faveN allowed to explore options outside of BIG

The German player is seeking new opportunities after being away from competition since April.

faveN is looking for new opportunities

Josef "⁠faveN⁠" Baumann has been allowed to explore options on the market after over three months on BIG's bench. The player clarified that there is still a buyout involved, meaning he remains contracted to the German organization.

faveN has been away from active play since June when BIG did a major overhaul to their roster by swapping out three players.

He has been with the German organization since December 2021, but was sidelined from the team for a three-month period from September - November 2022 due to illness and then took time off in April to celebrate his wedding, after which he didn't return to the active roster.

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During his stints with BIG, faveN averaged a 1.05 rating over 245 maps, and generally maintained that level offline (1.02 rating over 132 maps). He recorded his last official event with BIG at IEM Rio 2023, where the team made playoffs before falling to eventual champions Vitality in the quarter-finals.

Germany Josef 'faveN' Baumann
Josef 'faveN' Baumann
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
1509
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.65
falcons inc
2023-10-03 21:42
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36 replies
f5
2023-10-03 21:48
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29 replies
i would never
2023-10-03 21:48
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28 replies
lmao i thought u already switch and wont respond that fast. my bad
2023-10-03 21:48
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27 replies
im always ready
2023-10-03 21:48
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26 replies
expected from u
2023-10-03 21:49
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25 replies
yeah now go sleep
2023-10-03 21:49
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24 replies
no thanks
2023-10-03 21:49
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23 replies
wtf more betting i guess
2023-10-03 21:49
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22 replies
no. more films at night coming... u know me i am night stalker
2023-10-03 21:50
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21 replies
are u finally watching fallenzera documentary
2023-10-03 21:50
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20 replies
nt jontyzera but not. films with Jason stetham
2023-10-03 21:51
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19 replies
jason midtham more like
2023-10-03 21:51
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18 replies
expected cringe take. ok i go watching wish u nice switching at night
2023-10-03 21:52
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17 replies
ok sleep well
2023-10-03 21:52
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16 replies
0/8
2023-10-03 21:52
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15 replies
cya on your doctorhej alt
2023-10-03 21:52
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14 replies
hltv doesnt allow alts, nt again
2023-10-03 21:53
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13 replies
nt try alter
2023-10-03 21:53
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12 replies
says u? guy who have 90% of hltv alt accounts?
2023-10-03 21:53
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11 replies
this is my only acc jon e knows that
2023-10-03 21:53
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10 replies
9/8
2023-10-03 21:53
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9 replies
hehe
2023-10-03 21:54
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8 replies
ok go sleep jonty
2023-10-03 21:54
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7 replies
cya in 4 hours
2023-10-03 21:54
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1 reply
who r u guys and why do u know each other so well
2023-10-04 10:07
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I've never seen answers get so thin. wow
2023-10-04 03:58
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4 replies
Big enough if you can still see them
2023-10-04 06:49
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3 replies
+1
2023-10-04 06:56
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2 replies
heh
2023-10-04 11:21
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1 reply
Huh
2023-10-04 13:26
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they dont need him tho
2023-10-03 23:08
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5 replies
He'd literally be like the second best player there after boros
2023-10-03 23:26
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4 replies
#74
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Denmark TurbomanDK
Naaah magisk dupreeh zonic to falcons imo
2023-10-04 08:36
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1 reply
I don't think magisk will leave tbh
2023-10-04 19:41
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they will sign magisk and boros & launx are way better than faven
2023-10-04 09:57
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1 reply
#91 and faven > launx
2023-10-04 19:41
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gl
2023-10-03 21:42
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Nip inc
2023-10-03 21:45
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1 reply
Hes a liability, cant stay healthy even if god promised him $2m
2023-10-05 11:58
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#4
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Czech Republic knom1s
I actually forgot about him :(
2023-10-03 21:46
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4 replies
Yeah, thats the destiny of mediocre players. You only remember the best and the worst.
2023-10-03 21:48
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#59
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Norway Snaids
Maybe because he was sick and absent most of the time he was on BIG?
2023-10-04 03:09
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2 replies
I think he got a child too
2023-10-05 09:41
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1 reply
#96
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Norway Snaids
He did. It's reasonable absence, i just think for some people he would be easy to forget
2023-10-06 14:32
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#9
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United States KhanQu3st
Could be a decent target for these international teams with no vision, like 00Nation, TSM, OG, etc. Maybe Sangal?
2023-10-03 21:48
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5 replies
#38
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Romania ANa_GOAT
OG faveN actually good instead of FASHR
2023-10-03 22:06
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fnatic
2023-10-03 22:12
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1 reply
nip
2023-10-03 22:12
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#64
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Denmark Not_Dane
+1
2023-10-04 05:00
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#82
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Czech Republic RealKaxy
Just add him to Entropiq to play with tiziaN hah And kick oxygeN
2023-10-04 10:43
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Why? He was always solid when he played, what the hell is going on with BIG?
2023-10-03 21:48
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16 replies
#37
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Kosovo w3stsid3
