CS: GO transfer market news - Team Spirit and Astralis

TeamSpirit added mir and chopper to the list of transfers

Team Spirit was put on the bench and added to the transfer list of Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov and star shooter Nikolai “mir” Bityukov ahead of the DreamHack Open in November, the organization announced today. Users follow all updates on specialized sites where you can view matches, team statistics, and open cs go cases.

The European CS: GO tournament with a prize pool of $ 100,000 will be the last tournament of the Russian team in its current roster. Spirit that they are parting with their current lineup and entering a transition phase. To fill the void created by the departure of the chopper and the world, Spirit will use Robert “Patsi” Isyanov, captain of his academy team, and 17-year-old Alexander “KaiR0N-” Anashkin, who was a free agent.

Chopper joined Spirit in March 2019 after a long stint at VegaSquadron and led the team to victory in smaller tournaments such as DreamHackOpenEurope in January 2021 and PinnacleCuptwo in July. Mir was signed by the team after he left the Gambit team in September 2019 and became one of the team's stars. According to HLTV statistics, he averaged 1.19 points this year.

It is unclear if Patsi and KaiR0N will be just stand-ins for DreamHackOpen in November or if they will play a role in Spirit's new project. The rest of the tournament participants consists of Abdulkhalik “degster” Hasanov, Boris “magixx” Vorobyov and Viktor “somedieyoung” Orudzhev.

The November DreamHackOpen tournament will run from November 10 to November 14. Spirit is in Group B along with ENCE, Fnatic and forZe.

Astralis adds K0nfig and blameF to their Counter-Strike roster

After an unexpected early departure from PGL Stockholm Major on November 1, Astralis made some much needed changes to their Counter-Strike roster.

The Danish organization has signed Christian “k0nfig” Vinecke, Benjamin “blameF” Bremer and head coach Alexander “ave” Held to revive the team and bring Astralis back to where it “should be”.

The players and coach are set to replace Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, Emil “Magisk” Rafe and Danny “zonic” Sørensen, who have long been part of the team, winning several major tournaments.

They are expected to leave Astralis no later than January 2022 when their contracts expire, according to a press release.

K0nfig and blameF, whom Hwidt describes as “absolutely world class” players, have already established themselves well in the Danish scene, playing together in Complexity.

At the same time, ave, known for his “unique” and “deep understanding” of Counter-Strike, will try to bring tactical understanding and analytical skills, as well as preparation, strategy and structure to the team.