Aurora has made an official announcement regarding the transfer of Timur ‘clax’ Sabirov from 9 Pandas to their team, while Evgeny ‘r3salt’ Frolov will be moving in the opposite direction. This transfer marks the conclusion of Clax’s 16-month tenure with 9 Pandas, whereas ‘r3salt’ had joined Aurora just four months ago.
The transfer has caught many by surprise, as ‘r3salt’ made significant contributions to Aurora during his short tenure with the team. With an impressive average rating of 1.17, he played a key role in helping the squad secure victory at the Skyesports Masters 2024. This achievement was particularly noteworthy as Aurora managed to maintain its position in the top 20 of the world rankings.
9 Pandas has welcomed ‘r3salt’, marking a reunion with his former teammate Aleksandr ‘shalfeyâ ‘ Marenov. The two players previously collaborated on FORZE throughout 2023.
‘Clax’ has averaged a 1.06 rating over the past three months, making him the lowest-rated player on 9 Pandas. The team recently won the CCT Season 2 Europe Series 3 title and qualified for BetBoom Dacha Belgrade Season 2.
‘Clax’ was part of the ‘9 Pandas’ team that had an impressive underdog run to qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen, defeating Astralis and GamerLegion. However, the team couldn’t compete at the Major due to visa issues.
In recent months, 9 Pandas has made its second significant change by replacing their experienced in-game leader Denis ‘seizedâ ‘ Kostin with ‘shalfey’ in the starting roster and appointing Artem ‘Fierceâ ‘ Ivanov as their coach.
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9 Pandas Official Announcement
Aurora roster is as follows:
Aleksandr ‘KENSIâ ‘ Gurkin
Evgeny ‘â Norwiâ ‘ Ermolin
Denis ‘â deko’ Zhukov
Viktor ‘â Lack1â ‘ Boldyrev
Timur ‘claxâ ‘ Sabirov
Stepan ‘â brainâ ‘ Sivoronov (coach)
9 Pandas roster is as follows:
Artem ‘â iDISBALANCEâ ‘ Egorov
Aleksandr “‘glowiingâ ‘ Matsievich
Daniil ‘d1Ledezâ ‘ Kustov
Aleksandr ‘shalfeyâ ‘ Marenov
Evgeny ‘r3saltâ ‘ Frolov
Artem ‘Fierceâ ‘ Ivanov (coach)
Denis ‘seizedâ ‘ Kostin (benched)
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