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KOVA Esports

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[e][h]KOVA Esports
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Founders:
Finland Aleksi Halsas
Finland Antti Hirvonen
Finland Timo Tarvainen
Approx. Total Winnings:
$122,809
Links
History
Created:
: 2019-04-02
: 2019-04-02
Disbanded:
2022-11-08


KOVA Esports was a Finnish esports organization founded on April 2, 2019. The organization ceased operations on November 8, 2022 due to bankruptcy. [1]

Timeline[edit]

Player Roster[edit]

Former[edit]

Former SquadFormer Squad
IDNameJoin DateLeave DateNew Team
Finland uli
(
Samu Leirilaakso
)
Join Date: 
2019-04-02 [2]
Leave Date: 
2022-11-08 [1]
Finland airax Captain
(
Jussi Airaksinen
)
Join Date: 
2021-04-12 [10]
Leave Date: 
2022-11-08 [1]
 
HAVU GamingHAVU Gaming HAVU Gaming
Finland zks
(
Aleksi Nissinen
)
Join Date: 
2021-09-27 [12]
Leave Date: 
2022-11-08 [1]
Finland ottoNd
(
Otto Sihvo
)
Join Date: 
2022-08-13 [17]
Leave Date: 
2022-11-08 [1]
 
HAVU GamingHAVU Gaming HAVU Gaming (Trial)
Finland Sm1llee
(
Joona Holmström
)
Join Date: 
2022-08-13 [17]
Leave Date: 
2022-11-08 [1]
 
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Finland peku
(
Petteri Jaakkola
)
Role: 
(Coach)
Join Date: 
2022-01-14 [14]
Leave Date: 
2022-11-08 [1]
Former PlayersFormer Players
IDNameJoin DateInactive DateLeave DateNew Team
Finland Twixie
(
Samuli Herrala
)
Join Date: 
2019-09-13 [5]
Leave Date: 
2022-08-13 [16]
 
Retired
Finland spargo
(
Jarkko Rahja
)
Join Date: 
2020-08-07 [7]
Leave Date: 
2022-07-11 [15]
 
HAVU GamingHAVU Gaming HAVU Gaming
Finland pietola
(
Lauri Hietala
)
Join Date: 
2019-04-02 [2]
Inactive Date: 
2021-09-27 [12]
Leave Date: 
2021-12-31 [13]
 
Retired
Finland peku Captain
(
Petteri Jaakkola
)
Join Date: 
2019-07-31 [4]
Inactive Date: 
2021-03-10 [9]
Leave Date: 
2021-06-13 [11]
 
SAWO EsportsSAWO Esports SAWO Esports (Coach)
Finland derkeps
(
Nikita Syrmytev
)
Join Date: 
2019-04-02 [2]
Inactive Date: 
2020-08-06 [6]
Leave Date: 
2021-02-26 [8]
 
Retired
Finland doto
(
Joonas Forss
)
Join Date: 
2019-04-02 [2]
Leave Date: 
2019-09-13 [5]
 
HAVU GamingHAVU Gaming HAVU Gaming
Finland STOVVE
(
Toni Liukkonen
)
Join Date: 
2019-04-02 [2]
Leave Date: 
2019-07-09 [3]
 
SJ GamingSJ Gaming SJ Gaming

Organization[edit]

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
Finland Aleksi Halsas Co-Founder, Co-Owner, Digital Marketing 2019-04-02 [18] 2022-11-08 [1]
Finland Antti Hirvonen Co-Founder, Co-Owner, Marketing 2019-04-02 [18] 2022-11-08 [1]
Finland renemesis Timo Tarvainen Co-Founder, General Manager 2019-04-02 [2] 2022-11-08 [1]
Finland Yappis Tommi Laaksonen Analyst 2022-01-14 [14] 2022-11-08 [1]

Results[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Logos[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Timo Tarvainen (2022-11-08). "KOVA Esportsin tarina loppui tänään 8.11.2022" [The story of KOVA Esports ended today, 8.11.2022] (in Finland Finnish).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 KOVA Esports (2019-04-02). "Also please give a warm welcome to our CS:GO line-up and general manager".
  3. 3.0 3.1 KOVA Esports (2019-07-09). "Farewell stovve".
  4. 4.0 4.1 KOVA Esports (2019-07-31). "CS:GO - Looks like @dotocsgo @derkeps @UliCSGO @pietolacsgo got a new teammate!".
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 KOVA Esports (2019-09-13). "CS:GO Roster Change".
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Changes in CS:GO roster - derkeps benched". KOVA Esports. 2020-08-06. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18.
  7. 7.0 7.1 KOVA Esports (2020-08-07). "NEW AWP PLAYER IN CS:GO ROSTER".
  8. 8.0 8.1 CrowCrowd (2021-02-26). "PLEASE WELCOME".
  9. 9.0 9.1 KOVA Esports (2021-03-12). "CS:GO Roster Change – Petteri “peku” Jaakkola benched".
  10. 10.0 10.1 "CS:GO Roster Update (for real this time): NEW IGL". KOVA Esports. 2021-04-12. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28.
  11. 11.0 11.1 KOVA Esports (2021-06-13). "@pekuCSGO's contract has been terminated and he is free to pursue next challenges in his career!".
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 KOVA Esports (2021-09-27). "Changes in CS:GO roster".
  13. 13.0 13.1 pietola (2021-12-07). "I've decided to switch to Valorant".
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 KOVA Esports (2022-01-14). "CS:GO roster is growing".
  15. 15.0 15.1 KOVA Esports (2022-07-11). "Some things come to an end: unfortunately we didn’t extend our contract with @spargoCS".
  16. 16.0 16.1 KOVA Esports (2022-08-13). "UPDATE".
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 KOVA Esports (2022-08-13). "CS:GO ROSTER UPDATE".
  18. 18.0 18.1 KOVA Esports (2019-04-02). "KOVA ESPORTS HAS ARRIVED".