m saying is, I just want things to be different this year, to be healthy and find a home to play for!

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Valentin "poizon" Vasilev will no longer be a part of fnatic after just five months of playing under the London-based organization. After a poor run from April to May, the 23-year-old AWPer got benched and has since then not played a single match for fnatic. The last match for poizon for fnatic was against EC Kyiv where they lost 1-2 to the Ukrainian squad. Poizon had 0,82 rating overall tree maps against number 51 on the HLTV world rankings list. 

Where poizon will be playing in the near future is still to be announced, but for now the 23-year-old is still a free agent. 

Alex "ALEX" McMeekin and Valentin "poizon" Vasilev have been moved to fnatic's inactive roster the organization informs on their official page. "ALEX" has been the IGL of the roster since August 2021, where he has led them to wins at Dreamhack Open 47, and REPUBLEAGUE Season 2. "poizon" has only been a part of the squad for a couple of months as a stand-in at ESL Pro League 15 and the qualifiers for the PGL Major and IEM Dallas.

Peppe "Peppzor" Borak will also be leaving the pro squad to return to the fnatic Rising academy roster. The young Swede also joined the roster as a stand-in around the same time as "poizon".

The British organization also announces that they are in the late stages of signing new players to the roster and that updates will be coming in the following weeks.

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Peppzor

The Bulgarian sniper who goes by the name of Valentin "poizon" Vasilev seems to have finally found a new home after his time with Complexity. After securing third place at the ESL Pro League Season 15 with fnatic, he has officially been welcomed into the organization on a trial basis. The 23-year-old AWP'er has been competing with fnatic as a stand-in since the beginning of March this year and has, all in all, posted great performances for the organization.

In the same official announcement, posted on fnatic's Twitter page, the future of 19-year-old "Peppzor" was also spoken on. fnatic has announced that the Swedish academy player will continue to play with the current fnatic roster "for the next months of events" and state the following in the announcement: 

The signing of "poizon", albeit on a trial basis for now, and the decision to keep "Peppzor" as a stand-in for the main fnatic roster, sees the Sweden-based organization begin to reform their roster after the sudden departure of "smooya" and perhaps more crucially their previous star player in "Brollan". 

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The current fnatic roster looks as follows: 

{cflag:SE} Peppe "Peppzor" Borak (Stand-in)

{cflag:BG} Valentin "poizon" Vasilev (Trial)

It was a heavily decimated Fnatic roster who arrived in Düsseldorf last week to compete at the 15th season of ESL Pro League. The Swedish-based team were set to play without their star duo in Brollan and KRIMZ, as they also lacked a permanent AWPer due to the release of Smooya.

Fnatic ended up picking their two Fnatic youngsters, Peppzor and Banjo, alongside the former Complexity AWPer, poizon, as replacements for the $823.000 event. Something that worked out pretty well for Fnatic, as they managed to take down G2, MOUZ and LFO to secure a playoff spot. 

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Before the final round of Group A, Fnatic head coach, Jamie “keita” Hall spoke with ESL to talk about playing with three stand-ins and still managing to qualify for playoffs.

- I can’t say that we had the time to have 1-on-1 sessions with them (stand-ins). He literally landed on the day we were playing. We have been lucky that we had late games so we could practise before the games, looking at previous games and correcting stuff as we go, keita said to ESL and continued:

- They have just done a great job adapting on the fly, learning from their mistakes and improving their confidence as they go, the Fnatic head coach concluded.

You can watch a part of the interview down below. Here keita also touches on his coaching style and how he sees himself as a coach.

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1. NIP | 12 Points / +45 Round difference

2. Entropic | 12 Points / +18 Round difference

3. Fnatic | 9 Points / +15 Round difference

6. Looking For OG | 0 / -77 Round difference

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The fight for 2nd and 3rd place is on in Group A at ESL Pro League after NIP earlier today secured first place in the group.

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Two of the contenders went head to head in the second match of today, where Fnatic had the opportunity to take a big step towards reaching the playoff stage with a win. On the other side of the server, MOUZ needed a win to stay alive after having already lost twice in the group.

An Aurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras in top shape made it a possible scenario for MOUZ to take the win on the first map. On Nuke the Lithuanian was sensational and was ripping the defense from Fnatic apart in the first half. MOUZ continued after the break and won convincingly.

Fnatic went on to Inferno, where the assembled roster found momentum. William 'mezii' Merriman came in handy for Fnatic, who took control at the end of the map. A 16-10 win gave way for Mirage as the decider.

