Arcade add S0tF1k, Keshandr out

21-4-2016 18:24

Arcade eSports have added Russian player Dmitry 'S0tF1k' Forostyanko, previously of Team YP, to their lineup and Sergey 'Keshandr' Nikishin has meanwhile departed as a result.

Arcade eSports picked up the ex-Vega Squadron lineup in December 2015 following a second place showing at the CIS LAN Championship #2 and a string of promising results.

Arcade went on to finish in 3-4th place at the CIS Minor in 2016 and were also seen competing in online qualifiers for the likes of DreamHack Masters Malmö and the SL I-League Invitational, however the team ultimately were unable to qualify for any further offline events.

A CIS shuffle has been underway for the past week and S0tF1k has been swept up

Following a few months of mediocre results, the organisation have decided to effect a roster change, with Sergey "⁠keshandr⁠" Nikishin parting ways with the lineup and Dmitry "⁠S0tF1k⁠" Forostyanko stepping in.

S0tF1k previously plied his trade on the ex-Team YP lineup which recently lost their sponsor and S0tF1k was one of the two players with visa issues which severely hamstringed the team when attending the MLG Columbus Main Qualifier in February.

Arcade's lineup is now:

Nikolay "⁠mir⁠" Bityukov
Dmytro "⁠jR⁠" Chervak
Pavel "⁠hutji⁠" Lashkov
Pavlo "⁠COLDYY1⁠" Veklenko
Dmitry "⁠S0tF1k⁠" Forostyanko

Ivan "⁠Johnta⁠" Shevtsov (coach)

Arcade have also revealed in the news release that they will be one of the teams to receive an invite to the upcoming CIS Minor and the team are already bootcamping for that event.

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