sense signs long-term contract with Apeks

30-12-2023 20:30

The former academy player is now a full-fledged member of the main team, having penned a three-year deal.

Apeks' new IGL has penned a three year dial after a successful trial

Apeks has announced signing Ådne "⁠sense⁠" Fredriksen on a three-year contract with the first team after the 20-year-old had been brought up from the academy on a trial basis in October.

Now, following Damjan "⁠kyxsan⁠" Stoilkovski's departure to HEROIC, the youngster has also been charged with taking over the team's leadership in the server, a post he had as Apeks Rebels' in-game leader under the supervision of Torbjørn "⁠mithR⁠" Nyborg, who is now also the main team's coach.

"I’m honored to take on the role of IGL for Apeks. The trust and support from my teammates and the organization mean a lot to me. I’m excited about the opportunity to lead this talented group of players and work towards achieving our goals in the upcoming Major and future competitions."

sense has so far posted a 0.94 rating in his first months with the team after substituting Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk in the starting lineup. The two will now play together, however, as the Slovak has returned to fill the spot left open in the roster by kyxsan, and is expected to stay at least until the end of the Major cycle.

STYKO returns to Apeks on short-term deal

Not long ago, sense wasn't sure what the future would hold for him, as he told HLTV at the beginning of December in Helsinki, Finland, during Elisa Masters Espoo, but helping the team become runners up at ESL Challengers Atlanta made a strong case for the Norwegian organization to offer the youngster a contract.

sense: "I'm not really sure what my future is like"

"We’re thrilled to officially welcome sense as our permanent IGL," said Anders Kjær, Apeks' COO. "His transition from a trial player to this crucial role reflects his great qualities overall both on and off the server. We believe in his ability to lead the team towards success in the Copenhagen Major and beyond."

Apeks is now:

Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad
Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson
Aleksandar "⁠CacaNito⁠" Kjulukoski
Ådne "⁠sense⁠" Fredriksen
Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk

Torbjørn "⁠mithR⁠" Nyborg (coach)

2023-12-30 20:30

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Cool move

2023-12-31 15:54

why

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0.9 player, very good

2023-12-30 20:43

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3 year contract lul

2023-12-31 04:24

3 years with free salary will definitely motivate him to get Better kapp

2023-12-31 15:08

for igl yes, but it must be stable 0,9, not like 0,30 one match and other 1,5....

2023-12-31 13:52

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But he was 0.9 before igl

2023-12-31 13:54

doesnt matter, he can always develop, but must be stable anyway. stable 0,9 is better than unstable 0,9...

2023-12-31 13:57

HEY MAN in DM while he was at IEM Sydney I MUST LET YOU KNOW HE WAS QUITE THE GOOD DM PLAY. HE WAS POOPING ON ALMOST EVERYONE MAN. dont doubt him.

2023-12-31 15:09

apeks roster downgrades with every change they make lol

2023-12-30 20:31

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Well, they are a tier 3 org that got some tier 1 results with their tier 2 players so ofc...

2023-12-30 21:13

This. I think they do know where things stand all too well. On the other hand, there's some delusional HLTV npcs who expect a t2-ish team to immediately become a t1 team after a few good results, but it obviously doesn't quite work like that at all.

2023-12-31 02:48

Tier 3 org with 12k salary. Sure bud

2023-12-31 10:40

-450k$

What us Apeks doing 🤣

2023-12-30 20:32

Probably following their self-imposed path of signing (young) talent to develop and sell 'em for good money. Worked with jL, worked with kyxsan. They were never close to be a consistent t1 team, so that's the only reasonable way right now. styko can help sense calling, sense can grow.

2023-12-31 02:53

Why lmfao why

20y and IGL, lets see

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Wasn't kyxsan an IGL at sense's age? Pretty sure he was IGL on BLUEJAYS too

2023-12-30 20:35

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idk

2023-12-30 20:36

He was indeed, there’s been plenty of igls in his age over the years albeit few for a team like Apeks

2023-12-30 20:52

It's a gamble, but if they turn good they become an invaluable asset. Young IGLs and young AWPers are always sought-after and orgs are willing to pay big bucks for them

2023-12-30 20:56

"a few for a team like *t3 org*"

2023-12-30 21:40

siuhy is 21 was 20 at the major

2023-12-30 20:37

My "let's see" is like "interesting..." I'm not doubting anyone's ability here

2023-12-30 20:38

Some 20yo IGL made it into Major grand final in Paris

2023-12-30 20:39

Pwnalone was insane as igl that Grand Final

2023-12-30 20:41

I said 20 not 60

2023-12-30 21:10

Pwalone already was 20 wdym

Seems they have a lot of faith in him

2023-12-30 20:33

is this a threat?

If he can IGL, they can replace STYKO with a good fragger after the Major.

