Lions to lose CS team - Report

20-3-2011 06:17

According to rakakaworld.com, Lions are on the brink of losing their Counter-Strike division.

The Swedish team's contracts with Lions run until the end of the month, and it is believed the players are not interested in an extension after reportedly becoming unhappy with the organisation's lack of support.

Meet Your Makers, who have been without a CS squad for a month, and Dignitas, whose managing director, Michael "ODEE" O'Dell, was spotted chatting with Björn "threat" Pers at the IEM5 World Championship, are both mooted as likely destinations.

Lions have had the team since August, when they signed the Swedes from H2k Gaming.

Lions about to lose CS team?

After a convincing first-place finish at ASUS Summer, the team has only captured silverware again just once, at the IOL 3 Finals, placing third at MSI Beat It, DSRack and DreamHack Winter and second at the EPS Nordic III finals.

In December, Lions lost hot-shot Richard "Xizt" Landström to fnatic, bringing in Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl in his place.

The move has, however, produced few results, as the team finished 5th-6th at the IEM5 European Championship and did not go beyond the group stage at the IEM5 World Championship.

Lions have the following team:

Niklas "niko" Johansson
Frej "kHRYSTAL" Sjöström
Emil "FYRR73" Karlsson
Björn "threat" Pers
Rasmus "Gux" Ståhl

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO LIONS IS A GREAT TEAM ! GuX^PiNgU <3

2011-03-20 06:48

16 replies

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO LIONS IS A WORST TEAM EVER ! GuX^PiNgU HATE!

2011-03-20 10:12

13 replies

and russians have who? :D

2011-03-20 10:38

10 replies

2011-03-20 12:01

2011-03-20 12:05

they have meat5

2011-03-20 13:02

2011-03-20 13:51

OverDriv3

2011-03-20 15:34

HahAHahAHahA

2011-03-20 15:53

2011-03-20 19:46

we have LeX :D he is one really sick player in russia )

2011-03-20 20:40

1 reply

was*

2011-03-21 09:02

OUCH!

2011-03-20 23:49

own3d by megz haha.

2011-03-20 17:43

1 reply

2011-03-20 19:03

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO LIONS IS A GREAT TEAM ! LIONS <3

2011-03-20 10:48

This will kill cs !

2011-03-20 16:33

omg noo ;[

2011-03-20 06:46

wtf ??????? sad :(

2011-03-20 06:47

omgadable

2011-03-20 06:47

sad

2011-03-20 06:47

sadd ;/

2011-03-20 06:50

:\ SAD&BAD

2011-03-20 06:50

lol, bad bad =[

2011-03-20 06:51

sad ._.

2011-03-20 06:52

11 replies

DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE?!?!?1? IF YOU READ IT, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T SAD... F*CKING SPAMMERS!

2011-03-20 11:59

10 replies

Did YOU read the article? It obviously says their on the brink to losing their CS division so they won't be able to play internationally w/o paying a shitload of money. So please .. shut the fuck up. It is. SAD.

2011-03-20 12:33

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its not sad, its sad for the Lions orga who will loose the team, its good for the players them selves as they *might* end up with much better organisers and play many more matches, please read the whole article not just the heading.

2011-03-20 13:14

3 replies

#156 is what I mean.. I know it's sad for the orga most of it but #156 explains my point of view.

2011-03-20 13:20

2 replies

you have been powned

2011-03-20 17:58

1 reply

That dosen't make me pwned. Lol.

2011-03-20 18:08

However it's the players who choosed to part with Lions, no? Cause they think they'll get a better one. So, not really sad actually.. It'll be sad if they're not getting any contract after they part with Lions.

2011-03-20 13:19

3 replies

That's what I mean.

2011-03-20 13:20

2 replies

so it is not sad...

2011-03-20 14:55

1 reply

Yes it is, for both parts. Atleast to an extent.

2011-03-20 18:09

f*ck u.

