Who are the people who look for talent, create the best teams in the country and support players in difficult moments.
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Virtus.pro manager Roman Dvoryankin (in a suit) with e-sportsmen Vladimir Minenko (left) and Sergey Revin. Photo from personal Twitter
In December 2017, the Higher School of Economics began a training course for eSports managers together with the Russian Computer Sports Federation. The course will last until mid-June 2018 - according to the project, participants will receive basic knowledge for managing and leading esports clubs.
The project was a consequence of the growing popularity of the industry, which 10 years ago was created in the country by rare enthusiasts. They looked for funds to support their small organizations, solved the psychological problems of players and made their way to international tournaments. Times have changed, but the system is stable - like classic sports teams, eSports organizations cannot exist without managers.
TJ talked with representatives of esports organizations in the CIS and found out how difficult the work of managers is, whether it brings a stable income and how to learn this business.
Hobby turned into work
The sports director of the Russian organization Team Empire, Alexander Solomonov, has two higher educations - economic and technical, and has been involved in e-sports for more than 15 years (he also has another business, but he refused to disclose its details). In 2003, when the concept of e-sports was little known in Russia, he became interested in the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Solomonov liked the fact that he could play strategy not with a computer, but compete with other people.
In parallel with his first year of university studies, he began to follow the first eSports tournaments and realized that he was even more interested in organizing competitions than playing. It all started with the management of amateur teams, and a few years later Solomonov was offered the position of team manager of the Russian Warcraft team.
Alexander Solomonov. Photo from the page on VKontakte
“Russia has always had strong Warcraft players ( talking about the third part - approx. T.J.), but they never reached the finals in Europe because they could not get a visa,” Solomonov recalls. Around 2006 or 2007 (he doesn’t remember the exact year), the manager promised himself to go to a tournament abroad. Despite not having the best lineup, the team advanced from the group in the CIS and went to Germany. Solomonov personally stood with the players at the embassy in Moscow and issued visas.
After the team received Schengen, the German representative office was closed for several days - the athletes almost missed the chance to face foreign rivals on their soil. The Russian team lost that tournament, losing to the Ukrainian team in the final match with a score of 2:3. However, the manager of the Russian team took it calmly - both teams had many players whom he had once managed.
Command Fortress
“Can you guys be a little quieter?” the general manager of the Russian club ROX Adalat Mamedov (nickname “Krookie”) asks in English when, during a conversation with a TJ correspondent, his voice is drowned out by the exclamations of the playing athletes. Mamedov is 22 years old, he is a sixth-year student at Moscow State University, teaches Olympiad mathematics and biology at a physics and mathematics school, and also gives lectures on bioengineering. He was once good at League of Legends, today's most popular e-sports discipline of the MOBA genre (multiplayer real-time strategy with role-playing game elements), and before the age of 18 he planned to become a professional player.
In the end, his parents did not allow him to start a career as an eSports player, but Mamedov is satisfied with his current job. Together with the team, he is preparing for the continental League of Legends league, where the 8 best teams of the CIS compete. Among the players are two Russians, a Belarusian, a German and a Dane - recently they and the rest of the staff (coach and analyst) moved to a training house, which in a professional environment is called a bootcamp.
Former manager of the Russian organization M19 Andrei Poleshchuk believes that during remote training, players are distracted by household chores, parents, friends, disrupted sleep patterns and eat poorly. Training houses are designed to correct this problem - before important tournaments, players come there and live under the supervision of a manager and coach. The athletes have a schedule: getting up at 12-13 am, exercises, breakfast (the manager is responsible for food supplies), morning briefing and training. Sometimes they last up to 10-16 hours, during which the players are in the same room.
