Salamander bench Aaron; flashie transitions to active roster

Áron "⁠Aaron⁠" Homoki has been moved to Salamander's bench, with Viktor "⁠flashie⁠" Tamás Bea shifting from head coach to the active lineup, the organisation has announced.

Aaron had been part of Salamander since its inception in April 2019, when the Hungarian organisation first stepped into the CS:GO scene. In the 13 months competing with the team, the 21-year-old averaged a 1.00 rating across 93 maps, with a slight drop off in form in the last three months.

The team has cited consistency issues as the primary reason for Aaron's removal, with an inability to fix in-game mistakes throughout his tenure ultimately leading to the decision.

flashie returns to Salamander's active roster following a coaching stint

Filling the vacant position left by the removal of Aaron is the team’s head coach, flashie. The 24-year-old is no stranger to the role, having played for Salamander for seven months in 2019 before transitioning to a coaching position at the end of the year.

"Of course we didn't make the decision without having a solid plan for the future, but for now our best option is to have flashie play for our upcoming games, because he is familiar with how our team works," Patrik "⁠bodito⁠" Boda told HLTV.org.

“We are trying to be more and more consistent and in order to reach this we need to minimize the mistakes. The fewer mistakes we make, the more consistent we get. While Aaron tried his best, we felt like he couldn't fix these mistakes in the last 1.5 years, so the best solution was to try something else."

Salamander are participating in the second season of the Hungarian National Esports Championship, where they currently hold a perfect 13-0 group stage record. Their unbeaten run has secured them a direct path to the grand finals, set to be played on June 13.

Salamander are now:

Hungary Patrik "⁠bodito⁠" Boda
Hungary András "⁠coolio⁠" Fercsák
Hungary Kornél "⁠kory⁠" Szedlár
Hungary Ádám "⁠torzsi⁠" Torzsás
Hungary Viktor "⁠flashie⁠" Tamás Bea (stand-in)

Hungary Áron "⁠Aaron⁠" Homoki (benched)

