Apeks to trial BnTeT *

Just three months after making Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk their new in-game leader, Apeks hand over the reins to Hansel "⁠BnTeT⁠" Ferdinand on a trial basis.


Update 14:25: Apeks Head of Esports, Anders Kjær, has revealed that the team will trial "several different IGLs."


BnTeT will trial for Apeks in their upcoming official matches, the organization has announced. The Indonesian will take over in-game leadership from STYKO, who had made a decision to transition into the role for the first time in his career three months ago.

BnTeT comes in to fill the spot left vacant after Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon was allowed to explore his options with other teams. The mutual decision came just two months following his surprise signing with Apeks, with the organization citing differences in visions as the reason.

Apeks look to test the waters with a new in-game leader

BnTeT was last part of TYLOO before he was released from the team in late September in the aftermath of the team's failure to qualify for the IEM Road to Rio Asia RMR. It was the 27-year-old's second stint with the Chinese side, which he previously represented in 2017-2019.

He has plenty of experience with in-game leadership, fulfilling the role for the majority of the time he represented TYLOO across the two separate stints.

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shox allowed to explore options outside of Apeks

BnTeT's first test with Apeks in an official capacity will take place in an ESEA Advanced Season 43 match against EYEBALLERS, scheduled for Friday, 15:00 .

With his addition on a trial basis, Apeks' roster looks as follows:

Norway Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad
Sweden Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson
Slovakia Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk
Lithuania Justinas "⁠jL⁠" Lekavicius
Indonesia Hansel "⁠BnTeT⁠" Ferdinand (trial)

Poland Jakub "⁠kuben⁠" Gurczyński (coach)

France Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon (transfer list)

