AdreN's new organization signs Kazakhstani roster featuring neaLaN

CS:GO Major-winner AdreN aims to "develop esports in Kazakhstan" with his newly-founded organization, Novaq.

neaLaN is the only member of the team with international LAN experience

An organization founded by Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev, NOVAQ, has announced its CS2 roster, fielding a team of young Kazakhstani talent lead by Sanzhar "⁠neaLaN⁠" Iskhakov and coached by AdreN himself.

AdreN told HLTV the idea of the project, currently entirely backed by his own money, was to take a team of young players "who are eager to improve and learn something new" and help them "take the next step."

"I understood that they need to take the next step," AdreN states. "That is, a bootcamp and a person who can give them what they lack."

neaLaN is the man AdreN has gone for to provide NOVAQ with the experience the team is otherwise missing, a player who has featured at two Majors in his career, in 2019 with Syman and in 2022 with Evil Geniuses. Most of neaLaN's international LAN experience came with Evil Geniuses and GamerLegion across 2022 and 2023.

"In this whole bundle, I lacked an experienced captain who had already played on the stage, and nealaN was the perfect option for me," AdreN says.

The rest of the squad are a mix of players 20 and under who have competed together in teams like AVANGAR and TÓR, winning regional events and occasional CCT qualifiers across 2023 and 2024.

NOVAQ are:

Sanzhar "⁠neaLaN⁠" Iskhakov
Mustafa "⁠forkyz⁠" Maulenkul
Alisher "⁠tasman⁠" Marat
Daniyar "⁠Pump⁠" Buldybayev
Sanzhar "⁠def1zer⁠" Talgat

Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev (coach)