BIG finalize roster with hyped and kyuubii

The German team is starting the season with two new faces.

hyped has been given another shot on BIG's first team

BIG have completed the signing of Can "⁠kyuubii⁠" Ali from fnatic and promoted academy player Marcel "⁠hyped⁠" Köhn, the German organization announced on Tuesday. The duo will fill the voids created by the departure of Rigon "⁠rigoN⁠" Gashi and the benching of Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische at the end of the 2024 season.

This is the second time that hyped has been promoted by BIG to replace syrsoN. In February 2023, he was moved up to the main team, only to be sent back to the academy roster four months later, when the organization signed Mateusz "⁠mantuu⁠" Wilczewski.

hyped spent the next eight months playing for BIG Academy. In February 2024, he was loaned out to ALTERNATE aTTaX, with whom he notably attended the IEM Cologne Play-In Stage and the IESF World Championship.

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Official: BIG confirm syrsoN benching

kyuubii returns to activity after almost eight months on fnatic's bench. Signed from Sangal in November 2023, the German player struggled for form while playing under the British organization and made his final appearance for the team at ESL Pro League Season 19, in May.

The German organization will be hoping for a strong start to the 2025 season after an underwhelming year in which the team struggled to make deep runs at the biggest events. BIG's first test will be BLAST Bounty Season 1, which will start on January 14.

With these changes, BIG are now:

Germany Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz
Germany Jon "⁠JDC⁠" de Castro
Germany Karim "⁠Krimbo⁠" Moussa
Germany Marcel "⁠hyped⁠" Köhn
Germany Can "⁠kyuubii⁠" Ali

Austria Alexander "⁠kakafu⁠" Szymanczyk (coach)

Germany Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische (benched)

