faveN parts ways with BIG

27-12-2023 18:13

The German player leaves BIG after two years in the organization.

faveN has cut ties with BIG

BIG have announced Josef "⁠faveN⁠" Baumann has been transferred to another organization after the 23-year-old spent the last seven months on the bench.

faveN was a part of BIG since December 2021 and notably won the Roobet Cup 2022 and attended PGL Major Antwerp, with his last appearance for the organization coming at the CCT 2023 Online Finals 1 in May.

The German rifler was removed from BIG's roster amid their three-player overhaul during the summer break and later announced that he would take a break from competition before returning to the server once this "period of bonding and adjustment has passed."

Since then, faveN has taken part in the IESF World Championship 2023, where he helped Germany secure second place, and stood in for BIG Academy for a match in the CCT East Europe Series 4 Closed Qualifier.

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2023-12-27 18:13

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Is that the Dacia Sandero ?

2023-12-27 19:17

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Best french car ever built

2023-12-27 19:23

People these days really can't appreciate how amazing original Top Gear was

2023-12-27 20:38

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Right? The humor, the cars, the pace. Shame the show was driven to its end

2023-12-27 21:05

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For a bit I enjoyed new Top Gear as well, at least Andrew Flintoff bits. But yes, it went downhill

2023-12-27 21:38

no way you called OG Top Gear underrated xd

2023-12-28 20:43

Don't chat to me with that anime flair of yours

2023-12-28 20:45

that's a nice one

2023-12-28 20:42

BIG if true

2023-12-27 19:50

What is this?

2023-12-28 19:21

Finally

2023-12-27 18:14

BLEED inc

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This was my first thought too, kassad is trying to throw a team together last minute with scraps

2023-12-27 18:15

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FaveN is a very good pick-up for bleed. And should they also sign jks, dupreeh and artfrost they are guaranteed qualifying to the major

2023-12-27 18:21

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Good roaster so far. IGL? Neelan?

2023-12-27 20:29

IGL already done, hampus

2023-12-27 21:16

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Oh I've just spotted that story. Better than expected tbh

2023-12-27 22:02

Who the fuck is hampus?

2023-12-28 15:55

Internet Explorer?

2023-12-29 16:07

jks is not coming as for the rest, I can see it happening but faveN is the most sus piece here imo

2023-12-28 12:38

Faven actually good player too. Only problem with him is his immune system it seems.

2023-12-27 18:37

True KEKW

2023-12-27 18:40

He needs to stop smoke cigarettes

2023-12-27 19:47

Misses way more tournament than he plays.

2023-12-27 20:32

+1 unluko :/

2023-12-28 12:27

00NATION maybe?

2023-12-27 20:02

OG rather

2023-12-28 12:35

Yeah

2023-12-27 18:31

nice name friend

2023-12-27 18:43

Thx my burguerino friendo

2023-12-27 18:54

Endpoint

100% guaranteed at 00nation

2023-12-27 19:10

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OG is signing buzz so f1ku can have more freedom and performs better

2023-12-28 16:04

2023-12-28 12:34

Okay

sad day for hltv

00Nation -niko +faveN German core.

2023-12-27 18:16

faven 1 Roobet Cup > zywoo 0

oh shoot he was good player rip

Wdym he was on the bench it's good he's going to another team

2023-12-28 00:25

Heard he gonna join Endpoint when HeavyGod joins OG

2023-12-27 18:18

he can go back and farm tier 3

2023-12-27 18:19

He can’t farm tier 3 anymore cause he isn’t on BIG

2023-12-27 18:38

Once this guy was considered one of the biggest german prospects and showed absolutely nothing since he signed for BIG

False, when he actually had time to play consistently he was typically around a 1.10 player , considering the same can be said for xantares stats in big that's pretty nice. The only time faven had bad stats in big is when he would just get back into the team after an extended leave due to his sickness.

2023-12-27 18:49

welcome to Alternate Attax (spidi is retiring)

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he not gonna join attax

2023-12-27 18:26

He can join way better team than that. Only maybe if he would want (for whatever reason) play in German team.

2023-12-27 18:35

attax isnt bad they are couple of roster moves away from a top15 roster

2023-12-27 20:28

that was a good one :D

Only 5 roster moves away

2023-12-28 15:58

bleed faven.....

2023-12-27 18:28

tabsen skill issue unfortunately

2023-12-27 18:29

fucked up he took a temporary absence for fatherhood and BIG kicked him entirely. scummy org, especially in Germany where I'd bet they skirted the law

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bruh he spent like 90% of his time on sick leave, it's just not profitable

#35

2023-12-27 18:47

Bro before he took that temporary absence, he was ill like two or three times where BIG had to use a stand-in.

2023-12-27 18:41

Ok? He is entitled by law to 6 weeks of sick leave and it is against the law to fire someone in Germany for taking sick leave. He is also entitled to up to 24 months of parental leave for his kid. He has protections and BIG should have honored them instead of insta-replacing him permanently when his kid was born.

