hoody steps down from HAVU

3-8-2020 12:41

In order to pursue his goals in Riot Games' shooter VALORANT, Aaro "⁠hoody⁠" Peltokangas departed HAVU, who are set to announce their new fifth in the coming days.

HAVU had an impressive run earlier this year when they secured a third-place finish in FLASHPOINT 1, earning $100,000 and climbing to the 21st spot in the world. The Finnish side won BLAST Rising shortly after in May, but have struggled since, suffering early exits in Home Sweet Home cups, failing to qualify for the Summer RMR event, and losing the Finnish Esport League S8 grand final to KOVA.

hoody steps down from HAVU's active lineup

In the announcement, HAVU, currently ranked #46, noted that hoody decided to step down "a few months ago" following those "mixed results". The 21-year-old decided to pursue a career in VALORANT, but as of now, his status in HAVU is "restricted free-agent".

"Thank you HAVU Gaming management and the team for being so supportive and fair with my decision", reads hoody's statement. HAVU added that his replacement will be announced in the coming days.

HAVU are now:

Finland Lasse "⁠ZOREE⁠" Uronen
Finland Olli "⁠sLowi⁠" Pitkänen
Finland Joonas "⁠doto⁠" Forss
Finland Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha

Finland Taneli "⁠disturbed⁠" Veikkola (coach)
Finland Aaro "⁠hoody⁠" Peltokangas (restricted free agent)