Lithuania Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius
Justinas 'jL' Lekavicius
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
386
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Sweden Tim 'nawwk' Jonasson
Tim 'nawwk' Jonasson
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
929
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.61
Norway Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1350
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.70
Slovakia Martin 'STYKO' Styk
Martin 'STYKO' Styk
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
1602
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.66
France Richard 'shox' Papillon
Richard 'shox' Papillon
Age:
30
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
2053
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Indonesia Hansel 'BnTeT' Ferdinand
Hansel 'BnTeT' Ferdinand
Age:
27
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
1052
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.62
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#2
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Australia poppyxox
unexpected
2022-10-27 12:50
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lets gooo bntet!!!
2022-10-27 12:50
0
Ok
2022-10-27 12:50
0
SIUUUUUU
2022-10-27 12:50
0
#8
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Lebanon ILOVEFEET
woah actual cool move that isn't seen in advance weeks before?
2022-10-27 12:50
0
one of the rosters of all time
2022-10-27 12:50
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#44
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Spain deBurrows
one of the rosters, sure.
2022-10-27 12:59
0
one of the rosters of all time
2022-10-27 14:01
0
wise words
2022-10-27 17:44
0
Wtf the F????? Also Bntet vs Eyeballers, who am i gonna cheering for?
2022-10-27 12:51
0
1 reply
#63
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Norway Snaids
both, never ending OT
2022-10-27 13:08
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#11
F1KU | 
France d0py
Bntet reunited with fellow countrymens kuben
2022-10-27 12:50
0
3 replies
time to dominate poland!!
2022-10-27 12:52
0
#20
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden skorpan
Good thing for a coach to have atleast one countryman on his team!
2022-10-27 12:52
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#108
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South Africa Ston3Cold
OMEGALUL!
2022-10-27 13:59
0
Unexpected
2022-10-27 12:51
0
no wayyyyyy they could try bymas or someone else but not that guy who is not good enough for asia cs
2022-10-27 12:51
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2 replies
Actually he best asia player and igl at same time. He ays o eu level and is better igl then dexterby miles the only reason it didnt work for him is cause asian teammates play puggy and count on their insane aim but strat and timing wise they get desteoyed by eu teams. Like everytime i see on inferno on t they run back and forth around the map tryna bait rotations but noone does rotations against them and they end up being scared after half game bei g unsuccessful only player that was on eu level of playtyle and brain was xcurrate byt he left for valorant now cause no asian teams on level for eu tier 1-2
2022-10-27 15:34
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#204
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Indonesia draizze
Impression, former CSGO player from SG said in the past he got opportunity watching Tyloo(when there's still somebody and captain mo) scrims in person. From what he said, It's often the CN players didn't follow BnTeT's instruction properly. When BnTeT returned 2nd time to Tyloo, at early matches I saw that He tried make Tyloo become more structured probably because He already had better experience in NA and EU but on latter matches It's just that the rest of Tyloo players can't change their pug style habbit.
2022-10-28 03:16
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Gl let's see if it works out
2022-10-27 12:51
0
He'll be out again by the end of the year.
2022-10-27 12:52
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1 reply
#64
Faceit level 10  | 
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Slovakia RetardedCat
well he is on trial so he might be out very soon
2022-10-27 13:09
0
bruh, even shox igl would've been better. this team is going nowhere signing old guys.
2022-10-27 12:52
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5 replies
IDK, if you remember Gen.G roster was solid it disbanded bcs VaLULrant and irrelevant competition in NA that roster was so promising and also they won first NA RMR if I can remember correctly. BNTET can speak fluent english as this team will communicate. He use to make calls in 3 languages back in TyLoo. So if communication wont be a problem this team can be promising.
2022-10-27 13:10
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4 replies
#68
Faceit level 10  | 
frozen | 
Slovakia RetardedCat
what do you mean that he used to call in 3 languages back in tyloo?
2022-10-27 13:12
0
2 replies
IIRC he could only speak english/indonesian when he first joined tyloo, so he was communicating strats in english, but he started to pick up chinese later (like 2020-2021) so he was communicating in an chinese/english mix towards the end. And the third language I assume is probably Indonesian from when he was playing with xcurrate (similar situation to vitality where if the french players are in a 2vX theyll speak french but if the whole team is alive they speak english)
2022-10-28 04:48
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1 reply
#210
Faceit level 10  | 
frozen | 
Slovakia RetardedCat
my gratitude for this info but you forgot that he also speaks polish
2022-10-28 14:22
0
My man speaks English he played with Gigachad Extremum team
2022-10-27 14:29
0
lul what?
2022-10-27 12:53
0
Tier5 team signing tier5 players. Why is this a hltv news worthy topic?
2022-10-27 12:53
0
4 replies
#93
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Poland Suvkha
why being dickhead for no reason?
2022-10-27 13:47
0
Still better than Italy cs
2022-10-27 13:50
0
#109
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Singapore Metabee69
Bot italian player calling best in Poland tier 5 ok
2022-10-27 13:59
0
Lol italy doesnt even exist in cs
2022-10-27 14:25
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#27
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United States zovint
lol
2022-10-27 12:53
0
#30
NAF | 
Canada Hakkuof
lol
2022-10-27 12:53
0
These line-ups are getting more random by the second.
2022-10-27 12:56
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#34
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United States burzeus
still not trialed f0rest what a joke
2022-10-27 12:57
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#39