Here one of the new names in the Fnatic lineup, Matias 'Banjo' Kivistö showed up big time. In the first half, the Finn dug deep with a 17-5 K-D scoreline. An impressive performance from the stand-in player, who could see his team leading 10-5 at the break.

The second half started with a huge blow for MOUZ. A technical issue with NBK-'s screen left him playing while looking at a teammate's screen in a 1vs2 situation. The Frenchman lost the clutch attempt and MOUZ were on their way out of ESL Pro League. Valentin "poizon" Vasilev also chipped in to complete the huge impact made by the stand-ins for Fnatic, who won Mirage and is now very close to advancement.

MOUZ on the other hand is almost out of ESL Pro League. They need a lot of results to go their way later tonight and tomorrow to qualify.

Fnatic – MOUZ 2-1 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group A)

9-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:LT} Bymas – 1.80 Rating / 29-13 K-D / 127.7 ADR

16-10 (Inferno) | {cflag:GB} mezii- – 1.36 Rating / 24-14 K-D / 83.9 ADR 

16-7 (Mirage) | {cflag:FI} Banjo – 1.51 Rating / 24-10 K-D / 83.3 ADR

MVP: {cflag:LT} Aurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras – 1.35 Rating / 66-47 K-D / 97.2 ADR

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The third day of ESL Pro League Season 15 Group A concluded with an exciting brawl between the star-studded G2 roster and the underdogs of fnatic. It was clear to everyone that it was G2's game to lose and that they were heavy favorites going into the Bo3-series. Things didn't go as you would expect, however. After a close first map on Inferno, fnatic completely stunned G2 with an impressive 16-2 victory on G2's own map pick. Carrying over the momentum, the third and final map of the series was equally as potent for the otherwise troubled fnatic roster. Thanks to stellar performances from the Bulgarian sniper "poizon" and the British rifler "mezii", G2 was contained from start to finish. The impressive upset from fnatic marks their second victory at the ESL Pro League Season 15. 

The first map of the Bo3-series was picked by fnatic and was set to take place on the soil of Inferno. Fnatic have proven themselves more than capable on Inferno and are currently sitting on an 80% win-rate (5 maps) in the past three months. G2, however, are no jokes themselves of Inferno and an intense brawl was on the cards between the two rosters. And intense it was. The first half was dominated by the G2 defense, as they proved a difficult obstacle for fnatic. At the scoreline of 10-5, an impressive comeback was needed from fnatic, in order of them standing a chance in the second half of Inferno. A masterclass from "poizon" almost proved enough for fnatic to post an incredible comeback, however, ultimately it was too late. At 16-14, it was G2 to close out Inferno and gain the advantage going into the second map of the series. 

The second map of the Bo3-series was the pick of G2 and saw the series head to Dust 2. Whilst it is, without any doubt, a map that favors the individual firepower of G2's roster, an in-form "poizon" could perhaps throw a spanner in the works. And that he most certainly did. An unreal performance from the Bulgarian sniper completely stunned the G2 roster and made them seem unable to do anything right. No matter where G2 opted to go on Dust 2, they were met with resistance from fnatic's defense. A stellar CT-sided half resulted in an impressive 13-2 lead going into the second half of Dust 2. All fnatic had to do on their T-side was to finish what they had started and they did exactly that. Without losing a single round in the second half it was fnatic to post a huge upset against G2 and force a third and final map. 

The third and final of the Bo3-series was set to be Mirage. Known for being a map that is very open and allows for many long-range aim-duels it seemed the perfect map for "poison" and his troops to carry over their momentum. Perhaps still tilted by the previous map, it was a discombobulated G2 roster to start Mirage. As if nothing had changed, it was once again fnatic to seem almost invincible. With "mezii" leading the charge this time it was fnatic to gain a huge lead at the halftime scoreline of 12-3. The second half was a less one-sided affair than the previous half, however, the result was ultimately the same. At the scoreline of 16-7, it was fnatic to take Mirage and claim victory against the heavy favorites of G2. 

fnatic - G2 2-1 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group A)

14-15 (Inferno) | {cflag:BG} poizon – 1.63 Rating / 36-22 K-D / 115.9 ADR

16-2 (Dust 2) | {cflag:BG} poizon – 2.27 Rating / 27-10 K-D / 138.3 ADR

16-7 (Mirage) | {cflag:GB} mezii – 1.80 Rating / 27-13 K-D / 119.2 ADR

MVP: {cflag:BG} Valentin "poizon" Vasilev – 1.59 Rating / 79-50 K-D / 106.7 ADR

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To close the day at ESL Pro League, the Australians of LookingForOrg faced the international lineup of fnatic. Both teams came into the match looking for their first win after having lost their games on day 1.

