HObbit signs for Gambit

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:

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

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

Kazakhstan Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
83
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.67
Russia Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanov
Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanov
Age:
29
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.90
Maps played:
415
KPR:
0.62
DPR:
0.69
Kazakhstan Rustem 'mou' Telepov
Rustem 'mou' Telepov
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
476
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.68
Ukraine Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko
Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko
Age:
29
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
827
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.69
Russia Ivan 'spaze' Obrezhan
Ivan 'spaze' Obrezhan
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
306
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.72
Kazakhstan Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev
Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
779
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.68
Ukraine Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev
Age:
19
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
476
KPR:
0.84
DPR:
0.70
Russia Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov
Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.03
Maps played:
871
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.65
#4
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World EarthFlag
Shit RIP Zeus tho
2016-10-12 13:03
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#5
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Europe TriHard_8R
ayy lmao
2016-10-12 13:02
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1 reply
#111
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Germany AdiZen
Just Fitch missing and we have full kazach team
2016-10-12 13:58
0
rip gambit
2016-10-12 13:03
0
#9
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Faroe Islands _shubaN
GL
2016-10-12 13:02
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3 replies
gangcan cnm sb
2016-10-12 14:04
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2 replies
#128
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Faroe Islands _shubaN
speak english on9 dai 6 jai
2016-10-12 14:52
0
1 reply
Please answer me this question? Hong Kong have any team could beat tyloo or VG?
2016-10-13 02:34
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#12
i am | 
Yugoslavia bleaq
great pickup
2016-10-12 13:02
0
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
0
10 replies
#59
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donQ | 
Russia Kamunist
2016-10-12 13:10
0
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
0
8 replies
#90
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donQ | 
Russia Kamunist
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
0
7 replies
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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4 replies
#94
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donQ | 
Russia Kamunist
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
0
#104
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Russia Topzor
last best full russian team was M5 thats sad((
2016-10-12 13:52
0
1 reply
exactly, i want good russian teams too,they had good team in 1.6 but not in go :/
2016-10-12 13:53
0
#132
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Other Chaos Theory
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
0
#133
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tabseN | 
Russia Dart_Evil
Antika Team Secret fe? Top lol
2016-10-12 15:27
0
1 reply
#136
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donQ | 
Russia Kamunist
check her twitch profile
2016-10-12 16:44
0
#15
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France Jbat
cool
2016-10-12 13:02
0
gl
2016-10-12 13:02
0
#17
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Epic | 
Europe _EpiC_
never heard
2016-10-12 13:02
0
#18
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Finland Hunajaperse
who?
2016-10-12 13:02
0
#22
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Sweden Maoux551
another nonamer. Astralis invented a new meta boys! Still happy for him :D
2016-10-12 13:12
0
7 replies
envyus*
2016-10-12 13:03
0
1 reply
#35
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Sweden Maoux551
meh, devil wasn't really as much of a nonamer
2016-10-12 13:04
0
H0bbitt isn't really a nonamer though.
2016-10-12 13:07
0
4 replies
#54
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Sweden Maoux551
never seen him ever before or his previous team
2016-10-12 13:08
0
3 replies
#61
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niko | 
Denmark ilnert
2016-10-12 13:10
0
2 replies
#63
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Sweden Maoux551
tengri hm ok, maybe once or twice
2016-10-12 13:11
0
1 reply
#109
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jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
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
0
#23
rain | 
Europe dopeyy
+zeus
2016-10-12 13:02
0
#25
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Israel ksaikeks
gambit sign zeus
2016-10-12 13:03
0
good decision
2016-10-12 13:03
0
#27
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Korea GodPutin
Kazakhstan flag??
2016-10-12 13:03
0
1 reply
Yes men)))
2016-10-12 13:05
0
I have a Gambit I have a Hobbitt Ughhh Gombbitt
2016-10-12 13:03
0
2 replies
lmao
2016-10-12 13:05
0
#48
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niko | 
Denmark ilnert
xD
2016-10-12 13:06
0
Hobbitt is a great young talent. He will certain make Gambit become gambbitt
2016-10-12 13:03
0
#34
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World smash143
Great pickup, glad that someone has finally give hobbit a chance.
2016-10-12 13:03
0
#37
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World rainsje
+Zeus Gambit top 5
2016-10-12 13:04
0
#39
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Portugal mafio1
hes going on an adventure!
2016-10-12 13:04
0
#42
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Switzerland Ha0
LMAO HOBBIT !!!!! h o b b i t :DD
2016-10-12 13:05
0
#44
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Spain Alser
Next hltv article "zeus joins gambit"
2016-10-12 13:05
0
1 reply
#145
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Italy  SilveR.
ay
2016-10-13 21:00
0
#47
