Sources: Talon looking to return to CS with team captained by AZR

The Hong Kong-based organization has set its sights on an Oceanic roster.

TALON have expressed an interest in returning to Counter-Strike with an Oceanic lineup led by former Renegades and 100 Thieves member Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward, multiple sources have told HLTV.

Mainly known for their League of Legends, Dota 2 and Valorant teams, TALON have been away from the Counter-Strike scene since 2018. Their last squad, made up entirely of Taiwanese players, attended the eXTREMESLAND 2017 Asia Finals in Shanghai, placing 13th-15th.

For this potential return to the game, TALON are pinning their hopes on a veteran captain. AZR has been out of action since April 2023, when he was released by Sprout after less than two months on the team.

The 31-year-old will be hoping to reignite a career that has seen him compete at six Majors, the last of which was the StarLadder Berlin Major in 2019, where he led Renegades to the semi-finals.

AZR has been without a team since his short-lived Sprout spell

According to sources, Corey "⁠nettik⁠" Browne, Jared "⁠hazr⁠" O'Bree and Christian "⁠ADDICT⁠" Pendleton are all high on the team's shortlist. As for the AWP role, TALON are understood to be exploring their options in the European market, looking at players like ENCE benched sniper Olek "⁠hades⁠" Miskiewicz and Nemiga's Beksultan "⁠khaN⁠" Ospan.

The sources added that TALON have engaged in talks with Daniel "⁠djL⁠" Narancic for the head coach position. The Swede has been out of a job since February, when he was relieved of his duties by Ninjas in Pyjamas, who later installed Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström as the new head coach.

Contacted by HLTV, TALON declined to comment.