The match got started on LFO’s pick of Dust2, where fnatic secured an early lead of 4-0 on their CT-side before the Australians were able to answer back. Led by “ap0c”, the Aussies came back into it, and nothing but a single round separated the two teams at halftime.

Fnatic, who had the lead at the half, kept extending it after the break, but LFO came back immediately to equalize it just like in the first half. At this point, fnatic looked utterly lost for answers and LFO drove it home at 16-13.

After a loss on the first map, fnatic, and especially “Peppzor”, stepped their game up massively on Inferno. They took a convincing 11-4 halftime lead and looked much more comfortable than they did on the first map where “poizon” was the only one really showing up.

Fnatic quickly found map point at 15-4, and an eleven-round comeback was way too big of a task for the Australians, who had to concede the second map at 16-8.

With Dust2 and Inferno out of the way, it was now time for the deciding map: Overpass. The teams were exactly evenly matched after ten rounds as no team could seem to get the upper hand. “HaZR” tried hard to get LFO into a winning position, but it was “mezii” and “poizon” on the CT-side that managed to bring their team to a lead of 9-6 at the break.

LFO had a really hard time in the second half and were only able to take one round with them, meaning that fnatic took a dominating victory of 16-7.

fnatic - LookingForOrg 2-1 | ESL Pro League Season 15 (Group A)

13-16 (Dust2) | {cflag:AU} ap0c – 1.58 Rating / 28-15 K-D / 112.5 ADR

16-8 (Inferno) | {cflag:GB} mezii – 1.41 Rating / 18-10 K-D / 84.8 ADR

16-7 (Overpass) | {cflag:GB} mezii – 1.91 Rating / 28-15 K-D / 148.1 ADR

MVP: {cflag:GB} William "mezii" Merriman – 1.34 Rating / 58-45 K-D / 98.9 ADR

ap0c

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The biggest event of the year is over. The PGL Major Stockholm gave some much-needed answers for a lot of teams, which usually sparks a lot of interesting roster moves and speculations.

We have gathered the already confirmed transfers.

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Transfer listed: STYKO, Farlig, Maden, emi, zehN

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Benched: Liazz, Gratisfaction, AZR, jkaem, BnTET

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Valentin “poizon” Vasilev has been released from his duties on the NA-based organization, putting an end to a nearly two-year stint with the “Juggernauts”. The decision to axe the former Windigo AWPer comes after a rather disappointing 2021-season for both him and the team, with the failed qualification for the upcoming PGL Major being their latest lacklustre result.

- Thank you, Complexity and Jason Lake, for the opportunity you gave me and for everything you did for me! Looking forward to 2022. Taking some days off for now and we will see what's coming up next. – Free agent btw, poizon wrote on [link:{"url":"https://twitter.com/poizonCSGO/status/1449871292845502466","isNewTab":true,"text":"Twitter"}].

It has been clear to see that poizon haven’t played up to his full potential at Complexity for a long time. If you look at his statistics and numbers, he’s not moving in the right direction, with the Bulgarian international averaging a 0.99 Rating in 2021, in heavy contrast to his 1.26 Rating in 2018.

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Bringing in a CS:GO legend as replacement 

Complexity's next challenge will be at IEM Winter Closed Qualifier, where they are set to fight for a spot in the $250.000 main event. The organization has already revealed their replacement for poizon, as they add the Finnish icon, Aleksi "allu" Jalli on a temporary loan so he can play as a stand-in for upcoming events. 

The former -ENCE AWPer and the rest of Complexity will play their first match in the closed qualifier today. 

{cflag:DK} Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer

{cflag:DK} Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen  

{cflag:BR} Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David 

{cflag:FI} Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli (stand-in)

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In the earlier match, NaVi got their victory against OG with 2-1 in the BLAST Group C opener. The winners from ESL Pro League were the favorites and were quickly the leading team at the first map on Overpass. It was only a matter of whether OG would be able to avoid the pressure from the Russians, as they completely dominated the first map. A different story unfolded on Dust 2 as valde and company stepped up and managed to pick up the second map, Dust 2, make it to a third map. The decider was Mirage, and unfortunately, OG could not perform the way they produced on Dust2. However, s1mple’s troops were just too strong for OG and NaVi clinched a clean win with a solid performance to lock down the series. The Russian squad has won eight of their last nine series.