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Lithuania doMiniCano
I think Bymas is tanking for any offers post major shuffle. Otherwise I dont know why they didnt try get him.
2022-10-27 12:59
0
2 replies
they already have jkaem in his roles
2022-10-27 13:07
0
my guess is styko dont want to igl
2022-10-27 13:17
0
will be fun to see bntet. it seems wierd tho to kick shox and then trial an igl. like, considering all the money spent by apeks. how come they dont have a plan at all? XD
2022-10-27 12:59
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#43
l | 
Germany _car
Bntet EU pride
2022-10-27 12:59
0
Didn’t they bench the whole roster or something Tbh I would keep shox and try BnTeT as IGL
2022-10-27 13:00
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3 replies
They just withdrew form all the tournaments they were playing
2022-10-27 13:52
0
They stopped having the roster play in official matches, pretty much so they didn’t continue embarrassing themselves.
2022-10-27 13:56
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#136
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United States MrNorwood
I think STYKO is a better choice to keep than Shox, especially if he is not IGLing.
2022-10-27 15:06
0
Lets go Bntet!
2022-10-27 13:02
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#52
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Europe Klobby
What a mess
2022-10-27 13:02
0
good luck Apeks
2022-10-27 13:03
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#62
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Slovakia rhodd_Duw
pure tragic comedy...
2022-10-27 13:08
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#66
Faceit level 9  | 
autimatic | 
United States lizardgecko
mans going international
2022-10-27 13:11
0
I know BnTeT can IGL but would much prefer him just focusing on his own individual performance, Apeks should've signed AZR months ago
2022-10-27 13:12
0
2 replies
Both washed, Azr seems more
2022-10-27 13:41
0
1 reply
Individually AZR can keep up with tier 2, His individual shouldn't hold much weight considering he is an IGL BnTeT still solid just been unlucky with dead teams
2022-10-27 14:51
0
Wtf
2022-10-27 13:18
0
#74
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Switzerland Alpollo
This will never work.
2022-10-27 13:19
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#75
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Foxxyownz
It's more like BnTeT trialing Apeks. Is Apeks really worthy of such a godly player?
2022-10-27 13:22
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2 replies
#137
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United States MrNorwood
+1
2022-10-27 15:07
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#180
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Netherlands itsm
+1
2022-10-27 17:27
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#78
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Israel Xpicyy
Poland CS is back!
2022-10-27 13:24
0
Hope OUR FOREVER BIG BROTHER BnTeT doing good there
2022-10-27 13:25
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#80
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Poland YummyCS
pog
2022-10-27 13:26
0
Interesting
2022-10-27 13:32
0
wow
2022-10-27 13:32
0
Lets gooo
2022-10-27 13:45
0
Cheers Jkaem 🍻
2022-10-27 13:46
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#98
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Nepal ekadeshma
goodluck bntet hope you do good.
2022-10-27 13:52
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#100
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Indonesia seeth7
good news!
2022-10-27 13:52
0
lets goooo!!! next azr pls they will get top 30
2022-10-27 13:53
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#103
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Somalia goner
Actually nice
2022-10-27 13:54
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#105
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France Ansi
this is awesome, i woud love to see BnTeT play in EU !!! congrats!!
2022-10-27 13:57
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#106
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Australia boblao
LETS FGCKIGN GO!! HJOLY SHJIT I LOVE YOU APEK !!!
2022-10-27 13:57
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#107
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Other JANELAAA
How is bntet's english these days? Heard it used to be awful
2022-10-27 13:58
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1 reply
#115
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Australia boblao
probably on the same level as CIS players
2022-10-27 14:07
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#111
Faceit level 6  | 
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Indonesia go0s3
hopefully they can make some progress now xd
2022-10-27 14:04
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nice he will teammates with jkaem, at least they already have some connection before
2022-10-27 14:08
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Nice opportunity for him, good luck
2022-10-27 14:10
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#118
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Sweden CharlesEmilNilsson
Nice, but would prefer 4 Swedes + Jkaem.
2022-10-27 14:13
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unexpected
2022-10-27 14:14
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Ok this is actually a good move, let's see how it goes
2022-10-27 14:16
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#121
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Indonesia ayijpob
lets go bantet, we cheer for you
2022-10-27 14:17
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#123
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Australia Australis
dwoch polakow w teamie
2022-10-27 14:25
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#124
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Finland M0nzaa
Bntet washed up. Wont fix apes :()
2022-10-27 14:28
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Poland stronk
2022-10-27 14:42
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#129
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland FlNLAND
Bro BnTeT one of those players that borderline already deserves a major
2022-10-27 14:47
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#130
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Turkey LLorenzo
POLSKA GUROM
2022-10-27 14:47
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STYKO free from IGLing + BnTeT advantage = just a tournament makes them top25
2022-10-27 14:54
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#133
Faceit level 4  | 
crow | 
Indonesia ycrows
yipeeee
2022-10-27 14:56
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#135
Faceit level 10  | 
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Europe 16avgmonster