New Zealand Corey 'nettik' Browne
Corey 'nettik' Browne
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
469
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.63
Poland Olek 'hades' Miskiewicz
Olek 'hades' Miskiewicz
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
1039
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.62
Australia Aaron 'AZR' Ward
Aaron 'AZR' Ward
Age:
31
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1145
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.69
Kazakhstan Beksultan 'khaN' Ospan
Beksultan 'khaN' Ospan
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
124
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.60
New Zealand Christian 'ADDICT' Pendleton
Christian 'ADDICT' Pendleton
Age:
23
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
554
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.63
Australia Jared 'hazr' O'Bree
Jared 'hazr' O'Bree
Age:
22
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
1037
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.68
Sweden Daniel 'djL' Narancic
Daniel 'djL' Narancic
Age:
30
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.86
Maps played:
688
KPR:
0.56
DPR:
0.66
#1
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United States 1BrianCS
sweet
2024-06-27 20:05
4
9 replies
Finally a smart aussie team getting an eu awp
2024-06-27 20:31
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8 replies
#65
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Hungary yr_
If flyquest lets them take nettik they deserve to be stuck where they are
2024-06-27 21:33
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3 replies
Nah, talon should get nettik instead of flyquest because aussie would have 2 teams that could compete in the top 30 of cs
2024-06-27 22:31
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1 reply
#93
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United States scratchboy
Would be kinda cool
2024-06-28 04:30
1
nettik has turned down a FQ offer
2024-06-28 06:01
1
AZR should finally team up with s1mple
2024-06-27 22:02
5
2 replies
#94
jks | 
Australia CaZeR01
It's gotta be s1mple right?
2024-06-28 05:58
1
that would be fricken sweet
2024-06-29 11:58
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#92
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United States scratchboy
Could be huge for them
2024-06-28 04:30
1
YOOO
2024-06-27 20:06
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#3
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New Zealand xJaquar
+1 for OCE CS
2024-06-27 20:06
6
YOO
2024-06-27 20:07
2
he will be coach/OG like KASSAD in bleed or he will IGL?
2024-06-27 20:07
0
2 replies
if you read the article it says that they are looking at djL as the coach
2024-06-27 20:13
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1 reply
thanks that wasnt there when I put my comment, goodluck to talons and AZR.
2024-06-27 20:14
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#6
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Ireland Fl0werz
"captained by azr" xd
2024-06-27 20:07
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#7
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Netherlands geek3D
thats hot
2024-06-27 20:07
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#8
Faceit level 3  | 
STYKO | 
Spain aDr1mAt3s
Good news
2024-06-27 20:07
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addict W hazr W nettik WWW hades good enough djL????
2024-06-27 20:07
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17 replies
Hope they get khan instead of hades djL is ok
2024-06-27 20:09
1
16 replies
If ur looking for a tier 2 sniper then hades is de_choice
2024-06-27 20:11
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7 replies
No. If your looking for a tier 5 specifically polish snipers THEN he is your choice
2024-06-27 20:32
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6 replies
U say it while all your region has below tier1 is Maka and afro, prolly two worst sniper I've ever seen in CS except for ROG JTR where Maka was playing for Team Skyyart. Meanwhile Poland : fr3nd, hades, Flayyy, mhL, SpavaQ and ultimate. And of course the last 2 don't deserve an upgrade in teams but still they are better than both Maka and afro even if u combine afro and Maka. Maka litteraly lost 3DMAX their whole RMR campaign
2024-06-27 21:26
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5 replies
Didn't know Maka and afro were from Reunion, interesting, either way I'm aware they're trash. That doesn't change the fact that hades is terrible as well.
2024-06-27 21:38
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2 replies
reunion is france, sorry to break it to ya :/
2024-06-27 22:06
1
1 reply
So is Congo/
2024-06-27 22:08
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#83
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Norway biggamer69
Real ones know hades is a really strong t2 awper
2024-06-28 00:10
1
1 reply
And real ones will never doubt that as of now hades is the best Polish sniper and nobody is close to him and any Polish team that can get him gets upgraded asf
2024-06-28 00:27
0
djL is NOT okay bro
2024-06-27 20:14
1
5 replies
Okay for the kind of team they're building.
2024-06-27 20:34
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#41
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United States cybonics
djl brought nip out of the fucking dirt when he first joined as a coach sure it didn't last but it has worked
2024-06-27 20:35
1
2 replies
we'll have to see
2024-06-27 21:16
1
Hahahahaha. He in fact, did not. Device transfer did. NiP fan here who literally has never missed a single round. DJL is a fuckin joke coach. He's legit God awful. Go look EVERY SINGLE PLAYER that leaves his system does well. Brollan leaves, back to mvp. Hampus leaves, igl'ing and fragging and improving bleed. Hell- NIP dropped to 50th and were losing to tier 4. DjL is kicked back to top 15 literally within weeks. Hes fuckin trash.
2024-07-17 18:32
0
i dont think we can make a fair assessment on djL NIP given what we know about jonas gundersen and how he ran NIP
2024-06-28 13:38
2
Either way theyre doing it right getting an eu awp
2024-06-27 20:30
2
1 reply
right
2024-06-27 21:16
0
#10
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Netherlands geek3D
spunj did something
2024-06-27 20:07
1
W
2024-06-27 20:08
0
The OG s1mple glazer AZR, legend youtube.com/watch?v=7XnU7V7pFuM&t
2024-06-27 20:09
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1 reply
Thx for free virus
2024-06-27 21:26
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#14
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States postwarscars
Is it just me or does hazr look like a ginger Perfecto? Never noticed that before.
2024-06-27 20:10
1
Lowkey cooking, suprised hades would join. not sure about azr though, its been a while
2024-06-27 20:12
0
nettik my goat finally getting the love he deserves
2024-06-27 20:12
0
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
2024-06-27 20:12
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#21
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United States Neon27
SPUNJ is bringing the m80 strat to australia, smart moves
2024-06-27 20:13
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#23
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Argentina Saazu
Gotta be simple, right?
2024-06-27 20:14
1
#24
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United Kingdom JoshVanAlden
hades would thrive in this sort of roster
2024-06-27 20:14
1
Wow so these guys realize getting an eu awper is necessary before FlyQuest lol
2024-06-27 20:14
0
2 replies
It doesn't mean it will work. Thinking just because he is from EU all the problems are solved
2024-06-28 11:21
0
1 reply
mate obviously nobody thinks a european flag next to their name is gonna magically make an awper better at the game. the fact is that oceania has never produced an awper who is anything more than streaky, whether its due to intuition, discipline, mechanics or whatever, and there's no sign of that changing.
2024-06-28 13:57
2
AZR my goat will outcall all the trash igls we have in the scene rn
2024-06-27 20:15
1
Actually really cool I hope it works out for them
2024-06-27 20:21
1
european awper? it's gotta be s1mple right? but seriously, I can't imagine 31 yo talent azr is anything but beyond washed, weird decision imo
2024-06-27 20:21
0
ok thats actually interesting
2024-06-27 20:22
