Conquest lose CS:GO team

Conquest's CS:GO team have decided to look for a new home, HLTV.org has learned.

The Conquest CS:GO team, which includes the likes of Shahzeb "⁠ShahZaM⁠" Khan and Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic first turned heads at CEVO Season 8 where the Canadian and American squad managed to defeat dignitas in a group decider thriller to advance to the semifinals.

Although the team have continued to avail themselves well online, including qualifying for the ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 finals and winning the RGN Freedom! Cup, the team struggled to make a subsequent mark at offline events, with disappointing runs at the iBUYPOWER Cup and the EEPL S2 finals in Burbank earlier this month.


NAF-FLY & co. to seek a new organisation in 2016

The team recently also released coach Paul "⁠pauLy⁠" Guerboyan, who had served the squad since their first offline appearance at CEVO S8 and said release may have been a harbinger of internal discord between the team and the organisation.

ShahZaM has stressed that the team is sticking together and seeking a new home for 2016:

"We have parted ways from Conquest. We thank them for everything they have done for us and wish them the best of luck with their future involvement in esports.

"Going into 2016 we are one of the only NA teams with all 5 staying together. A new home hasn't been decided yet, and we are still exploring all of our options. You may contact us directly at [email protected]," Khan told HLTV.org.

The ex-Conquest lineup which is currently seeking a new home is:

Canada Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic
United States William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba
Canada Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele
United States Shahzeb "⁠ShahZaM⁠" Khan
Canada Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz

