Movistar Riders bench loWel; add larsen and shokz

6-8-2020 13:01

Movistar Riders have sidelined Christian "⁠loWel⁠" Garcia Antoran and put together an international roster with the addition of Sebastian "⁠larsen⁠" Larsen and Kristjan "⁠shokz⁠" Jakobson.

On July 28 Rajohn "⁠EasTor⁠" Linato announced he was moved to Movistar Riders’ bench, leaving a spot on the lineup unaccounted for. Initial reports by Dust2.dk pointing towards larsen being the player to take over the Big Green have now been confirmed as he will join the squad ahead of the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Qualifier. The Danish AWPer, who taught youths Counter-Strike for a living before his move to Riders, was last seen playing for Sigma in several local tournaments.

loWel is the second player affected by Movistar Riders’ restructuring

Movistar Riders have also announced that loWel is being moved to the bench. The 23-year-old Spaniard had been on the roster since last October, when he returned to the Madrid-based organization after spending half a year with HellRaisers. Since rejoining Riders, loWel was part of the team that attended DreamHack Open Sevilla and qualified for the ESL One Rio Europe Minor, going on to play the two first RMR tournaments, ESL One Road to Rio and cs_summit 6, which the Spanish squad ended in 11th and 12th place.

Substituting loWel in the starting five will be shokz, the Estonian 22-year-old rifler who was last plying his trade for SMASH, with whom he ended up reaching two Home Sweet Home Cup finals and more recently finished the first Eden Arena Malta Vibes Cup in 3-4th place.

Movistar Riders have announced the new roster within the context of it being the team that will compete at the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Qualifier, where they will face Endpoint in their first Group A upper bracket match on Saturday, although the squad is expected to remain the same moving forward, HLTV.org has learned.

The two sidelined Spanish players remain contracted to Movistar Riders, but have been allowed to look for interested parties to enter negotiations with for their possible exits.

Movistar Riders are now:

Alejandro "⁠alex⁠" Masanet
Alejandro "⁠mopoz⁠" Fernández-Quejo Cano
Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes
Sebastian "⁠larsen⁠" Larsen
Kristjan "⁠shokz⁠" Jakobson

Galder "⁠bladE⁠" Barcena (coach)

Rajohn "⁠EasTor⁠" Linato (benched)
Christian "⁠loWel⁠" Garcia Antoran (benched)

oof i almost read tabsen

2020-08-06 13:02

14 replies

Ok this was an unexpected move Tf are does tortillas doing

2020-08-06 13:03

8 replies

i thought this was league of legends for a second.

2020-08-06 13:15

3 replies

why? xd

2020-08-06 13:18

1 reply

sjokz and larssen shokz and larsen

2020-08-07 07:13

new international team lmao

2020-08-06 13:21

We are as surprised (or we were when it was leaked)

2020-08-06 15:54

it just doesnt make any sense they were actually doing decent on these last online tournaments cant see how any of these players are better than lowel and eastor

2020-08-06 16:46

2 replies

Shokz > lowel and idk about larsen but it's not worth changing language

2020-08-06 16:50

well... we will need to see how it goes hope they manage to make that team work saw need someone competition in iberian scene lol

2020-08-06 16:53

Uff.. You almosted give me earth attack

2020-08-06 13:12

😂😂 gold

2020-08-06 13:22

I read it as tabsen and shox LULw

2020-08-06 14:50

Budget shox as well

2020-08-06 15:32

shokz is the old french legend but g2 is the new estonian star

2020-08-06 15:49

wtf

rip

2020-08-06 13:08

Who the f is larsen XD

Danish pugstar

2020-08-06 13:49

nice changes OMEGALUL

rip movistar stupid move

NICE, finally loWel is out!!! go somewhere else with that ultra passive baiter style.

2020-08-06 13:04

10 replies

LUL worst change 2020?

9 replies

Eastor and loWel were a pain in the ass for the whole season, changes are on point.

