FlyQuest remove erkaSt as coach: "It's fair to say we didn’t see CS the same way"

20-8-2025 11:02

Nearly two years since he first coached Grayhound, the Mongolian coach has left the core behind.

FlyQuest are on the search for a new coach after benching Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga.

The 30-year-old Mongolian has been Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter' coach since 2023, with Grayhound, Jeeves, and FlyQuest, and also played for Australian teams between 2015 and 2019.

INS and Declan "⁠Vexite⁠" Portelli are the sole survivors of that orginal Grayhound side, and now erkaSt has been added to the list of departed comrades.

"It's fair to say we didn’t see Counter-Strike the same way, and there were some cultural differences too," erkaSt said in a statement on X.

FlyQuest added Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage in July, but are yet to make the most of their new firepower on an international stage after missing Cologne's main stage and a round of 32 exit at BLAST Bounty.

The team are next in action online for BLAST Open London's group stage. They are now:

Australia Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter
Australia Declan "⁠Vexite⁠" Portelli
New Zealand Corey "⁠nettik⁠" Browne
Romania Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjău
Australia Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage

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Australia Joshua 'INS' Potter
Joshua 'INS' Potter
Age:
26
Team:
FlyQuest
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
1350
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.65
Mongolia Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga
Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga
Age:
30
Team:
FlyQuestB
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
964
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.67
New Zealand Corey 'nettik' Browne
Corey 'nettik' Browne
Age:
22
Team:
FlyQuest
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
587
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.64
Australia Justin 'jks' Savage
Justin 'jks' Savage
Age:
29
Team:
FlyQuest
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1497
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.63
Australia Declan 'Vexite' Portelli
Declan 'Vexite' Portelli
Age:
20
Team:
FlyQuest
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
743
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.68
Romania Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Age:
22
Team:
FlyQuest
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
548
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.61
#1
lebronaldo | 
United Kingdom Calafrio
then why keep him for 2 years
2025-08-20 11:03
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6 replies
#19
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Ireland Fl0werz
friendship nepotism
2025-08-20 11:15
21
1 reply
#33
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Cyprus Komutan
I wonder how flyquest would look had the 910 deal went through
2025-08-20 11:33
11
#31
Faceit level 5  | 
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Australia birko_bird
FLYQUEST ADD JOSH 'STEEL' NISSAN AS YOUR COACH AND MY LIFE WILL BE YOURS
2025-08-20 11:28
35
3 replies
#47
dziugss | 
Lithuania gabeNskebab
Elmapuddy
2025-08-20 12:48
0
2 replies
#50
Faceit level 5  | 
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Australia birko_bird
he was lowkey a mid coach but i'll take him as an analyst, i think fq need someone behind them who will (metaphorically) smack them over the head when they make dumb plays
2025-08-20 13:30
3
1 reply
#62
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Australia Tingas
welcome back kassad
2025-08-20 15:51
6
#2
Jame | 
Estonia miami_disco
RIP to an OG, but a needed change, never rated him.
2025-08-20 11:03
37
#3
nettik | 
Australia stubie
JKS announces retirement from playing career and steps up to take Erkast's place.
2025-08-20 11:04
18
1 reply
#51
Indonesia nouserhere
hes their best player
2025-08-20 13:39
2
#4
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France cypher1draculan_donk0
he honestly accomplished nothing in two years
2025-08-20 11:04
5
4 replies
#23
eepy rain | 
North Macedonia malice333
not really though i mean this team has been getting stickers at like every major which is a lot of money, but i think with this roster they might have a chance to actually win a tournament, but like a tier 1.5 tournament without vitality or spirit
2025-08-20 11:14
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1 reply
#39
molodoy | 
Sweden Shrojken
bro they lost vs so many bad teams, dont say vitality and spirit was the gatekeepers for them to win a trophy xD
2025-08-20 12:02
3
#43
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China GANGSTA_DANK1NG
What do you expect to achieve with that roster? Be honest.
2025-08-20 12:15
6
#64
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United States webchilla
95% of tangible achievements that would show up on an HLTV Profile would require beating some of the best in the world, and only a handful of teams will be doing that. Doesn't mean the lower teams achieve nothing.
2025-08-20 16:03
0
#5
b1t | 
Serbia 1mp0s1bl3
W
2025-08-20 11:04
4
#6
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Belarus SMARTEST_XYP_FAN
New MongolZ 2nd coach, letsgooo!!!
2025-08-20 11:04
14
#7
Vegi | 
Albania Chopper_1_major_NiKo_FA
o7 to Honorary Aussie erkast (now please hire kuben)
2025-08-20 11:05
0
#8
Australia kennl14
+mithR ?
2025-08-20 11:04
2
#9
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China hdgamerrr
+SpunJ
2025-08-20 11:05
47
#10
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Slovenia Eorcanstan
Remember JKS did this
2025-08-20 11:05
5
1 reply
#20
Faceit level 6  | 