When he played
2023-10-03 22:04
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13 replies
you dumb? the reason he dont play is bc big doesnt want him to play bc he was sick too much
2023-10-03 22:10
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12 replies
His health is nobodies responsibility but his own. I haven’t caught a cold in years
2023-10-04 00:14
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11 replies
Yeah cuz you don't go outside
2023-10-04 01:04
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9 replies
Ahahah
2023-10-04 03:53
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AXAXAXAXAXA
2023-10-04 05:04
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Ba ba ba burnnn
2023-10-04 05:17
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Shrekt
2023-10-04 05:56
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Didn't need to burn hin that badly.
2023-10-04 07:23
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#76
Faceit level 4  | 
crow | 
Indonesia ycrows
wouldn’t being active a lot outside will improve immunity?
2023-10-04 09:24
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1 reply
Well yeah but your immunity system gets more resilient the more diseases you get, as it builds up receptors to kill off the viruses of common diseases. That's how vaccines work aswell, they either inject receptors versus the virus and you're immediately immune Or they inject a dead virus cell into your body and your immunity system builds receptors to kill off future examples The latter is more effective long-term, but it takes around 2 weeks until it takes full effect
2023-10-04 16:25
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lol
2023-10-04 10:39
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kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
2023-10-04 17:32
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That just shows how stupid you are, just because u have bad health, doesnt mean its you own fault, and it s not always just a cold lol
2023-10-04 15:02
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Have you seen how BIG look right now with those youngsters instead of him? They are finally starting to become a threat again!
2023-10-04 01:18
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Ig after EPL they decided to commit to the current roster instead of throwing a lot out the window just to implement faven back in the team.
2023-10-04 06:02
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Heroic
2023-10-03 21:52
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allowed to explore options outside sick leave you mean
2023-10-03 21:54
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GL
2023-10-03 22:03
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#35
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Germany Goblinnnn
He need to broke up with his gf if he want to be a decent tier 2 player
2023-10-03 22:03
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2 replies
break up with his girlfriend, leave his child and focus 100% of his time on CS. 100% agree!
2023-10-03 22:13
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1 reply
#65
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Denmark Not_Dane
Xd, exactly like he has different priorities, and that's ok
2023-10-04 05:02
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#36
Faceit level 4  | 
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Germany Domme678
WWWW
2023-10-03 22:03
0
Sucks for him; he really wasn't a bad player on BIG... despite how unstable the roster with him was
2023-10-03 22:51
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3 replies
#53
Faceit level 10  | 
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Germany xSchons
he was definitely better than both s1n and prosus
2023-10-04 00:26
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The roster with him was unstable, because he was in and out with a sickness every second tournament. BIG just needs a stable roster for a few months, and I hope they are finally getting it. Also, prosus might be worse, but s1n definitely has the potential to be a star.
2023-10-04 01:21
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1 reply
s1n has been on BIG's main roster for less than half a year and averaged a hardly-positive rating. prosus was in theory a better player than s1n coming into the main BIG roster. He's just been cucked by the inherent structure of the team. Similar situation with faveN when he was on BIG. faveN was just a superstar caliber player, which prosus isn't quite there yet. Just cause s1n performs fairly well with a supporting cast of tabseN and a superstar rifler such as krimbo doesn't make him better than faveN. Considering the longevity of time faveN was on BIG and the shit positions he had been dealt, he's head and shoulders above s1n and prosus on a fundamental level. Stop being so bitter lmfao
2023-10-04 02:19
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complete bot. Say krimbo faze or someone.
2023-10-03 23:04
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#46
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Germany drowC
attax faven slaxz spiidi tizian kyuubii/awzek Wont happen, but would be awesome :)
2023-10-03 23:05
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faveN W
2023-10-03 23:11
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Full german: syrson jdc spiidi faven k1to
2023-10-03 23:44
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2 replies
So much this. Would be a Top20 team and be a great challenger for BIG.
2023-10-04 09:03
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not too big on spiidi tbh also faven basically spent most of his time in BIG on the bench, he is a great player but if he continues to be sick etc. all the time he's of no value for a team
2023-10-04 10:31
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#52
Faceit level 10  | 
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Germany xSchons
sad, some of the best german players are now outside of BIG (syrson, k1to, JDC, faveN). this is not what the org stands for
2023-10-04 00:25
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1 reply
They all have their fair share of problems - syrson is not comfortable on LAN, k1to disappears against top level opposition, JDC is inconsistent, faven is always sick. The organisation stands for developing and implementing the best German players, and I think they are doing exactly this right now ;)
2023-10-04 01:24
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Tabsen is super polite.
2023-10-04 03:21
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What if they went -Mantuu and then S1n IGL and Tabsen back to AWP he did it in earlier days of big and they keep faven/.
2023-10-04 05:48
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1 reply
tabsen wasnt an amazing awp tbh. he just did it because noone else could. i think BIG should play with its current team for the rest of the year. i feel like they could realistically reach top 10 with that squad once they gained some more experience together
2023-10-04 10:32
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#84
Jee | 
Sweden 7emod
Hope he find a good team were he feels comfortable
2023-10-04 11:27
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he should be playing instead of prosus
2023-10-04 13:28
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1 reply
also get his ass on og
2023-10-04 13:30
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#93
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Austria doMK0
looking forward to see him ingame again
2023-10-05 05:02
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