LGB to skip DreamHack Bucharest

5-9-2013 16:12

LGB eSports have announced they will not be making the trip to Bucharest next weekend. Additionally, the team confirmed that Olof "olofm" Kajbjer has joined on a permanent basis.

HLTV.org was informed that LGB eSports, a squad which represented Greek organization Refuse until recently, won't have financial support needed to attend the event in Romania that is set to take place on September 14-15th.

eksem's squad won't be making the trip to Romania

LGB turned some heads last week in the MSI Beat it! European qualifier when they managed to beat Copenhagen Wolves and Astana Dragons, as well as put up a great fight against NiP and ESC.

In the end they even moved on to the playoffs ahead of Astana Dragons and ESC thanks to round difference, which leaves them in the running for a spot at the finals in Shanghai, China.

We talked to the team's captain Mikail "eksem" Bill about the situation surrounding their departure from Refuse and the Bucharest trip:

"Well the thing is that when we joined Refuse they said that we could go to 3 local lans and 3/4 international events. When Dreamhack Summer was nearby they fixed some money, but the sponsor did some bank transfer fail so the money wasn't supposed to be in our bankaccount until after Dreamhack.

"So we talked with the sponsor and said that we could borrow money from another organisation, the sponsor said "Yes you can, we will send the money one week after Dreamhack so you can pay it back".

"So we lend the money. After one week we tried to talk to the sponsor but they didn't reply and all Refuse said was "we can't do anything about the money situation". So today I owe this organisation money and Refuse didn't help me even though they said they would.

"After a while we got the invitation for Dreamhack Bucharest and I talked to Refuse and I got the response "Oh, nice job, we will fix the money asap" and we waited and waited.

"About 2 weeks ago Refuse came to me and said "Alright I have fixed money", so I asked how much it was and got the answer "500$ + gear + tshirts". 500 dollars is only enough for ONE person. So we decided to leave Refuse and then we started LGB eSports"

However, eventually the team was unable to find needed support to attend the upcoming $15,000 event in Bucharest, Romania.

He also added that they officially confirm that Olof "olofm" Kajbjer has joined the team in place of Marcus "windster" Andersson. Kajbjer has been the team's best player in MSI Beat it! European Finals so far, recording 0.84 kills per round and a 1.24 rating.

"We're proudly announcing that olofm is a part of our team, he is a really good player and a good piece in our team.

"But unfortunally we can't attend Dreamhack Bucharest because we don't have financial support, it's really sad for us to announce.

"If we somehow are able to fix this money we're looking for we will go for sure but as it looks like right now we're not able to do so.

"Otherwise I'm happy that people actually cheer for us now and I will with confidence say that we will attend the next LAN event."

LGB eSports have the following roster:

Mikail "eksem" Bill
Olof "olofm" Kajbjer
Freddy "KRiMZ" Johansson
Alexander "SKYTTEN" Carlsson
Andreas "maxAki" Andersson

The Swedish team was supposed to play against Astana Dragons, Natus Vincere and local side myRevenge in Group D of DreamHack Bucharest, but now the organizers will be forced to find a replacement.

ahaha

2013-09-05 16:13

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KRiMZ demo on this site vs Astana is definately worth a watch.

2013-09-05 16:41

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BOOM!

2013-09-05 17:24

lan dodgers

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2013-09-05 17:02

nooooooo ;(

2013-09-05 16:14

damm, wanted to see olofmeiSter;DDDDD in action

sure "no money support".. damn landodgers

2013-09-05 16:15

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They wouldn't even play the qualifiers if they were lan dodgers...

2013-09-05 16:27

you don't understand the concept of lan dodging, if the wouldnt play the qualifier they wouldn't even get an invited in the first case. without an invite you can't dodge lans. the whole idea of dodging lans is to get invited or to qualify and then bail out.

2013-09-06 06:37

kinda been expected !

INVITE K1CK PLS :D

2013-09-05 16:17

The CS community once again being mature about this, calling them onliners for having financial issues, great job!

2013-09-05 16:18

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2013-09-05 16:30

+++

2013-09-05 16:31

Are you even surprised? i think those guys played a lot of lans in sweden, not only in 1.6 but also in GO. Unfortunetaly there are too many kids here.

2013-09-05 16:46

2013-09-05 17:09

That's just what they said, who knows if it's true...

2013-09-05 17:15

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And what else would it be?

2013-09-05 17:57

who knows?

2013-09-05 18:00

Your brain can't work.

2013-09-05 18:03

go on...

2013-09-05 18:09

Don't you think that playing the qualifiers to finally not attend the main event means that they were planning to do so but couldn't ? Do you have to doubt anything you read from the start or maybe can you just find the logic behind their statement ?

2013-09-06 03:13

Only slightly, only slightly.

2013-09-06 11:56

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2013-09-05 16:19

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Did you read the article? Or can you even read?

word!! landodgare!!!!!

2013-09-05 16:34

Have you even read the article? Iam Ok with your opinion anyways.

2013-09-05 16:39

oh god..

