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Gambit Esports

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[e][h]Gambit Esports
Team Information
Location:
Russia Russia
Region:
CIS CIS
Total Winnings:
$3,243,275.8
Links
History
Founded:
: 2013-01-13
: 2016-01-08
Disbanded:
2022-04-24


Gambit Esports (formerly known as Gambit Gaming) is a Russian professional esports organization owned by MTS, a Moscow-based telecommunications company. It was the first CIS team to win a CS:GO Major Championship, having done so at PGL Major Kraków 2017.

History[edit]

See also: History of Gambit Esports

Timeline[edit]

  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • Show All
  • January 8th - Gambit Gaming sign HS.GG. [1]
  • January 19th - beAst joins as coach. [2]
  • April 18th - wayLander steps down from the Gambit roster. [3]
  • April 19th - spaze joins Gambit Gaming. [4]
  • June 20th - wayLander is acquired by FlipSid3 Tactics. [5]
  • September 9th - Gambit Gaming replace beAst with TsaGa as the coach of the team. [6]
  • September 24th - Gambit Gaming announce that spaze has been demoted to a substitute position, while kUcheR joins as a stand-in. [7]
  • October 2nd - hooch announces that he has been removed from the team. [8]
  • October 12th - Gambit Gaming sign Zeus and acquire HObbit on a six month-long loan from Tengri. [9][10].
  • March 17th - Gambit Esports release bondik and B1ad3. [30]
  • May 21st - Gambit Esports announce that they are putting their main lineup on hold until Fall 2019. As a result, the remainder of their lineup is benched and transfer listed. [31]
  • June 6th - Ax1Le is transferred onto Gambit Youngsters. [32]
  • September 26th - Team Spirit acquire mir from Gambit Esports. [33]
  • September 1st - dimasick's contract expires and he leaves Gambit Esports. [34]
  • December 2nd - Gambit Esports release mou and Dosia. [35]
  • October 5th - Gambit Youngsters are promoted to the main team. [36]
  • October 10th - F_1N is moved to an analyst position as a result of his ESIC ban. [37]
  • March 16th - groove leaves his organizational position to focus on coaching. [40]
  • April 24th - Gambit Esports' roster is acquired by Cloud9. [41]

Player Roster[edit]

Former[edit]

Former Squad
ID Name Join Date Leave Date New Team
Russia nafany In-Game Leader Vladislav Gorshkov 2020-10-05 [36] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9
Russia sh1ro Dmitriy Sokolov 2020-10-05 [36] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9
Russia interz Timofey Yakushin 2020-10-05 [36] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9
Russia Ax1Le Sergey Rykhtorov 2020-10-05 [36] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9
Kazakhstan HObbit Abai Hasenov 2020-10-05 [36] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9
Russia groove (Coach) Konstantin Pikiner 2021-09-?? [42] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9 (Coach)
Former Players
ID Name Join Date
Inactive Date Leave Date New Team
Russia F_1N (Coach) Ivan Kochugov 2021-08-13 [39] 2021-09-?? [42] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports (Analyst)
Russia groove (Coach) Konstantin Pikiner 2020-10-05 [36] 2021-08-13 [39] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports (CEO)
Estonia supra Anton Tšernobai 2020-10-05 [36] 2020-10-05 [36] 2021-02-02 [38] NordavindNordavind Nordavind
Russia F_1N (Coach) Ivan Kochugov 2020-10-05 [36] 2020-10-05 [36] 2020-10-10 [37] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports (Analyst)


