HObbit signs for Gambit

12-10-2016 13:00

Gambit Gaming have announced that they have secured the services of Abay "HObbit" Khasenov from Tengri on a six-month loan deal.

The Kazakhstani talent, 22, will fill one of the two slots on the roster that were empty following the departures of Russian duo Ivan "⁠spaze⁠" Obrezhan and Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov.

According to Gambit, the loan deal was the first of its kind between CIS esports clubs, but it predicts an increase in the number of temporary player transfers in the region in the future.

HObbit joins Gambit

With Gambit, Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov will have the chance to gain more international experience and even attend the ELEAGUE Major, for which the team qualified after finishing top eight at ESL One Cologne.

"It is sad to realize that I am leaving Tengri, since I have established myself with them and, for the most part, became who I am right now," he told Gambit's website.

"I would like to thank them for everything and wish them luck. On the other hand, I am glad to join Gambit Esports.

"I will try to fulfil my potential and contribute to our tournament victories!"

A report from ESPN Esports suggests that Gambit's final spot will be taken by Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko, who was replaced by Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev on Natus Vincere's starting roster in August. The 29-year-old, who attended the WESG EU & CIS Regional with mix team Ukraine, released a video last night celebrating 15 years in esports.

Gambit's lineup currently consists of:

Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov
Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev
Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov
Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov

Ivan "⁠spaze⁠" Obrezhan - backup
Rustam "TsaGa" Tsagolov - Coach

Shit RIP Zeus tho

2016-10-12 13:03

ayy lmao

2016-10-12 13:02

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Just Fitch missing and we have full kazach team

2016-10-12 13:58

rip gambit

3 replies

gangcan cnm sb

2016-10-12 14:04

2 replies

speak english on9 dai 6 jai

2016-10-12 14:52

Please answer me this question? Hong Kong have any team could beat tyloo or VG?

2016-10-13 02:34

great pickup

noice Also lul,russia doesnt have any good csgo teams and players,even gambit has 3 kazakh players now fak

2016-10-12 13:04

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hltv.org/?pageid=181&statsfilter=0&count..

2016-10-12 13:10

9 replies

Russia's best player according to your link is a girl who plays for Youporn ladies csgo team.

2016-10-12 13:20

8 replies

Antika plays against lowskilled girls, ofc she's not. Plus she's awping, plus she's playing for Team Secret fe. Raiting is not always correct. Electronic had low rating but this guy rekt vp and now perform well in Fs3 Chopper has 0.99 rating but imo he's a decent player who need a strong team to show his skill

2016-10-12 13:29

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Mate im not ridiculing russia or russia players,im just saying russia doesnt have a single good full russian team. yes they have a few good players in different teams.

2016-10-12 13:30

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Is there any reason to make full russian team? Or overall 1 nationality teams if there're no language barriers

2016-10-12 13:34

last best full russian team was M5 thats sad((

2016-10-12 13:52

exactly, i want good russian teams too,they had good team in 1.6 but not in go :/

2016-10-12 13:53

around 20 good players in different teams is that bad? cant see any indian player with population more than 1,300,000 people

2016-10-12 15:12

Antika Team Secret fe? Top lol

2016-10-12 15:27

check her twitch profile

2016-10-12 16:44

cool

never heard

who?

another nonamer. Astralis invented a new meta boys! Still happy for him :D

2016-10-12 13:12

envyus*

meh, devil wasn't really as much of a nonamer

H0bbitt isn't really a nonamer though.

2016-10-12 13:07

never seen him ever before or his previous team

2016-10-12 13:08

hltv.org/match/2305176-gambit-tengri-adr..

tengri hm ok, maybe once or twice

2016-10-12 13:11

Hobbit is faaaaar from being called a nonamer, the fact that its the first time you see him now or only saw him once in tengri doesnt mean that he is no namer it means that you are lacking knowledge, thats all, you doesnt know the wage scene o CS overall doesnt make one a nonnamer, hes been there forever and is a decent player based on prev knowledge of him, but i mean ya, we still have to wait and see what he brings to the table, could be a failure, but that would be a different story anyway, also i am hoping Dosia feels comfortable with him on the team and the other way around... Gl hf i guess

2016-10-12 13:54

+zeus

gambit sign zeus

good decision

Kazakhstan flag??

Yes men)))

2016-10-12 13:05

I have a Gambit I have a Hobbitt Ughhh Gombbitt

lmao

2016-10-12 13:06

Hobbitt is a great young talent. He will certain make Gambit become gambbitt

Great pickup, glad that someone has finally give hobbit a chance.

+Zeus Gambit top 5

hes going on an adventure!

LMAO HOBBIT !!!!! h o b b i t :DD

Next hltv article "zeus joins gambit"

2016-10-13 21:00

what happened to kucher?

He played only one tournamnet as stand-in

oh i thought he was new pickup after they kicked spaze :x

Good luck young Frodo.

gl hf Zeus

+Zeus

2016-10-12 13:09

Expected

KZ SILA

GL BRATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOICE. GL

2016-10-12 13:15

GL BROTHERS! EZ KZ!

+ zeus as IGL. Then we'll have a strong potential t2 team.

imgur.com/a/SYvYB

2016-10-12 13:17

hahahaha n1

2016-10-12 13:18

xDDD

2016-10-12 13:21

hahahhahaha zLeX GOD

2016-10-12 13:22

LUL not everyone can understand it

2016-10-12 13:23

LUL

2016-10-12 13:44

EKSDE

HAHAHAHAHA

2016-10-12 14:56

hobbitt literally looks like a hobbit.

2016-10-12 13:19

zeus next

GL Kazakh brothers <3

ez for zeus

Good luck :)

2016-10-12 13:27

no zeus no party

2016-10-12 13:28

funny that the best cis team is going to be made up mostly of kazakhs meanwhile ruskis are trash

2016-10-12 13:32

NaVi?

kazakh are turks so gj my brohters

Will make Gambit a lot stronger. Will be interesting to see them at the major. With Zeus they might really make some good results. Mou and Hobbitt are both really skilled players. Dosia and AdreN have the experience to really make a different and with the leadership of Zeus.. They need to prove themselves, but it looks promising.

2016-10-12 13:36