0.94 wonderkid, great signing lol

Since they appointed him as IGL it's unlikely firepower is what they expect from him

ah yes the old excuse igl cant frag

2023-12-30 23:27

In the current landscape, IGLs need to be half decent at fragging, but it's also not their main duty. If he can keep up that rating he wouldn't be far behind most other IGLs in top 30/20/10 or even top 5

2023-12-31 00:12

but he is so inconsistent, from 0,5 to 1.5 ratings.. its not good as he may get that fail 0,5 on important match while maintain 1.5 on opening match

2023-12-31 13:59

rip apeks

Who let them cook

that makes sense

SHUT UP

2023-12-30 20:40

0.91

Actually a W move imo. Think about it, you have a player who has been IGLing since coming to the academy team, under a very seasoned coach. Then comes to the main team, and learns under kyxsan, one of the best T1.5-2 IGLs. His stats say he is playing sacrificial roles, meaning the roles styko was playing, and doing a bit better with too. Now he's at the helm, with styko by his side to help him call, and lead, while letting the 3 other players annihilate. Its nearly like the old apeks system woth styko and kyxsan. Which means if sense is even half as good as kyxsan, this team will be great despite kyxsans exit. Besides the fact, we are all raving about young IGLs like Siuhy and Nealan. I dont see how this isnt a bad move in the LONG term. Short term it might not work out, but over 3 years? Sense might be one of the best IGLs by the time this contract ends.

2023-12-30 20:42

2023-12-30 21:41

I hope STYKO's performance improves. It seems like he is a great teammate to have, and has a few tricks up his sleeve. A 10% bump from him and this team becomes pretty solid.

2023-12-30 21:47

It'll depend on who takes kyxsans roles. I'd rather sense take them, since he's shown to be slightly better at playing styko's old roles, but then again, if he's better in styko's old roles, then styko should take kyxsan's so his stats should theoretical improve. Perhaps they could half half, and take what they want between both roles.

2023-12-30 22:35

XDDDDDDDDDDDD first benching styko for him now this. Tier 3 thinking

2023-12-30 20:49

huge

2023-12-30 20:50

9-31

2023-12-30 20:59

ez 10k+/month at age 20

2023-12-30 21:11

0.94 0.59 k/r yeah might sign this superstar

2023-12-30 21:15

big for norwegian CS

2023-12-30 21:35

good luck

2023-12-30 21:56

0.2kd But 15k euro per month poggers

2023-12-30 22:15

nice

2023-12-30 22:18

People doubted the jL signing People facepalmed when kyxsan was signed People now laugh at sense signing. I think Apeks know what they’re doing…

2023-12-30 22:19

noone doubted Apeks for signing jL. People doubted Mad Lions tho

2023-12-30 22:44

He might be thinking of shox. I don't think Apeks knows what they're doing. Think they have been heavily winging it for 3 years now, to some success lately.

2023-12-31 01:21

Ya they did buy the shox snake oil. Along with Liquid though lol

2024-01-03 06:38

Might have jumped the gun in a long term deal maybe a year long one would have been better but good for sense

2023-12-30 22:20

He hasn't had a chance to show anything as IGL yet and individually he has been bad as just a rifler. Apeks obviously believe in him so let's see what happens. Either way I think Apeks will struggle without kyxsan.

2023-12-30 23:44

Makes sense if he's gonna igl

2023-12-31 01:13

I get it

2023-12-31 11:48

Styko is the luckiest guy ever. Gonna farm that sticker money 2 majors in a row.

2023-12-31 02:58

He owns 20% of his countries wealth already

2023-12-31 15:28

bot

2023-12-31 09:27

The next rai- IGL? Wtf?

2023-12-31 09:56

3 years is a lot Let's see what the kids got

they must have trialed him for some time now.. Otherwise it makes no sense..

2023-12-31 12:15

Apeks dont seem to like spending for big talent. Wouldn't be a surprise if they don't even really know if he's good yet, could be a bit of an inexpensive dice roll.

2024-01-03 06:34

dumbest decision ever

2023-12-31 10:03

Rip Apeks, poor nawwk

2023-12-31 10:58

pretty neat

2023-12-31 11:05

I don't know why people want to bad mouth sense. I had the pleasure of playing with him once in a Faceit game with tapewaare as well. Both of them had amazing attitudes, willing to help, willing to try & were insane players, I think Apeks know what they're doing. Apeks slowly becoming one of my favourite teams, Styko & Sense gained my respect as individuals and am excited to see them shine!

2023-12-31 11:35

Legit

2024-01-03 06:36

2024-01-03 18:27

Good deal but why put him as igl?????

2023-12-31 19:09

he was an igl before

2024-01-03 18:28

SENSE as coach???

2024-01-03 23:55

nvm, I read coach, but analyzer is also a good achievement. Good money for the boy. Norwgian newspaper VG wrote something about sense is now dating aswell. Cheering for you homie!

2024-01-04 00:13