ROX team players during the game. In the background is club manager Adalat Mamedov. Photo from the organization’s personal archive
The bootcamp of the ROX organization is located in the Krasnogorsk district in the Moscow region. This is a large five-story house where two housekeepers, athletes, a substitute player, a coach, an analyst, “Krookie” himself, and, on rare occasions, live during two game splits (a season consists of two parts) of League of Legends (each lasting approximately three months). , psychologist and massage therapist. Sometimes cottages are not rented, but bought - this is what the Russian club Vega Squadron did.
A house is the best option for preparation, since apartments have limited space and can wake up neighbors during night games. However, it is not so easy to find a landlord who rents out a cottage for three months. Not all owners immediately understand what eSports is and what a group of people is going to do in their home. Mamedov considers the process of finding a cottage a very difficult task, after which the building still needs to be repaired to eliminate problems with electricity and plumbing, and then the equipment must be transported.
2 million rubles
This is how much it costs to maintain a five-story training house for the ROX esports team in three months.
The most important point in preparing a training house is making a fiber-optic connection. If the internet is poor and cuts out, the team will not be able to compete. In February 2017, the Russian team Virtus.pro received a technical defeat during a match against the Effect club while playing at a bootcamp in Krasnodar. This means that Virtus.pro lost connection during the battle. After this, the manager was fired.
To be on the safe side, the training house is connected to two providers in case one has problems. According to Mamedov, in August 2017, during a match, unknown persons launched a DDoS attack against the team, knocking out two connections with different IP addresses. “There is a suspicion that [this] is beneficial to someone. Especially when 10-20 million rubles are at stake,” suggests the ROX manager.
Roundtrip
The main reason why ROX rents a cottage in Moscow is the regulations of Riot Games (creators of League of Legends). If a team signs a contract with a company and wants to participate in professional tournaments, they need to participate in matches on stage with spectators. In 2017, Riot Games began using the Glavkino studio (one of the largest film and television companies in Russia) to record fights. What happened there was broadcast on Twitch and YouTube. The ROX organization deliberately settled on Novorizhskoe Highway, since the Glavkino studio is located there.
The organization of tournaments falls on Riot Games: the Moscow branch rents a studio, launches an advertising campaign, supplies managers with information, judges matches and partially finances top teams. Esports organizations receive funds to partially cover the costs of a training house, flights and salaries. But if you don’t go into a “personal disadvantage,” you can live on subsidies only with very strict savings, explains the ROX manager.
Inside Glavkino. Photo from the official website of the studio
Poleshchuk from M19 believes that beginner and intermediate esports players receive from 28 thousand to 85 thousand rubles per month. TJ's source in the industry claims that together with subsidies from Riot Games and bonuses for victories in tournaments, top players can receive from 400 to 700 thousand rubles in a three-month season (salaries are usually transferred to a bank card). In general, the source believes, these figures are close to all top clubs.
To become a professional in a good organization, players must pass a behavior check. How it works: The team manager sends links to the athlete's social media accounts, and Riot Games (or any other video game company) checks his pages for offensive behavior.
If a player frequently swears or makes racist comments, the administration will notice. Additionally, employees review game chat logs for rude statements - for this, most likely, the athlete will be denied a contract.
Kirill "Likkrit" Malofeev
If a player violates the ethical rules after entering into a contract with the company that created the game, he may be banned from participating in its tournaments. This happened in November 2017 with the former captain of the Russian League of Legends organization M19, Kirill Malofeev. During the stream, the athlete criticized the professional situation of the game in the CIS, including the drop in wages and the departure of e-sports organizations from the discipline.
For this, Riot Games banned Malofeev from participating in all League of Legends tournaments for six months, after which the player announced his retirement. As “Krookie” from ROX says, athletes are not so much afraid of losing their contract with the organization as they are of being banned from gaming companies - this could cost them their reputation.
Looking for sponsors
In the early days of eSports, the exclusive sponsors of organizations were computer or hardware manufacturers. These were mainly giants like Razer, Acer, Asus, Intel and HP, but now they have added major sponsors from other areas. This includes Mercedes-Benz (concluded a contract with the European ESL league), a large electronics retail chain Media Markt (Virtus.pro partner), Lenovo (ROX partner), Omen by HP (Team Empire partner), Visa, Qiwi, PepsiCo, Twitch and fast food chain KFC.