CYPHER | 
Australia KeptYouWaiting
meds
2025-08-20 11:11
16
#11
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
RIPablo Escobar | 
United Kingdom inqc
"Nearly two years since he first coached Grayhond, the Mongolian coach has left the core behind." Typo... right? @NER0cs
2025-08-20 11:06
6
3 replies
#21
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Japan Asagi_Mutsuki
Who up grayhonding they worm rn
2025-08-20 11:13
14
1 reply
#22
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
RIPablo Escobar | 
United Kingdom inqc
For real 🤤🤤👅
2025-08-20 11:14
3
#24
Dosia | 
Finland I_Make_Wrong_Decisions
Grayhond hits harder than grayhound tbh
2025-08-20 11:15
1
#12
s1mple | 
Singapore give_singapore_major
+kassad
2025-08-20 11:06
5
#13
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United Kingdom El1m
Grayhond
2025-08-20 11:06
6
#14
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Australia justice_for_jks
honestly dont know who they get to coach from the region... maybe elmapuddy?
2025-08-20 11:06
1
7 replies
#16
s1mple | 
Mongolia LYDzoth
Maybe Dexter or Malta
2025-08-20 11:08
5
6 replies
#38
Olivia | 
France LeDiplomate
Lmao nepotism at its best
2025-08-20 12:01
0
5 replies
#40
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Australia justice_for_jks
name one decent EU coach that will move to Australia
2025-08-20 12:02
2
4 replies
#45
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Mongolia titrate
mithR or kassad
2025-08-20 12:45
1
3 replies
#48
Olivia | 
France LeDiplomate
We didn't say frauds
2025-08-20 13:02
4
2 replies
#63
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Australia Tingas
kassad was a rly good coach during renegades / 100T imo
2025-08-20 15:53
1
1 reply
#66
Annihilation | 
United States JimbobDoohicky
extremum.
2025-08-20 22:34
1
#15
Poland UnNameD1223
didnt dexter say somewhere that he needed to teach him how to coach?
2025-08-20 11:08
2
#17
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
Noppo | 
China TylootoMajor
Mithr
2025-08-20 11:08
2
#18
Faceit plus user Faceit level 9  | 
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United Kingdom quantum01
Time to +@JNUPS and kick off the GOAT coach career @JNUPS
2025-08-20 11:10
15
#25
Dosia | 
Finland I_Make_Wrong_Decisions
Grayhond(a) car model type shit
2025-08-20 11:15
1
#26
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Czech Republic swoopthenoob
been thinking of buying a new car, might go for a gray hond civic
2025-08-20 11:15
2
#27
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United Kingdom yesulen
tough day for mongolians
2025-08-20 11:17
3
#28
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Sweden Hasklon
Goodbye legend:(
2025-08-20 11:23
3
#29
Singapore ryansengan123
kicking their coach isnt gonna solve their problem, they were tier 4 before, now tier 3 cause jks joined
2025-08-20 11:26
1
#30
nEGRo | 
Switzerland DrMeds
finally holy fuck
2025-08-20 11:26
0
#32
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Australia crewy
Long overdue IMO Was more of a mates coach Welcome coach AZR
2025-08-20 11:31
2
#34
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden skorpan
Go back to playing erkaSt, u were amazing!
2025-08-20 11:44
0
#35
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San Marino Sk8erBoi
Maybe Erkast could coach one of the upcoming Mongolian sides? Chingis or Huns. He could bring some great experience to those rosters!
2025-08-20 11:59
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#36
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Europe Zwenix
Gooood, finally
2025-08-20 11:59
0
#37
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France GenG_Fan
Sounds pretty passive aggressive
2025-08-20 12:00
0
#41
F1KU | 
France d0py
JKS already ruining another team
2025-08-20 12:09
1
#42
Austria ilikemens
how did he survive for so long
2025-08-20 12:14
0
#44
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Yugoslavia lapace
Uinironically i see him as assistant coach for maaRaa, also probably the best option for FlyQuest would be +Kuben. He is not cheerleader like mithr.
2025-08-20 12:20
2
#46
dexter | 
Australia EZ4SEXTER
fuck flyquest actually
2025-08-20 12:45
0
#49
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Netherlands geek3D
pretty weird)
2025-08-20 13:05
0
#52
hasteka | 
Mongolia Khuslenthenut
NOOOOOO GOAT COACH IS GONE, FCK U FLYQUEST
2025-08-20 13:45
2
#53
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
magixx | 
Poland Matik_K21
So u kick dexter for the same thing and now coach, huh
2025-08-20 14:04
1
#54
Philippines laiff
MONGOLZ ERKAST
2025-08-20 14:13
0
#55
Mongolia niggasaki
I smell a new Mongolian team
2025-08-20 14:16
1
#56
jks | 
Australia LinksClone
Sucks for erkast but his addition never showed any improvement and INS needs a good coach if he want any chance at being a decent IGL, maybe Kassad could make him into an AZR 2.0
2025-08-20 14:33
1
#57
Brazil orange1993
Flyquest is a terrible organization.
2025-08-20 14:48
1
#58
pashaBiceps | 
Japan DolantheDackk
Erkast to CW or HUNS and absolute cinema
2025-08-20 14:51
1
1 reply
#59
pashaBiceps | 
Japan DolantheDackk
second Mongolz incoming
2025-08-20 14:53
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#60
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New Zealand kilda_choose
azr where you at
2025-08-20 14:55
2
#61
Faceit premium user Faceit level 9  | 
steel | 
Armenia Imissexoptic
just take btn as coach?
2025-08-20 15:00
0
#67
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United States festivve
promote Shakezullah pls
2025-08-21 21:02
0
#68
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Romania Jumps7yl3r
Good luck man. May your life be rosy and awesome. I really liked your reactions during games.
2025-08-22 19:39
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