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s1mple | 
United Kingdom ALB1E^
what happened to kucher?
2016-10-12 13:06
0
2 replies
He played only one tournamnet as stand-in
2016-10-12 13:06
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1 reply
#53
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s1mple | 
United Kingdom ALB1E^
oh i thought he was new pickup after they kicked spaze :x
2016-10-12 13:07
0
#49
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Syria Gonezxzx
Good luck young Frodo.
2016-10-12 13:06
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#50
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Portugal 69_mL
gl hf Zeus
2016-10-12 13:06
0
#56
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World kalleztaR~
+Zeus
2016-10-12 13:09
0
#62
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910 | 
Poland Austinn
Expected
2016-10-12 13:11
0
#64
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lesswill | 
Russia aexaexae
KZ SILA
2016-10-12 13:11
0
#66
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Russia ShutUpBird
GL BRATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2016-10-12 13:12
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NOICE. GL
2016-10-12 13:15
0
GL BROTHERS! EZ KZ!
2016-10-12 13:15
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#69
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Kazakhstan THUNDERKZ
+ zeus as IGL. Then we'll have a strong potential t2 team.
2016-10-12 13:15
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2016-10-12 13:17
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10 replies
#73
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France Chim0ng0
lmao
2016-10-12 13:17
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hahahaha n1
2016-10-12 13:18
0
xDDD
2016-10-12 13:20
0
+1
2016-10-12 13:21
0
hahahhahaha zLeX GOD
2016-10-12 13:22
0
LUL not everyone can understand it
2016-10-12 13:23
0
LUL
2016-10-12 13:30
0
#100
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Ukraine he-he
xD
2016-10-12 13:44
0
EKSDE
2016-10-12 13:52
0
#130
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imoRR | 
Poland ArkaGdynia
HAHAHAHAHA
2016-10-12 14:56
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#75
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Other plath - <3 wayLander
hobbitt literally looks like a hobbit.
2016-10-12 13:19
0
#76
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World DopphMe0w
zeus next
2016-10-12 13:19
0
#77
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dsn | 
Turkey OFFICIALNEAL
GL Kazakh brothers <3
2016-10-12 13:19
0
#85
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World fox>Kennys
ez for zeus
2016-10-12 13:23
0
#88
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ANGE1 | 
Kazakhstan VDikan
Good luck :)
2016-10-12 13:27
0
#89
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jOELZ | 
Finland jleh
no zeus no party
2016-10-12 13:28
0
funny that the best cis team is going to be made up mostly of kazakhs meanwhile ruskis are trash
2016-10-12 13:32
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1 reply
#113
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Germany AdiZen
NaVi?
2016-10-12 13:58
0
kazakh are turks so gj my brohters
2016-10-12 13:34
0
#96
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coswell | 
Finland coswell
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
0
#97
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Russia some9guy
KZ TEAM OH JESUS GL ZEUS & HOBBIT
2016-10-12 13:38
0
#98
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shox | 
Finland idontfeelanything
god hobbitt
2016-10-12 13:38
0
#101
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Russia AR4ER
gL anyway Gambit
2016-10-12 13:45
0
#102
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Finland RaptoRStillAlive
need zeus
2016-10-12 13:48
0
#103
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Portugal medion
borat to gambit nice
2016-10-12 13:52
0
why?
2016-10-12 13:52
0
if zeus joins like they said gambit will easily get to top 8
2016-10-12 13:53
0
#110
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Russia Topzor
-Dosia +spaze or some1
2016-10-12 13:54
0
2016-10-12 14:02
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#117
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Singapore The_Fiend[fA]
I'm curious... Is Kazakh mutually intelligible with Russian just like Swedish <-> Norwegian? How do they communicate?
2016-10-12 14:10
0
3 replies
most of Kazakhs speak russian
2016-10-12 14:16
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#124
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Austria gex0r
they all speak russian ofc...
2016-10-12 14:20
0
#139
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Russia Drinkins
only Russian during the game. Even with fullborat roster. youtube.com/watch?v=Ci-7tralcsU
2016-10-12 18:37
0
#118
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World aNdr-
+zeus or ramz1k
2016-10-12 14:13
0
#121
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Singapore Trisha
Major upgrades for Gambit Gl to them in the future!
2016-10-12 14:19
0
+Zeus or Arike
2016-10-12 14:19
0
2016-10-12 14:19
0
zeus
2016-10-12 14:24
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#127
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gabs | 
Europe GandalfThePimp
gl in this journey hobbitt
2016-10-12 14:51
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1 reply
#135
Per0N | 
Venezuela 643
+1 hahahaha
2016-10-12 16:01
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#129
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Kazakhstan ineenja
rip tengri(((
2016-10-12 14:54
0
2 replies
hobbit needed a better team
2016-10-12 15:05
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1 reply
#138
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Turkey Tormund1
i think fitch needed a better team or both of them
2016-10-12 18:27
0
w0w
2016-10-12 15:38
0
#137
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Croatia blameitonthenight
Another chinese speaking russian
2016-10-12 16:53
0
#140
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Liechtenstein killahakan
KZ CS > RUS CS confirmed
2016-10-12 18:50
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#141
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Kazakhstan yera
Niiice:) GL HObbitt!
2016-10-12 18:56
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#144
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ZywOo | 
United States TeamSESH
GL!
2016-10-13 06:39
0
So, i guess Gambit will play with Kazakhstan flag?
2016-10-14 11:15
0
New strong team Tengri is rekt.
2016-10-14 13:05
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