Bookmakers are considered one of the most valuable partners in eSports. Betting on eSports is very popular, so this is a very profitable offer for organizations. Clubs with Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive disciplines feel the best in this territory, and League of Legends - the worst, since Riot Games policy prohibits advertising alcohol, tobacco or gambling.
According to forecasts by the international consulting and audit company PwC, the size of the esports market will increase from $327 million in 2017 to $874 million in 2022.
When an organization needs equipment, but there is no money for it, it turns to computer giants - the advertiser supplies the equipment, and the club advertises it at competitions. Someone goes to large statistical holdings and offers to add their logo to the players’ T-shirts to add coverage. In the USA, for example, esports organizations cooperate with insurance companies, including GEICO.
In January 2018, the MTS operator bought the European e-sports club Gambit Esports: the contract amount was not disclosed, but, apparently, the company approached development thoroughly. The company has an e-sports division, led by Irina Semyonova - she is one of the founders of Virtus.pro and has been working in the gaming industry for more than 17 years.
Besides MTS, only two cases of large investments in industry are known in Russia. In January 2017, the M19 team appeared in the League of Legends Continental League; its investor was the owner of the investment holding Strongbow Investments, Evgeniy Tugolukov. According to him, it costs about $500 thousand a year to maintain a League of Legends roster.
Dota 2 e-sportsmen in the M19 training house. Photo from the organization’s official group on VKontakte
M19 also had a Hearthstone and Dota 2 roster, but the latter was disbanded in February 2018, leaving only one Hearthstone player. In a conversation with TJ, roster manager Andrei Poleshchuk said that this was not in the organization’s plans. “Apparently, cost optimization,” the manager answered when asked about the reasons for the disbandment. He plans to start working on a new e-sports project, but does not disclose details.
The most prominent contribution to e-sports was made by businessman Alisher Usmanov. In 2015, he invested about $100 million in the Virtus.pro team, on the basis of which the ESforce holding emerged. In January 2018, it became known that Mail.Ru Group bought the company for $100 million. According to Vedomosti, the holding owns 14 websites, 209 groups on social networks and the RuHub analytics studio.
So, now you and I have to learn how to become an e-sportsman. To be honest, many computer game players are interested in this issue. Among them there are both beginners and already “experienced” ones. So this topic is very common. Especially among young people and teenagers. After all, the majority of e-sportsmen, as a rule, are between 14 and 26 years old.
Let's try to figure out what kind of “sport” we are talking about, and also try to understand how to become an eSports player in CS GO and other games.
What is this
Let's start by figuring out what we're going to talk about now. E-sports - what is it? It is important to understand what we are signing up for when we want to join the ranks of esports athletes. Maybe this is something very dangerous and unexpected.
To be honest, there is some danger to the body in e-sports. For your nerves. After all, eSports is a game on a computer for points. In other words, professional PC gaming. Mostly for money and other prizes. We can say that this is a type of competition where the computer plays an important role - it determines the location of the competition, and also allows you to choose methods of fighting each other. But how to become an eSports player in CS GO and other games? As a rule, there is no specific algorithm, but there are 10 simple steps, after mastering which you can consider yourself a master in our type of “sport”.
By the way, it’s worth noting right away that competitions are held primarily in shooting games and shooters. For example, "Counter Strike" or "Dota". But you can see other games too. In general, eSports are various computer competitions in the field of computer games. Sometimes you can even find tournaments held on different virtual simulators - for example, The Sims. Let's quickly try to figure out how to become a cybersportsman (CS 1.6, Dota and other computer toys).
