k1ck release team

20-8-2018 00:33

Portuguese organisation k1ck has announced that it has released its roster, headlined by Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk.

The Ukrainian-Lithuanian squad's time in k1ck has come to an end following their three-and-a-half-months long stint under the Portuguese organization, as the two parties "wanted to move in different directions".

The team was formed in May with veteran starix at the helm and went on to win three online tournaments: the Stream.me CIS Challenger League, Rivalry CIS Invitational, and Stream.me Gauntlet: CIS vs. EU #22.

starix's team are no longer part of k1ck

However, they only attended one LAN tournament in their time with k1ck, the MID.TV Cyber Cup, where they placed 9th-12th, and failed to qualify for a number of notable tournaments, most importantly the CIS Minor following an unsuccessful series of open qualifiers.

The former lineup of k1ck is the following:

Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk
Nikolaj "⁠kalinka⁠" Rysakov
Vladyslav "⁠arch⁠" Svistov
Sergey "⁠smike⁠" Sklyarenko
Alexander "⁠scoobyxie⁠" Marynych

Sucks for budget NAVI

2018-08-20 00:34

31 replies

Starix could have done so much more

29 replies

k1ck one of the less successfull orgs ever

2018-08-20 00:35

26 replies

Hmm you should check their 1.6 results.

2018-08-20 01:07

25 replies

csgo*

2018-08-20 01:17

4 replies

They never had money to have a csgo pro team... Only semi-pro

2018-08-20 01:20

2 replies

Wtf why k1ck had budget F3 signed?

2018-08-20 02:00

1 reply

because they were cheap af and they hoped for some more success than what budget f3 actually achieved. obv.

2018-08-20 07:56

Who tf are those player?

2018-08-20 14:31

They never won anything important in 1.6 either (._.')

2018-08-20 02:04

17 replies

Ofc we can´t compare them with NaVi, SK, MIBR, Fnatic, etc.

2018-08-20 02:11

16 replies

I meant... they never won anything (premier or at least recognized event) nor placed on top 10 on any event. So i don't get why did you talk about their '1.6 results' basically all that that team had was fox as a good player but thats it (._.')

2018-08-20 02:19

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Ok. I´ll give that one to you. But check this out: "K1ck eSports Club is a pioneer in Portugal and the second oldest European organization in activity, only surpassed by SK Gaming founded in 1997. The K1ck eSports Club Association started its activity in September 2005 and it was registered as a result of the online gaming club founded on October 1998, K1ck. Usually found performing in the many LAN tournaments that take place around the world, mainly in LAN Parties, K1ck are the first Portuguese eSports Association legally registered and in activity that evolved from an online gaming club. Also playing and participating in tournaments that take place in the Internet, K1ck conquered the first medal of the Portuguese Electronic eSports in the biggest European and World competitions, WCG and ESWC. This was achieved in March 2006 in the SEC2006 (European Championships) that took place in Hannover during the CeBit. In 2007 they have established a difficult to achieve record, contributing with 11 players for the 11 available spots in the Portuguese national representation at Seattle for the World Cyber Games, therefore making it an all-K1ck Portuguese representation. Winner of Dreamhack on Tour Valencia Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament in 2011, along with 2 victories in Dreamhack Winter for Need For Speed and World in Conflict in 2006 and 2007 respectively, the K1ck CS:GO squad is the most famous and representative team in the Club, having achieved the 9th position in the top 20 CS:GO World Ranking by ESEA in April 2013."

2018-08-20 03:24

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Im not denying that it is an old org. So bringing that is poitless. We are talking about results. liquipedia.net/counterstrike/SEC/2006 no k1ck win detected. Dreamhack had no Valencia event for cs in 2011 as far as I remember and there was only DH Winter that year. Also '' Need For Speed and World in Conflict'' results... like who cares about that, we are talking about cs, name it 1.6 or GO. (._.')

2018-08-20 03:42

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Regarding results, i agree with you. But you can´t deny that such an old org isn´t successfull. So many orgs, successfull ones, that never had major or big tournament wins, and still are successfull. Ex: Complexity.

2018-08-20 03:55

The main point of the argument is not about the org's age, but about success in cs and that's something that K1ck lacks. Complexity had plenty of tournament wins and im not only talking about low tier ones. (._.')

2018-08-20 04:01

kick's success with CS was always more or less about the iberian panorama. but kick had the best pes or fifa player signed for a lot of time, they had hypno (one of the best UT players worldwide) and a successful WC3 lineup back in the day.