Former Squad
ID Name Join Date
Inactive Date Leave Date New Team
Russia Dosia In-Game Leader Mikhail Stolyarov 2016-01-08 [1] 2019-05-21 [31] 2019-12-02 [35] OneThree.TSGOneThree.TSG OneThree.TSG
Kazakhstan mou Rüstem Telepov 2016-01-08 [1] 2019-05-21 [31] 2019-12-02 [35] OneThree.TSGOneThree.TSG OneThree.TSG
Russia mir Nikolay Bityukov 2018-06-29 [18] 2019-05-21 [31] 2019-09-26 [33] Team SpiritTeam Spirit Team Spirit
Russia Ax1Le Sergey Rykhtorov 2018-11-13 [27] 2019-05-21 [31] 2019-06-06 [32] Gambit YoungstersGambit Youngsters Gambit Youngsters
Ukraine bondik (Trial) Vlаdуslаv Nеchуроrchuk 2018-12-31 [29] 2019-03-17 [30] Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Winstrike Team
Ukraine B1ad3 (Loaned Coach) FlipSid3 TacticsFlipSid3 Tactics Andrii Horodenskyi 2018-07-24 [20][22] 2019-03-17 [30] Natus VincereNatus Vincere Natus Vincere (Organization)
Former Players
ID Name Join Date
Inactive Date Leave Date New Team
Kazakhstan dimasick Dmitrii Matvienko 2018-11-06 [25] 2018-12-31 [29] 2019-10-01 [34] pro100pro100 pro100
Kazakhstan AdreN Däuren Qystaubaev 2016-01-08 [1] 2018-10-16 [23] 2018-12-01 [28] FaZe ClanFaZe Clan FaZe Clan (Stand-in)
Kazakhstan Hobbit Abai Hasenov 2017-08-02 [11] 2018-09-30 [21] 2018-11-08 [26] HellRaisersHellRaisers HellRaisers
Russia seized In-Game Leader Denis Kostin 2018-02-06 [15] 2018-05-27 [16] 2018-11-01 [24] UnderPressureUnderPressure UnderPressure
Kazakhstan fitch Baqtiar Baqytov 2017-11-15 [13] 2018-02-06 [15] 2018-07-03 [19] AVANGARAVANGAR AVANGAR
Russia mir (Loan) Vega SquadronVega Squadron Nikolay Bityukov 2018-05-27 [16] 2018-06-27 [18] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports
Ukraine Andi (Coach) Andrii Prokhorov 2017-10-04 [14] 2018-06-10 [17]
Retired
Kazakhstan fitch (Trial) Baqtiar Baqytov 2017-08-15 [13] 2017-11-15 [13] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports
Ukraine Zeus In-Game Leader Danylo Teslenko 2016-10-12 [9] 2017-08-09 [12] Natus VincereNatus Vincere Natus Vincere
Ukraine kane (Coach) Mykhailo Blahin 2016-10-12 2017-08-09 [12] Natus VincereNatus Vincere Natus Vincere (Coach)
Kazakhstan Hobbit (Loan) TengriTengri Abai Hasenov 2016-10-12 [10] 2017-08-02 [11] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports
Russia spaze Ivan Obrezhan 2016-04-19 [4] 2016-09-24 [7] 2016-10-24 s4ss4s s4s
Russia hooch In-Game Leader Dmitriy Bogdanov 2016-01-08 [1] 2016-10-02 [8] s4ss4s s4s
Kazakhstan beAst (Coach) Aleksandr Yakovlev 2016-01-19 [2] 2016-09-09 [6]
Retired
Russia wayLander FlipSid3 TacticsFlipSid3 Tactics Yan Rakhkonen 2016-01-08 [1] 2016-04-18 [3] 2016-06-20 [5] FlipSid3 TacticsFlipSid3 Tactics FlipSid3 Tactics
Notable Temporary Stand-ins
ID Name Replacing ID Name Tournament(s)
Ukraine bondik   Vlаdуslаv Nеchуроrchuk
Kazakhstan dimasick Dmitrii Matvienko SuperNova Malta 2018
Russia groove (Coach) Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Konstantin Pikiner
None
 DreamHack Open Summer 2018
ZOTAC Cup Master 2018 Europe
Ukraine phise   Aleksandr Grabovskyi
Kazakhstan AdreN Däuren Qystaubaev ESEA MDL Season 28 Europe (vs. Royal Bandits)
Russia theryan   Danil Novikov
Kazakhstan AdreN Däuren Qystaubaev ESEA MDL Season 28 Europe (vs. EnVyUs Academy)
Ukraine ANGE1  HellRaisersHellRaisers Kyryll Karasyov
Russia seized Denis Kostin ECS Season 5 Europe (vs. mouz)
Russia seized   Denis Kostin
Kazakhstan fitch Baqtiar Baqytov ESEA Premier S27 - Europe
Russia kUcheR   Emil Akhundov
Russia spaze Ivan Obrezhan Adrenaline Cyber League 2016
Russia DavCost  Team SpiritTeam Spirit Vadim Vasilyev
Russia spaze Ivan Obrezhan ELEAGUE Season 1 - Last Chance Qualifier
Russia DavCost  
Team PhenomenonTeam Phenomenon
 Vadim Vasilyev
Kazakhstan mou Rüstem Telepov Operation: Kinguin #2

Organization[edit]