2020-08-06 13:06

not even top 50 right now

2020-08-06 13:28

ok fakeflagger, go talk some trash to mediavida ^^ this team is miles away better than the previous version with eastor and lowel

2020-08-06 13:35

0/8

2020-08-06 16:22

LoWel is entry how the fuck would he bait

2020-08-06 13:32

4 replies

roflllllllll xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH........... you just confirmed you only know the lowel from 2016, go watch any demo or go see his entry stats xDDDDDDDDDDDDDD literally lmao

2020-08-06 13:34

I remember watching that cache against Faze some time ago and he was the entry

2020-08-06 13:39

He is no longer entry, he usually lurks

2020-08-06 14:15

Lowel was no entry, mopoz was. Lowel was lurker btw

2020-08-06 14:20

why?

What a stupid roster we dont support them anymore

18 replies

change your flag, fakeflagger.

2020-08-06 13:50

Give them a change, I think this roster is better but idk how the communication will be. Eastor hasnt the level and LoWel only baits and save

2020-08-06 14:23

Riders was mean to be the best spanish speak team They got good results even without mixwell Now they are just a tier 2 eu mix I dont give a fuck anymore gl to alex and steel they deserve better

2020-08-06 14:48

13 replies

Mopoz? Do u think its better to be top 35 team but 1st in Spain instead of top 20-25 team in hltv

2020-08-06 14:52

6 replies

Larsen and shokz are not any better than the players in s2v zerozone and wygers or some brazilian and latam players Also their commons will be worse This team will not get a higher pick imo

2020-08-06 14:57

I dont think Larsen and Shockz are the best options too, but going internacional is the correct way for the team

2020-08-06 15:00

2020-08-06 15:23

Shokz is better than all of them lol, but larsen wtf

2020-08-06 15:56

Not imo

2020-08-06 17:22

If they wanted a better players smooya free for example but they just got no namers

2020-08-06 15:02

just close the door and don't ever dare to come back when they get good results

5 replies

I dont care if they get good results If i want to support an good results team i will support elite teams not a tier 2 team wtf I hope the best for them but im not a fan anymore

ok, bye!

2020-08-06 14:58

Que te vaya bien , gente como tu sobran , nadie os quiere aqui.

2020-08-06 21:13

Madre mia putos fanboys con el iq de una gamba, que tienes suficiente inteligencia para no cargarte encima

2020-08-06 23:10

Mira quien habla el que se pone a despreciar a la gente a si por la cara ajajajaja

2020-08-06 23:26

TF are they doing???

+1 even tier 7 esea spanish players were better than this shit

2020-08-06 13:05

Who are this t14 players?

bro even wolfangkillers and tense were better options

2020-08-06 13:07

facts.

lowel there

Hes moving to Valorant

2020-08-06 14:24

Pain. All I feel is pain.

W T F

Not expected but eastor sucks and lowel wasn't amazing. Actual improvement lul

no way. lose 90% of their fan base, communixation destroyed, tier 9 players. They could just pick a free spanish talent and still try to be top 25 but now top 50 max

no fakeflagger, go back to mediavida

2020-08-06 13:09

there aren't any spanish talents tbh. played vs some of spain's finest in faceit and they are literally so trash it hurts to see that they are #4, #10 etc in spain #5 in spain translates to #2500 in denmark xd

larsen?

imgaine kicking eastor and lowel but keeping mopoz ---> BIG BRAIN

Mopoz performed so good against tier 1/2 teams

2020-08-06 14:26

Deserved for biggest spanish snake lowel. Am good player i dont want to play with movistar anymore. Oh no im shit again pls movistar take me back

lol

Needed

worse move ever

2020-08-06 13:11

?????????? Reply needs to have actual content

Wtf lowel He is one of the best in spain

7 replies

sure, check his stats or maybe even try to watch a single demo or just don't live in 2016 anymore, what about that? he is not bad but defo not the type of player they are looking for right now, just gathering the best players from a same country doesn't mean it has to work, he is way too passive for the agressive style they want to display

