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Space Soldiers

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[e][h]Space Soldiers
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$702,532
Links
History
Created:
2015-01-17
Disbanded:
2018-10-13


Space Soldiers was a Turkish esports organization. The team competed in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and was founded in 2015 by Bünyamin Aydın and Edis Aydın. After 3 years of presence the team lost their players after a contract dispute.

Timeline[edit]

  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • Show All
  • January 5th - After having used ngiN as a stand-in for e1 for several events, e1 officially leaves the team. [6]
  • February 11th - ONLY is removed from the team. [7]
  • February 18th - paz joins as a stand-in. [8]
  • November 11th - TuGuX leaves. [9]
  • November 26th - Space Soldiers trial MAJ3R as their new fifth. [10]
  • February 8th - MAJ3R's trial period ends and he signs with Space Soldiers. [4]
  • February 13th - Space Soldiers add Calyx as their sixth man. [5]
  • October 13th - The Space Soldiers players refuse to continue playing under the organization, and therefore go inactive. [1][2]
  • December 22nd - XANTARES is acquired by BIG. [3]

Player Roster[edit]

Former[edit]

Former SquadFormer Squad
IDNameJoin DateInactive DateLeave DateNew Team
Turkey ngiN
(
Engin Kor
)
Join Date: 
2016-01-05 [6]
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-??-??
 
ex-Space Soldiersex-Space Soldiers ex-Space Soldiers
Turkey paz
(
Ahmet Karahoca
)
Join Date: 
2016-02-18 [8]
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-??-??
 
ex-Space Soldiersex-Space Soldiers ex-Space Soldiers
Turkey MAJ3R Captain
(
Engin Küpeli
)
Join Date: 
2016-11-26 [10][4]
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-??-??
 
ex-Space Soldiersex-Space Soldiers ex-Space Soldiers
Turkey Calyx
(
Buğra Arkin
)
Join Date: 
2017-02-13 [5]
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-??-??
 
ex-Space Soldiersex-Space Soldiers ex-Space Soldiers
Turkey DESPE
(
Çağatay Sedef
)
Role: 
(Substitute)
Join Date: 
2015-01-17 [11]
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-??-??
 
Retired
Turkey hardstyle
(
Canpolat Yildiran
)
Role: 
(Coach)
Join Date: 
2015-08-01
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-??-??
 
ex-Space Soldiersex-Space Soldiers ex-Space Soldiers
Turkey XANTARES
(
Can Dörtkardeş
)
Join Date: 
2015-01-17 [11]
Inactive Date: 
2018-10-13 [2]
Leave Date: 
2018-12-22 [3]
 
BIGBIG BIG
Former PlayersFormer Players
IDNameJoin DateLeave DateNew Team
Germany TuGuX
(
Tugay Keskin
)
Join Date: 
2015-01-17 [11]
Leave Date: 
2016-11-15 [9]
 
ex-Dark Passageex-Dark Passage ex-Dark Passage
Turkey ONLY
(
Cihan Gönek
)
Join Date: 
2015-01-17 [11]
Leave Date: 
2016-02-11 [7]
 
Retired
Turkey e1
(
Emre Biçer
)
Join Date: 
2015-01-17 [11]
Leave Date: 
2016-01-05 [6]
 
Space AcademySpace Academy Space Academy
Notable Temporary Stand-ins
ID Name Replacing ID Name Tournament(s)
Turkey hardstyle  Space SoldiersSpace Soldiers Canpolat Yildiran
Turkey ngiN Engin Kor FACEIT Major: London 2018
Turkey MAJ3R   Engin Küpeli
None
 WESG 2016
Turkey MAJ3R  Millenium Engin Küpeli
Turkey paz Ahmet Karahoca World Cyber Arena 2016 - Europe
Turkey MAJ3R  Millenium Engin Küpeli
Germany TuGuX Tugay Keskin WESG 2016 - Turkey
WESG 2016 - Middle East & Africa Finals
United States tarik  Counter Logic Gaming Tarik Celik
Germany TuGuX Tugay Keskin Global Grand Masters

Organization[edit]

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
Turkey Bunyamin Aydin Founder, President & CEO 2018-??-??
Turkey Edis Aydin Co-Founder & Co-CEO 2018-??-??
Turkey hardstyle Canpolat Yıldıran Manager 2018-??-?? ex-Space Soldiersex-Space Soldiers ex-Space Soldiers (coach)