Finland Lasse 'ZOREE' Uronen
Lasse 'ZOREE' Uronen
Age:
26
Team:
HAVU
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
1349
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.63
Finland Aaro 'hoody' Peltokangas
Aaro 'hoody' Peltokangas
Age:
21
Team:
HAVUB
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
575
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.68
Finland Olli 'sLowi' Pitkänen
Olli 'sLowi' Pitkänen
Age:
24
Team:
HAVU
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
795
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.66
Finland Joonas 'doto' Forss
Joonas 'doto' Forss
Age:
24
Team:
HAVU
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
387
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.68
Finland Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Age:
28
Team:
HAVU
Rating 1.0:
0.91
Maps played:
1212
KPR:
0.61
DPR:
0.67
#1
Alxc | 
France apEX_2_major_NiKo_0_major
gl with dead game edit: wow i was 1st nt SkySea
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s1mple | 
Finland yykerikaakerikookeri
gl xseven
2020-08-03 12:46
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1 reply
#38
kennyS | 
India Jonathan_E_neighbour
Whoody??
2020-08-03 13:01
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#86
Korea Ardoga
edit: Thanks for the gold kind stranger
2020-08-03 17:16
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#2
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Turkey SkySea
Fırst comment
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i am | 
Finland the_one_who_baits
nt
2020-08-03 12:42
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#5
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Cape Verde ChecksOut
Nt
2020-08-03 12:42
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#7
Croatia kanteonly
bummer
2020-08-03 12:43
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#22
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Finland BabaBlackSheep96
Xd
2020-08-03 12:51
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#50
OK | 
Peru Rhenie
nt
2020-08-03 13:21
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#59
France HLTV_NATIONAL_GUARD
nt
2020-08-03 13:48
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YEKINDAR | 
United Kingdom KaffeK
nt
2020-08-03 14:18
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#75
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Finland OldStager
nt
2020-08-03 15:00
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#83
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Denmark Twick_reformed
Nt
2020-08-03 16:16
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#92
akez | 
Finland 0lter
N00B
2020-08-03 19:09
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#102
Bubzkji | 
Russia unfortunately
nt
2020-08-03 22:58
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CeRq | 
Poland RoDaK
nt
2020-08-04 22:26
0
#119
Faceit level 10  | 
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Russia cyberneRy
nt
2020-08-05 15:09
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#3
Poland report_machine997
xd
2020-08-03 12:42
0
#6
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Georgia Megobari
ENCE hoody
2020-08-03 12:43
0
3 replies
#9
Europe wh_omegalul
ence valorant???
2020-08-03 12:43
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#10
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Finland ENCE_WILL_RETURN
VALORANT hoody
2020-08-03 12:43
0
1 reply
#67
kRYPLR | 
Sweden ZikEiBoY
hoody hoody
2020-08-03 14:12
0
#8
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Venezuela Christian21324
Hoody to Ence -xseveN
2020-08-03 12:43
0
2 replies
#14
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Belgium BickyBurger
Nt
2020-08-03 12:45
0
1 reply
#34
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Venezuela Christian21324
or VALULRANT
2020-08-03 12:56
0
#11
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Cape Verde ChecksOut
See him come back in cs in 3 months
2020-08-03 12:44
0
3 replies
#77
markeloff | 
Serbia _Miix
I don't think it's worth coming back because he's gonna have to play for an even lower tier team than Havu. Better to work at McDonald's at that point.
2020-08-03 15:10
0
2 replies
#106
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
PR | 
Spain Miki2K
Pretty sure playing for a lower paid tier team is still better than cooking fries at mcdonalds
2020-08-04 02:56
0
1 reply
#109
Aleksib | 
Europe lalt
I don't know if even HAVU is fully paid pro team. The bump in form during Flashpoint lockdown suggest they weren't that dedicated to CS beforehand. Ie. they probably have other jobs, studying etc.
2020-08-04 12:00
0
#12
Croatia kanteonly
how is valorant still a thing? is there a scene or something? game looks lame af to me
2020-08-03 12:44
0
4 replies
#62
f0rest | 
Denmark Alphamon
A game looking lame to you personally does not impact the game's capacity of having its own scene.
2020-08-03 13:50
0
3 replies
#63
Croatia kanteonly
thats why im asking, didnt follow it since release and many streamers gave up on it early too
2020-08-03 13:52
0
2 replies
#66
f0rest | 
Denmark Alphamon
Many mainstream/variety streamers gave up on it because the drops got disabled, meaning no easy viewers anymore. The game still has a thriving scene.
2020-08-03 14:11
0
1 reply
#70
pack | 
Russia crackrockmillyrock
miscarriage game lol
2020-08-03 14:29
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#13
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England MikeLCHV
Another bot gone from the scene Hope this helps
2020-08-03 12:44
0
4 replies
#49
Finland finnish_flusha
>UK Flag >Calling people bot you can pick only one
2020-08-03 13:19
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#100
aNGeldusT | 
Finland veganisti
nt uk bot
2020-08-03 22:40
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2 replies
#103
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England MikeLCHV
I dont think calling me a UK bot changes the fact that Hoody was a piss poor player Hope this helps
2020-08-03 23:53
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#107
aNGeldusT | 
Finland veganisti
nt uk bot
2020-08-04 11:23
0
#15
pashaBiceps | 
Germany Trottel
damn thats retarded
2020-08-03 12:46
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#17
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Finland BabaBlackSheep96
Damn hoody hot asf
2020-08-03 12:48
0
#18
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Poland CORtezino
excpected
2020-08-03 12:49