Hungary Viktor 'flashie' Tamás Bea
Viktor 'flashie' Tamás Bea
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
556
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.68
Hungary Áron 'Aaron' Homoki
Áron 'Aaron' Homoki
Age:
21
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.88
Maps played:
182
KPR:
0.64
DPR:
0.75
Hungary Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás
Age:
18
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.13
Maps played:
99
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.66
Hungary András 'coolio' Fercsák
András 'coolio' Fercsák
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.88
Maps played:
102
KPR:
0.59
DPR:
0.66
Hungary Patrik 'bodito' Boda
Patrik 'bodito' Boda
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
304
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.71
Hungary Kornél 'kory' Szedlár
Kornél 'kory' Szedlár
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
145
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.70
good change ?
2020-05-25 10:18
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We will see, but I think so
2020-05-25 19:55
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#6
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Hungary subzera
ggs
2020-05-25 10:18
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thanks aaron
2020-05-25 10:18
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#13
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rain | 
Norway apx-
Wow, this is a game changer for the pro scene.
2020-05-25 10:19
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7 replies
ikr
2020-05-25 10:20
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bahahahahah
2020-05-25 10:22
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neither are 99% of other roster moves, with the 1% being Astralis 7 man lineup etc, so I guess they should just stop reporting anything)
2020-05-25 12:14
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4 replies
Bruh who gives a shit about no name tier 7 Hungarian Cs xDDDDDDDDDDD
2020-05-25 14:16
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3 replies
FeelsBadMan
2020-05-25 16:26
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#155
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Hungary fasomlul
ireland cs best
2020-05-25 17:08
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2020-05-27 10:14
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#15
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Bulgaria AboveYall
now -coolio +barcode
2020-05-25 10:20
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2 replies
#24
torzsi | 
Hungary HAWI
barcode playing valorant, and coolio is the most important in the team
2020-05-25 10:22
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1 reply
#130
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Hungary ENJOYSALA
<3 @HAWI
2020-05-25 14:16
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#28
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Sweden skorpan
Wasn't Aaron their best player? Only seen a few of their matches, but the ones I've seen he's been the best.
2020-05-25 10:23
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there is no way he was the best with torzsi in the team
2020-05-25 10:28
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#44
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TeSeS | 
Hungary krjam
A year ago he was good
2020-05-25 10:37
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That would be torzsi
2020-05-25 12:52
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3 replies
#110
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Sweden skorpan
ok, thx. Isn't he the cheater though? :D
2020-05-25 13:00
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2 replies
He used to cheat when he was 13, he had no idea that one day he will go pro And there's no actual evidence that he cheated on any official match
2020-05-25 13:56
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I think he has a VAC ban on one of his accounts, but he isn't cheating as of right now at least.
2020-05-25 13:58
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#29
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World eddie42
Who Hungarian shitshow part #51351
2020-05-25 10:23
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2 replies
#52
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Hungary StraYzie
+1
2020-05-25 10:49
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#74
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karrigan | 
Hungary hardrise
Accurate. :(
2020-05-25 11:26
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#30
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Poland RarePolishKAPIbara
very important news. XDD torzsi still vac banned account, so Salamander isn't going anywhere :>
2020-05-25 10:24
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#46
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Hungary krjam
Not to a major, and thats all but they will wreck honoris at the HSH this week
2020-05-25 10:38
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1 reply
#80
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Poland RarePolishKAPIbara
That's true my Hungarian brother, Honoris shit, but I love competetive drive and the history of Neo and TaZ, gotta support them always :)
2020-05-25 11:37
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#32
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Russia Praeter
i hope Aaron will become a decent t2 player one day
2020-05-25 10:26
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You can say WHO but they are bette r than all of you HLTVREDDIT users :O
2020-05-25 10:44
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#50
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Hungary StraYzie
RIP Sala
2020-05-25 10:44
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Wut? Why??
2020-05-25 10:49
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#54
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Poland Julka
Well, he was bad in last games
2020-05-25 10:49
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Honestly never heard of this team nor their players
2020-05-25 10:56
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#69
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Russia cynestar
anyone else read it as flamie at first xD
2020-05-25 11:15
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#70
emi | 
Serbia bra1np
Aaron >>> flashie sorry flashie, but it's true
2020-05-25 11:17
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5 replies
#71
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Hungary daNi_
he is the coach, its just a temporary solution.
2020-05-25 11:20
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4 replies
#72
emi | 
Serbia bra1np
I know :) I remembered flashie from the time in Valiance, he is really bad player, no sense for game at all, unfortunately, looks like good guy, just no talent :(
2020-05-25 11:22
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3 replies
#167
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Hungary R0TH
He's just washed up. He's been in the scene for such a long time now, and achieved so little. He's not a bad player at all, it's just things never really worked out, lost motivation, left CS, then came back, then left again and came back a few more times after that. It's like a love and hate relationship between him and CS. He can't live with nor without it. So he pushed himself back to the scene over and over again. It's amirable, really, that he didn't give up on what he loves to do. It's just... he did it in such a manner, he kinda made himself ridiculed and became a meme. So by the time he got to play in Valiance, he was completely washed up. The many years of lack of success and the negativity he recieved from the Hungarian community ground him alive.
2020-05-25 20:49
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#168
emi | 
Serbia bra1np
Its ok, I hope he will finally stand up and show some crazy cs here, as I love salamander play style so much 🙂
2020-05-25 21:57
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1 reply
#169
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Hungary R0TH
Hope for the best! :)
2020-05-25 22:03
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#73
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karrigan | 
Hungary hardrise
"Guys we just reached the top50 for the first time in Hungarian CS:GO history, let's shake the roster up asap!" Every single f****n time it looks decent and promising they gotta change the lineup.. Like flashie is jealous of his own body of work.
2020-05-25 11:24
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flashie is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic ”going A, but then benching Aaron”. He also has a second little known tactic of ”going B, but then going home without any wins”. What an absolute legend. Top 3 coach for sure.
2020-05-25 11:30
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Bench their igl never worked haha teams dont learn
2020-05-25 11:55
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3 replies
#90
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Hungary xavi12122