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#31
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Russia veloxman
another weird european t2-3 mix tsm bleed talon entropiq revenant bc.game and others i forgot
2024-06-27 20:25
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3 replies
Ah yes 4 aussies=european
2024-06-27 20:31
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2 replies
#38
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Russia veloxman
they will remove them within 2 months
2024-06-27 20:31
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#122
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Canada Anthobot
LMAO the IQ is incredible
2024-07-17 18:33
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#33
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Sweden Hasklon
finally some banger moves in the break
2024-06-27 20:30
2
YTB
2024-06-27 20:30
3
Azr out of meta , get young hungry igl
2024-06-27 20:34
1
4 replies
#44
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Australia admo
Naive comment on the contrary for the past month he's been queued with 2-3 analysts everyday in eu faceit while dropping 30 bombs, if anything he's on top of the meta
2024-06-27 20:51
1
3 replies
No way you said playing faceit makes you top of meta what a delulu take
2024-06-27 20:57
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2 replies
#52
autist | 
Australia admo
Is that what you took from that Its the fact that he plays with analysts
2024-06-27 21:11
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1 reply
that does not help ur case
2024-06-28 03:58
1
Flyquest needs to be like this team and get an EU awp
2024-06-27 20:40
1
#43
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Poland Astoner55
Finally a nice AU team looking promising. GLHF! Edit: Besides FlyQuest ofc, didn't mean to sound like a hater <3 Finally a SECOND promising AU team!!
2024-06-27 20:43
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#45
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Russia Raum0
W
2024-06-27 20:52
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#46
Faceit level 7  | 
device | 
Spain mavericko19
So this is where jks comes back, right?
2024-06-27 20:54
2
1 reply
JKS is going to Liquid.
2024-06-27 20:59
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#48
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Japan Risette
azr he is the australian player but the talon they are the valorant stars
2024-06-27 20:59
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I mean, it's easy way for hades to farm sticker money, but he deserves a better team despite him being a choker.
2024-06-27 21:02
0
7 replies
talon are NOT going to major over mongolz lvg and fq rn
2024-06-27 21:17
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6 replies
AZR hades nettik addict hazr In your opinion, will this team be better than Rooster? hltv.org/matches/2372525/rooster-vs-flyq.. hltv.org/matches/2372522/flyquest-vs-roo..
2024-06-27 21:22
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1 reply
hell yeah? didn't said they wouldn't be better than them
2024-06-27 22:07
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wdym nettik just beat fq on his own few days ago
2024-06-27 22:02
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3 replies
my bad gang they are NOT going to major over mongolz lynn vision and atox
2024-06-27 22:07
0
2 replies
2024-06-27 22:11
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1 reply
atox with annihilation is a very different team than that
2024-06-28 11:35
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#51
Faceit level 8  | 
MarKE | 
Wales Divertic
fuck yeah i love azr
2024-06-27 21:03
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#53
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United States 1Tuurtle
Is Nettik really going to leave rooster? I kinda doubt it
2024-06-27 21:12
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3 replies
Rooster is Australian Party Astronauts, they are not getting paid, of course he will leave.
2024-06-27 21:15
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#67
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United States 1Tuurtle
Yeah but the team have been rather vocal about wanting to get rooster stickers in the game and also about sticking together.
2024-06-27 21:36
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1 reply
The bag changes those things :)
2024-06-28 00:55
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Get savage
2024-06-27 21:12
1
still no jks
2024-06-27 21:17
1
Nice
2024-06-27 21:20
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#68
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United States BuckSoxely
Welcome back JKS
2024-06-27 21:37
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#69
Faceit level 10  | 
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United States claasic
JKS coming back hes been pugging with AZR
2024-06-27 21:56
2
Oceanic CS on top?!
2024-06-27 22:02
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#78
Faceit level 10  | 
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Europe PipyLonTeZ
nettik is such a star pls pls pls let him play his roles
2024-06-27 22:19
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#79
Faceit level 3  | 
flameZ | 
Australia Deadshot1956
Ahhhhhhhhh Oce winning the major cope all the way
2024-06-27 22:21
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I need to watch azr play again Sprout did him dirty
2024-06-28 01:15
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#87
Faceit level 6  | 
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Australia Zilox
HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!
2024-06-28 03:06
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#88
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Australia kTw0
Fuck yesssss cunt. +Nettik is a great call as well. flyquest's loss. great player.
2024-06-28 03:13
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they should get the rooster core or two man
2024-06-28 03:35
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#96
jks | 
Australia CaZeR01
POG I've been praying for an AZR return!!
2024-06-28 06:04
1
POG POG POG +jks please
2024-06-28 07:33
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Now this is an interesting lineup to say the least, wish them all the best !
2024-06-28 10:42
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LET'S GO BABY
2024-06-28 11:03
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#102
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Poland Manona
PLS NOT HADES HE IS NOT THAT WASHED
2024-06-28 11:26
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#103
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Netherlands Wimmie
DickStacy????
2024-06-28 11:27
0
Hades and a guy from kazahastan? yeah its over pack it up
2024-06-28 15:14
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Why go for 4 Aussies? Either go for full Aussie or 3+2...
2024-06-28 18:03
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2 replies
its not really like they have much to pick for an aussie awper apart from chellos, so it's probably better off Talon picks up someone from EU
2024-06-29 05:10
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1 reply
#119
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Australia Pennings
Cries in PZ fan boy
2024-07-06 05:49
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#110
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Denmark rolade
1. This means jks has prob found some other team to join 2. mhL seems better to gamble on than hades, unless mhL also has found a team he wants to join
2024-06-28 19:17
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let my goat khaN farm some stats there
2024-06-28 19:32
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now we just need INS to complexity and asap to flyquest
2024-06-29 11:08
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#116
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Australia Beard43
Nice! Good to see they're looking elsewhere for the AWPer though.
2024-06-29 15:32
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AZR JKAEM GRATISFACTION LIAZ JKS do it
2024-07-04 04:28
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Unfathomably based, I love AZR so much. Wish him the best.
2024-07-06 05:57
0
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