0
#19
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Finland L_B_R
-hoody +välimaa ??
2020-08-03 12:50
0
1 reply
#84
Finland Sergay_Leikkaa_Partas
nt
2020-08-03 16:45
0
#20
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Portugal feaz2er
+Derkeps
2020-08-03 12:50
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#21
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Russia win73ry
+xseveN / jemi?
2020-08-03 12:50
0
2 replies
#33
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Russia blameF_biggest_fan
X7 washed up. Who's second idk. Derkeps should join
2020-08-03 12:56
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1 reply
#40
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Russia win73ry
X7 would be nice if he had a better role and played against worse teams, just like it was before ENCE when he was pretty good. About Derkeps, I don't know, because KOVA can be a better team than HAVU now.
2020-08-03 13:05
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#23
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Poland i_play_rotation
valulrant in eu ahahaha
2020-08-03 12:51
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#24
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Spain Sylvester01
Omfg, he was their best player, I even thought that he would leave for an international team or something in the near future.
2020-08-03 12:52
0
1 reply
#93
Faceit level 10  | 
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Finland nthasu
0/8
2020-08-03 19:14
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#25
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United Kingdom ErectToaster04
shame, another player joining a game with little to no competitive future, i hope he does well
2020-08-03 12:52
0
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#65
f0rest | 
Denmark Alphamon
Too soon to tell. Riot knows their shit though, claiming the game has no competitive future is straight up ignorant. People said the same thing about CS:GO in 2011/2012 and look at it now.
2020-08-03 14:08
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#72
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United Kingdom ErectToaster04
i was saying that there would be no consistency and that because there is no real driving force to be the best right now it might not get very far with the competitors that valorant has right now, i know i was a bit extreme saying there was no future but i just feel like it won’t be as highly regarded as an esport as other games are
2020-08-03 14:38
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#104
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Finland Vemmu
Fair point here
2020-08-04 00:26
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#26
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Brazil NegoNey
+Derkeps
2020-08-03 12:52
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2 replies
#30
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Russia blameF_biggest_fan
I hope so bro. That'd be a dream team
2020-08-03 12:55
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1 reply
#94
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Brazil NegoNey
+1 Derkeps play well with rifles too, being rifler and 2nd awper would be so good for that team
2020-08-03 19:33
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#27
LaimB | 
Lithuania Martis
What will they wear without hoodie???
2020-08-03 12:53
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#28
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Latvia plecktrickal
good luck hoody!
2020-08-03 12:53
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#29
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Russia blameF_biggest_fan
+derkeps plssss Finnish dreamteam
2020-08-03 12:55
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1 reply
#47
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Finland ManLikeRopz
+1000 Please sign Derkeps, he is the next finnish superstar like sergej! He deserves to play tier2 cs. Keep ZOREE as main AWPer and Derkeps second AWPer, this double awp would be insane just like allu + Jamppi
2020-08-03 13:14
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#31
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
He was nothing special, but he was ok, he could stay in HAVU. Sad that he is leaving. HAVU now should also remove sAw, because he isn't fragging enough even for an IGL, and he is not good IGL either. aswell as doto, who is way to inconsistent, and they should build a new lineup around ZOREE and sLowi. For me it could be : -sAw -doto +RAIMOVORMISTO (he played really decent recently) +KEi (he has been great recently) +SPELLAN (he is not bad as an IGL, he is well fragging as for an IGL, and he can even entry frag at the same time, great choice) So for me they should make international roster like this because I don't see player that they could get in Finland.
2020-08-03 12:55
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21 replies
#35
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Russia blameF_biggest_fan
Derkeps is insane bro
2020-08-03 12:58
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1 reply
#95
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
I didn't hear much about him honestly.
2020-08-03 20:36
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#37
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
I think kei is trash and you are fan boy of avez, too much weed F
2020-08-03 13:00
0
11 replies
#96
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
If you think KEi is trash you really didn't watch his games. And I'm not an AVEZ fan.
2020-08-03 20:37
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10 replies
#111
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
T4 player will join to T2 team, kekw, spellan, another trash igl, what he won?
2020-08-04 17:23
0
9 replies
#112
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
If you name HAVU T2 team you have no idea what are you talking about. SPELLAN is good IGL, he is very hungry for achievements and I'm sure he can give a lot to the team.
2020-08-04 17:26
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8 replies
#115
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
And he achive nothing with epsilon and skade
2020-08-05 14:52
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5 replies
#117
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
Because he didn't have enough good teammates to achieve something there. With those kind of teammates he will achieve a lot.