2020-08-06 13:16

Why are u saying the same i say? We are supposed to insult each other pls stop

2020-08-06 14:28

new era has started <3

2020-08-06 14:40

2020-08-06 14:44

Maybe he dosent fit in the team I just meant that he is a good player and can go forward a lot

2020-08-06 14:45

Baiter

2020-08-06 15:58

He's moving to valorant

2020-08-06 17:10

R.I.P

2020-08-06 13:13

Who tf are those players

they are in try-outs don't worry

2020-08-06 13:14

12 replies

movistar is retarded. The have lost like 95% of their fans with this

2020-08-06 13:24

Bro we know but I can't do nothing. They will lose a lot of fanbase because this movement but I have friends inside the org and the team, I will not keep supporting this guys because it's the best our country have...

2020-08-06 13:30

Calm down lowel don't be so mad

Is It true man? I dont think its bad to go internacional but idk why did they picked Larsen and Shockz instead of Smooya,OttoNd, Espiranto, etc

2020-08-06 14:32

It isn't true they are signed up :(

2020-08-06 14:34

Sad

2020-08-06 14:42

Yo le noob, Do you think contact will let go their 2 best players, and that Otto and Espi want to join Riders? No chance that would've happened.

2020-08-06 19:45

Movistar has the money to buy them and c0ntac is way worst than riders, ofc OttoNd and Espiranto would accept

2020-08-06 20:30

wrong post they are signed up.

I was all aboard for -eastor but idk about -lowel and I am even more unsure about these replacements...

They benched the correct players New players are... not the best

2020-08-06 15:59

Yeah lowel was not the best as of recent either but I really do not get these new signings. I have seen larsen play in various Danish mixes and he does not look like something extraordinary at all. As of shokz I watched a lot of his matches in smah and while he was a decent player there are bound to be better free agents than him. Shokz may be a good role player for the team but they need a star awper and I can almost promise you that Larsen is not it.

2020-08-06 16:05

Lmao this rosters sucks shokz and Larsen are not even close to be good players and rip communication

also rip 95% of their fans

2020-08-06 13:25

Who and who

lowel to valorant?

Yes, he said It on his tweet longer

Shox left Vitality for this

2020-08-06 13:17

haha ^^

2020-08-06 14:04

ahahahahah

Wtf who

gl but bad changes

dont support this clown fiesta

way better now (?)

2020-08-06 13:51

rip lowel

2020-08-06 13:20

Switched to valorant

2020-08-06 14:33

if this move was not initiated by loWel himself but by the org then its a super bad move. they looked pretty solid and kind of "on the rise" for a while now, just replacing eastor with another, spanish speaking awp wouldve probably be enough, but now switching to an international lineup.. i dont know man this team has lost their whole identity with that move

solid? jajsdajsjadjasdjdsajasdjasd

2020-08-06 13:44

#106

2020-08-06 13:56

you havent watched more than 3 games of riders in whole year. Otherwise, you are blind

2020-08-06 19:11

Only replaicing Eastor for national player can make them a solid top 30 team, but they want to become a regular Major team and the only solution is to go internacional, but i dont know why did they pick 2 unkown players instead of OttoNd,Espiranto,Smooya or another

2020-08-06 14:37

-eastor +smooya wouldve been sick the others are still contracted, i can imagine movistar riders does not want to / cannot spend much money, but there are probably a boatload of free agents that are better than these two as well

2020-08-06 14:41

8/8

2020-08-06 14:43

Smooya wanted a higher salary and they went for larsen for some reason instead of a good free agent

2020-08-06 16:06

woww lezgo shokz

Im in Spain but without S

made me giggle

2020-08-06 13:38

aha?

These moves are very hard to understand..

