ex-Denial set to sign with ATK

The team formerly playing for Denial will sign with ATK, a South African organization.

South Africa's top team, previously in Bravado and Denial, are now set to sign with ATK, a local organization based out of Cape Town.

Sonic & co. will play under the ATK banner

The team, which was well taken care of by Denial during their tenure in the organization according to several players, ultimately could not come to terms during contract negotiations and instead found another option in ATK.

The South African side are now set to fly to Cape Town, where they will sign their new contracts before continuing their journey in North America to play ESEA MDL Season 31 and ECS Season 7 Week 3.

Roberto "⁠blackpoisoN⁠" Dall'Occo stated the following:

"We were still negotiating with Denial and couldn’t come to an agreement on all the terms. No bad blood between us, was just better for both parties and ATK gave us an offer that was better suited to our needs."

ATK's roster is:

South Africa Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou
South Africa Rhys "⁠Fadey⁠" Armstrong
South Africa Aran "⁠Sonic⁠" Groesbeek
South Africa Roberto "⁠blackpoisoN⁠" Dall'Occo
South Africa Dominic "⁠Domsterr⁠" Sampaio

South Africa Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen (coach)

South Africa Rhys 'Fadey' Armstrong
Rhys 'Fadey' Armstrong
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
349
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.74
South Africa Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.18
Maps played:
394
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.63
South Africa Roberto 'blackpoisoN' Dall'Occo
Roberto 'blackpoisoN' Dall'Occo
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
185
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.68
South Africa Dominic 'Domsterr' Sampaio
Dominic 'Domsterr' Sampaio
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.12
Maps played:
171
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.63
South Africa Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
343
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.67
South Africa Tiaan 'T.c' Coertzen
Tiaan 'T.c' Coertzen
Age:
26
Team:
#1
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Poland Unluko
F5
2019-04-04 12:08
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14 replies
+1
2019-04-04 12:08
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4 replies
#8
nukkye | 
Czech Republic kczr
Isnt Denial the "We are not paying the players" org?
2019-04-04 12:10
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3 replies
Yupp
2019-04-04 12:14
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they have a new owner who is just as shitty as the old one but does pay players, but yeah thats the org
2019-04-04 12:14
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Yeah but they’re owned by a different guy now who supposedly is better
2019-04-04 12:15
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You finally got it, congrats mr unluko
2019-04-04 12:18
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3 replies
#26
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Poland Unluko
Thx
2019-04-04 12:20
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2 replies
Congratulations!
2019-04-04 12:46
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#44
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Brazil LUIXTR0NDA
now you should be calledo luko. Luko maluko
2019-04-04 13:36
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Finally you got #1! Congrats
2019-04-04 13:02
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#39
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India Tritium
congrats mr. F5
2019-04-04 13:08
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So denial picked these guys up recently then released them why???
2019-04-04 13:46
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1 reply
The players are just not being payed really anything. They weren't payed anything till the new owner. ATK has a good salary Sonic said on twitter compared to Denial.
2019-04-04 15:37
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#50
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United Kingdom seoseraph
Grats unlucko
2019-04-04 14:40
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ok
2019-04-04 12:08
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#4
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Myanmar xdcc
Snake team
2019-04-04 12:08
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1 reply
if this is snake team then Denial is prehistoric anaconda org lol
2019-04-04 17:32
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#5
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
somebody | 
Finland somewhere
wow gl
2019-04-04 12:08
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i still dont think its worth to make a news for this guys each month.
2019-04-04 12:09
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wow so surprising that denial fell through. so shocked, gl with ATK tho
2019-04-04 12:09
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Denial seems to be a bad org at all, think it's one of the more known orgs losing faster players than any other. Picking up players and losing them within first 6 months.
2019-04-04 12:11
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2 replies
#14
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Romania senTien6
It seems like they are living IN DENIAL YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
2019-04-04 12:14
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1 reply
+1
2019-04-04 12:20
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#10
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France kyojiNs
Lol denial kicked them so fast XD
2019-04-04 12:12
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Denial snake org But eunited is worse
2019-04-04 12:13
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5 replies
whats all the beef about??
2019-04-04 12:14
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4 replies
people crying because eUnited got the IEM Sydney spot despite them getting 3 out of 5 swole patrol players so it makes sense but people cry because it's Swag that's left out xd
2019-04-04 12:15
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2 replies
for me at least its the fact that they lost so they just bought the majority of the roster and got the spot
2019-04-04 12:31
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1 reply
plus the players' probs want to play at majors poor swag
2019-04-04 13:08
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Eunited once lost to swole @ the epicenter qualifier w freak cooper marke swag and zellsis, they signed cooper Then they lost again to swole at the iem Sydney qualifier and bought 3 swole players They've been snakes since 2018
2019-04-04 14:22
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#12
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United Kingdom alcaz4r_
ex denial signs with bravado in 3, 2....
2019-04-04 12:13
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#13
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Spain sergio9766
I donated to give Bravado the opportunity to play in na. They left the org despite having enough funds from the community to a better org and now this? Bunch of snakes
2019-04-04 12:13