1. Calm and only calm
Everything needs to start with self-improvement. Or rather, from treating your own health. As already mentioned, eSports is a rather dangerous activity for your nerves. Okay, if you are participating in an amateur tournament. But if we are talking about world competition, then the slightest mistake will drive you crazy and make you inadequate. And nerve cells, as we know, are practically not restored.
So, if you want to know how to become an eSports player (“Dota 2” or another similar game is the subject of conversation, it doesn’t matter), learn to remain calm in different life situations. In principle, you can do without this step. But then you can get a reputation as a nervous, unbalanced and inadequate student, even if this is not the case at all. Sometimes esports offers very intense matches.
In addition, in an excited state, it is extremely difficult to make the right decisions and act promptly. So calmness is not only good for health, but can also help you win a particular tournament. Ready? Then let's move on.
2. Situation analysis
Further, in order to answer how to become an eSports player in CS GO and other games, you need to say the following: you will have to learn to analyze the situation. Moreover, fast, accurate and true. After all, slowness can harm you and your team.
To learn this, watch videos of competitions and tournaments from professional e-sportsmen on the Internet. Study their tactics, techniques and maneuvers. Over time, this will be ingrained in your memory. And, of course, it will be useful in the future.
It would also be nice to learn how to analyze real life situations. In principle, such talent should be in the blood. Otherwise, your mistakes can lead to personal loss or set your entire team down. It is advisable to check your conclusions in practice. More precisely, at trial amateur tournaments. But how to become an eSports player in World of Tanks, Dota and other games? There are several more quite interesting techniques that can definitely help you.
3. Combination
For example, you need to learn to combine work, study and your hobbies. Esports is an activity that requires a huge amount of time and effort. Sometimes it can captivate a person. And the player will not notice anything around him.
So it is always important to find a balance between study, work and esports. Without it, you will not be able to fully become an athlete in this field. After all, those who do nothing but play are often despised. This is often the lowest stage in the evolution of players, deprived of intelligence and beautiful speech.
Yes, finding harmony in this regard is extremely difficult. But many cope with this task. How to become an eSports player in Dota 2 and other games? Just live, develop and don’t forget to play computer games regularly. Without dependence, it will only harm you and your team. Treat eSports like a normal competition. And then you will definitely succeed.
4. Gaming communities
Want to know how to become an esports athlete? CEH9 (one in this area) assures that to build a career you will have to communicate with different gaming communities. Moreover, you will have to become part of them. Sometimes this is not only difficult to achieve, but also very expensive.
In cases where you decide to become a professional in one game, there will be no problems. Inquire about joining the community of the same name, demonstrate your skills, and agree on the terms of participation. And everything will be decided. But if you are a professional athlete in many toys, you will have to spend a huge amount of time on gaming communities.
It is worth considering the fact that every day you will have to communicate with friends with similar interests, as well as go to gatherings and meetings. Moreover, each game now has its own gaming community. On the one hand, this is good - not to get confused, but on the other hand, it is terribly inconvenient. After all, a professional eSports player must belong to many communities. In principle, over time you will definitely cope with this problem. It is not so difficult to communicate and maintain contacts with people, it is much more difficult to get into their “interest circle”.
5. Self-control
The next important step that can help you figure out what it takes to become an esports athlete is self-control. Don't confuse it with calmness. These are slightly different concepts.
It is worth considering that even the best player loses approximately half of all his matches. And these are normal indicators. True, many gamers believe that an eSports player is a master who never loses. Or it happens extremely rarely. Unfortunately, this is not the case at all.
As many players say, in order to achieve your victory, you must first lose. After all, defeat is an integral part of eSports. How to become a professional eSports player? You must learn to control your feelings and emotions. And take losing for granted. Yes, it's a pity that this happens. But there is no escape from this.
6. Talent or calling
Of course, not all esports athletes have done this. In general, many people believe that the soul must be passionate about this activity. And a person from birth must have talent in this area.
