The team made a comeback by signing five players of the CS:GO team ESTOWNIA and a coach to the team. These players include the 22-year-old rifler Rene “Wahtzz” Vahu, the 21-year-old rifler Egerti “?eku?” Kiisk, Andreas “aNdu” Maasing, the 23-year-old in-game leader Alvar “consss” R?mman, and the 25-year-old AWper player Kristjan “fejtZ” Allsaar. The team will be led by 29-year-old Estonian coach and manager Hannes “lenz” Stalde.
“Welcome to Synck @Consolestonia @fejtZ1 @ekucsgo @Wahtzzcsgo @ANdul0c0 – future Major winners @ESL #CSGO #counterstrike #wearesynck,” the team tweeted.
��Excited to join @synckesports CSGO team! Can’t wait to compete with my new teammates #wearesynck,�� aNdu also tweeted.
With their previous banner, the team won domestic trophies such as the 2022 Ghetto eGames Baltics Open, the 2022 ROG Liiga Season 2, the 2022 ROG Masters East EMEA: Baltics, and the 2022 Telia Eesti Fall. They also came to the finals of certain tournaments, such as the 2022 ESEA Season 39: Main Division – Europe and the 2022 CEE Champions, where they came in with a second-place finish.
The ESTOWNIA team of five players was initially signed to the CS:GO team SC. e-Sports from the early part of 2022 to October last year. During their time in ESTOWNIA which was just a period of two months, that is from October 28, 2022, to January 19, 2023, they competed in the European Development Championship 6 and the CCT Central Europe Series 4.
The team��s manager, lenz, said in a statement that he is delighted to announce the lineup. Lenz said that they also have monetary backup to pursue the new journey they are about to embark on. He also added that this will be a milestone for the Estonian gaming community as it is the first CS:GO team in ten years, and they hope to achieve the high goals they have set to make this project worth the while.
“We are proud to announce that we have secured full Estonian funding for the project. This is a historic moment for the Estonian gaming community as it marks the first full Estonian lineup in over a decade to have a contract for a year with a salary,” he said.
“Our team is highly motivated and goal-oriented, and we have set some ambitious targets for ourselves. But, we believe that with our combined skills, knowledge and experience, we will be able to achieve these goals.”
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