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11 replies
Except they didn't have enough funds?
2019-04-04 12:15
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Except they didn't have enough funds?
2019-04-04 12:15
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9 replies
#25
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Spain sergio9766
They did, the players decided to leave even thogh having an sponsor who told that he would pay the rest of the goal. But the players decided to leave. The org informed about this.
2019-04-04 12:19
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8 replies
#32
Faceit level 5  | 
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Switzerland ThePortugueseBaiter
They only achieved 55% of the goal
2019-04-04 12:39
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7 replies
#33
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Spain sergio9766
"It is important to mention, all players were notified that the campaign was on course to reach its target (at the time sitting at 60% of the fixed goal) as there was a corporate sponsor who was willing to pay in the case of any shortfall (40% of the fixed goal) for the organization in order to ensure the campaign was a success." Read in the Bravado website before.
2019-04-04 12:43
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6 replies
That's one side of the story. But in eSports, if your organisation needs fans donation to cover expenses and salries, you have a serious problem. The team simply grew faster that the org, as we see a lot. The fact they are from South Africa just make it a bit harder.
2019-04-04 13:06
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5 replies
so why did the players agree to do the fundraising thing in the first place? They even knew it would be successful and only then decided to sign with Denial instead. Of course they have to take good opportunities if they present themselves but I can see why some people don't like them after this, especially if they donated
2019-04-04 13:12
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4 replies
#52
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South Africa tsarbae
people got their donations back just FYI
2019-04-04 15:01
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1 reply
#68
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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South Africa keegan19921
The frustration isn't about the funds its about the movement of the players every one loves a underdog story and BVD as a brand was just that the boys chopping and changing is whats upsetting people don't get me wrong they good guys and all just for guys not from SA jumping orgs isn't a reflection on the org its a reflection on the team and when BVD gave them the big break and was trying there best with what they had to keep them there that was a repeatable cause now signing with another SA org looks like a bit of a slap in the face of the people that gave them there starts.
2019-04-05 16:23
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#64
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South Africa TMKF
They probably agreed to the fundraiser because they didn’t think they’d get another org to sign them before they would have to go back to SA. Your donation should have been refunded so I don’t see the problem...
2019-04-04 22:43
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didn't know that donations were refunded. you are right that is fair game then
2019-04-05 18:28
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and no news about Denial release roster?
2019-04-04 12:17
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Just a heads up, the current denial staff are different from pervious iterations that did not pay players. It's a new owner and new management since then. So not being paid probably had nothing to do with it.
2019-04-04 12:18
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Well that was quick. Denial worst org ever????
2019-04-04 12:20
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3 replies
most like asian roster bad af what's the point of sign an asian irrelevant MDL roster??
2019-04-04 12:25
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2 replies
Weird Asia sucks at cs. They pretty much have multiple players in top10 of every game except cs.
2019-04-04 12:28
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1 reply
they are getting stronger month by month, see how many teams are in the top 100/50 compared to, lets say, 2017 and 2016
2019-04-04 17:18
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Damm Denial
2019-04-04 12:47
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1 reply
deniel
2019-04-04 17:36
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AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
2019-04-04 12:48
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#40
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
BrandoM | 
Bulgaria tentoesdown
ATK Girlfriends
2019-04-04 13:08
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#43
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Other fo3nixz
the grass is greener on the other side, but the snakes are way bigger also
2019-04-04 13:35
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#45
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South Africa DFox7
Left a South African org for a NA org now back to some lesser Org in South Africa. Outstanding move.
2019-04-04 13:42
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1 reply
#66
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South Africa Ston3Cold
You forgot to add, now going back to NA.
2019-04-05 01:20
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im still surprised these 3rd world players are not banned yet, they throw for food all the time, when they are favorites, when they are underdogs they try hard
2019-04-04 14:04
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1 reply
Cya mad bettor
2019-04-04 14:23
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#51
Faceit level 10  | 
zont1x | 
Russia Scorceze
Bad for them
2019-04-04 14:47
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#54
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Other admin_1
ATK Who?
2019-04-04 15:40
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Pls be a better emblem than the shitty denial one
2019-04-04 15:57
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Pls be a better emblem than the shitty denial one
2019-04-04 15:57
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4 replies
2019-04-04 17:03
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3 replies
looks like a logo for shitty car insurance
2019-04-04 17:37
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2 replies
#67
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South Africa Ston3Cold
OMEGALUL!
2019-04-05 01:20
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Fucksakes xD
2019-04-05 16:27
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#65
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Brazil Leexo
idk they leave of bravado so they are dumbs or somethings
2019-04-04 23:36
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1 reply
#71
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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South Africa FragtioN
+1
2019-04-06 10:10
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