2011-03-21 06:38

too bad ;p

2011-03-20 06:55

Much better in MYM thank in Lions... my pov :)

2011-03-20 06:57

the end of CS is near my friends, no one wants to sponsor it any more its all about SC2 now. =(

2011-03-20 06:58

9 replies

-1

2011-03-20 07:04

1 reply

-2

2011-03-20 17:26

Yes It is dying but not at the rate you're talking about lol. People still watch it. We can pray that one day Blizzard buys Counter-Strike so they can make it better cuz obv valve don't listen to their fans.

2011-03-20 07:51

2 replies

Maybe valve has already started to make CS2 and they aren't saying anything about it.

2011-03-20 10:48

I agree with you. Valve is a crappy company that by "accident" created the best game ever made. Would be awesome if Blizzard did something to save us all. Because they can.

2011-03-20 16:12

2011-03-20 08:44

lol thats what happens when u dont read the news (:

2011-03-20 09:39

-6999999999

2011-03-20 17:36

1 reply

Stop living in denial lol.

2011-03-21 03:53

Lions the best team for me!i hope Lions no lose cs team

2011-03-20 07:00

:( Lions <3

2011-03-20 07:00

dignitas would be cool

2011-03-20 07:06

1 reply

Good idea.. not

2011-03-20 11:57

new team !!!

2011-03-20 07:06

lawl Gux.

2011-03-20 07:06

actually this is not bad news since Lions were not supporting the team. gux and cia are probably gonna stick together and move to a better organisation.

2011-03-20 07:07

no please! sad

2011-03-20 07:11

Dignitas |niko Dignitas |kHRYSTAL Dignitas |FYRR73 Dignitas |threat Dignitas |Gux Meet niko Your Maker Meet kHRYSTAL Your Maker Meet FYRR73 Your Maker Meet threat Your Maker Meet Gux Your Maker but they were in MYM before (Some of em) and they left it cause it sucked :(

2011-03-20 07:12

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they left mym cause the weren't as good without moddii. whom they kicked for personal reasons

2011-03-20 12:04

They are just moving to MyM calm down ladies

2011-03-20 07:13

uh oh :/

2011-03-20 07:34

I don't understand why people are sad, they wouldn't do a move like this if it wasn't for the best.

2011-03-20 07:35

sadddd

2011-03-20 07:41

nice

2011-03-20 07:42

omaigad,wtf? -.-

2011-03-20 07:44

nononononono

2011-03-20 07:44

cool , hope for better org

2011-03-20 07:47

sad

2011-03-20 07:49

so bad! GO TO MYM

2011-03-20 07:51

threat <3

2011-03-20 08:05

One week later we shall see news "MYM picks up ex-Lions team" gj

2011-03-20 08:06

mym :D

2011-03-20 08:07

sad

2011-03-20 08:07

NOOOO THIS IS SAD :(

2011-03-20 08:12

whaaaaaaat??? =( my favorite team! gl THREAT

2011-03-20 08:17

2011-03-20 08:18

Poor Gux. :'(

2011-03-20 08:24

oh no :( my favourite team :(

2011-03-20 08:33

MYM?

2011-03-20 08:33

omg no

2011-03-20 08:34

omgwtflol

2011-03-20 08:38

Good.

2011-03-20 08:41

MYM...go go go!

2011-03-20 08:54

MYM Gux

2011-03-20 08:54

hasn't lions organization had this issue before?

2011-03-20 08:56

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO :(

2011-03-20 08:57

no noooooooooo

2011-03-20 08:58

OMG no ! to MYM please :) and sad sad sad ;/ gux * pingu niko * panda =)

2011-03-20 09:04

this company "lions" do not know who ta lose, you pay a few more months to them, they only grow daq forward, while playing the Norwegians tell you guys, I think what you was doing good business, no offense to you guys Norwegian Now with more Swedes they have much more potential. sorry my english (goglee)

2011-03-20 09:11

GG( kHRYSTAL go in SK 361!

2011-03-20 09:12

sAd....

