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Personal Information
Name:
Денис Валерьевич Костин
Romanized Name:
Denis Valeryevich Kostin
Born:
September 9, 1994
Nationality:
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2009 – Present
Team:
Roles:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$344,189
Alternate IDs:
seizedwf
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
201?-??-?? – 201?-??-??
201?-??-?? – 2011-??-??
2011-??-?? – 2011-??-??
201?-??-?? – 2012-??-??
2012-??-?? – 2012-10-08
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-10-08 – 2012-??-??
2012-08-21 – 2013-01-18
2013-01-18 – 2013-03-12
2013-07-06 – 2013-08-11
2013-08-20 – 2017-07-28
2017-07-28 – 2017-08-09
Natus Vincere (Inactive)
2017-08-09 – 2017-10-17
2017-10-17 – 2018-01-14
Natus Vincere (Inactive)
2017-11-06 – 2018-01-14
FlipSid3 Tactics (Loan)
2018-02-06 – 2018-05-26
Gambit Esports (Trial)
2018-05-26 – 2018-11-01
Gambit Esports (Inactive)
2018-10-17 – 2019-01-05
2019-01-05 – 2019-03-19
2019-04-01 – 2019-08-13
2019-08-13 – 2019-09-04
Vega Squadron (Inactive)
2020-01-20 – 2020-02-??
2020-02-?? – 2020-04-03
2020-05-20 – 2020-12-01
2020-12-01 – 2021-01-14
2021-01-14 – 2021-06-01
2021-06-01 – 2021-06-10
Trident Clan (Inactive)
2021-06-10 – 2021-07-19
2021-07-19 – 2021-09-07
2021-09-07 – Present
Denis "seized" Kostin (born September 9, 1994) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player and former Counter-Strike player.
Professional Career[edit]
- See also: seized's Professional Career
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Mouse Settings Player Submitted (list of)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | eDPI | DPI | Polling Rate | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw Input | ||||||
| Piranha Mouse Mods EC2 Ultralight | 1240 | 400 | 500 Hz | 3.1 | 0.8 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2021-08-14 (105 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Mouse Settings Player Submitted (list of) (calculate)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
| Piranha Mouse Mods EC2 Ultralight | 1637 MPI 1.074 deg/mm | 13.2 in/rev 33.5 cm/rev | 400 DPI @ 500 Hz | 3.1 | 0.8 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2021-08-14 (105 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Hardware Player Submitted |
|---|
| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Piranha Mouse Mods EC2 Ultralight (Standard) |  |
Logitech G640 |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | Scaling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
ZOWIE XL2546 | 240 Hz | 1280×800 | Black Bars |
| Keyboard | Headset | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HyperX Alloy FPS | |
Logitech G PRO X | |||||||||
| Last updated on 2021-08-14 (105 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Crosshair Settings Player Submitted (list of) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Size | Thickness | Sniper | Gap | Outline | Color | Alpha | ||||
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | No | Green (1) | 250 | ||||
| Last updated on 2020-07-31 (484 days ago) | |||||||||||
| Click "Expand" for console commands to copy and paste. | |
|---|---|
| Commands | cl_crosshairalpha 250; cl_crosshaircolor 1; cl_crosshairgap -2; cl_crosshairsize 2; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 1; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1; cl_crosshair_outlinethickness 1; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0; |
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-18 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | 
|
World Electronic Sports Games 2017 | 
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2 : 0 | 
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$150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-02 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
|
ESL One: New York 2016 | 
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2 : 1 | 
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$125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-04-17 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
|
DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 |
|
0 : 2 | 
|
$50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-04-03 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
|
MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 |
|
0 : 2 | 
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$150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-03-18 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline |
|
Counter Pit League Season 2 - Finals |
|
2 : 1 | 
|
$40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-01-24 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
|
DreamHack Open Leipzig 2016 |
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2 : 0 |
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$50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-12-13 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
|
ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 - Finals |
|
2 : 3 | 
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$60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
|
Intel Extreme Masters X - San Jose |
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2 : 0 | 
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$56,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-01 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
|
DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 |
|
0 : 2 | 
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$50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-07-12 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
|
Electronic Sports World Cup 2015 |
|
2 : 1 | 
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$30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | B-Tier |  | GG.Bet Beijing Invitational | Analyst | |
| 2019-09-14 | A-Tier |  | BLAST Pro Series: Moscow 2019 | Analyst | |
| 2019-08-07 | B-Tier |  | GG.Bet New York Invitational | Analyst | |
| 2019-06-29 | B-Tier |  | GG.Bet Chicago Invitational | Analyst | |
| 2017-10-29 | S-Tier |  | EPICENTER 2017 | Analyst | |
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||
Highlights[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2013-09-13 |
interview with new Na`Vi players: seized & kibaken (With Eng subs) by prb of Natus Vincere (trans. 
