ofnu, BL1TZ move from Chiefs to AVANT

14-1-2020 10:41

AVANT has finalized their roster going into the 2020 with Peter "⁠BL1TZ⁠" Athanasatos and Chris "⁠ofnu⁠" Hanley, replacing Jireh "⁠J1rah⁠" Youakim and Jay "⁠soju_j⁠" Jeong.

The move sees ofnu link up with Mike "⁠ap0c⁠" Aliferis, reuniting the duo that represented Legacy OCE, Winterfox, and Tainted Minds in the past, before parting ways in late 2017. BL1TZ and ofnu were a part of Chiefs since march of 2019, and helped the team establish themselves as a second/third best team in Oceania since then.

ofnu joins AVANT alongside BL1TZ

Due to the local dominance of Grayhound (now Renegades), international opportunities were limited for Chiefs, with their last such showings being at IEM Sydney and ESEA Global Challenge S31. Meanwhile, AVANT's latest international tournament was the Asia Minor in Berlin, where they finished 4th behind Grayhound, TYLOO, and MVP PK.

AVANT's new roster, that made their debut in the IEM Katowice Oceania qualifier with a 2-0 win over PC419, is as follows:

Australia Mike "⁠ap0c⁠" Aliferis
New Zealand Euan "⁠sterling⁠" Moore
Australia Jared "⁠hazr⁠" O'Bree
New Zealand Chris "⁠ofnu⁠" Hanley
Australia Peter "⁠BL1TZ⁠" Athanasatos

Australia Jireh "⁠J1rah⁠" Youakim (bench)

Meanwhile, Chiefs's coach Fergus "⁠ferg⁠" Stephenson has joined the MC ESEA roster, leaving the team with just three players. The squad is not participating in the IEM Katowice qualifier, where they would most likely be invited due to past results, leaving the future of the team uncertain.

Chiefs are:

Australia Tyler "⁠tucks⁠" Reilly
New Zealand Ryan "⁠zewsy⁠" Palmer
Australia Matthew "⁠Texta⁠" O'Rourke