2011-03-20 09:17

gux 2 sk for dennis/allen

2011-03-20 09:24

7 replies

niko in sk,they need awp

2011-03-20 09:29

6 replies

robban enough awp.

2011-03-20 09:30

5 replies

niko is better with awp

2011-03-20 09:34

4 replies

I think that in top team you need strong awp. Look at fnatic(dsn, delpan)/navi(markeloff, starix)/fx (pasha, neo). With those your game is more unpredictable, btw nice to watch. :D Sk unfortunately have only normal robban and f0rest on de_train. It's not enough imo. I think that they're frustrated after IEM EU and GF.

2011-03-20 10:09

1 reply

that's the reason why I whan't to see niko in sk

2011-03-20 11:08

haha kHRYSTAL AWP in exLions

2011-03-20 10:09

1 reply

he was also awp when he played in sk,but that doesn't mean that he is better then walle and niko

2011-03-20 11:10

why sad? they will go to mym, its not sad, its ultra cool move for them.

2011-03-20 09:30

This is the sadest News Of 2011 :(

2011-03-20 09:32

mibr ! ahhahahahah

2011-03-20 09:33

1 reply

mise :D

2011-03-20 10:08

LEMONDOOOGS!! ))) pani, where are uu?)))

2011-03-20 09:35

lol people above realli not even reading the news ! "the players are not interested in an extension after reportedly becoming unhappy with the organisation's lack of support" just sometimes try to read the news, then u will realise that its not "sad"

2011-03-20 09:38

pohyu

2011-03-20 09:39

MYM|GuX MYM|kHRYSTAL MYM|FYR773 thats looks cool :D

2011-03-20 09:39

1 reply

2011-03-20 12:09

hmm then GuX or niko joined SK at Xperia Play i hope :D:D

2011-03-20 09:47

1 reply

Did you even read it?

2011-03-20 10:08

very bad

2011-03-20 09:53

1 reply

very n1ce

2011-03-20 21:31

nice

2011-03-20 10:03

1 reply

2011-03-20 10:10

Hope for all orgs to leave their "employes".And finaly CS will be shut down : P

2011-03-20 10:05

let it be MYM

2011-03-20 10:06

shit

2011-03-20 10:07

hopefully they join MYM

2011-03-20 10:08

nice!!!!

2011-03-20 10:10

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? :( sad

2011-03-20 10:12

kk thx bye!

2011-03-20 10:13

loooooool:o

2011-03-20 10:13

bye bye newbs...

2011-03-20 10:14

go to MYM

2011-03-20 10:14

OH NIIIIIIIICE!!!!

2011-03-20 10:18

allen walle gux +2

2011-03-20 10:29

mYm.

2011-03-20 10:32

Dignitas seems like a riccher organization than MYM, at least to me, they have like 10 sponsors, against 3 from MYM...

2011-03-20 10:35

lol, people here absolutely don't understand the news or what ? :D they will just change orga, what's so sad about it ? I think it's pretty good for them, becouse they need support, they need to attend events, so good decision... read the news !

2011-03-20 10:36

Its just a report ... lets see , i hope NOT :(

2011-03-20 10:37

sad?why? the players are not interested in an extension

2011-03-20 10:40

bad news : (

2011-03-20 10:42

fuck no!

2011-03-20 10:43

who else wants to bet that it's Gux's fault that the team suddenly became greedy?

2011-03-20 10:43

3 replies

Well, it's not their fault if they played so good that they deserved more chance competing at top of the game. ;)

2011-03-20 13:28

2 replies

they are still not a real topteam like fnatic, sk, mtw, fx and navi yet. thus, in my opinion, they dont deserve salaries or more so: they should be happy with the support Lions are/have been giving them. though i cant tell for sure if it's the organisation who suddenly got problems with their economy or if it's the players whom have gone greedy as of late.

2011-03-20 13:39

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If it were me I wouldn't be so happy if I got no salaries for what I've worked, haha :P Well, agreed on they're not at mtw/navi level yet. Only a little behind actually, considering they usually give them a hard time.

