ZAGA Talent sign ex-Orbit

27-8-2015 13:48

ZAGA Talent have announced that they have completed the signing of the former Orbit team.

Earlier in the month, HLTV.org revealed that Orbit and their CS:GO roster had parted ways after a four-month association, with the team having failed to reach the heights of the organisation's previous roster, featuring players like Alexander "⁠SKYTTEN⁠" Carlsson and Jacob "⁠pyth⁠" Mourujärvi.

After just three weeks on the lookout for a new home, the team have agreed to join ZAGA Talent, a Salvadoran talent management agency that is looking to get into the esports business. 


CRUC1AL is the only Dutch player left on the roster 

Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Dutch duo Mike "⁠mikeS⁠" Tuns and Kaj "⁠kajsk1ng⁠" van Staalduinen have been replaced by Louis "AXR" Van Dooren and Olivier "EFFECT" De Wolf, meaning that the majority of the roster now hails from Belgium.

"After five months under the Orbit banner we didn't feel like we were going anywhere with the previous lineup, so we decided it would be better to split up," team member Tom "STRYKER" Colyn told HLTV.org.

"We got two fresh players whom are not as experienced as the previous two, but with more hunger to learn and respect the process/time it takes in order to build something.

"Now with the support of ZAGA Talent Gaming we have all the tools we need to do just that, all we have to do now is work really hard and put the brand on the map in Europe.

"It is going to take a while, but I believe we can get up there step by step. I would like to thank the people behind ZAGA and also the sponsors for trusting us and everyone who is willing to be a part of our journey by supporting us."

ZAGA Talent Gaming, who are competing in ESEA Open and in CEVO Main, have the following roster:

Belgium Fréderic "⁠Monu⁠" Dewever
Belgium Tom "⁠STRYKER⁠" Colyn 
Netherlands Joey "⁠CRUC1AL⁠" Steusel 
Belgium Louis "AXR" Van Dooren 
Belgium Olivier "EFFECT" De Wolf 