2013-09-05 21:43

that hate on you :D i wish to see you at next lan :) gl anyway with olofm.

incredibly stupid comments.. those guys dont have money and you're calling them hackers because of that? fcked up community :(

Welcome to HLTV.org

2013-09-05 16:21

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2013-09-05 16:28

Organisations and sponsors fucking people over, who would have guessed.

Yeah seems like it happens all the time those fake promises...

2013-09-05 18:19

Let`s donate:)) Bad news...I think they will add another RO team:))

Yes , probably :)

2013-09-05 23:10

Sad,well,I hope they will find a good sponsor.

How much do they need, I'd like to front the bill to see them not win one match in their group.

it's no shame to lose against AD or NaVi imo but a loss to the romanian team would be an upset

Word :D!

2013-09-05 16:33

E-mail me: [email protected]

2013-09-05 19:15

2013-09-05 16:23

LOOOOOOL Now say LGB are not onliners :D

2013-09-05 16:25

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can you at least read the article before posting nonsense crap?

Why would I read their excuses?

2013-09-05 17:17

excuses or explanations?

2013-09-05 17:58

LGB are not onliners :D There, I said it.

Wow... the team I was most excited about seeing at LAN.

word..

This.

2013-09-05 16:42

yup exactly :(

2013-09-05 16:51

A lot of people were very excited when that group came up

2013-09-05 18:07

Read the article once instead of calling them onliners n111

sad news.. gl with olofm

The amount of idiots that only read the headline and jump to idiotic conclusions is unreal.

I had a good laugh tbh.

2013-09-05 19:41

LOL at all the ppl that are being B.A.I.T.E.D

Sad, was looking forward to see them play. I hope they get any new offers :)

They were never making out of that group anyway,if i was orga i would have made the same call.

Based on their behaviour on irc etc, one could only think that they would need their parents to travel with them aswell to attend international events. Some og them behave like 12 yeard old kids with testosteron boost in their bodies.

u have no sense of humor:)

2013-09-05 16:36

IM PRETTY SURE they saw AD in their group and decided that its a bit risky to spenda lot of money and not reach the playoffs... Pretty wise choise i may say! You can always find a reason if you don't want something...

Why would they be afraid of ad, they've already beaten them

2013-09-05 16:44

online

2013-09-05 17:00

Seriously, never go on a lan."no money" stupid excuse for landodging

2013-09-05 16:35

You just failed to mention one "little" detail about the DH Winter money, you were told that you have to meet the requirements about the things you must do during the event, which you failed ALL to do so (and i'm talking about simple things like pictures, ingame tags and stuff). Making this public just to blame us and not taking any responsibility from your side in this story just shows how unprofessional you're.

Talking about credibility, have you tried to take down esl/hltv/cadred by any chance? You could try and do the same thing you did to CyberGamer, too bad you failed on your mission.

2013-09-05 16:40

hahah, grandi is butthurt once again. Since when HLTV is the kindergarden place for you to troll, tek9 is not enough?

I hardly troll here. Permabanned on tek9, due to some admin going on a banning spree. aijaa.com/FUsDqW So, shall we continue with the CyberGamer discussion?

I'm normally not discussing matters like this when the public eyes watch, but I need to ask you one thing: Did you think you handled dh proffessional at any level since you claim to call eksem unprofessional? I'm sorry stripz, but I need to call bullshit on this one. When you guys at refuse were aware of the cost of printing the t-shirts you didn't say shit, it was like an massive "fuck you" to us. We asked and did not get any type of response if we should buy shirts or not when the costs was that high. This was probably because you saw dalito & rape not having the ingame logos 5 hours before the event, so don't you dare to speak about professionalism when you assume things and act from that impulse. If you'd like to discuss this further please write to me at steam.

2013-09-05 18:21

LGB = 5x jOELZ. landodgers!

2013-09-05 16:38

Why are you getting so pissed about that ?Does it make you feel bad that people didn't read the article and still talk about LGB ?Grow up dude, and most of all, chill out.

2013-09-05 18:57

I think he's got some mental issues.

2013-09-05 19:47

You = Retard lrn2read

2013-09-05 22:59

No Money No party, sad "I will with confidence say that we will attend the next LAN event." <---I believe in this

2013-09-05 16:37

I'm sorry for disappointing you guys. We were really looking forward to attend this event . But yeah we're not able to make this. Im so sorry. But as I mentioned in the statement, IF we are getting those money we need we are for sure attending Dreamhack Bucharest. Best Regards eksem

gl guys

onliners........... wtf xeM????

2013-09-05 16:55

good luck man

2013-09-05 17:13

good luck!

2013-09-05 18:50

gl with that :)

2013-09-05 23:15

99% of HLTV users only read the news heading

99% of the statistics are made up.

2013-09-05 17:06

99% of all statements are a lie

2013-09-05 18:59

99% LGB won't attend DHB ( 1% they will watch it though )

deserved shitstorm tbh

Nice!

Did anyone actually read that article that's commenting besides me?

