yam steps down from Renegades

23-3-2017 07:27

Renegades has revealed that Yaman "yam" Ergenekon will be stepping down from the team.

Following the news of their former AWPer Ricardo "⁠Rickeh⁠" Mulholland joining CLG two weeks ago, who was replaced by Swedish player Simon "⁠atter⁠" Atterstam since DreamHack Masters Las Vegas in mid-February, the team from down under has announced another unexpected change today.

After being a part of the roster since April 2015 in the latter days of Vox Eminor, Yaman "⁠yam⁠" Ergenekon has decided to step down from the active lineup due to personal circumstances and therefore will return home to Australia.

yam returns home due to confidential reasons

According to the players, the Australian core has also informed us they will use former compLexity member, Michael "⁠Uber⁠" Stapells to stand in for the next few games in ESL Pro League, with the team currently sitting in the 10th position. In addition, the Aussies are on the lookout for two new permanent players.

Renegades is now left with the following roster:

Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage
Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward
Karlo "⁠USTILO⁠" Pivac
Simon "⁠atter⁠" Atterstam (stand-in)
Michael "⁠Uber⁠" Stapells (stand-in)

Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović (coach)

.@Yaman is stepping down from the CS:GO team to return to Australia for personal reasons and team management supports him during this time.
— Renegades (@Renegades) March 23, 2017

going to miss @Yaman :( was a great player, captain&caller. we will be using @UberCSGO for a few games till we figure out our 4th and 5th.
— Karlo Pivac (@USTILO) March 23, 2017

inb4 signs pyth with atter

2017-03-23 07:28

17 replies

it clearly says atter is a stand in?? and look at his newest tweet it says he plays 3 more pro legaue games before he goes back to sweden! and its already leaked there signing nexa

2017-03-23 07:46

15 replies

Who is nexa?

2017-03-23 08:15

14 replies

Upcoming serbian talent if Im not mistaken, 19 years old, apparently he is really good so hopefully he shows up.

2017-03-23 08:32

13 replies

nexa+ropz plx

2017-03-23 08:36

Lol kassad quickly turned a few strings in favor of Serbians then. But anyway it's cool that young talent gets opportunity.

2017-03-23 09:23

11 replies

tbh nexa deserves it, he is rekting everyone in first serbian league

2017-03-23 10:03

10 replies

first serbian league what?

2017-03-23 11:20

9 replies

Believe it or not we are playing cs in serbia... can you imagine that? Nexa is coming! GL NEXA!

2017-03-23 11:56

8 replies

yeah trash tier cs

7 replies

Cmon dude. Be nice ffs

2017-03-23 16:42

hates gonna hate... sad kiddo :)

2017-03-24 15:53

when ur from the uk and you comment 'trash tier cs' ggs, i'm a no-scener as well, no hard feelings :))

2017-04-12 15:40

4 replies

better than serbia.

2017-04-12 19:04

3 replies

sure, doesn't give you the right to criticize Serbian CS. They are improving, give them a chance. UK CS' only good players are ALEX, depphhh and Surreal, and they're not even in top 50.

2017-04-24 12:42

2 replies

Too bad I can't name a serbian player, maybe cause they're not even in top 5000.

2017-04-24 13:29

1 reply

oh shit dude :) thats like saying there are african cs players in the top 50 :) There scenes are developing, your scene has reached it's maximum potential and its still shit :'(

2017-04-24 15:48

Cheats ain't working

2017-03-23 09:42

expected

absolutely not expected that Liquid takes yam and not jks

2017-03-23 17:23

damn

rip

damn....

2017-03-23 07:29

ez for nexa

rip rng

UU OOO LEL

why yammmm

why lol?

family matters or something back home

2017-03-23 10:33

now they need a IGL and awper

Get out of the team YAAMMMM

+InfrequeNt +Nexa going to happen probs.

who would IGL?

2017-03-23 08:22

should have been kicked instead of spunj

2017-03-23 07:30

spunj wasn't kicked

2017-03-23 14:16

Lmao everyone leaving before LANs

Will be missed :(

2017-03-23 07:31

Only thing that will be missed is everyone saying kick yam heh.

2017-03-23 10:15

Probably the end if all Australian line ups in the international scene. Time to see the players integrated into NA teams

They where good until they moved to NA. But you're right, jks to liquid!

even more garbage now.#freejks

2017-03-23 07:32

Losing your Awp igl and captain is gonna be tough to replace. RNG gonna have tough times ahead.

2017-03-23 07:33

Uber lmao

2017-03-23 07:34

5 replies

uber = 99999* nexa

2017-03-23 10:51

and? I dont care about some nexa shit lol, i dont even know who is it And no, Uber has been dogshit for two years straight, wouldnt be surprised if some RandomRambo would fuck hin 16-5 in aims

2017-03-23 15:05

I am surprised too. Why not hiko for example?