Results[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Recent Matches
DatePlacementTierTypeTournamentResultPrize
2018-06-031stA-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveDreamHack OpenDreamHack OpenDreamHack Open Austin 20182 : 1Rogue$50,000
2018-03-182ndS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports Games 20171 : 2Fnatic$300,000
2018-02-252ndB-TierOfflineGlobal OffensivePlay2Live CryptomastersPlay2Live CryptomastersPlay2Live Cryptomasters1 : 2AGO Esports$30,000
2017-11-051stA-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveMinorsMinorsEurope Minor Championship - Boston 20182 : 0Team EnvyTeam Envy$30,000
2017-09-241stA-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveESEAESEAESEA Season 25: Global Challenge2 : 0FlipSid3 TacticsFlipSid3 Tactics$18,000
2017-05-281stB-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveNVIDIA GeForce CUPNVIDIA GeForce CUPGeForce Cup 20172 : 0Red ReserveRed Reserve$15,000
2017-04-061stB-TierOnlineGlobal OffensiveBinary Dragons Polygon CupBinary Dragons Polygon CupBinary Dragons Polygon Cup2 : 1PENTA SportsPENTA Sports$12,000
2017-01-154thS-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports Games 20160 : 2Virtus.pro$60,000
2016-08-281stB-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveWorld Electronic Sports GamesWorld Electronic Sports GamesWESG 2016 Middle East & Africa Finals2 : 0Bravado Gaming$29,963.44
2016-08-061stB-TierOfflineGlobal OffensiveAssemblyAssemblyASUS ROG Assembly Summer 20162 : 0Epsilon eSportsEpsilon eSports$12,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament
DateTimeTierTypeTournamentScorevs. Team
2019-01-1716:05 CET
A-Tier
 OfflineGlobal OffensiveEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019Europe Minor Championship - Katowice 20190 : 2NorthNorth North
2019-01-1617:00 CET
A-Tier
 OfflineGlobal OffensiveEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019Europe Minor Championship - Katowice 20196 - 16ENCE ENCE
2018-12-1317:00 CET
Qualifier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019: Closed QualifierEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019: Closed Qualifier2 : 0x-kom Teamx-kom Team x-kom
2018-12-1220:00 CET
Qualifier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019: Closed QualifierEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019: Closed Qualifier0 : 2NorthNorth North
2018-12-1214:05 CET
Qualifier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019: Closed QualifierEurope Minor Championship - Katowice 2019: Closed Qualifier2 : 1Team Kinguin Kinguin
2018-11-2620:15 CET
Qualifier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveWESG 2018 East Europe - Open Qualifier #1WESG 2018 East Europe - Open Qualifier #10 : 2Windigo Gaming Windigo
2018-11-2218:00 CET
Qualifier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveWESG 2018 East Europe - Open Qualifier #1WESG 2018 East Europe - Open Qualifier #12 : 1Nemiga Gaming Nemiga
2018-11-1421:45 CET
S-Tier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveESL Pro League Season 8 - Europe: Weeks 3–4ESL Pro League Season 8 - Europe: Weeks 3–44 - 16Fnatic Fnatic
2018-11-1420:00 CET
S-Tier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveESL Pro League Season 8 - Europe: Weeks 3–4ESL Pro League Season 8 - Europe: Weeks 3–416 - 19Fnatic Fnatic
2018-11-1320:40 CET
S-Tier
 OnlineGlobal OffensiveESL Pro League Season 8 - Europe: Weeks 3–4ESL Pro League Season 8 - Europe: Weeks 3–410 - 16Heroic Heroic
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

Interviews[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Space Soldiers (2018-10-13). "Since several months we are in talks with our CS:GO players".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Space Soldiers (2018-10-13). "Due to our agreement which still continues and includes a buyout clause, we will hold on to it in high priority".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BIG (2018-12-22). "Sealed the deal. Welcome to BIG, @XANTAREScsgo!".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 BenjaCS (2017-02-08). "MAJ3R officially joins Space Soldiers". HLTV.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Space Soldiers is thrilled to officially announce the new permanent CS:GO player Buğra "Calyx" Arkın". Space Soldiers. 2017-02-13.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 . 2016-01-05. https://www.facebook.com/SpaceSoldiersTR/posts/849699545148023.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (in Turkey Turkish). 2016-02-11. https://www.facebook.com/SpaceSoldiersTR/posts/868488149935829.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 (in Turkey Turkish). 2016-02-18. https://www.facebook.com/SpaceSoldiersTR/posts/873623982755579.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 (in United Kingdom English). 2016-11-15. https://twitter.com/SpaceSoldiersTR/status/798548490632605696.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Striker (2016-11-26). "Space Soldiers trial MAJ3R". HLTV.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 MIRAA (2015-01-17). "Space Soldiers go official". HLTV.


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