stich writes for HLTV.org and can be found on Twitter

United States Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' Khan
Shahzeb 'ShahZaM' Khan
Age:
22
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
216
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Canada Keith 'NAF' Markovic
Keith 'NAF' Markovic
Age:
18
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
198
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.66
Canada Damian 'daps' Steele
Damian 'daps' Steele
Age:
22
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.87
Maps played:
156
KPR:
0.60
DPR:
0.69
Canada Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz
Age:
21
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
139
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.69
United States William 'RUSH' Wierzba
William 'RUSH' Wierzba
Age:
21
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
181
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.70
United States Paul 'pauLy' Guerboyan
Paul 'pauLy' Guerboyan
Age:
23
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.91
Maps played:
43
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.76
#6
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TSM confirmed
2015-12-23 10:08
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#22
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+11111111111111
2015-12-23 10:17
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1 reply
tsm went from having a top 3 team world to a tier 4 na team nice job
2015-12-24 16:49
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#64
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Eswatini  RickyRozay
most retarded move by reginald... drop a top5 team in the world who guarantees results for someone who wont even make it to a fucking major ever
2015-12-23 12:12
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6 replies
#85
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Sweden Nitromast
Well, if communication havent worked at all and neither side want to work on it it has to end, conquest has surprised me really much this year, would be nice to see if they can go somewhere =)
2015-12-23 13:14
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2 replies
#91
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JW | 
Finland Ilucs
They surprised us ONCE and were shit after that
2015-12-23 13:41
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1 reply
#131
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KRIMZ | 
Eswatini  RickyRozay
ye
2015-12-24 00:09
0
#105
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United States HyperionN
CLG and Liquid did the same thing. Its just about marketability.
2015-12-23 15:20
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TSM didn't drop the team, the team dropped TSM
2015-12-23 15:51
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#126
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North America Ares872
Get what your saying but it was more the players wanting to leave after the release of their manager and lack of communication between team and org I agree tho stupid choice but TSM LoL is and will always be their cash cow so they can afford a shit NA team but would be stupid not to pick up conquest top 3-4 NA team huge dropped after that but your basically getting what you had a team that does well online but chokes on LAN
2015-12-23 18:52
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Yep
2015-12-23 13:23
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TSM ShahZaM confirmed Kappa
2015-12-23 13:27
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#122
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United States iwnl
This wouldn't be a bad idea. Conquest are improving quick. I don't think ex-Conquest deserve a good org like TSM though
2015-12-23 17:25
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#10
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United Kingdom Synzo
tsm EZ
2015-12-23 10:09
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UNEXPECTED
2015-12-23 10:10
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Old.
2015-12-23 10:10
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They are going to TSM, Stan messaged me about it. Screen cap this.
2015-12-23 10:11
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1 reply
Why don't u screenshot it the ? :)
2015-12-23 13:27
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Israel sweetz
TSM?
2015-12-23 10:12
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#19
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TSM Incoming
2015-12-23 10:13
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#20
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Panama izf7gi1l
tsm inc
2015-12-23 10:14
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#21
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Bulgaria herecomedatboi
Gplay.bg?
2015-12-23 10:14
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#23
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C9 NAF-FLY
2015-12-23 10:23
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Croatia blameitonthenight
Markovic <3
2015-12-23 10:23
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#25
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daps | 
Germany BLUEFACEBABY
rip
2015-12-23 10:23
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#26
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World runnr
GL
2015-12-23 10:24
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#28
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Reunion assa123
Faze clan
2015-12-23 10:32
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#30
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Netherlands DvceW
eLeVate
2015-12-23 10:48
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#31
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no wonder
2015-12-23 10:54
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#32
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Finland Aciz
Why the fuck HLTV writes always write email addresses like that. Spam inc
2015-12-23 10:59
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1 reply
#94
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World Juukiez
That is most likely just a dump/temporary-mail - take a look at the name. They seem to be well aware that whatever email address they use is going to get spammed :)
2015-12-23 13:54
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#33
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World 1663
they were extremely good against CLG. i wish them gl in the future
2015-12-23 10:59
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#34
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Slovakia JanKy1
naf to cloud 9 make it happen
2015-12-23 10:59
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1 reply
no
2015-12-23 18:36
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#35
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rain | 
Norway LakSeey
TSM inc??
2015-12-23 10:59
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#37
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World EarthFlag
TSM
2015-12-23 11:13
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#38
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Sweden godname
RIP
2015-12-23 11:19
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#39
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World truestory_
I will stream and cut my penis if ShaZaM goes in TSM.
2015-12-23 11:20
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3 replies
#42
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Denmark FeNoM_XD
Well, be ready to do it
2015-12-23 11:26
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2 replies
#45
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World truestory_
Obs or xsplit?
2015-12-23 11:28
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1 reply
obs is free,xsplit not
2015-12-23 11:30
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#41
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Fiji edgy_man
tsm seriously
2015-12-23 11:25
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#49
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Turkey FeverSpeed
Na will change a lot . But still EU > NA EleGiggle
2015-12-23 11:34
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This team kinda only has rush and naf can contests with EU
2015-12-23 11:36
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9 replies
#53
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Hong Kong druggie
lol you havent seen how sick shahzam has been playing then
2015-12-23 11:43
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based on cevo yes, based on other lans he cant even hit with awp. stat wise he aint that great either hltv.org/?pageid=247&playerid=7810&stats..
2015-12-23 12:06
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4 replies
#68
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Hong Kong druggie
ibp cup was hard playing against c9 and clg and well prepared teams js
2015-12-23 12:25
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3 replies
what is that mean? so you mean conquset lose because other team prepared to play? and conquset supposed to not prepared? they cant even be/beat tier 1 NA team how can they have a chance to play with EU?
2015-12-23 12:42
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2 replies
#121
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Canada Jaysus0