How can you become an eSports player? Think about whether you really need it. Maybe you just don't have enough physical or mental health. E-sports is an activity that requires certain skills, despite the fact that all competitions take place in front of computers and at tables. Sometimes such tournaments are much more exhausting than real Olympics.
If you feel in doubt, then it would be better to abandon the idea of figuring out how to become an e-sportsman. There is no point in exhausting yourself and exposing your comrades. Do what you enjoy most. Remember that a good player is, first of all, a talent given by nature. You can develop it yourself, but it is extremely difficult to do. And many simply consider all the torment unjustified, a game with only one goal.
7. Personal life
We should also not forget that we are all human. And even the most avid players should have a personal life. As many people believe, eSports is nothing more than regular entertainment that can bring in income and fame from time to time. So there is no need to dwell on this.
This is the right decision. The point is that if you are thinking about whether it is realistic to become an e-sportsman, combining your personal life and a computer, then the answer is clear - yes, you can become famous this way. But candidates without relationships, fixated only on computers, have less chances. Emotional stress, dissatisfaction with life, and constant depression play a role here. It is also worth considering that people who are obsessed with something have virtually no chance of becoming famous or achieving success in a particular field.
Do you want to become an eSports player? Then just live, enjoy life, build a family and don’t forget about computers. By finding balance and harmony in everything (often a rather difficult process), you will definitely achieve your success in eSports.
8. Workouts
In order to answer how to become an eSports player, you need to understand one holy truth - you will need a lot of experience and practice. And it’s constant. Analyzing situations, studying tactics, leading a normal lifestyle in harmony with oneself is simply wonderful. But without practice, you will not be able to succeed in our current type of competition.
What should I do? Just play. And gain experience. Preferably for a long time. Sometimes a good gamer must spend approximately 10-14 hours in front of the computer to achieve success. Basically, if you have been playing with toys since childhood, then most likely you already have some practice. This means that it will take less time to improve yourself.
Remember: when any updates are released, you will immediately have to study them, and then learn to apply them in practice. After all, rivals are not asleep. They can learn new tactics and moves faster than you. And then you will have to bend over backwards to achieve success.
9. Relationships
Once you decide to become an eSports player, you will have to accept one harsh truth: even though the sport we have chosen is official, it is still not particularly valued among people. In any case, this is the case in Russia. And you will need to be able to communicate with society so that no one harms anyone.
Be prepared to not be considered an athlete. Rather, many will begin to say that you will waste a lot of time, do nothing, and so on. It is almost impossible to avoid such behavior. You will have to learn how to properly communicate with society as an eSports player. Composure and control are what will help you.
10. Studying games
Want to know how you can become an esports athlete? To be honest, all of the above points can push you to this decision. But we forgot another important point - this is nothing more than studying the games offered to us. They are all different genres and types. A good eSports player should be aware of them.
As already mentioned, very often a variety of shooters and strategies are chosen as an object for eSports. This means that you should not only improve in one toy, but also study all the new products of a particular genre. Pay attention only to large projects. And then you will definitely be able to build a career as an esports athlete.
There are many big names in the history of Russian eSports. Today we decided to introduce you to the headliners of the Russian Counter-Strike 1.6. Some of the players we will talk about continue to play, others are on well-deserved rest.
5. Mikhail “Dosia” Stolyarov
The top five legendary Russian e-sportsmen of the Counter-Strike 1.6 era is opened by current Gambit Gaming player Mikhail “Dosia” Stolyarov. A native of Ufa for a long time played as part of the local team tp.uSports, which at that time was considered one of the best regional teams.
Mikhail gained universal fame after the team won the WCG national qualifiers in 2009 and went to China for the World Championship. Since then, he has firmly taken his place as one of the strongest players in Russia. The player did not lose his authority even with the transition to CS:GO. In 2013, the authoritative portal HLTV.org placed Stolyarov in 4th place in its annual rating.
