AZR joins FlyQuest as head coach for DraculaN

The Australian former IGL has taken charge of the team ahead of the Romanian LAN.

AZR begins his coaching career with FlyQuest

Former Renegades and 100 Thieves IGL Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward has joined FlyQuest for DraculaN Season 2, the North American organization announced Thursday.

The 32-year-old will replace Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga, who was relieved of his duties in August after nearly two years in charge of the squad. In BLAST Open London, it was assistant coach Ricardo "⁠JTR⁠" Júnior who stood behind the team.

This will be the first coaching job for AZR, who has been out of action since March, when TALON dropped their roster and withdrew from the game. New Zealander top prospect Corey "⁠nettik⁠" Browne, who joined FlyQuest in March, was also on that team.

Read more
HLTV Prospect Report #1

The move notably marks his reunion with Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage, his teammate of six years on Vox Eminor, Renegades and 100 Thieves. Together, they won StarLadder i-League Invitational Shanghai in 2017, placed top four at the StarLadder Berlin Major and reached the final of IEM Beijing 2019.

AZR is reuniting with jks on FlyQuest

The playoff stage of DraculaN Season 2 will kick off shortly, with 16 teams competing in a double-elimination bracket. The Romanian LAN has a prize pool of approximately $11,000.

Date Matches
DraculaN Season 2
25/09/2025
11:15
Match

FlyQuest are attending DraculaN with:

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

Australia Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward (coach)

Australia Joshua 'INS' Potter
Joshua 'INS' Potter
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
1362
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.65
Mongolia Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga
Erdenetsogt 'erkaSt' Gantulga
Age:
30
Team:
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:
Rating 1.0:
1.14
Maps played:
599
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.64
Australia Justin 'jks' Savage
Justin 'jks' Savage
Age:
29
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1509
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.63
Australia Declan 'Vexite' Portelli
Declan 'Vexite' Portelli
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
755
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.68
Australia Aaron 'AZR' Ward
Aaron 'AZR' Ward
Age:
32
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1189
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.69
Portugal Ricardo 'JTR' Júnior
Ricardo 'JTR' Júnior
Age:
22
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.86
Maps played:
1
KPR:
0.54
DPR:
0.60
Romania Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
560
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.61
ok (we wish him the best of luck)
2025-09-25 10:12
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Is it AZR or AZR ?
2025-09-25 10:23
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#17
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Poland Astoner55
Ah-Zar. That's how Spunj pronounces it whenever he talks about him
2025-09-25 10:26
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its more like A-Zah
2025-09-25 11:00
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#44
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Poland Astoner55
Yeah You're right that's better actually, ngl
2025-09-25 11:38
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#53
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World Knigh7z
azzah m8
2025-09-25 19:03
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AZR i reckon
2025-09-25 10:26
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#48
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kioShiMa | 
Australia PoissonRouge
Nah its gotta be s1mple right?
2025-09-25 13:10
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#2
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sjokz | 
New Zealand SkirmishX
W
2025-09-25 10:12
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#47
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Germany Sol1taire
W indeed!
2025-09-25 13:02
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good for him
2025-09-25 10:13
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Good for s1mple
2025-09-25 10:23
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12 replies
huh
2025-09-25 10:44
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11 replies
AZR is the biggest s1mple fanboy, at least it was a meme back then
2025-09-25 10:45
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10 replies
ah did u watch the vid??
2025-09-25 10:45
0
6 replies
Naaw I'm not gen aplha mogger, I'm too old for that shit, bro
2025-09-25 10:46
0
5 replies
bruh its like 2 mins and goated also neither am i
2025-09-25 10:47
0
4 replies
can u giv me link?
2025-09-25 10:47
0
3 replies
dm?
2025-09-25 10:52
0
2 replies
here or dm, as I know HLTV doesn't delete YT links
2025-09-25 10:58
0
1 reply
sure?
2025-09-25 11:22
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its gotta be s1mple
2025-09-25 11:01
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2 replies
it's gotta be AU cs will be great again!
2025-09-25 11:01
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1 reply
lets just wait for the basement boys game first
2025-09-25 11:03
2
#4
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Philippines B3nk4i
MY GOAT IS BACK BABY
2025-09-25 10:14
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2 replies
is he really your goat or you're just trying to farm upvotes?
2025-09-25 10:16
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1 reply
#56
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Philippines B3nk4i
Man ive been an AZR fan since I was a little baby boy, Never fucking doubt my love again
2025-09-27 17:20
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#5
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Portugal MUTIRIS_VAC_SHOT
Australia are we back?
2025-09-25 10:14
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2 replies
#11
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Japan Chakki103
nahh
2025-09-25 10:22
1
I remember AZR_VAC_SHOT
2025-09-25 10:46
7
#7
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New Zealand proudscum
absolutely massive
2025-09-25 10:17
7
This is great! Oz Vibe
2025-09-25 10:19
1
GOAT
2025-09-25 10:20
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1 reply
#46
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Germany Sol1taire
without a doubt. The Greatest of All Time. Across all versions of the game
2025-09-25 13:02
0
FlyQuest +s1mple??!!
2025-09-25 10:22
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1 reply
#43
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GeT_RiGhT | 
Australia C@mM!
Why would we when we have one of the best AWPers in the world in Regali? If we were to pick up another bit of European talent, it should either be a rifler or an IGL.
2025-09-25 11:28
2
It’s gotta be s1mple right
2025-09-25 10:24
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#16
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Poland Astoner55
I mean... it's just gotta be s1mple right?
2025-09-25 10:25
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#15
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Poland Astoner55
Good morning @JNUPS it's a good day for AU CS and therefore also for You mate, cheers FlyQuest top15 inc
2025-09-25 10:25
2
#19
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Australia Kicks_
AU CS is back
2025-09-25 10:26
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"Australian top prospect Corey "⁠nettik⁠" Browne" xd
2025-09-25 10:27
9
2 replies
He's an aussie when he smashes them, kiwi when he gets smashed.
2025-09-25 10:33
6
did they edit it? it says new zealander now
2025-09-25 11:02
1
RIP FlyQuest, AZR is terrible
2025-09-25 10:38
0
3 replies
how do you know that? hes been around cs since 1.6 and has a good mind for the game
2025-09-25 11:02
7
2 replies
He just burried Sprout when he joined as IGL back in 2023. Check that out. He is right.
2025-09-25 13:51
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1 reply
hes coaching, not igl chill out and give some time
2025-09-28 07:55
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#23
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Romania nontoxic
north american??
2025-09-25 10:39
0
AZR and jks reunion🥰🥰🥰 Respectfully
2025-09-25 10:40
1
Wow renegade NAF...
2025-09-25 10:47
0
Massive aussie W
2025-09-25 11:23
1
During fq timeout: "Idk boys but if you win next round I'll buy you guys kfc"
2025-09-25 12:36
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#50
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Europe kuu1
Well, that wasn't the best start.
2025-09-25 14:47
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Always love seeing azr in action
2025-09-25 15:26
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#52
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North America Jam18
GOAT AZR
2025-09-25 16:58
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#54
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mOE | 
India ky0t0
gotta be s1mple
2025-09-25 20:25
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#55
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African Union mikecool
Lead us to the promised land 🙏
2025-09-26 03:16
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