2018-08-20 15:02

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We are talking about cs success (1.6, and GO and source if you want too), so nothing to mention about fifa, pes or wc3 here. Domestic success is nothing, and more in countries or regions where the scene was about of 3 or 4 teams. Put that success into an international context and the success is non existent. (._.')

2018-08-20 17:44

well considering their budget (back then, even now), what the hell do you expect? back then (1.6 era) 1 player was making money in k1ck (fox), the other were all amateurs in the very basic sense of the word. they still managed to go to WCG's, ESWC's and CPL's, which were the majors back then. For a team with barely NO PROFESSIONALISM, that's more than fine.

2018-08-28 05:03

The argument started about the org's cs success itself and not about circumstances (time, money), check #47 so I don't know why people bring the history or professionality thing. But if we include that professionality thing too I could mention plenty of teams in the same money situation that got way more success. Attendance to those events couldn't be considered as 'results worth pointing out' if you place not even top 10. To me, seems like people are trying too hard to change the subject based purely in nationalism and not in actual facts. (._.')

2018-08-28 16:38

Well, you are wrong! Check Dreamhack's infographic - k1ck.com/14/images/k1ck/dreamhack_winner.. and you see K1ck in the list of winners, exactly in Dreamhack Valencia 2011 k1ck.com/14/index.php/en/cs-go/411-k1ck-.. 5th in Dreamhack WInter which means quarter finals

2018-08-20 17:09

Yeah I was wrong with the Valencia thing. But it doesn't change the fact that K1ck is not an org worth remembering for it's '1.6 results'. Quarter finals means nothing. People only remember about 1st, maybe 2nd but from there none really count as 'good results'. (._.')

2018-08-20 17:35

Considering that they got ahead of SK and tied with Fnatic in the final standings, it doesn't seem bad. But in CS:GO K1ck was 9th in a top 20 world ranking made by esea. Not bad at all I guess.

2018-08-20 19:03

Is not bad for an event, of course. But we are talking about success over time. 9th place is not bad indeed. But still far away from the top, and for k1ck to be on that place, it was for sure during 2012/13 when the competition was low. For me the DH Valencia has more value than the rank thing, because none remembers about ranks (unless you place top 3 at least and for a long period of times, the so called eras). But now, place that DH Valencia (1.6) + 9th place ESEA rank ( GO) on their timeline of existence... their success is not even worth mentioning. If the guy starting the argument would've said 'local success' then yes, it could fit, but internationally they are just another random org (._.')

2018-08-20 19:18

To close this discussion: K1ck is not one of the least successful orgs ever.

2018-08-21 01:03

So basically they are a org with long history of winning absolutely nothing. But hey they got that need for speed championship atleast!

2018-08-20 08:47

k1ck is shit /Closed

2018-08-20 10:04

tell me how many LANs k1ck won outside of Portugal in 1.6 xD

2018-08-20 10:21

imgur.com/YAmVJ14

2018-08-20 14:13

I doubt it tbh, I feel like starix is washed up at this point, he's not like B1ad3 or someone who is able to constantly bring up new talent

2018-08-20 01:03

Wow thats fast. They have no chance to play.

2018-08-20 01:27

rip

i guess you could say they just got k1cked

2018-08-20 03:02

no time

2018-08-20 03:07

lol Good i guess. Now F3 grab Kalinka

2018-08-20 01:09

They can also take smike and scoobyxie

2018-08-20 09:03

good, they were trash

gg arch

how ironic

unluko

maluko

2018-08-20 03:44

Already....

Exp

bought time haha

Expected

Lol k1ck kicked

i cant believe hltv missed that pun in the title :?

2018-08-20 01:34

thank god they suck

Rip :/ poor kalinka

You could say there were... k1cked. Golden opportunity for a headline there completely wasted mr Striker

expected

They got k1cked, expected.

Actually one of the first times I've seen a team and thought "who?" before clicking it. I know kalinka and starix tho

really? theres been plently more who? team news than this

2018-08-20 00:37

I usually know most of them though. Especially the "who?" na teams

2018-08-20 01:11

You don't know smike and arch o.O

2018-08-20 01:23

burger

2018-08-20 08:52

rip starix

3 of these guys will go to F3 Bookmark

didn't expect

>tier5team without private cheat >tier1team with private cheat >invest to earn FAZEKQLY 2018-19-8

2018-08-20 00:36

EZ k1cked

sad for scoobyxie

I guess you could say, they got k1cked XD

ROFL

create team , make money in betting , disband, repeat.