2017-03-23 16:05

Hiko will join some shit like Selfless, I doubt they want him

2017-03-23 17:58

nrg at least Selfless too little deal for him

2017-03-23 18:08

Does it matter? Aussie cs is irrelevant. Their best team isn't even tier 3

u're the one to say

2017-03-23 07:42

But yam has the potential to make a tier 4 na team tier 2

Agreed. If he was on Prospects or Eanix in NA, they could possibly compete with Splyce or BMC

2017-03-23 08:53

You are talking like if American cs is tier 1 stfu kid

2017-03-23 16:12

No where did I say NA had a tier 1 team. Triggered and rage much? You should probably take it easy. It's not good for your health.

2017-03-23 20:03

Yah iBUYPOWER: -freakazoid -yam -roca -hiko -jdm

The core of the Renegades squad (old Vox Eminor) were top 15 at one point and bet the old Fnatic, NiP and other T1 teams back then...

2017-03-23 13:48

6 replies

wtf happened to them ?

2017-03-23 14:06

people retired and shit..

2017-03-23 14:18

you graduated and got a law degree. So you think your brain cells won't perform any better as you grow old? By 2030, I foresee that this industry will be dominated by veteran players. The world changed all the time. So does the gaming scene.

2017-03-23 16:02

wait, what? did I say something? They retired, I never said it was a bad thing. or what do you mean?

2017-03-23 18:39

just my prediction about how far this industry will go. Retiring is a good thing, it always reflects your high sense of responsibility to the parents by earning more money. :)

2017-03-24 15:25

and human consciousness will be expanded to a whole new level. We might be able to fly by then without the need of buying drugs.

2017-03-23 16:04

It does atter

damn will be missed.

2017-03-23 07:39

-atter -Uber -ustilo +yam +spunj +havoc -Renegades +Vox

2017-03-23 16:33

The Vox memories...

2017-03-23 19:39

Noooooo

2017-03-23 07:41

fuck me man ripergades

2017-03-23 07:45

Now pray Rickeh to come back ...

renegades: the beginning of the end disband in 2 months max

2017-03-23 07:48

Gahsgbjzxzhfthctuj

2017-03-23 16:14

Holy... RIP AUS scene! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

2017-03-23 07:49

Uber? lmao

2017-03-23 07:57

And this is how quickly na destroyes a perfectly decent team xD Nah but really best of luck to the man

2017-03-23 07:59

+hiko

2017-03-23 08:06

rip aucs?

2017-03-23 08:24

probably my friend

2017-03-24 01:54

2017-03-26 08:50

RIP ASAP YAMS

2017-03-23 09:20

expected he is the only one who had <1 K/D

2017-03-23 09:26

he's also the only igl in the team..

2017-03-23 14:21

oh didn't know that, RiP Renegates

2017-03-23 14:23

Why? He played well

2017-03-23 09:34

+Hiko

2017-03-23 09:44

Very sad news. That would be fun if they bring back spunj as stand in if atter leaves soon.

2017-03-23 09:54

-despe + yam, -majer + mini

2017-03-23 10:07

= shit like your team in mm breaking your streaks to rank up

2017-03-23 10:43

Lol..Not bad at all..

2017-03-23 12:48

austria CS

2017-03-23 10:17

Singapoor' toilet cleaner talking about Austria cs in 2017. (Brain) ==> BOOM!!!

2017-03-23 10:44

-DESPE +YAM hardstyle pls do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2017-03-23 10:21

WHY UBER???

2017-03-23 10:24

Uber to replace him , that's kinda retarded but why not

2017-03-23 10:25

He's a stand-in for the time being, not a permanent replacement.

2017-03-23 10:36

atter is already a stand-in, they keep picking the first "free" guy to stand their empty places Is there any Australian guy to fill the 4th spot and another one for the 5th ?(who are better than atter and Uber)

2017-03-23 12:41

Apparently, Renegades are going to pick up this up and coming Serbian player called "nexa" (who dropped a 30 bomb vs VP) but I don't think they're settled on a 5th player yet. They might get a player called InfrequeNt, who probably the best AU AWPER aside from Rickeh atm.

2017-03-23 13:00

Ummm im best AU Avvper!!!

2017-03-23 13:55

+Pimp IGL +Rickeh AWP

2017-03-23 10:27

what a surprise

2017-03-23 10:35

With NA shuffle about to go down Renegades could really benefit from this and add a couple of really strong players! Just not Hiko thanks.

2017-03-23 10:39

jks azr roca rickeh stanislaw

2017-03-23 14:24

+nexa boyz

2017-03-23 10:40

+starix +pyth

2017-03-23 10:41

Also North last invite for IEM Sydney. Have it on good source.

So pumped for North, No joke they're coming.

2017-03-23 11:23

Confirmed brother. Gonna be fucking nuts!

