AMKAL settle on topo to replace ICY
KZ expert topo has signed for the No. 36 team in the world with zero HLTV officials to his name.
AMKAL have announced the signing of Evgenii "topo" Lopatin as their new sniper after Kaisar "ICY" Faiznurov was transferred to Cloud9.
The 22-year-old AWPer, who is yet to play a single official match recorded by HLTV, came through a set of trials to earn his spot on the roster.
AMKAL had used VP.Prodigy AWPer Vladimir "shady" Karelin in their group stage exit at Skyesports Championship, but have turned to an outsider as their final choice.
"topo might be a bit inexperienced in team play, but what really matters is that he's a hard-working player," coach Svyatoslav "svyat" Dovbakh said in a statement. "That's one of the most important qualities for a future professional.
"We have a little bit of time for topo to understand our game and get acquainted with the necessary developments. I'm sure he'll surprise all of us very soon."
topo will be familiar to fans of Counter-Strike's KZ climb mode, with ropz and Mohan "launders" Govindasamy adding praise of topo on Twitter.
AMKAL's new AWPer is slated to get his official debut in a match covered by HLTV at 17:00 , against BLEED, in a BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2 Europe Closed Qualifier bout.
| Date | Matches | |
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| BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2 Europe Closed Qualifier | ||
| 31/07/2024 |
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AMKAL are now:
Vladislav "Krad" Kravchenko Aleksandr "TRAVIS" Timkiv Igor "Forester" Bezotecheskiy
Daniil "Sdaim" Tupov Evgenii "topo" Lopatin
Svyatoslav "svyat" Dovbakh (coach)
Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad
Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković
Hampus 'hampus' Poser
Cai 'CYPHER' Watson
Kaisar 'ICY' Faiznurov
Nikita 'HeavyGod' Martynenko
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