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
Russia sweety10 Aleksandr Shcherbakov Team Manager 2018-11-26 [43] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9 (Manager)
Russia F_1N Ivan Kochugov Analyst 2021-09-?? [42] 2022-04-24 [41] Cloud9Cloud9 Cloud9 (Analyst)
Russia groove Konstantin Pikiner Sports Director 2018-01-18 [44] 2022-03-16 [40] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports (Coach)
Russia F_1N Ivan Kochugov Analyst 2020-10-10 [37] 2021-08-13 [39] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports (Coach)
Ukraine Kimi Andrei Kvasnevskyi Manager 2018-02-27 2018-09-04 [45] Winstrike TeamWinstrike Team Winstrike Team (Manager)
Russia groove Konstantin Pikiner CEO 2016-01-08 2018-01-18 [46] Gambit EsportsGambit Esports Gambit Esports (Sports Director)
Russia TsaGa Rustam Tsagolov Analyst 2016-09-09 [6] 2016-10-12 Gambit AcademyGambit Academy Gambit Academy (Coach)

Results[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Recent Matches
DatePlacementTierTypeTournamentResultPrize
2022-01-24A11stA2A-TierOnlineFunspark ULTIFunspark ULTIFunspark ULTI 20212 : 0EntropiqEntropiq$150,000
2021-12-19A22ndA1S-TierOfflineBLAST PremierBLAST PremierBLAST Premier: World Final 20211 : 2Natus VincereNatus Vincere$250,000
2021-11-21A11stA2A-TierOfflineV4 Future Sports FestivalV4 Future Sports FestivalV4 Future Sports Festival - Budapest 20213 : 2EntropiqEntropiq$169,229.06
2021-11-06A3A43rd - 4thA1S-TierOfflinePGL Major Stockholm 2021PGL Major Stockholm 2021PGL Major Stockholm 20210 : 2Natus VincereNatus Vincere$140,000
2021-06-20A11stA1S-TierOnlineBLAST PremierBLAST PremierBLAST Premier: Spring Finals 20212 : 0Natus VincereNatus Vincere$225,000
2021-06-13A11stA1S-TierOnlineIEMIEMIntel Extreme Masters XVI - Summer3 : 0OGOG$100,000
2021-02-28A11stA1S-TierOnlineIEMIEMIntel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship3 : 1Virtus.proVirtus.pro$400,000
2017-12-10A11stA2A-TierOfflineROG MastersROG MastersROG Masters 20173 : 0TYLOOTYLOO$117,500
2017-07-23A11stA1S-TierOfflinePGL MajorPGL MajorPGL Major Kraków 20172 : 1ImmortalsImmortals$500,000
2016-11-26A11stA1S-TierOfflineDreamHack OpenDreamHack OpenDreamHack Open Winter 20162 : 0RenegadesRenegades$50,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament
DateTimeTierTypeTournamentScorevs. Team
2022-02-2519:15 CET
A1S-Tier
 OfflineIntel Extreme Masters XVI - KatowiceIntel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice0 : 2FaZe ClanFaZe Clan FaZe
2022-02-2016:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OfflineIntel Extreme Masters XVI - KatowiceIntel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice2 : 0Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas NIP
2022-02-1919:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OfflineIntel Extreme Masters XVI - KatowiceIntel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice2 : 0Team VitalityTeam Vitality Vitality
2022-02-1819:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OfflineIntel Extreme Masters XVI - KatowiceIntel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice2 : 1Copenhagen FlamesCopenhagen Flames CPHF
2022-02-1716:00 CET
A1S-Tier
 OfflineIntel Extreme Masters XVI - KatowiceIntel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice1 : 2Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas NIP
2022-01-2417:30 CET
A2A-Tier
 OnlineFunspark ULTI 2021Funspark ULTI 20212 : 0EntropiqEntropiq Entropiq
2022-01-2315:50 CET
A2A-Tier
 OnlineFunspark ULTI 2021Funspark ULTI 20212 : 0BIGBIG BIG
2022-01-2112:00 CET
A2A-Tier
 OnlineFunspark ULTI 2021Funspark ULTI 20212 : 1EntropiqEntropiq Entropiq
2022-01-1916:00 CET
A2A-Tier
 OnlineFunspark ULTI 2021Funspark ULTI 20212 : 1Complexity GamingComplexity Gaming COL
2021-12-1918:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OfflineBLAST Premier: World Final 2021BLAST Premier: World Final 20211 : 2Natus VincereNatus Vincere NAVI
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Logos[edit]

  • Original logo
    (prior to July 8, 2016)