Aaron is an entry fragger, he stepped into the igl role a couple months ago, and he felt like he couldn't make good calls as an entry fragger, that's why the team will work better with flash, he won't play as an entry+he has experience as an igl so just stfu if ur dumb af Amugy nem igaz hogy ennyi agyad van, mit gondolsz egy ember forgat a csapatban vagy mi? XDDDDDDDDDDD
2020-05-25 12:05
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2 replies
Aaron asked to be support instead of entrying but got denied also him IGL-ing made sala somewhat relevant + flashie's playing as a stand-in and probably will go back to coaching soon
2020-05-25 12:12
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#125
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Hungary xavi12122
he got denied because coolio is a better support and they didnt want to make big changes in roles flashie is the best hungarian coach, that is a fact that u cant deny, its better if he is a coach and they find a new 5th, but he is also still relevant as a player
2020-05-25 14:03
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okay why is him flashie not flash?
2020-05-25 11:38
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I hope Deadfox returns
2020-05-25 11:41
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4 replies
#83
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Hungary Skipper001
he will not anytime soon unfortunately. Maybe 1-2 years from now
2020-05-25 11:49
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3 replies
#116
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Finland Gulaash
is he in jail?
2020-05-25 13:12
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2 replies
its worse than that.. he's playing valorant
2020-05-25 13:17
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1 reply
#127
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Hungary faltopfake
:D
2020-05-25 14:04
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#85
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Poland Pete229
GL for my Hungarian Brothers
2020-05-25 11:52
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#GoSalamander
2020-05-25 11:53
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+Fleav *_*
2020-05-25 12:03
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Kicked by your own org. OMEGALUL
2020-05-25 12:06
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Aaron now go film some better series of Ghost Adventures. gl
2020-05-25 12:15
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#101
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Poland SebL
Good, Aaron was to inconsistent, however who is flashie I have no idea. Also this roster now is better, but still looks very bad, I don't think they will be good with that change, they need more changes.
2020-05-25 12:20
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2018-01-17 signed Thats why you have no idea, np for you
2020-05-25 14:01
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#141
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Poland SebL
Registered 2019-10-08 talking XD Also that I'm on HLTV since 2018 doesn't mean that I'm on the scene only for 2 years.
2020-05-25 16:15
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new acc no? If u dont saw flashie in the past then you did not follow the scene. Because from 2014 to 2017 he was playing every week
2020-05-25 16:22
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#158
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Poland SebL
Every week online T19 CS? Sorry but I don't have time to watch every T19 match.
2020-05-25 17:30
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check aaron twitlonger for the drama behind this
2020-05-25 12:20
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#143
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Hungary R0TH
That story though... Aaron gooooood, everyone else baaaaaad. Because that's how things work in life, right?
2020-05-25 16:20
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No, but it would be nice to have both sides at least! Seems strange that they included the statement from the team but not Aaron's, meanwhile with GODSENT +farlig they quoted Maikel's twitlonger which was actually quite similar to Aaron's in spirit.
2020-05-25 16:24
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#162
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Hungary R0TH
I agree with you 100%. It's only fair to see both sides of the story. What I'm saying is, it's always fishy when someone blames everyone else around themselves and wouldn't take responsibility for anything that went wrong. Feels like the players weren't on the same page about fundamental things (for example, it looks like even the roles weren't clear or adjusted to an ideal level), which was possibly caused by lack of effective communication. To add to that, small things can build up to a point when no matter what you do, nothing will work out for the team. Mistakes have been made, that's for sure. It's inevitable to have some sort of conflict in a group, it's just human relationships. Maybe the issues would have been fixable, maybe not. We, outsiders, can't know that. That being said, if you're a grown man (well, we can argue if a 21 y/o person is "grown", but anyway...) and you're some kind of a professional, you should act like one. Conflicts don't just rise by themselves, and if you decide to let the world know about the team's struggles, you should drop your ego to a healthy level and admit you made mistakes about at least something.
2020-05-25 18:43
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Well said, I have nothing to add. 100% true. I guess in general these kinds of statements shouldn't really be included in HLTV news but they did it anyway in Maikelele's case because he's a well-known & established figure in the scene.
2020-05-25 19:16
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#166
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Hungary R0TH
I agree. I'm heartbroken for him though. He (well, they) built up a team from zero, worked hard without salary for a very long time, fought their way up and then these news hit us and him out of nowhere. That situation wasn't handled in a fair and correct way either. Not even the neighborhood. Of course it blew up, it's scandalous on their level.
2020-05-25 20:20
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#GoSalamander
2020-05-25 12:49
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I wish them all the best and i hope to see more new country/regions rising through the ranks. BUT until then who joined who????
2020-05-25 12:57
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#112
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rugrat | 
Hungary Therealkabumm
why tho? it happens everytime that one hungarian team does well and all of a sudden they change a player and they start to suck.
2020-05-25 13:02
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Hungarian cs scene still shitty, always the same players. Also a noname hungarian cs team won 2k$ on a valorant event and they inmediately started shittalk about counter strike, how much valorant is better cuz they can't win shit in cs but when pro players appear in valorant they won't get anything there too.
2020-05-25 13:06
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2 replies
Fakeflagger talking shit about things he doesnt know...
2020-05-25 13:09
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I'm definetely a fake flagger and you from russia knows what's going on in hungary. Yeah sorry It was 500€ in Valorant.. metabro.hu/hu/2020/05/10/ujabb-magyar-va..
2020-05-25 13:23
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#126
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Hungary faltopfake
typical flash things
2020-05-25 14:03
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bestest hltv profile pic got benched wtf dudes)))
2020-05-25 14:50
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#139
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Sweden saxxo
Aaaand it has begun. Just hun scene move. For a long long time, we had a hope, but no. We can not make a decent team, inspite that we have good aimers, but we also have the highest ego in the world...
2020-05-25 14:57
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torzsi deserves better team
2020-05-25 14:58
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had no idea that a team from hungary was so close to the top 30 keep griding boys!
2020-05-25 16:19
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btw does deadfox still play? Oo
2020-05-25 16:20
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2 replies
no. Streaming with other games, sometimes for fun with friends 1-2 CS
2020-05-25 17:22
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1 reply
ty have a nice week
2020-05-25 17:49
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10 iq move
2020-05-25 16:35
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#153
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Hungary raffai
sad to see :(
2020-05-25 16:55
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#172
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Romania CDCnbn
who does what
2020-05-26 12:27
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#175
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Luxembourg clich3
Flash < aaron
2020-05-27 15:03
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