?dexter? is set to take on the role of the team’s in-game leader, while afro will replace the benched Nico “?nicoodoz?” Tamjidi as AWPer. The move will see the duo join Freddy “?KRIMZ?” Johansson, William “?mezii?” Merriman, and Fredrik “?roeJ?” J?rgensen on the esports organization’s CS:GO lineup.
“With the changes to the CS roster, we’re proud to welcome Christopher “dexter” Nong and Aur��lien “afro” Drapier to the team, taking on the mantle of IGL and AWPer respectively,” Fnatic wrote in a welcome post.
“We can’t wait to see them on the server and wearing the famous Black and Orange on stage!”
WELCOME @afro_csgo AND @dextersjourney
With the changes to the CS roster, we��re proud to welcome Christopher ��dexter�� Nong and Aur��lien "afro" Drapier to the team, taking on the mantle of IGL and AWPer respectively.
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— FNATIC (@FNATIC) July 6, 2023
dexter was signed to MOUZ before the recent move. He was with the team for two years and contributed to achievements like a runner-up finish at Intel Masters Extreme Dallas 2023. dexter also played in the Australian lineup Renegades and Grayhound between 2017 and 2020.
MOUZ’s decision to sign academy player Kamil “?siuhy?” Szkaradek during the off-season led to dexter’s exit from the German lineup. The young player dazzled MOUZ with his performance in GamerLegion, where he led the squad to the BLAST.tv Paris Major’s grand final. They were eventually beaten by Team Vitality in a two-map series.
afro, on his end, previously played for French esports teams HEET, DBL PONEY, and most recently, LDLC. He was a part of the lineup from January this year until moving to free agency in May when LDLC shut down their CS:GO division.
Fnatic will debut their new lineup in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne Play-in slated for July 26.
]]>According to reports, HEET will be leaving the competitive scene in order to mount a long-term rebuild. It is understood the team is going through a financial crisis.
“Unfortunately, we will not be able to take part in the EPL Conference. The team is in a rebuilding process. More details in the next days / weeks,” the team��s manager, Vivien “GoY” Goyon, tweeted.
However, HEET have yet to make an official statement that they are disbanding the team. They have only revealed that they will not participate in the forthcoming EPL Conference.
Afro, who started playing for HEET on January 19, 2022, has an existing contract with the European team, and not much of his alleged move to LDLC OL has been revealed.
It is also likely that the other players on HEET��s active roster — Alexandre “bodyy” Pianaro, Thomas “Djoko” Pavoni, Pierre “Ex3rcice” Bulinge, and Audric “JACKZ” Jug, along with coach Matthieu “matHEND” Roquigny — will also be looking for a new team to join.
Afro is a 23-year-old AWPer who started his CS:GO journey in 2017, and since then he has played for a few teams, which include Team Mistral Reflex Esports Club, APOLOGIS Esports, Double Ponie, The Dice, and FiveG. In June of 2020, afro was signed to LDLC OL, spending just six months with them.
Despite HEET��s poor performances at CS:GO tournaments, afro managed to win a few, including the 2022 Elisa Invitational Spring and the 2022 ESL Championnat National Autumn.
If afro does move to LDLC OL, he will be joining players such as Serbian in-game leader Filip “Graviti” Brankovi?, 20-year-old French rifler Hugo “Brooxsy” Di Bono, 19-year-old AWper Remi “Diviiii” Alexandre, French rifler Fran?ois “AMANEK” Delaunay, and 31-year-old coach Lambert “Lambert” Prigent.
On January 18, LDLC OL are scheduled to face off against Team BDS Academy at the 2023 LFL Spring. The former will paying $2.98 for the win, with the latter side favored at $1.37 with GG Bet.
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