2020-08-06 13:26

????????? w

2020-08-06 13:27

I like shokz but who is larsen?? RIP spanish team. I will go to support mixwell in valorant...Gl

benching your 2nd best player Lmao

Eastor were the worst player in team, and LoWel only baits and save every round, sick aim but very low impact

-EasTor +SunPayus -Mopoz + any Spanish entry like exerz This MSR would've way better

2020-08-06 14:46

3/8

wdym SunPayus best Spanish awper Exerz good entry loWel could've be lurker Steel god as ever Alex too

2020-08-06 14:51

good t3 lineup

Ahhahahha what are these dumbasses doing?

2020-08-06 13:33

friendship ended with riders now Wygers and sAw are my best friends😔🤟

me gusta chiquitito

Zerozone > wygers

no, and zerozone org is just so meme, can't support that

2020-08-06 18:54

Lmao what is happening right now

Eastor and lowel > those guys but they must know somwthing we don't

I hope amigo I hope :(

Me too hermano I hope our scene doesnt fall again

2020-08-06 13:48

Shokz > both spaniards so its basicly 1:1 trade nothing happens

2020-08-06 16:02

Gl Shokz Estonian beast

2020-08-06 13:42

Finally shox leave Vitality. Maybe they can win now

Underated comment

2020-08-07 07:24

Spanish friends you are welcome into our saw fanbase <3

2020-08-06 13:47

I think right now it makes more sense to support saw than riders, bora saw <3

Plastic fan

2020-08-06 14:03

I'm gonna still supporting Alex and Mopgod, but the main quality of this team was the spanish core, without that it is just another t3 team, I'll keep watching riders because the spanish guys, but isnt the same

2020-08-06 14:10

Ahahahahaha Idiots ruined one more team

Bye bye Riders. We want a Spanish roster, not this shit...

2020-08-06 13:53

La gracia de Riders era su roster prácticamente español, incluso admitimos algun brasileño/portugues, pero esto? Riders era como el Atleti de la liga, con gente de la tierra. Ahora no hay quien suportee esto. RIP RIDERS

2020-08-06 14:17

Why? I can understand -eastor because he wasn't playing well, but -lowel as well just to add 2 no-namers and ruin communication is just stupid.

Unexpected move. tf are these salsa sauces doing :D

2020-08-06 14:01

who the fuck is that guy

This might be one of the stupidest moves of 2020. I understand that eastor had to go due to his bad performances but if they also wanted to bench lowel why don't u add 2 Spanish players like sausol or sunpayus/blastinho who are also Spanish and better than those nonamers

shokz i great! Don't know enough about larsen though, guess we'll see. Best would've been to bring 2 talents from Spain, wouldn't it?

2020-08-06 14:06

Shokz is better than lowel and larsen probably better than eastor, but not good enough to change language imo

2020-08-06 16:08

Exactly!

2020-08-06 23:02

what are you doing??????

loWel is pretty bad, It's a good decision from Movistar Riders to bench him. larsen is a nice young talent, it's a great signing. shokz is pretty good, I think it's a nice choice from them. I think Movistar Riders should also change mopoz, because he is really bad for me. As a replacement for him I would chose mar, he seems pretty good for me, I would give him a chance. I think with those changes Movistar Riders could be great, but even with mopoz I think they can be really good.

2020-08-06 14:08

Mopoz is the second best player on the team after alex, wtf are u saying hahahah mar is a no namer, larsen is a no namer and shokz is close to be another no namer too, your comment doesnt make any sense

danish no namers are way better than top spanish players lol

danish flag haha nt

just speaking facts :)

2020-08-06 15:22

So truth. And Today after the match against endpoint. We now see the numbers in writing. Be happy spain got the dane first. He is so good.