can be an interesting roster, best of luck
2022-10-27 15:05
0
Massive upgrade
2022-10-27 15:07
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#139
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Italy PavIusha
lmao
2022-10-27 15:11
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#141
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United States B0b3rT
Poles on top!
2022-10-27 15:13
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#142
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Australia Beard43
Nice! Genuinely interesting choice, I hope they give a decent trial period.
2022-10-27 15:14
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#144
GIGA | 
Sweden murii
Looks good on paper
2022-10-27 15:19
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#146
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Brazil setsz
upgrade
2022-10-27 15:23
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A tier3 team with an average age of 26. Nothing can go wrong.
2022-10-27 15:32
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#148
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Colombia r0n4ld0
nice for BnTeT
2022-10-27 15:33
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We all know when they try igl, it is a way of success. Fpx 2.0 Styko should realize the pattern there.
2022-10-27 15:35
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ez4 POLAND PRIDE
2022-10-27 15:37
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jkaem x BnTeT linkup pog
2022-10-27 15:42
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#159
Faceit plus user Faceit level 9  | 
Czech Republic maXX_CZ
This might be actually very decent roster change if bntet will manage the team properly. This team seems to have reasonable management... wow...
2022-10-27 15:55
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LETS GO BNTET
2022-10-27 16:00
0
POG BNTET
2022-10-27 16:02
0
that's a roster
2022-10-27 16:09
0
Let's go Bantet
2022-10-27 16:29
0
BIG W
2022-10-27 16:36
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#170
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Belgium w4lt3r
very cool
2022-10-27 16:44
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Apeks making one intresting move after another. Hopefully these moves starts to pay off for them. But whats up with styko giving up after 3 months? And havent they been off the server for a month aswell? So more like 2 months. Weak attempt man.
2022-10-27 16:45
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Washed up
2022-10-27 16:48
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#173
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Poland Jevilek
Let's go gl my countrymen
2022-10-27 16:49
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#174
Faceit level 6  | 
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France innocence7
kick shox for an asiatic poland xdddd!
2022-10-27 17:03
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#175
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Hungary szia
Another big WTF 2022 roster move
2022-10-27 17:12
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#177
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Philippines B3nk4i
Deserved good luck to BnTet
2022-10-27 17:21
0
the most random lineup becomes even more random this won't fix shit
2022-10-27 17:26
0
Kicking shox for an washed up tyloo reject OMEGALUL
2022-10-27 17:26
0
Igling lol
2022-10-27 17:28
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#182
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Poland HundenPOG
IGL? OMEGALUL tier-69 for sure.
2022-10-27 17:40
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#184
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Ukraine kalitajke
BnTeT to trial Apeks* fixed
2022-10-27 18:08
0
An upgrade, but still don't think it fixes the IGL problem they have
2022-10-27 18:41
0
OK LETS GO JKAEM AND BNTET DUO
2022-10-27 18:49
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i like that polski igl + coach duo
2022-10-27 19:05
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#190
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Slovakia Adwarin
ok, he will be better than STYKO for sure, but will he be good enough for the EU CS?
2022-10-27 19:18
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2 replies
#222
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India MrP!ng
Yes sir he captained asian players, which regularly puts out content during pro matches
2022-10-29 07:24
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1 reply
#223
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Slovakia Adwarin
so far good in my opinion, hopefully it will be good also at least vs T2 teams play.esea.net/teams/8779553
2022-11-02 10:50
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I dont get it, didnt they disband the entire roster?
2022-10-27 19:34
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#193
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Norway Gjellan
Interesting
2022-10-27 19:39
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trash igl role. BNTET should be star player instead much better for him and team to carry instead
2022-10-27 20:58
0
happy for bntet
2022-10-27 21:33
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HUGE
2022-10-27 22:38
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Bntet, 27 years, never accomplished anything, OMG YES HE DESERVES A GOOD TEAM, HE SO GOOD. Device, 27 years, 4 majors, 19 mvps, HE SO WASHED, HE IS TOO OLD FOR THIS GAME, HE HAS ONLY ONE MORE YEAR IN HIS CAREER Hltv, dont try to understand it, just enjoy it
2022-10-28 02:34
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#202
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China halflife2
LOL. we will see. how he performs.
2022-10-28 03:09
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1 reply
Galir for Bntet <<<< USP for pros
2022-10-28 05:59
0
this very very epic hope it works out wow
2022-10-28 03:16
0
Why IGL again, let bnTeT focus on aiming but I hope BnTeT can handle this team
2022-10-28 13:58
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#209
Faceit level 10  | 
mir | 
Indonesia Friedge
Polish pride
2022-10-28 13:59
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#212
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Norway Gjellan
Let's go Hansel Ferdinand
2022-10-28 14:28
0
change washed to washed so u have washed gz
2022-10-28 14:29
0
Nice
2022-10-28 15:46
0
nice apeks won the match
2022-10-28 16:00
0
Bntet second best polish star after fiku
2022-10-28 19:11
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#221
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India MrP!ng
Give the man some time he willgive you top 8 at major. Dude is good player overall.
2022-10-29 07:22
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