Netherlands Kaj 'kajsk1ng' van Staalduinen
Kaj 'kajsk1ng' van Staalduinen
Age:
24
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
47
KPR:
0.81
DPR:
0.72
Belgium Fréderic 'Monu' Dewever
Fréderic 'Monu' Dewever
Age:
22
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.94
Maps played:
18
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.71
Sweden Jacob 'pyth' Mourujärvi
Jacob 'pyth' Mourujärvi
Age:
21
Team:
Mythic
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
265
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.68
Belgium Tom 'STRYKER' Colyn
Tom 'STRYKER' Colyn
Age:
-
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
21
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.67
Netherlands Mike 'mikeS' Tuns
Mike 'mikeS' Tuns
Age:
23
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
42
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.68
Netherlands Joey 'CRUC1AL' Steusel
Joey 'CRUC1AL' Steusel
Age:
18
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
32
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.71
Sweden Alexander 'SKYTTEN' Carlsson
Alexander 'SKYTTEN' Carlsson
Age:
22
Team:
TSK
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
224
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.67
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very nice
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that tag sounds terrible xD
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2015-08-27 16:23
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i mean ZAGA TALENT GAMING :D
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D'n Ollie!! Hahahaha EFFECT on HLTV. Wait... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
2015-08-27 16:27
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Monu, STRYKER & CRUC1AL are good players. I hope AXR and EFFECT, they will be adapted to them. Good luck!
2015-08-27 13:51
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and no one who comments on HLTV is on any tier
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who?
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fresh blood, nice
2015-08-27 13:51
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nwhile, it has been revealed that Dutch duo Mike "mikeS" Tuns and Joey "CRUC1AL" Steusel have been replaced by Louis "AXR" Van Dooren and Olivier "EFFECT" De Wolf, you mean kajsk1ng instead of crucial? xD
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:(
2015-08-27 13:54
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it happens bro *pat on the shoulder*
2015-08-27 14:02
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Netherlands SICK_CUNT
haha its okay bro <3 it was probably made early haha
2015-08-27 15:20
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netjes hoor
2015-08-27 13:52
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fakeflag
2015-08-28 10:37
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seriously???
2015-08-28 10:40
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Meh
2015-08-27 13:53
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#16
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Belgium simonbra
GL guys
2015-08-27 13:55
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#17
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Netherlands koningPawky
lel.. sick downgrade
2015-08-27 13:58
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Norway Colmag
rip upside down france
2015-08-27 13:57
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Slovakia SWAGHETTI_YOLONESE
rip kajsk1ng and mikeS :(
2015-08-27 13:57
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Pieter | 
Netherlands Grifte
This, two great players
2015-08-27 16:32
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Vietnam dimitrovich
garbage lineup
2015-08-27 13:59
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#21
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Slovakia Dragon[E5]
now only known as "ZAGA gaming"
2015-08-27 14:00
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Israel McSkiletOG
epic nice
2015-08-27 14:01
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nice
2015-08-27 14:07
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#32
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Belgium HLTVDatingExpert
Nice! Finally a Belgian team! Shit! What a shitty name! "Hurrr what team do you play in?" "ZAGA Talent" *muffled laughter*
2015-08-27 14:12
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Belgium Roocket
<3 !
2015-08-27 20:17
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Netherlands dollyyy
i wish benelux scene was more relevant :'(
2015-08-27 14:15
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lol...
2015-08-27 14:16
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Finland unef0is
no kajsk1ng, no win.
2015-08-27 14:18
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#49
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Denmark ´freq
yeah he's a great player
2015-08-27 14:49
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#40
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Brazil Aniquilad0r
Who?
2015-08-27 14:19
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#43
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Belgium ShaGgYY
Picked the 1st 2 dutch guys from Matchmaking? jk gl anyways.
2015-08-27 14:23
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#44
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Netherlands CcARTii
yo mikeS_dA_bakpoedeR ik wil wel team maken holla@me
2015-08-27 14:23
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#45
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Ireland mkxy
why tf would you drop kajsk1ng instead of cruc1al? makes no sense
2015-08-27 14:38
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#47
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Netherlands scytheCS
GL boyss
2015-08-27 14:42
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#51
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Belgium quickEEE
lets go maybe we can win a 1v5 against god hunder!
2015-08-27 14:54
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#54
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Netherlands sincie
"We got two fresh players whom are not as experienced as the previous two, but with more hunger to learn and respect the process/time it takes in order to build something. explains all
2015-08-27 15:08
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Talent wat
2015-08-27 15:14
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gl guys
2015-08-27 15:23
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-CRUC1AL +Ex6TenZ
2015-08-27 15:43
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Belgium thebelgianemperor
Problem: this team speaks Dutch and I doubt their French is good enough or that Ex6TenZ's Dutch is good enough.
2015-08-27 16:51
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I forgot kappa ;)
2015-08-27 16:54
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Belgium thebelgianemperor
:D
2015-08-27 21:15
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#66
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World porter-
Monu should change his nickname to MONU pls
2015-08-27 15:56
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who?
2015-08-27 15:57
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esea open top kek
2015-08-27 15:58
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gl mates! beasts <3
2015-08-27 15:59
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who? afrojack
2015-08-27 16:10
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#74
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Oceania aLEKAYYY
"ZAGA Talent, a Salvadoran talent management agency that is looking to get into the esports business." <---- damn, Salvador went huge on this one ; o
2015-08-27 16:15
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#75
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Gl bruddas x
2015-08-27 16:15
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Very nice :D
2015-08-27 16:24
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Netherlands primortjE
gl vriendelijke vrienden
2015-08-27 16:47
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#86
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Goodluck Louis :D
2015-08-27 16:52
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Belgium agar3s
is it the axr that got banned for wh in 1.6?
2015-08-27 17:22
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#91
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Netherlands pellaaaaaaaaaa
- STRYKER + kajsk1ng
2015-08-27 17:31
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#92
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Belgium ANTIFAcozta
Belgian Roster into an Salvadorian org. Awesome :D
2015-08-27 17:55
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Germany mouz`´G1i1Gn *EpicGear
No MikeS or Kajsk1ng ? O.o
2015-08-27 18:17
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#95
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World LeviathaNz
We played three of them on ESEA, they have a lot of skill but it felt like they were pug heroes, it could work out, hope they stick together & work as a team. GL boys
2015-08-27 18:35
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Belgium HLTVDatingExpert
Talked a bit to Monu today. They're going to focus hard on teamwork so I hope it'll work out, would be nice to have a good Belgian team.
2015-08-27 20:28
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#107
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World LeviathaNz
Yeah, I wish every single nation gets a decent team representing their flag. I remember back in 1.6 when there were a team called LowLandLions & defusekids, they were pretty good. A decent threat to top teams at least :p
2015-08-27 21:34
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#108
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they were bad always.
2015-08-27 22:29
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#111
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Belgium HLTVDatingExpert
defusekids were pretty fun to watch!
2015-08-27 22:42
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ZywOo | 
Netherlands EdddyyyY
downgrade
2015-08-27 18:53
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WOO BELGIUM !
2015-08-27 18:53
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Sweden DiTzZ
no kajsk1ng no party
2015-08-27 19:25
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Belgium Roocket
GO BELGIUM !
2015-08-27 20:18
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almost ZARA :D
2015-08-27 20:26
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#103
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World enin
They keep on trying,... When will they realize they won't ever reach "top" level without ciseta on the roster!
2015-08-27 21:06
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#104
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United Kingdom r0mm
AXR had his steam account hacked last week so HF lads
2015-08-27 21:12
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#106
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Belgium JerCkysMini0n
Good luck but NL/BE has better players then axr & effect .....pray for synergie & team spirit
2015-08-27 21:16
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#109
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Faroe Islands zarathushtra
ZAGA sounds like a factory dat makes sofa beds
2015-08-27 22:30
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#110
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Brazil guicss
okay. n1
2015-08-27 22:39
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#112
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Belgium lelelexaxaxa
get through groupstages atleast pls
2015-08-27 22:50
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#113
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United Kingdom mvp123
no kajsk1ng no hope.
2015-08-27 23:50
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#114
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World kajsk1ng
that statement 'but with more hunger to learn and respect the process/time it takes in order to build something' wow.. goodluck guise..
2015-08-28 08:25
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#115
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Belgium mooghar
Haha AXR, nice! Old school/classmate of me. Good luck guys!
2015-08-28 09:40
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Reunion RogggeSHIZle
ZERO TALENT
2015-08-28 11:42
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#119
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United States oppie
this lineup wont do shit without kajsking,he carried them to all of their victories
2015-08-28 13:24
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Belgium Sicario_
no apollo no party? :/
2015-08-28 21:16
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#123
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Belgium [email protected]
gl boys
2015-08-31 11:31
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