16-4 (Overpass) | {cflag:UA} B1T – 1.84 Rating / 23-7 Rating / 104.2 ADR

13-16 (Dust 2) | {cflag:DK} valde – 1.25 Rating / 24-16 Rating / 79.1 ADR

16-8 (Mirage)  | {cflag:RU} Perfecto – 1.29 Rating / 17-13 K-D / 74.5 ADR

MVP: {cflag:UA} Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev – 1.24 Rating / 54-44 K-D / 78.6 ADR

With a 2-0 victory over FaZe, Complexity secured their spot at the upper bracket final against NaVi on Saturday. They proved that perhaps we can begin to expect more from them once again with coldzera on their roster. In just two maps the European of Complexity managed to shut down FaZe Clan and secure their first victory of the event.

The action started on Complexity’s map pick with Inferno and took early the control of T half, managing to stay ahead of FaZe after losing the pistol with a 4-1 lead. Slowly but surely FaZe got back into the series and even put a dent in Complexity’s economy, but poizon’s troops were able to strike back to command an 8-7 lead. They continued to increase their lead, taking Nuke with a convincing 8-16 scoreline.

That brought us to the pick of FaZe on Ancient, and it was again an even first half. Complexity started on the CT side, winning the pistol and converting, but FaZe Clan managed to gain control and pegged them back with three rounds in a row. Eventually, Complexity found the formula to punish the FaZe approach, closing the half with a slight 8-7 advantage. A thrilling second half ensued, with both teams taking turns leading the series and had their momentum. Broky with the X factor strung together three rounds in a row, but Complexity kept finding gaps to secure overtime. With Complexity on the CT side, the Faze Clan had their work cut for them, and Complexity took matters into their own hands. Complexity only dropped one round in the OT and closing out the map 19-16 to wrap up the series.

8-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:BG} poizon – 1.42 Rating / 22-18 K-D / 102.4 ADR

19-16 (Ancient) | {cflag:LV} Broky – 1.37 Rating / 33-23 K-D / 103.1 ADR

MVP: {cflag:BG} Valentin "poizon" Vasilev – 1.37 / 53-37 K-D / 92.2 ADR

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The series starting with Complexity’s map pick on Vertigo, but things didn’t go as planned. Vitality winning the pistol and showed their proficiency on the map as Complexity struggled to get their offense running. For the rest of the half, Kyojin troops completely dominated Complexity out of the server as they finished 12-3. Vitality kept their momentum in the second half, and again the difference between the two teams was significant to a point. Complexity almost looked uncomfortable throughout the match and Vitality continued putting numbers on the board and cruised to a victory, 16-6.

Overpass unfolded in an entirely different fashion as Complexity were the ones in firm control from the start, as they won five rounds in a row for an early lead. The rounds for Vitality were few and far from the level they showed on Vertigo. Complexity locked ZywOo troops out of bombsites, a defensive effort that dominated the first half, 11-4. A pistol win allowed Complexity to further extend their lead to 14-4 before Vitality was able to reply, but only five rounds went their way before Complexity took things over the line, closing out the map 16-9.  

It was a strong start from Vitality on Mirage as they won the first five rounds. Poizen’s AWP was the key to put Complexity on the board. However, Vitality was quick to retrieve their footing, running away with the latter portion of the half by securing a 12-3 lead. A quad-kill from apEX allowed Vitality to keep their momentum and winning the pistol. Complexity climbed back into contention early on and continued to get rounds and reached up to 12-14. But unfortunately for Complexity, Vitality kept the composure and denied them a comeback, closing out the map 16-14.

Complexity - Vitality (1-2) ESL Pro League Season 14

6-16 | {cflag:FR} (Vertigo) Kyojin – 1.50 Rating / 22-12 K-D / 85.3 ADR

16-9 | {cflag:BG} (Overpass) poizen – 1.64 Rating / 28-18 K-D / 112.5 ADR

14-16 | {cflag:BG} (Mirage) poizen – 1.34 Rating / 25-17 K-D / 81.4 ADR

MVP: {cflag:BG} Valentin "poizon" Vasilev – 1.25 Rating / 63-52 K-D / 83.1 ADR

Kyojin

Team Vitality

G2 with big pressure on their shoulders before today’s matchup against Complexity at ESL Pro League Season 14, owing to their two defeats in the first two rounds. A good start on Vertigo wasn’t enough against a strong Complexity team and G2 is most likely out of the ESL Pro League, with only minimal playoff chances for the strong team. 

