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seized
seized 
Person Information
Name:
Денис Валерьевич Костин
Romanized Name:
Denis Valeryevich Kostin
Birth:
September 9, 1994
Nationality:
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2009 – Present
Team:
Cyber Legacy
Roles:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$338,898
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 – Present
Denis "seized" Kostin (born September 9, 1994) is a Russian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player and former Counter-Strike player. He currently plays for Cyber Legacy.
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 | ||||||
| ZOWIE EC2-A | 1240 | 400 | 500 Hz | 3.1 | 0.8 | On | ||||||
| Last updated on 2020-07-31 (85 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Mouse Settings Player Submitted (list of) (calculate)
| ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
| ZOWIE EC2-A | 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 2020-07-31 (85 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Hardware Player Submitted |
|---|
| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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ZOWIE EC2-A |  |
Logitech G640 |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | Scaling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
ZOWIE by BenQ XL2546 | 240 Hz | 1280×800 | Black Bars |
| Keyboard | Headset | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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HyperX Alloy FPS | |
Logitech G Pro X | |||||||||
| Last updated on 2020-07-31 (85 days ago). | ||||||||||||
| Crosshair Settings Player Submitted (list of) | |||||||||||
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| Style | Size | Thickness | Sniper | Gap | Outline | Dot | Color | Alpha | |||
4
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2
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1
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1
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-2
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No | No (0)
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Green (1)
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250
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| Last updated on 2020-07-31 (85 days ago). | |||||||||||
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Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-18 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | 
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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 | 
|
$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 | 
|
$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 |
|
2 : 0 |
|
$50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-12-13 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
|
ESL ESEA Pro League Season 2 - Finals |
|
2 : 3 | 
|
$60,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
|
Intel Extreme Masters X - San Jose |
|
2 : 0 | 
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$56,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-11-01 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |
|
DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 |
|
0 : 2 | 
|
$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) by 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
Gallery[edit]
seized at CIS Minor Championship - Katowice 2019 with Runtime.gg
seized at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 with Gambit Esports
seized at FACEIT 2015 Stage 2 Finals with Natus Vincere
References[edit]