4. Roman “ROMjKE” Makarov
Stolyarov’s teammate in the gold team of the Moscow Five, Roman Makarov, began his professional career in 2006, when, as a member of the St. Petersburg organization Islanders, he managed to take second place at ASUS Spring 2006.
During his rather long career, Makarov managed to play under, perhaps, all the well-known team tags: forZe, Virtus.pro, UNiTED and M5. Unlike many of his colleagues in the industry, Roman did not pause his career for almost six years and always remained in the cohort of the strongest Russian players, however, with the transition of the main tournaments, he decided to leave e-sports in 2012.
3. Ivan “Xenitron” Totsky
One of the oldest players in the domestic cyber scene in Counter-Strike. Having started playing professionally in the early 2000s, he became one of the leaders of the forZe team, which competed on the domestic stage with the legendary M19 five, who won WCG 2002.
Ivan was distinguished by an outstanding set of skills and trademark composure even in the most intense moments of the game. In addition to forZe, Ivan managed to play in such teams as Begrip, EYESports and Virtus.pro.
2. Dmitry “Hooch” Bogdanov
Dmitry “Hooch” Bogdanov began his career in the mid-2000s and became a player known not only to experienced CS fans, but also to very young eSports fans. As part of the HiGhTime mix team, he managed to win first place at ASUS Open Summer 2005, and a month later he was part of the strongest team in the country at that time - Virtus.pro.
In addition to playing for several well-known teams - Begrip, A-Gaming, UNiTED and others - Bogdanov was the permanent captain of the Russian national team at many competitions. Under his leadership, in 2008 the national team took silver at the ClanBase NationsCup XI, losing to Germany in the final.
In CS:GO, Dmitry played as a member of the teams Virtus.pro, Gambit Gaming, and currently defends the colors of the Rush3D team, continuing to work with the team at international tournaments.
1. Alexey “LeX” Kolesnikov
The main player who personifies Russian Counter-Strike, in our opinion, is the legendary Alexey “LeX” Kolesnikov. Having moved to Moscow from Stavropol, he was able to prove himself and end up on the “dream team” of Virtus.pro.
It is with this tag that the successes of domestic e-sports in the mid-2000s are associated, including bronze at ESWC 2003 and victory at ACON5. At the end of the 2000s, Alexey suspended his career due to health problems, but after some time he returned as the managing manager of the Virtus.pro team.
At the moment, Alexey is involved in several e-sports projects, but he is still known to the broad masses of e-sports fans as an outstanding player.
11.10 2017
The first half of 2017 in Counter Strike: Global Offensive was quite active. Based on the results of the first half of the year in May, HLTV.ORG updated the TOP 10 best teams. Among them are only about CS GO players, known and loved by the majority of fans in the eSports arena.
We present the Steam profiles of the players of these teams. You can view your inventory, get acquainted with your avatar, and even add someone as a friend. Pro players are quite popular, and all information about many is available directly on Steam.
Unfortunately, not all accounts of professional players on Steam are open. Some are very good at hiding from the public. Therefore, you can be content with only links in the hope that one day esports players will open accounts.
Astralis
Former TSM from Denmark, reformed in 2016 and took a new name. As of May 2017 - the best in the world. Almost the most successful of all.
Profiles of the best players in the world:
- gla1ve (Lucas Rossander) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198010511021
- Xyp9x (Andreas Heislet) https://steamcommunity.com/id/astralisXyp9x/
- dupreeh (Peter Rasmussen) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198004854956
- Kjaerbye (Markus Kjebye) https://steamcommunity.com/id/Gizminister
- device (Nikolai Reedtz) http://steamcommunity.com/id/devvek1ng
FaZe Clan
A team from all over the European Union, founded in 2016. She was known for playing CoD, but later switched to CS GO.