2020-08-09 12:27

mar is the player that has started his career not long ago, but he is on the top of Bulgarian scene, and he is defienietly not a no namer. larsen is not a no name by any meaning, he is experienced player that has played for orgs such as Reason for example. shokz started to show up on the Estonian scene 2 years ago, and he recently played for SMASH, he isn't a no name either.

2020-08-06 15:28

shokz isnt bad at all, larsen has been playing against no names on little-know teams, i didnt say they are bad, they are just not well known players, btw i believe if they have been chosen, it must be for some reason haha

2020-08-06 15:44

larsen is a great player, shokz is pretty good to, I guess that's the reason why they got picked up :)

2020-08-06 16:11

Mopoz is fine and they would lose all rmr points

2020-08-06 16:09

Honestly I feel like mopoz is pretty bad. And Movistar Riders most likely won't qualify for a Major anyway.

2020-08-06 16:12

big upgrade

2020-08-06 14:09

yup

you could sign two up and coming spaniards. or try to get luken and meyern and keep the spanish comms. or go international and sign two stablished, proven players. this is what they do

2020-08-06 14:11

wat doink?

2020-08-06 14:13

I had hope for Movistar but management proved that was misplaced lul

2020-08-06 14:16

Lowstar riders

2020-08-06 14:18

RIP Spanish flag lowel :(((

2020-08-06 14:22

Does Shokz speak Spanish? I think Larsen does if i am not mistaken.

they will talk in-game in english

2020-08-06 14:25

i want the best for the spanish players, i prefer a core of 3 spanish players or more but is not easy atm, so i wish the best of luck to the new 2 players and i hope they can do their best in Movistar Riders.

god larsen😍

began to show results, win fnatic, godsent, g2(map(anyway)) and bench 1-2 players. typical no brain tier2+ scene

2020-08-06 14:30

RIP Was good while it lasted

rmr regional ranking?

-40%

At least if they had picked meyern...

Rip Spain xD

2020-08-06 15:01

full KEKW gora saw

Would prefer if they gave a chance to Sunpayus, ar4gorN, TheClaran or Sausol but instead they went the Mad Lions way. Sign an underwhelming player and switch up the comms.

2020-08-06 15:55

twitlonger.com/show/n_1srbpt9 He is moving to VALORANT

2020-08-06 16:01

Lowel always following mixwell path lol

2020-08-06 16:14

valorant player LUL.

2020-08-06 16:15

2020-08-06 16:27

what the fuck are they doing, worse move than +innocent to mald lions

2020-08-06 16:28

Downgrade.

2020-08-06 16:32

lmao what a trash team crybaby larsen

2020-08-06 16:52

people sleeping on larsen he's gonna show ya, dont @ me

Thats sad

2020-08-06 16:57

expected

2020-08-06 17:48

well.... its been a good run boys

2020-08-06 17:55

You'll have to follow lowel in valorant I guess

2020-08-06 18:06

Do u only follow handsome pros? then why isnt Twistzz on ur name too?

2020-08-06 23:48

Surprise.

2020-08-06 18:05

RIP MR

2020-08-06 18:09

What about famous pro adventurer Fejtz?

2020-08-06 18:36

Even offset's looking better than them at this point and have just as many Spanish players

2020-08-06 19:27

Ez 4 shoxieJesus

2020-08-06 19:41

2020-08-06 21:12

worst move ever i swear to god. lmfao.

2020-08-06 22:38

I dont even watch them and I know this is fucking stupid

2020-08-06 22:44

you and the latests comments here are the ones who are fucking stupid, the changes makes total sense, Eastor was 0,92 rating on last 6 months and loWel was extremly ultra passive, completly opposite to the agressive style the team have been trying to achieve from last season. Everybody with a little bit of sense who followed them religiously knew from time ago that this would end up happening. Shokz and larsen are a total upgrade, I feel like talking with a 5 y/o just by having to tell such an obvious thing, but no wonder if you (and the ones who were saying stupid crap like you above) don't even follow Movistar Riders.

2020-08-06 23:32