Tentpole Back In Begrip Gaming

A few months ago the once mighty organization Begrip announced a new Swedish team. It was a solid team build around JAEGARN, but the lack of stars and experience lead to a mediocre performance.

A respected organization like Begrip couldn't accept the lack of success and therefore acted upon it. At first Rikko and Mardrom were dropped from the team because of "ingame differences" as JAEGARN described it back then.

Only one week later, Avator and nmd left the team, abandoning JAEGARN as the only player left in Begrip. Several players were strongly linked with a transfer to Begrip, but nothing were certain. Not until today where Begrip can unveil a brand new team - a team that could possibly challenge NiP, SK and fnatic for a place among the best Swedish teams.

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The biggest scoop is most definitely the signing of CPL Winter champion Tentpole from fnatic, who stated that he would "hang up his mouse" following the CPL. The 21 year old Swede had his major breakthrough when he placed 2nd at Optihack with Embrace (at team that also counted RobbaN and f0rest), and had a great share in fnatic's succes last season. With the addition of Tentpole, Begrip looks to be a force to reckon - for the first time since their 2005-success.

The team will lead by threat, former Volt Gaming, who has looked to establish his name on the Swedish scene during the last year. Having multiple top-3 placements to his name, with multiple teams, he has strived to find the mixture which will take him to the very top. While not very experienced on the international scene, he looks to take his game further this time - and he will have plenty to prove when the team arrives at shgOpen in February.

The last two players on the team might be unknown to people outside of Scandinavia, but no one who knows the kind of damage azl and face can do in game, will doubt their level of skill. The latter went abroad this winter, being one of the best performers on a mediocore M19-team. Although unable to lift the team, he gained valuable international experience, which could prove to be vital for the team. As for azl, he's been playing in FaxZup, but has definitely proved himself to be amongst the biggest up and coming stars in Sweden while playing for mixteams such as maximus and Parashooters.



While Begrip.swe has lacked succes since their 6th place at CPL Winter 2005 (with Tentpole in the lineup), the new team already has already claimed their first "victory". The players, with the exception of Tentpole, won the 22nd edition of Rendezvous when they edged out Ownage in the final.

With that victory on their backs, they will be hoping to claim success at shgOpen in the middle of February. The team will however have their LAN-debut today, as they are participating in the Inferno Online-tournament, which is boasting a hefty prizepot of 20.000 SEK and having several top players competing. We will of course try to get interviews as soon as possible, so stay tuned on HLTV.org for the exclusive words from JAEGARN and Tentpole!