2017-03-23 14:32

Now come back to Turkey(Istanbul) then join SpaceSoldiers pls

2017-03-23 10:45

gl hf nexa

2017-03-23 10:57

yam to SpaceSoldiers??

2017-03-23 11:02

Rickeh was the problem yam was the problem

2017-03-23 11:04

yam actually was a big part of the problem, bad player and his igl wasnt really great either obv, or they would have been better. But replacing him with an average aimer like uber is defo not the right call ... same goes for atter. Could have just picked any australian / na guy, why pick a random swede

2017-03-23 12:28

Uber is a stand-in...

2017-03-23 13:51

same for atter since weeks...why do they play with people like that as standin instead of getting proper players

2017-03-23 14:01

+BnTet?

2017-03-23 11:05

-age of renegades

2017-03-23 11:07

Or could disband. Ustillo and AZR could find ok teams. JKS could walks into any team in NA and some of the decent ones in EU.

2017-03-23 11:09

I remember wishing I would never see an article like this on this site. Best of luck to Yam, truly my favourite player in cs. Sad sad day for aucs

2017-03-23 11:11

Yes it is :(

2017-03-23 11:27

Nexa incoming, mark my words....

2017-03-23 11:22

wrong player, disband

2017-03-23 11:32

rip yams

2017-03-23 11:46

About time they kicked him.

2017-03-23 11:57

-shroud +jks

2017-03-23 12:03

max this team will stay until ASIA minor and entire team disband for sure.

2017-03-23 12:08

OMG i wanna join your team. give me 1/2 ur salary and Im gonna join... how the fcuck they earn lots of money being a shiet random cs players?!?!?!?!? the world IS DIED

2017-03-23 12:15

I SAID GET A NEW IGL NOT LEAVE THE FUCKING TEAM OH NO PLZ. Swear to god if more players leave Im gonna be sad

2017-03-23 12:17

remove bad player, trial bad player ... great Now they are basically 5 aimers, 2 of them just bad at all and 3 inconsistent as fuck, will go far

2017-03-23 12:24

(stand-in)

2017-03-23 12:44

asap for ever

2017-03-23 12:50

FeelsBadMan

2017-03-23 13:32

fuuuuuuck, renegades is dead

2017-03-23 14:13

nexa inc brothers

+deoxide?

2017-03-23 14:14

yeh they do not need him foshha.

YAM TO LIQUID PLS !

2017-03-23 14:26

I reckon they're just waiting out contracts before anything goes down plus with all the action going on in the NA scenes, changes and such.

2017-03-23 14:34

UBER STAND-IN?????? ARE YOU JOKING RENEGADES????? Better take liazz from Titend minds than pick uber like stand-in.

2017-03-23 14:39

I'm so happy this is finally happening, Renegades just drop the entire line up and pick anyone else up please this is a failed team that never achieved anything no point keeping them any longer. Can't even qualify for LAN events playing in NA or Asia region which is enough proof they will never be a good team, just a waste of money drop the whole team.

2017-03-23 14:46

legend, arguably best ever fps aust player.

2017-03-23 14:54

Get a Brazilian player to fix the team. Even Spunj doesn't want a comeback with this team. LOL

2017-03-23 15:41

+rickeh +hiko

2017-03-23 16:11

SpaceS yam confirmed ! hype

-DESPE +YAM MAKE. IT. HAPPEN.

2017-03-23 16:43

IM ON BOYS!! JUST WAITIN FOR THE CALL

2017-03-23 17:11

i will remember you bro

2017-03-23 17:19

Yam needed to go for Ren to ever get back to any OK form.

2017-03-23 17:24

+kaze ez top 1

2017-03-23 17:30

Down to 2 og vox members :( u don't need to go back Australia m8

The original lineup of Vox only had AZR (Before April 2014)

2017-03-24 06:59

who did jks replace then edit nvm just found out it was SnypeR

2017-03-25 02:33

LOL AU CS

2017-03-23 17:33

kassad removed kebab LOL

2017-03-23 17:43

ripigades

just get jks into a real team already..

2017-03-23 17:44

this renegades keep surprising me, not with results but with those changes

2017-03-23 19:47

Rest in Pieces Renegades, it was a good ride!

2017-03-23 20:53

HAVOC HAVOC HAVOC PLS PLS PLS

2017-03-23 21:06

Havoc doesn't even play cs anymore.

2017-03-24 06:56

FeelsBadMan he was a great player :/

2017-03-24 21:35

inb4 jks to c9 or clg

2017-03-23 23:13

Bring Spunj back plz

2017-03-24 00:21

I hope they fix their lineup, AZR and JKS are monsters. Now would be the perfect time to join an established NA team, but given they have events planned they likely wouldn't leave rng. Pimp would be an awesome pickup, but I think he's perfect for a team like Heroic as well. Maybe they should get Rickeh back as primary awper, find an igl or just keep Atter and go back to basics.

2017-03-24 22:22