Accounts about:
- karrigan (Finn Andersen) https://steamcommunity.com/id/karrigancsgo
- olofmeister (Olof Kaybjer) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197988627193
- GuardiaN (Ladislav Kovacs) https://steamcommunity.com/id/lololGuardian
- NiKo (Nikola Kovacs) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198041683378
- rain (Howard Nygard) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197997351207
In the first half of the year, it was only by chance that they were unable to win first place from Astralis, which does not prevent them from dragging in the second. The rivalry continues.
SK Gaming
The team was formed in 2013 and now plays under the flag of Brazil. It's been dragging on since CS 1.6 and won't give up in CS GO.
- FalleN (Gabriel Toledo) https://steamcommunity.com/id/fallencs
- felps (Joao Vasconcellos) https://steamcommunity.com/id/JustDabliu/
- fer (Fernando Alvarenga) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197999186947
- coldzera (Marcelo David) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198039986599
- TACO (Epitacio de Melo) http://steamcommunity.com/id/tacocs
The Brazilians have two high-profile victories to their credit, but do not want to stop there.
G2 Esports
French team created in 2015. A powerful lineup does not allow it to sink low enough - five victories at championships, but that’s not all.
Esports Profiles:
- shox (Richard Papillon) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198006920295
- kennyS (Kenny Shrub) https://steamcommunity.com/id/kennyS-
- NBK (Nathan Schmitt) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960710573
- apEX (Dan Madesclair) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197989744167
- Bodyy (Alejandra Pianaro) http://steamcommunity.com/id/bodyys
“G-T” with five victories deservedly takes its place in the ranking and does not want to leave their home.
North
A Danish team supported by F.C. Copenhagen and confidently won EPICENTER 2016.
Player Profiles:
- MSL (Matthias Lauridsen) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197984400619
- valde (Valdemar Wangse) https://steamcommunity.com/id/v4lde
- aizy (Philip Aistrup) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198050950952/
- cajunb (Rene Borg) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197978328043/
- k0nfig (Christian Wieneke) http://steamcommunity.com/id/k0nfig
Traditional and e-sports have borne fruit - the team continues to be one of the best.
Natus Vincere
Everyone's favorite eSports team from Ukraine, existing since 2012. Despite a number of defeats, she did not lose her fans and support. Now it is actively gaining momentum again and
Team profiles:
- Zeus (Daniil Teslenko) http://steamcommunity.com/id/NaViZeus
- Edward (Ivan Sukharev) http://steamcommunity.com/id/IoannSukhariev
- flamie (Egor Vasiliev) http://steamcommunity.com/id/flamie7
- seized (Denis Kostin) http://steamcommunity.com/id/seizedwf
- s1mple (Alexander Kostylev) https://steamcommunity.com/id/officials1mple
“Born to Win” experienced the departure of its best players. But they were able to find a replacement and stay among the TOP teams, even though they failed miserably several times. 10 championship victories speak for themselves.
Gambit Esports
A division of Gambit Gaming, based in Kazakhstan. It deserves a place in the TOP, having won the tournament only once so far.
Team pro-player accounts:
- AdreN (Dauren Kystaubaev) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198006466707
- fitch (Bektiyar Bakhytov) http://steamcommunity.com/id/fitch4w-
- HObbit (Abai Khasenov) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198028292758
- Dosia (Mikhail Stolyarov) http://steamcommunity.com/id/ADosia
- mou (Rustem Telepov) https://steamcommunity.com/id/mou13
The victory was unexpected and stunning. They are not going to give up their place in the ranking and are actively fighting for it.
Virtus.pro
One of the most famous teams in the world, based in Poland. She changed her name many times, but the essence remained the same.
Steam accounts:
- TaZ (Victor Wojtas) https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960499780
- NEO (Philip Kubski) http://steamcommunity.com/id/NEOZORD
- pashaBiceps (Jaroslaw Jazzombkowski) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197973845818
- Snax (Janusz Pogorzelski) http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197982141573
- byali (Pawel Bielinski) http://steamcommunity.com/id/bialyyy
Sensational 17 victories and many prizes. And these are not the last achievements of Virtus.pro.
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