Germany Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Age:
29
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
2458
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.70
Germany Florian 'syrsoN' Rische
Florian 'syrsoN' Rische
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
2036
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.63
Switzerland Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi
Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi
Age:
25
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
869
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.74
Poland Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski
Mateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
1102
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.61
Germany Can 'kyuubii' Ali
Can 'kyuubii' Ali
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
521
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.65
Germany Jon 'JDC' de Castro
Jon 'JDC' de Castro
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
877
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.67
Germany Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa
Karim 'Krimbo' Moussa
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
887
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.61
Germany Marcel 'hyped' Köhn
Marcel 'hyped' Köhn
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
720
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.63
#1
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United States kriksB
Go BIG mode
2025-01-10 18:53
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#2
try | 
Argentina 5ammys
2nd
2025-01-10 18:53
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#3
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Latvia riraie
interesting
2025-01-10 18:53
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this org is hopeless
2025-01-10 18:54
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#7
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podi | 
Finland Jabeti
flag
2025-01-10 18:54
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how exactly?
2025-01-10 18:56
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2 replies
#65
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KiMaRR | 
Lithuania disesion
poach and rotate german players every two months and achieve nothing
2025-01-10 20:42
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#71
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KRIMZ | 
Poland deolic
That's a joke.
2025-01-10 21:19
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#103
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Germany Tharanos
I dont think that a german awper is strong enough. Maybe they should go international.
2025-01-11 09:41
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Like when they got mantuu? No hope left for big on my end
2025-01-13 15:55
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#46
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Sweden Mr_Vista
literally 1984
2025-01-10 19:35
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what?
2025-01-10 19:35
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5 replies
#49
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Sweden Mr_Vista
idk, maybe this fever is just getting to me or my comments here get nuked wtf
2025-01-10 19:37
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4 replies
our convo got deleted but idk what 1984 even means,,,
2025-01-10 19:38
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2 replies
big brother is watching
2025-01-10 19:49
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#74
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Sweden ChiperoG
just google "1984 by george orwell" and go to wikipedia. It is a classic novel of a dystopian future.
2025-01-10 21:25
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#115
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Brollan | 
Sweden EntonXD
Brain rot where you respond with reaction images and meme speech.
2025-01-11 19:21
0
to hire and release so many players in such quick succession it strongly suggests something is deeply rotten in that org, I am talking upper management level rotten. I got no clue what's the problem but if they keep benching half the squad every 2 months I really doubt they'll ever be able to attract anyone with any reputation.
2025-01-11 05:27
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That's the struggle you have to deal with when you wanna stay national in a nation that only brings out a good player every once in a while.
2025-01-11 13:09
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I thank god every day that Israel gave up on the national team dream. Watching them fail for so long was the worst feeling ever… Mind you those teams were 50 times worse than big…
2025-01-11 13:20
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2 replies
I think it would work now, just gotta figure out the igl
2025-01-31 19:53
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1 reply
It won’t, I’ve been here for too long man it never works. I’ve seen Israeli teams trying to qualify for the major since source, there’s no Israeli org that is competent enough or any sponsors that are intrested because the Israeli scene and fan base is rather small… The talent and level was always high in Israel it’s just the environment that isnt good enough. Believe me I can go very deep into details and reasoning as to why it won’t work but to shorten it for the both of us I can tell you it won’t work. Only exception in can give is if an European org decides to make this team a reality, ran by a eu ceo and coaches and team staff are also European, only then there’s a way it could work, but it won’t ever happen for a million reasons
2025-01-31 23:37
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#8
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Scotland LinInABin
syrsoN will be back by the end of the year. Maybe faveN as well for good measures xD
2025-01-10 18:55
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8 replies
#26
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Germany Jonaah
His current stats are actually pretty good though, just like in 2021 when he was at sprout. And we know what happened at the end of 2021
2025-01-10 19:03
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#61
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Spain Miki2K
I remember him playing crazy in Sprout, was there like a role change or what happened exactly?
2025-01-10 20:12
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1 reply
TabseN happened xd
2025-01-13 16:12
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#29
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Germany Dr_Prof_HLTV
if they ever take back sryson, i will delete my flair
2025-01-10 19:05
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4 replies
Prepare for it. He‘s back after they won‘t qualify for the first major in 2025, because ‚this‘ is surely not BiG‘s german endboss lineup they‘re desperately trying to build
2025-01-10 19:14
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3 replies
#52
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Germany ociNN
before they do it they go international again
2025-01-10 19:38
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#62
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Germany Dr_Prof_HLTV