) - 2013-09-10 | seized: "We feel great pressure" by lurppis of HLTV at DreamHack Bucharest 2013
- 2014-08-12 | seized: "We've been more effective" by lurppis of HLTV at ESL One: Cologne 2014
- 2015-08-22 | Na'Vi Seized Blitz Interview before ESL One Cologne (ENG SUBS) of Natus Vincere at ESL One: Cologne 2015 (trans. )
- 2015-06-20 | Short interview with Seized after win over HellRaisers @ SLTV StarSeries Season 13 (ENG SUBS) by b2ru of Natus Vincere at StarLadder StarSeries XIII (trans. )
- 2015-06-14 | interview with Seized @ DHS 2015 (ENG SUBS) by March3llo of Natus Vincere at DreamHack Open Summer 2015 (trans. )
- 2015-05-14 | interview with seized @ Na`Vi bootcamp before Gfinity (ENG SUBS) by b2ru of Natus Vincere (trans. )
- 2016-09-11 | Interview with Seized @ SL i-League StarSeries S2 (ENG SUBS) by DinShDin of Natus Vincere at StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 (trans. )
- 2016-03-04 | Short interview with Seized @ IEM Katowice 2016(ENG SUBS) by b2ru of Natus Vincere at Intel Extreme Masters Season X World Championship (trans. )
- 2016-01-15 | interview with Seized @ SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals (ENG SUBS) by b2ru of Natus Vincere at StarLadder i-League StarSeries XIV (trans. )
- 2017-11-24 | seized: "I'm not certain about my future after the Major" by Professeur of HLTV at WESG 2017 Europe Finals
- 2017-07-20 | ОТКРОВЕННОЕ ИНТЕРВЬЮ С SEIZED @ PGL Major Krakow 2017 [RU/EN] [OPEN INTERVIEWS WITH SEIZED @ PGL Major Krakow 2017 (RU / EN)] by Alexey Kostyliev of Natus Vincere at PGL Major Kraków 2017 (trans. )
- 2017-07-20 | seized: "I think roster changes are necessary" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2017-01-20 | Interview with Seized @ E-league Major 2017 (ENG SUBS!) by b2ru of Natus Vincere (trans. )
2018-03-14 | seized: "It's not supposed to be like this, but I understand flamie and why he did it" by Professeur of HLTV at World Electronic Sports Games 2017- 2018-03-10 | seized: "flamie said he will not go to WESG" by MIRAA of HLTV
2019-04-08 | Интервью с seized: 5-й игрок Веги, тренировки, Vertigo [interview with seized: Vega's 5th player, trainings, Vertigo] by your_hellfire of Vega Squadron (trans. )
2019-01-13 | seized: "Training a lot because I need to grind to make up for lost time" by Aleksei.L of HLTV at CIS Minor Championship - Katowice 2019
2020-11-15 | 
Seized - Зарплата в Na`Vi. Новая команда. Слив матчей. Кто кикнул Zeus'a? [Seized - The salary in Na'vi. New team. Draining matches. Who kicked Zeus?] by Zeus (trans. )- 2020-09-13 | seized on playing for NAVI: "When you join a team that you had dreamed of representing, you're indescribably happy" by OverDrive and MIRAA of HLTV
- 2020-09-12 | seized: "I'll play the game until it stops bringing me pleasure" by OverDrive and MIRAA of HLTV
Gallery[edit]
seized at CIS Minor Championship - Katowice 2019 with Runtime.gg
seized at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 with Gambit Esports
seized at PGL Major Kraków 2017 with Natus Vincere
seized at DreamHack Valencia 2015 with Natus Vincere
References[edit]
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