Australia Matthew 'Texta' O'Rourke
Matthew 'Texta' O'Rourke
Age:
18
Team:
Chiefs
Rating 1.0:
1.13
Maps played:
625
KPR:
0.80
DPR:
0.68
Australia Peter 'BL1TZ' Athanasatos
Peter 'BL1TZ' Athanasatos
Age:
27
Team:
AVANT
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
510
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.66
New Zealand Jay 'soju_j' Jeong
Jay 'soju_j' Jeong
Age:
22
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.94
Maps played:
351
KPR:
0.64
DPR:
0.68
New Zealand Euan 'sterling' Moore
Euan 'sterling' Moore
Age:
21
Team:
AVANT
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
406
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.59
Australia Jireh 'J1rah' Youakim
Jireh 'J1rah' Youakim
Age:
19
Team:
AVANT
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
371
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.68
Australia Tyler 'tucks' Reilly
Tyler 'tucks' Reilly
Age:
23
Team:
Chiefs
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
683
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.64
Australia Jared 'hazr' O'Bree
Jared 'hazr' O'Bree
Age:
18
Team:
AVANT
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
329
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.71
Australia Mike 'ap0c' Aliferis
Mike 'ap0c' Aliferis
Age:
32
Team:
AVANT
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
533
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.69
New Zealand Ryan 'zewsy' Palmer
Ryan 'zewsy' Palmer
Age:
22
Team:
Chiefs
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
618
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.67
New Zealand Chris 'ofnu' Hanley
Chris 'ofnu' Hanley
Age:
26
Team:
AVANT
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
673
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
#1
Australia |bruh|
imagine kicking your igl on the day of qualis avant are shit, AU retirement home now. 26,27 and 32
2020-01-14 10:43
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4 replies
#10
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Australia xSanctum
Wait who was igl, excuse me
2020-01-14 10:56
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2 replies
#11
Australia |bruh|
j1rah was the igl.
2020-01-14 10:57
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1 reply
#26
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United States festivve
it wasn't Ap0c?
2020-01-14 12:11
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#49
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Ant1ka | 
World CaptainAllen
more like avant = ex chiefs players
2020-01-14 17:33
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#2
Turkey L1m1Ted
Who?
2020-01-14 10:41
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#4
 | 
Australia sad_faze_fan
who cars
2020-01-14 10:42
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2 replies
#7
TheEntireNationOfKenya | 
New Zealand WMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWM
im sure they do
2020-01-14 10:48
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1 reply
#12
Thorin | 
Australia Mia_Khalifa_0_forehead
tbh i dont think even the players car, all aus top cs players aside from 100t have already played on the same team as each other in all of the orgs
2020-01-14 10:58
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#5
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Ukraine AVANGAR_IS_BIGGEST_FLUKE
AU scene : 100T buy player from Renegades buy player from Order buy player from AVANT buy player from Chiefs etc
2020-01-14 10:43
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4 replies
#8
Netherlands glennakiN
Expected from a small scene though
2020-01-14 10:49
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1 reply
#18
INS | 
Australia CLEGGY
Expected from literally no scene
2020-01-14 11:07
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#15
dexter | 
Latvia swag_1_ban_JW_0_ban
That's also how danish scene works/worked, so it isn't a big surprise
2020-01-14 10:59
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#52
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Canada VanquishDestiny
And French scene, and Swedish team, and Canadian teams... oh wait
2020-01-14 19:51
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#6
jalwar | 
Finland XARTEGoD
cool no one know them so who cars
2020-01-14 10:47
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5 replies
#19
INS | 
Australia CLEGGY
who is "xarte"
2020-01-14 11:08
0
4 replies
#21
jalwar | 
Finland XARTEGoD
legendary finnish player
2020-01-14 11:39
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3 replies
#25
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Australia DELUSIONAL_100T_FAN
who
2020-01-14 12:06
0
2 replies
#30
jalwar | 
Finland XARTEGoD
nonamer to everyone outside finland
2020-01-14 12:49
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1 reply
#38
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Vanuatu aZZtec
nonamers to everyone outside Australia
2020-01-14 13:30
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#9
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
ropz | 
Latvia `DinGo
gl AVANT
2020-01-14 10:55
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#14
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Germany HentaiConnaisseur
Unexpected
2020-01-14 10:59
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#16
dexter | 
Latvia swag_1_ban_JW_0_ban
Better than what they had, not sure if it will help them be better than Order and especially RNG
2020-01-14 11:03
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#22
Get_Rice | 
Indonesia No_rice_no_life
No soju :(((
2020-01-14 11:51
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#23
ZywOo | 
South America handreader
Imagine removing 19yo and 22yo for 27yo and 26yo
2020-01-14 11:55
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5 replies
#48
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States postwarscars
Imagine being that young and still worse than older players.
2020-01-14 17:25
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4 replies
#53
ZywOo | 
South America handreader
seems like some old men) got offended here
2020-01-14 21:34
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3 replies
#54
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States postwarscars
Dude I'm old but there's no excuse for being shit at CS in your early 20s. It's so fucking easy if you aren't just dogshit.
2020-01-14 22:41
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2 replies
#61
ZywOo | 
South America handreader
Yeah it's true, but a roster change doesn't mean a better roster
2020-01-15 11:48
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1 reply
#62
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States postwarscars
Don't disagree at all. Better fraggers may cause issues in other ways. Team play > fragging in the general scheme of things.
2020-01-15 15:37
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#24
nettik | 
New Zealand YaBoiBunsen
think it might be a mistake to kick soju but who knows, in any case you need to take a risk if you want to succeed in such a small incestuous scene
2020-01-14 11:55
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1 reply
#41
Xyp9x | 
Europe Fridd
I sense a hint of roast in your comment
2020-01-14 15:06
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#27
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Brazil Karlogaria
When you don't have content for news you post this
2020-01-14 12:20
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#28
liTTle | 
World Dowa)
car news
2020-01-14 12:43
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#34
malta | 
Malta IM_NOT_GETTING_COVID19
who
2020-01-14 13:03
0
#36
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Australia Beard43
Definite risk but will have to wait and see how it goes! I think it's probably too early to tell after that last game.
2020-01-14 13:11
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#37
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Germany BIG_DESTROYED_NAVI
nice
2020-01-14 13:14
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#40
Edward | 
Chile Edward_better_than_flamie
Great move tbh ofnu > soju Idk if BL1TZ > J1rah since he was their IGL but is still a good move (haZR still onliner though)
2020-01-14 15:05
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#42
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South Africa @FyreCS
Wtf.. jirah was an upcoming IGL showing good things... Soju May have been expected, but why Jirah... Jirah Soju Texta Zewsy Allistair
2020-01-14 15:18
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#44
Habbo Hotel | 
North America MusicalEclipse
Winterfox, there's a name I haven't seen in forever.
2020-01-14 15:55
0
#45
arT | 
Brazil DELUSIONAL_GENG_FAN
who?
2020-01-14 15:55
0
#51
Nifty | 
United States Nifty_did_nothing_wrong
Tier 500 news
2020-01-14 19:41
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#59
Nifty | 
United States Nifty_did_nothing_wrong
yea i go for c9 got a problem? they're actually good right now and will fk any Australian team out there including 100T if they play smart
2020-01-15 06:24
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#66
Oceania venjful
Chiefs cant get any where with two known cheats on the team... texta tucks zewsy best off looking for a new team or just retiring.
2020-01-15 23:54
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#67
Romania jackson5unlimited
Renegades def saw it
2020-01-17 07:44
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#68
Italy Nhuman
Like the way it was
2020-01-17 23:21
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