2020-08-05 15:02
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4 replies
#120
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
K1to broky crucial is not good teammattes ?
2020-08-06 12:08
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3 replies
#121
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
k1to is actually really bad. broky is ok, but nothing special. CRUC1AL is great, that's true.
2020-08-06 12:46
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2 replies
#122
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
K1to in epsilon was their top fragger, same as Broky, spellan is decent igl, tier 3 maybe tier2
2020-08-06 13:51
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1 reply
#123
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
Tier 2 bro. And when he gets some experience he can be really good. Giving him a chance is a great idea.
2020-08-06 14:09
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#116
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
Fix match igl
2020-08-05 14:52
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1 reply
#118
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
He is not a bad leader.
2020-08-05 15:02
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#48
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Finland ManLikeRopz
What kind of joke is that?
2020-08-03 13:15
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1 reply
#97
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
It's not a joke.
2020-08-03 20:37
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#58
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Finland robloxgamer1337
-10000000000
2020-08-03 13:44
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#89
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Brollan | 
Belarus Brollan_fan_number_one
wtf lmao did you just type random nicknames how is that supposed to work
2020-08-03 18:35
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#125
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
Why do you think it would not work? Their only problem could be chemistry, but it would come with time.
2020-08-07 00:15
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#124
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Ukraine Bettor228
Lol spellan matchfixer noob
2020-08-06 22:18
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#126
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
Nickname checks out. I never seen him matchfixing, and you don't have any argumentation, so don't judge ppl when you clearly have no proof at all.
2020-08-07 00:16
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#32
Don't Cry | 
Spain Megustalalechuga
Wtf
2020-08-03 12:56
0
#39
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United States burzeus
-hoody +disturbed Legend please
2020-08-03 13:01
0
#41
RIPablo Escobar | 
Finland heGUd
+Nikita Sirmitev please
2020-08-03 13:06
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#41
RIPablo Escobar | 
Finland heGUd
+Nikita Sirmitev please
2020-08-03 13:06
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#41
RIPablo Escobar | 
Finland heGUd
+Nikita Sirmitev please
2020-08-03 13:06
0
#44
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Finland zywooGOATs0mpleBAITER
vitun rottaa
2020-08-03 13:09
0
#45
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Finland BIGGEST_ALEKSIB_FAN
+Derkeps
2020-08-03 13:11
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#45
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Finland BIGGEST_ALEKSIB_FAN
+Derkeps
2020-08-03 13:11
0
#51
karrigan | 
Finland The_Rat_King69
+derkeps
2020-08-03 13:23
0
#52
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Norway oakwood
dont come back
2020-08-03 13:24
0
#53
Jimpphat | 
Finland Goddamn_reddit_normies
Noooooooo, why you do this??
2020-08-03 13:26
0
#54
Faceit level 7  | 
GuardiaN | 
Europe MARK0N1
You will come back crying for some team to sign you. Gl in Shitlorant
2020-08-03 13:31
0
#55
HUNDEN | 
Mongolia NothingToSay
what valorant? seriously
2020-08-03 13:32
0
#56
Boombl4 | 
Norway 12_years_old_sex_talent
+ile 100% confirmed
2020-08-03 13:36
0
#57
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Finland robloxgamer1337
WHY
2020-08-03 13:44
0
#61
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Malaysia Suno[t]
gl HOODY
2020-08-03 13:50
0
#64
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United States stephcurry30
whody?
2020-08-03 14:07
0
#69
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Finland kelli
Taneli has my number
2020-08-03 14:24
0
#71
xseveN | 
Finland King_Of_Finland
Derkeps?
2020-08-03 14:32
0
#73
Spinx | 
Finland parvekefilosofi22
havu xseveN?
2020-08-03 14:53
0
#74
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Finland OldStager
VaLULrant Lost all respect to hoody
2020-08-03 14:59
0
#79
Norway _SoZe
first comment
2020-08-03 15:26
0
#80
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Sweden CharlesEmilNilsson
VAT
2020-08-03 15:26
0
#81
EspiranTo | 
Lithuania SiK_
R.I.P. Blowfish
2020-08-03 15:34
0
#82
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Sweden 444SEN
bye, we wont miss you, good for HAVU, can get a better player now
2020-08-03 15:49
0
#85
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Brunei cyLoL
I’m b4 hoody replace jamppi
2020-08-03 16:49
0
#87
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Europe Nickollas
- hoodie + pants
2020-08-03 17:25
0
#88
Sweden f1skaN
xseven will never join Havu, as ENCE needs him for major qualifiers.
2020-08-03 18:25
0
#90
NiKo | 
United States Imsasquatch
Valorant numba 1
2020-08-03 19:02
0
#91
akez | 
Finland 0lter
valorant omegalul
2020-08-03 19:09
0
#98
s1mple | 
Europe s1mple_best
expected
2020-08-03 21:02
0
#99
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Finland Sorsastajala
good luck
2020-08-03 21:41
0
#101
Finland J3bediah
Pls sign Derkeps. He’s insane.
2020-08-03 22:56
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#105
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Indonesia rezrex
Good luck in a dead game
2020-08-04 02:52
0
#108
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Finland Motherlover
This makes no sense! HAVU was such a promising and potential team to go tier1. GL with a half-dead game
2020-08-04 11:30
0
#114
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Canada dennek
+juho
2020-08-05 06:00
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