SKADE release KalubeR

The Bulgarian side has been seen playing with Kamen "⁠bubble⁠" Kostadinov instead in the past few weeks.

SKADE have officially released Kalin "⁠KalubeR⁠" Erenditsov, the organization has announced. The 21-year-old leaves the team amid imminent changes in the squad, which are likely to see bubble join on a permanent basis after the veteran has been playing with them since late November.

SKADE's Head of Esports, Kim-Erik "ZarotaN" Aanes, explained in a statement that the team is in need of more experience, further hinting at the expected signing of the former Fiend in-game leader.

KalubeR leaves SKADE after less than four months

"When we brought KalubeR into the squad we knew there was a lot of raw potential there," Aanes said. "He managed to show us on several occasions that there is plenty of firepower in him. This time it came down to our lineup being in dire need of more experience and thus a change had to be done."

KalubeR had been the latest addition to the Bulgarian side, having joined the squad from FATE following this year's summer off-season as a replacement for Blagoi "⁠oxygeN⁠" Dimitrov.

SKADE held on to a spot around the top 20 after the change and most importantly made it to their first European Regional Major Ranking tournament, IEM Fall, where a heartbreaking run featuring close losses to DBL PONEY, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and FaZe saw the Bulgarians miss out on a spot in the playoffs and a chance to qualify for PGL Major Stockholm.

A shuffle between them and Fiend has been on the cards in recent weeks, particularly after the team around bubble disintegrated earlier this month as Fiend released the whole lineup.

Currently, SKADE's official roster is the following:

Georgi "⁠SHiPZ⁠" Grigorov
Denislav "⁠dennyslaw⁠" Dimitrov
Viktor "⁠Duplicate⁠" Mitev
Aleks "⁠Rainwaker⁠" Petrov
Kamen "⁠bubble⁠" Kostadinov (stand-in)

Nikolay "⁠pNshr⁠" Paunin (coach)