2011-03-20 20:08

lions was sending theyr cs squad to all main events or did i miss something? what else they need? every team gux join start to act strange...burn him pls...

2011-03-20 10:45

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hahaha, +1 :D

2011-03-20 13:40

MYM THREAT MYM NIKO MYM kHRYSTAL MYM MODDII MYM GuX and they kill all

2011-03-20 10:55

Everyone wants to throw a conclusion based on a rumor. Lets be wise and wait until the facts are straight - I'm not gonna say a word before I hear an official statement from Lions that they're breaking up.

2011-03-20 10:58

why? they were doing it pretty well. Bad organisation -.-

2011-03-20 10:59

oh man it's sooooooo bad :(((((( however i think that the team like this will find a sponsor without problems...

2011-03-20 11:14

more practice and that is all, but sad :/

2011-03-20 11:20

great lineup, hope they'll find a good organisation

2011-03-20 11:22

new MYM

2011-03-20 11:26

why sad ??? they died??? lol )))

2011-03-20 11:26

lol they only loose their organisation:p the team will still stand together

2011-03-20 11:30

They'll go to MYM :)

2011-03-20 11:36

sad

2011-03-20 11:38

omg shitloads of trolls, it will be probably the same lineup with new org maybe change 1 player max.

2011-03-20 11:40

i don't think they go to mym, because their former manager from h2k, binteh, is now in mym, and their experiences with him/her was'nt very good.

2011-03-20 11:43

-sadface-

2011-03-20 11:43

OMG.

2011-03-20 11:44

sad

2011-03-20 11:45

2011-03-20 11:46

-__-

2011-03-20 11:54

It's OK as long as they stay together as a team!

2011-03-20 12:02

:O wtf?

2011-03-20 12:04

Meet Lions Your Makers

2011-03-20 12:06

bad story:(

2011-03-20 12:08

back swedish MYM?

2011-03-20 12:10

sad news :(

2011-03-20 12:12

MYM.

2011-03-20 12:15

It wasn't about the money to send them to events, it was the monthly fee or something?

2011-03-20 12:17

GL kHRYSTAL n Gux.

2011-03-20 12:17

sad

2011-03-20 12:18

3 replies

they are just changing organizations it's not like they quit cs or anything

2011-03-20 14:42

2 replies

i know i read the thread :)

2011-03-20 15:20

1 reply

and what's sad in that..

2011-03-20 16:24

Its not sad, the organisation was not threating them right. I hope to see the MYM tag finally :D

2011-03-20 12:24

lol kinda sad..but not since if they will go to another team only their name will change and the switch Gux - Xizt kinda both teams win from that.. Xizt is a fantastic player who will learn alot with fnatic while Gux is also a fantastic player with more experience than Xizt so will bring something new to Lions or whatever team they will be heading to

2011-03-20 12:26

they send them to every tournaments but what i understood was that they promised them salarys that weren't paid :)

2011-03-20 12:33

MYM]kHRYSTAL

2011-03-20 12:41

lol :(((((((

2011-03-20 12:43

stupid behavior by LIINS ORG!

2011-03-20 12:45

lol sad.

2011-03-20 13:04

1 reply

they are just changing organizations it's not like they quit cs or anything

2011-03-20 14:42

ex Lions to mYm!

2011-03-20 13:36

sad :(

2011-03-20 13:36

Well, i believe they will maybe go to Dignitas because of that Dignitas have way more better sponsors than MYM, and that will be do better for The team :) but i wish them the best in finding the right org :)

2011-03-20 13:45

wtf :/ mym recruit >>>>

2011-03-20 14:11

80% of rakaka's news are just rumors ..

2011-03-20 14:16

5 replies

and 90% of them are true ;)

2011-03-20 15:30

4 replies

Doubt this one is.

2011-03-20 19:25

1 reply

I guess that we'll have to wait and see ;)

2011-03-20 21:29

u skeptic one. let's hope this one is a rumor! lions iz a great team.