i think so too, deadson is not it and was never
2025-01-10 20:14
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1 reply
Would have been so awesome to see him come back strong but he got gradually worse for a long time besides the few glimpses here and there. U can't have ur AWPer have sub 1 rating for months
2025-01-10 21:56
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#12
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United States @@@@
xDDD
2025-01-10 18:56
1
i like hyped, and slaxz probably wants to stay in NA. Dont know enough about kyuubii and if the positions will be the same as rigoN but i doubt it. Also the Article states that hyped got promoted from Academy.. but he played for Alternate aTTaX for the last year.
2025-01-10 18:56
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#16
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Sweden Mr_Vista
positions aren't the same, but kyuubii is AMAZING and he technically was promoted since he only went to Alternate aTTaX on loan
2025-01-10 18:59
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ah okay, didnt know he only was on loan, thanks. last time i saw kyuubii was in NLG and the early days of Sangal. i know he is good but i didnt watch him in fnatic. i dont think the roster is much of an upgrade individual but might be so for the teamplay. i mean we just have to wait and see. And i know that Roman somehow just wants to stay German right now.. so yeah, not much options.,
2025-01-10 19:03
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I believe Hyped was on loan from to BIG to Attax last year, as was Skyye before they terminate the loan early. alternate-attax.de/en/veraenderungen-am-..
2025-01-10 19:04
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#24 didnt know it was just a loan transfer, thanks.
2025-01-10 19:04
0
Yes, he was loaned out to ATX but was still signed to Big academy. So the statement is correct
2025-01-10 19:01
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yeah #24 didnt know that it was just on loan, thanks
2025-01-10 19:04
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#48
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Germany elakeduck
Actually BIG planed to reopen an academy team and hyped was planed to be part of it. If they would have been able to gat slaxz, hyped would be in the academy as far as i know. Also hyped was only lent to attax.
2025-01-10 19:36
0
2 replies
initial rumors were indeed that hyped is part of BIGs new academy project but seeing that hyped has become a pretty great player during his time in attax i thought this was weird from the start. hyped is no academy player anymore, he deserves his slot in the main team
2025-01-11 10:37
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#113
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Germany elakeduck
Hope so
2025-01-11 16:28
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#63
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jkaem | 
Norway GAMBLING_ADDlCT
doesnt matter slaxz hyped kyubi faven s1n or whoever all the same shit. talentpool is not there in germany to upgrade this team and core is not really promising aswell anymore.
2025-01-10 20:20
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s1n igl slaxz awp jdc krimbo faveN/prosus would actually be a good lineup.
2025-01-10 20:48
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#73
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jkaem | 
Norway GAMBLING_ADDlCT
no it wouldnt, nothing special at all wouldnt make any deeper runs then they do now and wouldnt upset any t1 teams in important matches.
2025-01-10 21:21
0
would be curious how that would play out in an alternative universe
2025-01-10 21:58
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#91
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Germany ThoricThox
Why is slaxz regarded the best German AWP right now? He has a 0.93 rating against Top 30 teams in the last 6 months (0.97 in 2024). I am really curious.
2025-01-11 00:07
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in my opinion hyped is a better fit for BIG. i wouldnt have minded slaxz in BIG either though but i think slaxz is a bit too passive for them & often goes missing in those important games. i'm also glad M80 isnt falling apart yet, kinda excited to see what they're doing with a german core
2025-01-11 10:48
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lmfao
2025-01-10 18:57
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Good. But when -tabsen? or +IGL and tabseN rifle on star positions?
2025-01-10 18:58
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#64
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GeT_RiGhT | 
Philippines nub_ayun
I've lost all hope for tabsen giving up the IGL role and just be the star he was meant to be
2025-01-10 20:21
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they tried tabsen rifle and S1n IGL but S1n wasn't ready yet and once IGL many players can't let go of that mindset
2025-01-11 11:18
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Recycling bin
2025-01-10 19:01
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#19
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United States blargCS
+syrson in a few months incoming
2025-01-10 19:01
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#22
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Sweden Hasklon
dead team
2025-01-10 19:01
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When +prosus ?
2025-01-10 19:03
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bench jail, rip.
2025-01-10 19:05
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CS is not the same without a strong German team, rooting for them!
2025-01-10 19:03
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I believe this team is heavily underated. Kyuubii has a lot of potential and hyped was the only consistent player in attax. even tho he mostly played t3 and few t2 and t1 he was grinding a lot in a team where everyone wasnt performing good. Who knows, I believ they can flourish but we will see
2025-01-11 00:51
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mid team
2025-01-10 19:05
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#32
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Canada Pumby
This team just loves moving sideways. Each move is no better or worse than the last
2025-01-10 19:09
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Burden of being stuck with your (non-existent) national talents I guess. Where‘s the ‚I‘ in their name btw? Just go for ‚BG‘
2025-01-10 22:24
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#94
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Canada Pumby
They just love their #15 on valve rankings lol. Whatever, have fun being German ig
2025-01-11 00:52
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Tabsen still there Tier4
2025-01-10 19:13
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hyped xDDDDDDDD
2025-01-10 19:17
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#40
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Europe Jezynt
Save krimbo from these bots
2025-01-10 19:19
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Yeah … I feel sad for Krimbo. Tabsen was a really solid player as well. I mean before he was an IGL. Then he wasted his talent. And now it’s krimbo
2025-01-11 00:13