They didn't fire him though, he was benched and then his contract ran out.

Getting benched in CS usually means severe pay cut. Retaliation is also against the law

2023-12-27 19:32

Yes #59 is correct here wherefore normal work-law rules doesn't apply

2023-12-28 08:35

CS players aren't employees, they all have their own businesses and do a business to business contract.

2023-12-27 20:10

good point

2023-12-27 20:14

man, shout your mouth while you don't know a pice of info. thanks.

2023-12-27 23:57

Big scummy org 0/8

2023-12-28 00:27

Endpoint it is!!!

pff

2023-12-27 22:40

2023-12-28 12:37

This is what happens when you sign a lurker and turn them into an entry fragger (he also went on a lot of sick leaves and became a father, so there’s that).

2023-12-27 18:45

krimbo is also a lurker?

that's correct, which is why they moved faveN to a entry/trade fragger role. Krimbo is just way better at it, so faven had to adapt. Maybe they could have made it work without his regular absences, who knows.

2023-12-28 15:24

Biggest problem of FaveN is really that he missed more important tournaments than he played while on BiG. Was so freaking hyped when they added him to the team and they still had SyrsoN and it went all downhill and I still wonder how and why.

2023-12-28 15:48

There were a lot of factors I think. In regards to faveN, he was the "victim" of the Krimbo addition. They played very similar roles, but I think BIG had no other choice than to add Krimbo because he was just that good and promising. FaveN then had to adapt to more of a trade fragger/second entry role, which did not fit him well in my opinion. FaveN usually relied on his game IQ to get kills as a lurker, but in this new role he had to rely more on his aim. His aim usually was very good, but the first thing that suffers if you are absent from the game for a while is your mechanics, which regressed quite a bit. On top of that, the constant illnesses held them back from building good team chemistry. The spacing was often bad between him and k1to, which made the trade fragging even harder. With time they could have made it work I think, but they could not manage to field the same roster for three tournaments in a row. They had potential for sure, I remember them beating Faze in the RMR and Roobet Cup very well. I hope it works out in the end for all sides. BIG have a top 20 material lurker in Krimbo now and the new roster seems promising. And for faveN, I hope he finds a team where he can play in his usual role and stays healthy.

2023-12-28 16:15

BLEED faveN

2023-12-27 18:46

og faven

Deserved

going to bleed esport 100%

00nation

2023-12-28 12:29

BIG doesnt part ways with Faven, Faven parts ways with BIG

2023-12-27 18:55

good player but when it gets to LAN afk...

2023-12-27 19:07

BLEED or 00Nation

2023-12-27 19:22

og?

Rumors to Endpoint but hopefully to 00Nation + FASHR would actually be sick

2023-12-27 20:04

Bleed incoming, will be farming tier3 with fixing GOAT hampus

2023-12-27 20:05

big is actually decent now good riddance

2023-12-27 20:13

faveN should join 00Nation, and they could build a german core

2023-12-27 20:30

glws

2023-12-27 20:34

So either 00nation, BLEED, OG, or Apeks right? I doubt he goes anywhere else, and doubt any other team would pay for his buyout.

2023-12-27 21:54

I keep hearing that he might be heading to Endpoint to replace HeavyGod.

2023-12-28 00:46

That sounds like the exact opposite of what endpoint does as a business model. They have never picked up a proven talent from a much better team. They have always taken unproven or slightly proven players on the cheap from weaker or equally strong teams. I guess the only other time theyve done something similar is picking up Mezii, but he was barely proven, and not a single tier 1 team wanted him. Meanwhile faven certainly has interest and he isnt a prospect anymore. I can't see this happening for that reason.

2023-12-28 02:49

He also speaks Russian so we might see some unexpected moves

2023-12-28 05:12

Did not know this! Might be on that roster of what remains of 1win

2023-12-28 05:52

So s1mple to big

2023-12-27 22:11

00nation pls

2023-12-28 00:29

00 or Bleed hopefully. If im totaly honest i would like to see faveN and syrsoN in Bleed. GL Sef lets fucking go :)

2023-12-28 00:45

Yeah, I thought the same. Faven Syrson Hampus Brollan Zyphon Pretty decent line-up ngl

2023-12-28 08:37

faveN to bleed? Kekw

2023-12-28 03:11

Hope he's well.

2023-12-28 04:43

Faven to NaVi instead if IM then kick Aleksi and go back to Russian comms

2023-12-28 05:11

JL speaks Russian? I know Latvian people usually does, but do Lithuanian also?

2023-12-28 08:38

Dont think this is an upgrade

2023-12-28 11:20

2023-12-28 08:02

I can smell 00nation here...

2023-12-28 11:45

Wasted money

I want to see krimbo on a tier1 team, big is and will never be contending for event wins anyways, but knowing german players, they prefer to stay in their comfort zone lol

2023-12-29 12:19