roccat change plastE with tihOp

11-4-2008 23:00

Once again there are changes in the top of the Finnish Counter-Strike scene. Once again the best and the second best change, as roccat take from Excello.

roccat attended DTS-CUP in Ukraine last weekend and what a disappointment it was. The team lost three out of three in the group stage matches and saw their exit even before the playoffs. The same story goes for Excello who also attended the event. Both of the Finnish teams have been going down-hill for a long time now.

Excello changed their lineup just one month ago, when Kuppi replaced Twista. Now roccat once again take from their rivals. roccat will taking away tihOp, he will replace latest addition plastE in the future.

roccat’s new starting five:

Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen
Juuso "contE" Sajakoski
Niko "naSu" Kovanen
Max "ruuit" Oskari Aspe
Tino "tihOp" Puumala

Excello is brought down to four players, forcing them to seek a fifth member. Will plastE be the new fifth in Excello, will Excello totally close? Time will show, what will happen with the team.

roccat will be playing a showmatch against Virtus.pro, April 25th in St. Petersburg, being the first official match with the new fifth. Futhermore will the team also be playing at KODE5 Global Final in May 10-11th in Moscow, Russia.

Roccat stealing the pros ;) G_L to the team!

2008-04-11 23:14

plastE noooooooooooo :'(

2008-04-11 23:15

Lol, tihOp was the worst player at the DTS CUP -.-

2008-04-11 23:17

i dont think this is a good idea

2008-04-11 23:33

Bad mistake

2008-04-11 23:40

They should have changed naSu :D

2008-04-11 23:41

oh well...bad move imo

2008-04-12 00:39

plaste > tihop dno, proly a lack of motivation @plaste's side

2008-04-12 00:54

1 reply

lol no! tihOp played longer and better than plastE! as he played by astralis he was one of the best! so do not think that a newbiestar like plastE will play better as an oldstar like tihOp!!!

2008-04-14 14:57

plastE > tihop .. wtf.. Hope this turns out to be good :|

2008-04-12 01:28

plastE > roccat :) he was the best.

2008-04-12 02:09

def plastE > tihop, tihop doesnt play too smart

2008-04-12 02:15

no way ruit > all

2008-04-12 03:55

plastE is da best, but I haven't seen he's latest plays. tihOp is good though.

2008-04-12 05:55

now Excello need's one member

2008-04-12 08:11

?:D:D are you kidding ?

2008-04-12 08:48

What are you guys saying? tihOp is great! And he has played very long in pro teams so he has great game interpreting skills. I think that on roccat he will rock again. His awp´er skills has gone downhill though. He could work on that :)

2008-04-12 09:11

right! ;)

2008-04-14 14:52

I think tihop is better but why they chance plaste ?

2008-04-12 09:38

I think it's really bad move,sometimes plaste takes all round alone,i think tihop wont do that.Although it is roccat decision.

2008-04-12 09:44

tihOp and ruuit together n1 :)

2008-04-12 09:57

great move.

2008-04-12 11:08

LOL plastE > tihOp

2008-04-12 11:45

toNNpa ?

2008-04-12 11:59

one player is nothing. if the team will be better with tihOp it was the right decision. morale and teamwork are more important than frags... and tihOp rocks;D gl

2008-04-12 12:03

bad one ;/

2008-04-12 12:05

LOL? plastE is much better than tihOp if you ask me realy bad mistake from Roccat -_-

2008-04-12 13:25

plastE is a fucking machine with every weapon there is! But my guess is it wasent the skill that was going bad, it was the chemistry between the team that has been damaged. No reason to play with a guy you don't want 2

2008-04-12 13:26

#26 you ve got right reason was bad chemistry in the team

2008-04-12 13:44

roccat is goin down ... ;(

2008-04-12 13:47

roccat and excello chance players allthetime ;/

2008-04-12 15:28

tihOp is my all-time favourite player xD me likes roccat now :)

2008-04-12 16:13

we'll see what happens :P

2008-04-12 16:21

I love tihOp's playing style, it's very smart and great with awp, similar to contE. plastE is a great fragger but I think this will be a good change if they keep together. Also tihOp's is more regular I believe.

2008-04-12 16:33

LoL plastE ----> tih0p. spikeone/kuppi has been a mutch bether choise

2008-04-12 17:12

tihOp is great but SPIKEONE > them all

2008-04-12 17:32

plastE is better player than tihOp, tihOp can shoot only with awp and contE is taking that job. bad choice i think.

2008-04-12 17:36

not the best move why change plastE ? plastE > roccat :-) at least get rid ov lurppis he`s overrated .

2008-04-12 18:59

and teamcaptain, and ingame leader, and the guy that almost allways win 1vsX

2008-04-12 19:29

good luck Nasu

2008-04-12 19:25

Now roccat once again stole from there rival. roccat will be taking away tihOp, he will replace the latest addition plastE in the future.

2008-04-12 20:28

plastE noooo :OOOOOOOOOOOOO IOL :OOOOO

2008-04-12 20:55

Well I think it's a bad move. But who knows, maybe tihOp will make a surprise. Anyway, plastE :(:(:(

2008-04-13 13:23

very big mistake of roccat!!!!

2008-04-13 20:09

WTF THIS IS BIIIIIIGGGGGG MISTAKEEEEEEEE :S

2008-04-13 23:15

plastE rules :( bad move...

2008-04-14 11:41

i think tihop is much more skilled than plaste. excelent move imo.

2008-04-14 18:30

tihOp has been a pro longer. His skills have recently gone down, but he has experience with the Roccat Players and I think the chemistry is what they need.

2008-04-15 20:07

plaste very good player!!!! wtf????? O/o

2008-04-16 08:47

As some of guys said "Its not of the skills" , hey look at plastE's photo , you can see the "LITTLE CRAPY FUCKEN BOY" heheh :D , I mean look at him he doesnt seems to be some comfort for the team , that was the reason LURPPIS kicked him ... from the skill side HE IS BETTER THEN tihOp in maybe 5 times , with his smartness and aim , I think If nasu wasnt bro of lurppis he was kicked off I think in SERIOUS-GAMING in its times . gl hf

2008-04-17 10:42