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welcome back to tier3
2025-01-10 19:22
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syrson is waay better then hyped, what are they thinking?
2025-01-10 19:28
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#43
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United States Dungles
BIG Finalize Roster with Mid and Mid
2025-01-10 19:30
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Mid
2025-01-10 19:32
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#45
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Miami | 
Sweden SavageSven
Bring back tiziaN! tabseN syrsoN tiziaN rigoN xseveN guardiaN (coach)
2025-01-10 19:34
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tizian major mvp confirmed
2025-01-10 19:43
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1 reply
Oakland mvp 2026
2025-01-10 19:54
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where faveN
2025-01-10 20:07
0
another year another suffering...
2025-01-10 19:38
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I would have personally liked prosus back but this looks pretty good as well. gl boys!
2025-01-10 19:46
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Dude hell yes I was so pissed when they kicked hyped, he's solid
2025-01-10 19:50
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#58
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Germany Domme678
L change
2025-01-10 19:55
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#59
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se0r | 
Germany se0r
Lets go! #gobig
2025-01-10 20:06
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Hyped is SO SHIT Lmfao what are they thinking
2025-01-10 20:44
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How hard is it to go international bruh
2025-01-10 20:44
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#79
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Korea syjeon
who tf would care abt BIG if they were international? their entire identity is being German
2025-01-10 22:46
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#85
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Ukraine lancee
Look at their names very closely again. There is only 1 real German on the team and he is the newcomer. And there used to be only one German on the team before too
2025-01-10 23:25
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#87
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Korea syjeon
"ReAl GeRmAnS" idc. they were raised under german culture, have a citizenship here and basically are normal citizens: Germans
2025-01-10 23:33
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#88
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Ukraine lancee
How are you so sure about that? But anyway, you just mentioned the German identity. These people are immigrants. Might as well go international
2025-01-10 23:44
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#95
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Germany MarioC
I mean I do watch all their vlogs and they don't really seem any less german than me tbh lol
2025-01-11 01:13
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didn't expect to read blatant facist takes here
2025-01-11 11:25
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#108
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Ukraine lancee
I didn’t say it’s bad or anything, just stated a fact. Just agreeing with the idea the team should consider going international
2025-01-11 11:46
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syrson is ass but who tf is this guy?
2025-01-10 20:50
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Thanks for making germany worse again
2025-01-10 21:09
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#72
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KRIMZ | 
Poland deolic
F
2025-01-10 21:20
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Downgrade fr
2025-01-10 22:42
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#80
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Germany punisher;;
The Downfall
2025-01-10 23:08
0
btw why faven left big?
2025-01-10 23:09
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1 reply
sick constantly
2025-01-10 23:17
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#82
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Ukraine lancee
JDC is the real weak link
2025-01-10 23:16
0
Hyped again?
2025-01-10 23:17
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JDC should have been gone first thing. Also Syrson defenders are delusional. That guy folds like a housewife doing laundry on a Monday morning. He CANNOT handle high pressure/elimination games. People think it's online vs offline thing but no, it's just his weak nerves. Hyped won't help at all, but you never know. Sometimes new chemistry changes everything for a roster and they just click. Flame me all you want but it's the truth.
2025-01-10 23:30
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#89
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Sweden Vrede
Not Hyped again.. xD
2025-01-10 23:50
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#90
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
solo | 
World epixeltwin
-syrson +hyped -hyped +syrson -syrsoN +hyped BiG are cooking some greasy wurst that is past expiration date, was ist loss Menschen? Ich verstehe nichts
2025-01-10 23:58
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So hyped for syrson to be back again
2025-01-11 01:32
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#97
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MATYS | 
United States LongDong
Good to see hyped get another chance in the big leagues. When he flashes, he looks so damn good. GL to Bug Clan this season
2025-01-11 03:24
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ah the famed +hyped - hyped +hyped wich BiG has adaptemd for a few players already tbh lol
2025-01-11 04:16
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JDC, Krimbo and tabseN is a solid core, but they need to go international. They couldn’t even get slaxz so what’s the point of staying German?
2025-01-11 07:06
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Classic big shit Kick player then bring him back then kick again
2025-01-11 08:46
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I respect their dedication to try and get a full German team to the top, but we just don't have the young talents to make that happen. They should've went international when Tabsen was in his prime and never make him IGL.
2025-01-11 13:11
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#112
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland DRUGI
Can't wait for -hyped +syrson
2025-01-11 15:39
0
Botson benched again thank god
2025-01-11 19:12
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#116
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United States LemiTZ
ROFLMAO kyuubii Will there be a worse signing in 2025? I bet no.
2025-01-12 03:16
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notice how riGONE is not benched, he has already "departed". so where will rigon play next? one of the few remaining question marks of this shuffle.
2025-01-12 05:49
0
Worst big lineup ever no fucking way to win smt with this shit roster
2025-01-12 23:07
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