2018-08-20 00:38

lol

2018-08-20 00:40

True

2018-08-20 01:01

kicked from k1ck kinda expected

2018-08-20 00:39

They will go to Flipside The team will be : Markeloff Waylander starix kalinka arch

2018-08-20 00:42

arch XD

-botlander +smike and -arch +scoobyxie and then maybe

2018-08-20 01:08

+1 that

2018-08-20 01:12

not bad actually

2018-08-20 00:43

I was hoping kick get a portuguease team with killdream

2018-08-20 00:44

Damn gg , Kalinka back to Lithuanian scene?

2018-08-20 00:50

-nexa +kalinka

2018-08-20 09:41

If hadji will be a bot maybe espiranto will make that move

2018-08-20 10:02

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2018-08-20 00:52

Portuguese lineup inc

2018-08-20 00:55

Guess you could say they got....k1cked...off the team

2018-08-20 00:58

That didn't last very long

portuguese org wtf xd

That sucks :(

Thats was shit tier5 team tbf, expected

2018-08-20 01:19

2018-08-20 01:21

finally starix retire...

2018-08-20 01:54

way to fast

2018-08-20 01:55

It took longer than I expected

2018-08-20 02:07

Hope i can see -> Fox, Mutiris, Horvy, Killdream and Rmn in the next k1ck team. #makek1ckgreatagain

2018-08-20 02:12

or maybe they could sign ntc!

2018-08-20 05:29

2018-08-20 09:28

k1ck will sign swole patrol

2018-08-20 02:53

Kicked by server

2018-08-20 04:55

name checks out

2018-08-20 05:04

maybe -pounh + kalinka to bring imperial one step closer to being a lithuanian superteam

2018-08-20 05:28

2018-08-20 07:04

Why have one when you can have both? -botxa +kalinka

2018-08-20 09:40

This is one of the oldest org on pro scene...

2018-08-20 06:43

I feel sad for starix :(

2018-08-20 07:13

k1ck shit org

2018-08-20 07:16

Who cares?

2018-08-20 07:27

- 1

2018-08-20 15:08

Writer missed opportunity for headline: K1ck Team Kicked.

2018-08-20 07:59

k1cked by k1ck

finally i fucking hated that shit ukrainian riggers, and starix should fucking go to poland and pick up strawberries hes so fucking useless

2018-08-20 08:03

Should have been k1cked a long time ago

2018-08-20 08:11

2018-08-20 08:19

Scoobyxie actually has some decent potential. Kinda sad for him.

2018-08-20 08:24

2018-08-20 08:32

no one said "who?" yet?

2018-08-20 08:33

Because everyone knows them?

2018-08-20 09:54

well glad i quit this game

2018-08-20 12:19

im also glad you did

2018-08-21 07:22

Expected from NA

2018-08-20 13:35

Sad but expected.

2018-08-20 09:08

unexpected, portuguese blind

2018-08-20 09:22

Fox, Fox son, Zorlak, Morais and ZeTheOne. Incoming pro team

2018-08-20 09:31

Look at all these free Ukrainian players, hmm. It would be a shame if they were left unnoticed while certain 80 year old washed up bots continue to play.

2018-08-20 09:39

-edward +any of them..?

2018-08-20 13:36

kicked from k1ck LUL

2018-08-20 10:19

No money to pay wage?xddd

2018-08-20 10:50

sad

2018-08-20 11:52

k1cked

2018-08-20 11:57

f1nally k1cked

2018-08-20 12:04

Kalinka to imperial

2018-08-20 12:28

he was kicked from MANS NOT HOT (before imperial) because he didn't fit the team. would make more sense to add him to winstrike or flipside

2018-08-20 13:38

New roster for F3

2018-08-20 13:24

Release kick team

2018-08-20 13:32

Legends never dies!

2018-08-20 13:34

expected since they signed them

2018-08-20 15:09

K1ck kicks players

2018-08-20 15:18

K1cked

2018-08-20 15:39

That was quick

2018-08-20 16:23

rip :c

2018-08-20 16:48

cool

2018-08-20 17:50

starix already retired 10 years age different, he went into coach

2018-08-20 18:46

release k1cks team

2018-08-20 20:25

one of the most promising teams, very hard in shooting. some lack of synergy however as arch undisciplined and kalinka too equidistant (also mediocre in shooting). rating last 3 months shows it as well, russian admins always can hide hovewer ))))))

2018-08-21 10:19