Complexity was coming out strong to the first map on Vertigo, and a well-played Valentin "poizon" Vasilev was looking ready to fight with 8 kills in the first 3 rounds. G2 managed to turn the tide for a close lead of 8-7 in the first half. They continued their lead and was taking the first map in a close fight. 16-13 in G2’s favour.

Again, on Mirage was the match much even, and after the loss on the first map, Complexity had to take G2 map pick in to stay in the series. Both teams had to play wisely to get rounds. The lead went back and forth, but G2 was able to put an 8-7 lead before the switch. 

Nikola "NiKo" Kovač with a quad-kill and clutch in the pistol round gave G2 a great start on the second half, but Complexity managed to make a comeback and forced the match into a third map.  

On DD2 the Danish dominance by Complexity was huge, they almost roasted G2 and were quickly able to put a convincing 11-4 lead in the first half. There must have been big words spoken in the half, and the G2 was looking like a completely different team in the second half. They made it to a draw and kept the hope alive. The comeback was too big for a mouthful for G2 and suffered a defeat. It ended with a 16-13 win for Complexity, who perhaps could be back in contention for a spot in the playoffs.

G2 - Complexity (1-2) | ESL Pro League Season 14

16-13 (Vertigo) | {cflag:BA} Nikola "NiKo" Kovač - 1.32 Rating / 23-18 K-D / 90.3 ADR

12-16 (Mirage) | {cflag:BA}Nikola "NiKo" Kovač - 1.50 Rating / 30-18 K-D / 109.3 ADR

13-16 (Dust 2) | {cflag:BG} Valentin "poizon" Vasilev - 1.44 Rating / 26-19 K-D / 92,1 ADR

MVP: {cflag:BG} Valentin "poizon" Vasilev - 1.31 Rating / 74-59 K-D / 88,5 ADR

NiKo

The Balkan states hold a rich history in Counter-Strike, especially in the early days when 1.6 was at its peak. A Bulgarian squad called Gplay.bg was the first real Balkan organization to compete against some of the world’s most elite teams in the early days of CS:GO. This team contained most of the previous players of HeadShotBG, who for years were considered the best Balkan team and without a doubt the best in Bulgaria. Throughout the years more talents from the Balkans emerged out on the big stage and cemented their name in the history of CS:GO. 

The best example is G2’s superstar Nikola “NiKo” Kovac. The Bosnian beast has been considered one of the best players in the world for several years now, renowned for some of the sharpest first-bullet aim of anyone in the game. Even playing alongside some of the game’s legends, NiKo has always stood out as the primary carry on his teams. NiKo has featured five times on HLTV.org’s ‘Top 20 Players of the Year’, with his best placement being back in 2016 where he finished as the world’s second-best player. 

Have a look at some of NiKo’s best plays and highlights from 2020 

NiKo is a big inspiration for many players in the Balkans as he has won six MVP medals, multiple LAN tournament titles, and got top-three finishes in the player ranking. But NiKo isn’t the only player from Balkan who has become a well-known name in CS:GO. His cousin Nemanja “huNter-“ Kovac made his way into high tier Counter-Strike when NiKo was breaking records for the highest buyouts. The 25-year-old became known because of his talent that shined through, alongside his long-time partner Nemanja “nexa” Isakovic. The three mentioned players who currently are playing together in G2, a Balkan-majority squad, are also kicking off our Balkan All-Star team. 

The three Balkan teammates from G2 are to find on our Balkan All-Star team, featuring the best players from Southeastern Europe. For the AWP role, we have picked Valentin “poizon” Vasilev from Bulgaria who is considered one of the fastest draws in the West. After exploding onto the scene with Windigo Gaming, the youngster landed a spot on Complexity’s Juggernaut squad and is currently one of CS’s most lethal marksmen. Pavle “Maden” Boskovic concludes the team and will serve as a rifler. Just two years ago, the 22-year-old was playing for a top-200 team, and it’s fair to say that he was a no-namer on the international stage. But today, the Montenegrin star has been a driving force behind GODSENT’s climb into the top 20. On Monday it was announced that Maden, alongside his former teammates in GODSENT, joined the new FunPlus Phoenix roster.  

” Vasilev (Bulgaria) AWPer | 22 years 

” Boskovic (Montenegro) Rifler | 22 years

1.18 rating | 86.1 ADR | Total kills: 4241 

1.12 rating | 80.9 ADR | Total kills: 3852 

1.06 rating | 73.9 ADR | Total kills: 3567 

1.10 rating | 73.8 ADR | Total kills: 4600 

1.07 rating | 78.3 ADR | Total kills: 3661 

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What would a team consisting of the best players from the Balkan states look like? We have built a functional All-star squad consisting entirely of players from the Balkan states.