wat? For a shit NA team, they've done quite well for themselves. They brought VP to a double overtime, brought mousesports to 3rd game of bo3, have taken sets off Liquid, Dignitas and CLG on LAN and have beaten Liquid, CLG and C9 multiple times online as well. I'm not saying they're going to be winning majors anytime soon, but they haven't been playing bad at all. Especially considering they were basically "the scraps" of the NA scene.
2015-12-23 17:24
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like I said if you only based on CEVO lan yeah sure they are good. C9 online is not even close to C9 lan, they have internet issue and thats also why C9 cant qualify for Faceit and Esea lan
2015-12-23 17:37
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if u call shahzam sick, what do u call actual t1 awpers?
2015-12-23 12:35
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2 replies
#75
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Hong Kong druggie
yeah he is sick compared to his past at c9, everyone would think hes shit however shahzam could compete vs eu teams :)
2015-12-23 12:38
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look im not too much into following tier4 NA teams, but the few times ive watched conquest this season (and the season prior when he was on different lineups) i found that shahzam was used as a carry player and the game was built around him. sorta like kennyS in titan. and he may be good enuff to do this against the hand amputees that play in other NA teams, but its not gonna amount to anything against euros. add in the fact that BOT daps is in the team and u got a joker team that prob wont even get to a major ever.
2015-12-23 12:41
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#55
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Sweden 1234numberguy
conquest to TSM
2015-12-23 11:45
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TSM
2015-12-23 11:46
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#57
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Finland RaptoRStillAlive
expected ty steel
2015-12-23 12:02
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#60
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gud luck
2015-12-23 12:05
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#61
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Norway sk8m8
inb4 TSM
2015-12-23 12:09
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#69
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Europe selbi
expected.
2015-12-23 12:28
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you got to wonder why so many org are leaving their teams when CSGO is the fastest gowing game in e-sport right now .. i mean conquest for example , what better lineup can they hope to pick up than the current one ..
2015-12-23 12:29
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5 replies
pretty sure the team wanted more from the org than they could offer them, not vice versa.
2015-12-23 12:36
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#77
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Bosnia and Herzegovina GyaradoS_
Perhaps the team got a better offer or the organisation didn't match their ambitions. But surely they have something better in the making, otherwise you won't leave your organization to stand without any at all.
2015-12-23 12:40
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Not orgs dropping teams, buut teams dropping their orgs.
2015-12-23 13:26
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2 replies
do you think TSM got dropped by dannish squad ?
2015-12-23 15:25
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1 reply
That's exactly what happened
2015-12-23 15:53
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#71
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Brazil woody77
TSM tried to hire LG lineup but they refused, now it's sure to be the Conquest
2015-12-23 12:31
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1 reply
#84
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Johnny R. | 
Spain shooterr
why in money talks TSM > LG
2015-12-23 13:09
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does anyone seriously pay shazham money to play this game
2015-12-23 12:36
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1 reply
#80
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only in merica
2015-12-23 12:43
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#78
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GuardiaN | 
Sweden kvNr
tsm here we come
2015-12-23 12:41
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#82
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Kyrgyzstan ondorolochoo
who?
2015-12-23 13:00
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#86
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Poland trancemeister
lol they win RGN and after lose team :D
2015-12-23 13:16
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#93
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Bosnia and Herzegovina awakeNN
IBP inc
2015-12-23 13:48
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#95
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United Kingdom Bengoris
It's not gonna be TSM guys. My money's on either Denial or a completely new org
2015-12-23 14:05
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#97
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United States ViKaLiBuR
Why Conquest would even consider dropping this roster is completely beyond me.
2015-12-23 14:16
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2 replies
It's pretty clear that the players decided to make the move and not the org and that it is likely related to money - the org has literally zero sponsors.
2015-12-23 15:23
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1 reply
#109
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They have no sponsors? Wtf xD
2015-12-23 15:35
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#99
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zehN | 
Finland ludiMacak
tsm confirmed
2015-12-23 14:18
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#101
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United States MYG00CH
For all you idiots out there that didn't read the article. Conquest didn't drop the team, the team left Conquest.
2015-12-23 14:33
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new TSM roaster
2015-12-23 14:54
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#103
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Philippines AstroZex
TSM confirmed.
2015-12-23 14:58
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#107
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Turkey Shanon
I think elevate will pick them up, not tsm
2015-12-23 15:23
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1 reply
More like eL or something. I don't think it will be TSM.
2015-12-23 15:47
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#111
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Poland m@rulek
GOOD NEWS ! one shit NA team less
2015-12-23 15:50
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6 replies
Can you even read, third worlder? The team is staying together and will almost certainly get a new org before they go to Vegas.
2015-12-23 15:54
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4 replies
#118
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NEO | 
Poland m@rulek
LOL, who adopts this shit team :) I hope no one! #nobraindetected
2015-12-23 16:06
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3 replies
#127
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United Kingdom Capitol
inb4 exConquest beats your shitty csgl
2015-12-23 19:38
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2 replies
#129
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NEO | 
Poland m@rulek
ez man ;p In lineup ex-Conquest is two poles :) Will "RUSH" Wierzba Peter "stanislaw" Stanislaw
2015-12-23 19:52
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1 reply
#130
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United Kingdom Capitol
oh shit lmao, good observation bud
2015-12-23 19:55
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g8 b8 m8
2015-12-23 16:03
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#116
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Dosia | 
Poland xSunshine
stanislaw XD hi.
2015-12-23 15:58
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#119
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United States _Wumbo_
FaZe ShahZaM inc
2015-12-23 16:08
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#120
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Latvia DROPDEADLV
Denial pls. never forget . youtube.com/watch?v=PAx9UEqVnlI
2015-12-23 16:42
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#124
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Canada KawaiiKai
Optic
2015-12-23 18:32
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#128
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United Kingdom Capitol
[i] my favourite NA team ;w;
2015-12-23 19:39
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#132
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Bulgaria Marown
who?
2015-12-24 01:57
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#133
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Australia BCP
tsm confirmed
2015-12-24 03:18
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#134
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JW | 
Finland Ilucs
Drop daps make Stanislaw the igl and get a good rifler and you have a good fucking roster
2015-12-24 11:40
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