  • Second logo
    (prior to September 9, 2020)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 serginio (2016-01-08). "Welcome Gambit CS:GO". Gambit Gaming. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 serginio (2016-01-19). "beAst to Coach Gambit CS:GO". Gambit Gaming. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 MIRAA (2016-01-08). "wayLander leaves Gambit". HLTV. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 alexkryvytskyy (2016-04-19). "spaze joins Gambit CS:GO". Gambit Gaming. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 MJ Finch (2016-06-20). "Gambit and FlipSid3 close deal on wayLander". FlipSid3 Tactics.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Gambit - Roster History". ESEA. 2016-09-09.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Professeur (2016-09-24). "kUcheR to replace spaze in Gambit". HLTV.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 hooch (2016-10-02). "Good finish for my time in Gambit".
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 alexkryvytskyy (2016-10-12). "Zeus - new captain of Gambit CS:GO". Gambit Gaming.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 alexkryvytskyy (2016-10-12). "HObbit joins Gambit".
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "HObbit officialy joins Gambit". Gambit Esports. 2017-08-02.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Zeus is back to Natus Vincere G2A!". Natus Vincere. 2017-08-09.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Fitch completes Gambit CS:GO roster". Gambit Esports. 2017-08-15.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Andi to coach Gambit CS:GO". Gambit Esports. 2017-10-04.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "seized joins Gambit CS:GO". Gambit Esports. 2018-02-06.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 breakthedeskplz (2018-05-27). "Gambit leases Nikolay "mir" Bityukov from Vega Squadron". Gambit Esports.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Andrey "Andi" Prokhorov resigns from Gambit CS:GO head coach position". Gambit Esports. 2018-06-10.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 breakthedeskplz (2018-06-29). "Gambit Esports is buying out mir's contract from Vega Squadron". Gambit Esports.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 fitch (2018-07-03). "Hi all. I’m free agent now. Thanks to @GambitEsports for everything".
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "B1ad3 joins Gambit CS:GO as coach on a loan from FlipSid3 Tactics". Gambit Esports. 2018-07-24.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Striker (2018-09-18). "Gambit open to Hobbit transfer". HLTV.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 MIRAA (2018-10-07). "Gambit, FlipSid3 agree B1ad3 loan extension". HLTV.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Gambit Esports announces an opening of transfer negotiations concerning Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev". Gambit Esports. 2018-10-16.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Gambit Esports (2018-11-01). "Today seized becomes free agent".
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Gambit Esports (2018-11-06). "Dmitry "dimasick" Matvienko joins Gambit CS:GO".
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 HellRaisers (2018-11-08). "Hobbit Joins HellRaisers. Bondik is a Free Agent now".
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Gambit Esports (2018-11-13). "Gambit CS:GO completes roster with 16-year-old Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov formerly of 5balls".
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Gambit Esports (2018-12-01). "Today we bid farewell to one of the founding members of Gambit CS:GO as he enters free agency".
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Gambit Esports (2018-12-31). "bondik joins Gambit CS:GO; dimasick moved to substitute position".
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Gambit Esports (2019-03-17). "Gambit Esports releases bondik and B1ad3 of Gambit CS:GO".
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 Gambit Esports (2019-05-21). "Gambit CS:GO Primary line-up is temporarily put on hold until fall of 2019".
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Gambit Esports (2019-06-06). "Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov officially replaces Danil "Porya" Poryadin in Gambit Youngsters".
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Встречайте, mir!" [Welcome mir!] (in Russia Russian). Team Spirit. 2019-09-26.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 dimasick (2019-10-01). "free agent".
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Gambit Esports (2019-12-02). "Today we bid farewell to mou and Dosia as they enter free agency".
  36. ↑ 36.00 36.01 36.02 36.03 36.04 36.05 36.06 36.07 36.08 36.09 36.10 Gambit Esports (2020-10-05). "Youngsters no more!".
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 Gambit Esports (2020-10-10). "@F_1Ncsgo remains with #GambitCSGO as an analyst".
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Nordavind (2021-02-02). "We didn't have time to prepare a proper announcement".
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 MIRAA (2021-08-13). "Gambit reinstate F_1N as coach following end of ESIC ban". Dexerto.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Gambit Esports (2022-03-16). "Konstantin "groove" Pikiner has left the position of the sporting director of Gambit Esports".
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 "Cloud9 Returns to Counter-Strike". Cloud9. 2022-04-24.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 ceh9 (2021-11-04). "ТРЕНЕР GAMBIT "GROOVE" - ЗАПРЕТЫ VALVE, ЧИТЕРЫ-ТРЕНЕРЫ, ШАНСЫ В PLAY-OFF" [GAMBIT COACH "GROOVE" - VALVE BANS, CHEATER-COACHES, CHANCES IN PLAY-OFFS] (in Russia Russian).
  43. ↑ Gambit Esports (2018-11-26). "Alexandr Shcherbakov has recently assumed the position of Gambit CS:GO and Fortnite Manager".
  44. ↑ [Inside Source]
  45. ↑ Kimi (2018-09-04). "Forgot to announce, that I finished my contract with @GambitEsports and now I’m free agent".
  46. ↑ [Inside Source]


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