2011-03-21 17:06

1 reply

Turns out that they will stay in lions, fragbite got a hold of threat who said that they most likley will stay in lions ;)

2011-03-21 17:08

stop cring its not sad its GREAT!!

2011-03-20 14:22

LUCKY SK ! TAKE GUX RIGHT NOW

2011-03-20 14:22

gux go back in sk please

2011-03-20 14:22

omg.... :SSSSSS!!!!

2011-03-20 14:32

bad news,but they'll find another org. so gl guys :)

2011-03-20 14:37

WTF what's so bad & sad they are just changing organizations it's not like they quit cs or anything and keep in mind - it's a Report

2011-03-20 14:41

Damn :/ Hope u will find a better orga!

2011-03-20 14:44

how cares , they will find a new orga in the next few days :)

2011-03-20 14:51

some people just doesnt understand english or dont just dont read the articles

2011-03-20 14:54

Seem to be the only one to say it, but be good if Dignitas pick them up, Dig have more money than MYM, and now they've forgotten about UK CS, it'd be good for them to pick up Lions

2011-03-20 15:00

Well if the team get's a better organisation with more support and keep attending top tournaments I think it'll be a good thing for the team and not sad at all (:

2011-03-20 15:09

Heard something about dignitas and MYM. Any connections with this team and those organizations? GL Gux & co. Hope you find a great organization to support you! :)

2011-03-20 15:12

GREAT NEWS!

2011-03-20 15:32

good for them.

2011-03-20 15:48

:( baaaad new

2011-03-20 15:56

saaaaaaaaad :(

2011-03-20 15:59

SK|GUX

2011-03-20 16:00

robban forest get_Right face gux . team of 2011~

2011-03-20 16:09

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All said, "RobbaN, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, face, allen" - team of 2011, but Na`Vi team of 2011 as in 2010. :>

2011-03-20 16:35

they just need moddii instead of one player

2011-03-20 16:27

I don't think this team will ever reach the top and I'm sorry to blame Threat for that. He don't have what it takes to lead his team to victories in important games. In practice they can beat everyone

2011-03-20 16:32

OKAY! good bye lions

2011-03-20 16:34

+MYM or +WeMadeFox hahaha :p

2011-03-20 16:56

GO MYM !

2011-03-20 16:57

noo :S bad

2011-03-20 16:58

:-(

2011-03-20 17:07

omg ... LIONS ! :'(

2011-03-20 17:16

Oh dear, you're all pathetic. They won't fold they'll just find another org, so stop crying fanboys.

2011-03-20 17:32

i hope that gux stays )

2011-03-20 17:36

MYM get Lions team!! MYM is BACK!!!

2011-03-20 17:35

get rid of dennis and face and get moddii and gux

2011-03-20 18:15

if it's between those 2 organisations i hope they pick MYM.

2011-03-20 20:56

dignitas is one of the best organisations out there, by far. If Lions 'could' join them I hope for their sake they'd practice and put in time and effort in without any roster changes. ODEE always been a good manager that has lived upto his word and offered 120% full support for any team that has played under dignitas brand, would have liked to see them or FragEx join purely cos their 'work ethic' in game seems something that'll develop over the next few years

2011-03-20 22:47

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p.s. amount of media attension and the length of contracts/sponsorship dignitas has is rediculous. The approach things differently than most orgs and have mega backing for every player in their org, mym always been good here and there, dig are consistant so if anything happens I hope they do their research well :}

2011-03-20 23:18

Threat out moddii in :>

2011-03-21 09:22

They won't lose the team, confirmed by threat. Source: fragbite.se/?newsID=17923

2011-03-21 15:34

Oh hell no! Hope that these are just rumors.

2011-03-21 18:19

would be neat to see them in dignitas :)

2011-03-21 19:14

whaaaaaat

2011-03-21 19:41

fragbite.se/?newsID=17923 What did I tell you all yesterday? Scroll up and read comment #105. Now stop making everyone excited over a rumor, k-tnx. Lion's is going to remain, confirmed by Threat.

2011-03-21 19:56