Best CS:GO players from Balkan - Take a look right here ⇒ Pley.gg

Complexity were supposed to be the juggernaut rolling through the competition, but RUSH, blameF, k0nfig, jks, and poizon haven’t won a tournament in over a year.

So, what’s gone wrong? Are they playing the wrong maps? Have they made bad signings? Are their tactics not working out? Something has to change soon!

RUSH

Complexity has formed a Danish core in their roster after completing the signing of 25-year-old Patrick “es3tag” Hansen, who now is the is the third Dane in the line-up. The 25-year-old joins the American organization on a free transfer after being released from Cloud9 to fill the gap left by William “RUSH” Wierzba, who got benched on Thursday.

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“We’ve had an eye on es3tag for quite some time as he’s obviously an amazing player. Additionally, beyond that I believe his work ethic, attitude, and knowledge of the game will help get this roster to the next level where it belongs. I’m extremely excited to welcome him to the Complexity family.” CEO, Jason Lake told HLTV.org.

es3tag will reunite with his former teammate from Heroic, Benjamin “blameF” Bremer, and return to activity for the first time since Cloud9 decided to put their CS:GO division on hold.

{cflag:DK} Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke

{cflag:US} William “RUSH” Wierzba (benched)

es3tag

Gambit will be one of the six remaining teams for the second week of IEM Summer. The world's #1 bestet Complexity after a three-map thriller.

It started according to the plan and what everyone expected beforehand. Gambit was in complete control on Mirage, where Ax1Le made all the difference with his +8 entry kills during the 23 maps, that it took the Russians to win Complexity's map pick. 

As the match turned to Overpass, Complexity's tournament life was ticking fast. But in an almost unheard fashion, blameF and his team outmaneuvered the Russians. In-game leader Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov was simply outplayed by the brilliant Complexity roster, who ran with Overpass.

So what was going to happen on Vertigo? Would Complexity continue its momentum, or would Gambit restore order and set things straight? Well, both things happened. Complexity gave everything, and looked like a surprise winner, after catching Gambits lead. But then the Russians came alive. The mere thought of making an early exit brought out the best of them, and of course the match ended with a clutch from the new clutch king of Counter-Strike, sh1ro, who secured the win in the last round.

Gambit is now through to the Quarter-Finals at IEM Summer, while Complexity is out.

16-7 (Mirage) | {cflag:RU} Ax1Le – 1.66 Rating / 23-13 K-D / 88.8 ADR

8-16 (Overpass) |{cflag:BG} poizon – 1.52 Rating / 22-12 K-D / 93.6 ADR

16-14 (Vertigo) | {cflag:RU} sh1ro – 1.43 Rating / 24-12 K-D / 89.8 ADR

MVP: {cflag:RU} dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov | 1.28 Rating / 58-35 K-D / 77.1 ADR

sh1ro

Ax1Le

Gambit Esports

Complexity and Sprout had to dig deep after some much-needed motivation before their lower bracket matchup after both teams suffered a heavy defeat in the opening round. And owing to being relegated to the elimination bracket, the favourites from Complexity had their backs to the wall.

Despite, the huge pressure from the well-playing Germans from Sprout, Benjamin “blameF” Bremer and company managed to survive another day at the prestigious event, as they secured a hard-working 2-0 victory.

The match began on the iconic Dust2. A map, some call “AWPers Paradise”, because of its long corridors and favourable sniper angels, which Complexity AWPer, Valentin “poizon” Vasilev used to his advantage by racking up kill after kill, especially in vital and map-deciding rounds. And after a close overtime battle, Complexity succeeded in their attempt to steal Sprout’s map pick, as they secured a 19-17 win and placed themselves in the driving seat, before going into the second map.

The back-and-forth action continued on Mirage where Sprout kept pushing Complexity to the limit. However, in the end the “Juggernauts” used their experience and top-level to seal the vital win, which means an early farewell to Sprout at IEM Summer.

19-17 (Dust2) | poizon - 1.29 Rating / 32-26 K-D / 95.0 ADR

16-14 (Mirage) | - 1.27 Rating / 21-17 K-D / 88.2 ADR

Justin "jks" Savage - 1.23 Rating / 52-40 K-D / 81.1 ADR

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