2013-09-05 16:43

People don't read articles, they just read the title and comment

2013-09-05 16:45

olof joins lans ditched

Clan Mystik ? :) do it do it !

ESC!

2013-09-05 16:47

onliners

2013-09-05 16:48

I know for a fact that olof requested online only if he was supposed to join up, seems like they fell for his old trick and went with it. :/

+1 olofm onliner confirmed

+1 pythmeister sarcasmking confirmed

2013-09-05 16:54

Word fnacke....

2013-09-05 16:58

n1 story, onliners!!!!

2013-09-05 16:52

after one of the most suspicious dodgy games against NiP online recently this just sounds like BS to me

2013-09-05 16:53

Yeah bro..

oh shit :/ i'm also disappointing..

olof wronk, online stronk

sad

2013-09-05 16:57

Didn't "Refuse" give them a contract to sign? GL with Olof doh!

2013-09-05 17:05

onliners xD

2013-09-05 17:08

i hope ur joking pyth cause olofm is greater then u in almost every aspect of the game.LD should add olofm instead of pita and then they could really turn heads..sucks that LGB don't have the backing to enter lans. NIP > Fnatic = LD > n!faculty > LGB

2013-09-05 17:11

olof stronk, offline wronk

2013-09-05 17:18

stealing my line +1 m4cklove

2013-09-05 18:16

sad They would've unceremoniously raped navi and AD, too.

LGB = Lan Good Bye

Ahahahahah not expected at all :DDDDD

haha onliners losers

2013-09-05 17:22

the posts on this topic are giving me eye cancer...

2013-09-05 17:27

funny how people sit and cheataccuse these guys, considering they been on different lans with different mixes/teams since like 09 or something

2013-09-05 17:30

sad, had a chance to move out of the groups.

2013-09-05 17:32

k1ck pls go ;)

2013-09-05 17:34

+k1ck! :D

INTERNETSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

2013-09-05 17:39

dennis pls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2013-09-05 17:52

OverDrive please! D:

2013-09-05 17:43

Yeah they should give him a call !!! Overdrive the world needs you

2013-09-05 19:53

Welp. All these ignorant kids keep commenting onliners. :DDDDd Whoever says onliners should follow the Swedish CS scene more.

2013-09-05 17:54

LANDODGER ONLINERS

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:-D That trolling

2013-09-05 17:56

xD i'm just waiting angry comments now..

#214 xD

2013-09-06 03:44

what about it xD

2013-09-06 06:01

+1 its the truth!

2013-09-05 18:40

hahahaha

2013-09-05 21:07

says joelz bitch please

2013-09-06 09:25

The HLTV Community strikes again. No, this is not about LAN Dodging, the Financial Issue is real, we've been trying for the past week to find someone to help us go to Dreamhack Bucharest (Yes, im helping them out the best way that i can) Unfortunately, no one could do so with such short notice, but the publicity you flamers give this team is awesome, keep it up!

hmm, what companies did you contact for sponsorship? qpad, steelseries, razer, ... ? I have no idea that is why i am asking.

2013-09-05 18:55

I havent contacted companies, the chances of getting a Yes from Companies are 000000.1% .. Specially when they already sponsor alot of various organisations.

2013-09-05 19:46

Hmm ok

2013-09-05 21:29

try germany or the european union, they usually subsidize stuff that is related with sports. and they have money

2013-09-05 21:39

omg I read the article, I scroll down to the comments and all I see is "lan dodgers", "cl_lan 0", "olofm bad at lan", "onliners". This community sickens me...

+esc i hope

2013-09-05 18:05

expected onlinerz , better was esc or k1ck

2013-09-05 18:39

The JOELZ Syndrom...

2013-09-05 18:53

maybe they heard that you have a maximum of 140 fps in game :D

2013-09-05 19:23

NextPlease! best team ever!

2013-09-05 19:48

hyfr

2013-09-05 21:17

These guys are even funnier than joelz.

2013-09-05 19:44

Another cheaters detected. Sweden > German in CS:GO cheating. :P

2013-09-05 19:58

PÅ LINAN HUVUDSKJUTARE!!!

2013-09-05 20:30

iNetPlayers

2013-09-05 20:44

NO! I really wanted to see these guys competing vs. the best teams on lan :(

2013-09-05 20:57

youtube.com/watch?v=2OxNgGyIVRI @lan

add TOPTOPTOP with GuardiaN new team omg!

2013-09-05 23:01

3T is only mix for ESWC qualifier.

2013-09-06 10:19

NEED BEGRIP!!!

2013-09-05 23:13

fear of LAN

2013-09-05 23:19

true onliners dont go lan :)

2013-09-05 23:56

olofm = joelz? 8o

2013-09-06 10:46

yes..

2013-09-06 13:38

gl olofm & co further. Hope you will find a sponsor

2013-09-06 12:24

stupid online kids.

2013-09-06 14:09

LGB way too scared of NaVi and Astana...they new they wouldnt come out of the group, so good decision, why bother going if you end up being sent packing in group stage... gl

2013-09-06 20:56