The 24-year-old in-game leader started his pro-CS:GO career in 2017, and ever since then, the Russian national has only soared in his quest to become a neck-breaking player in the region. Boombl4 has played for teams such as Elements Pro Gaming, Winstrike Team, Quantum Bellator Fire, and more recently Natus Vincere. Boombl4 has been Natus Vincere since May 2019; hence, he represented the organization for a period of three years.

Natus Vincere moved the CS:GO player to the bench on May 28th of this year. However, this was not due to poor performance from the player, but rather allegations made by Boombl4��s now-divorced wife, Lika “LiQueen” Mikhailova, who accused him of being a drug addict, in support of the Russian invasion. Hence, the organization stated he will be inactive as a result of “high reputational risks for the club.”

At the peak of things, Boombl4 reported he was being blackmailed, and all allegations pinned on him were false. Following how these episodes of allegations took a toll on the player’s career, BetBoom is taking a chance with the former team captain.

Former Navi Vincere player Eugene “Aunkere” Karyat who sparked the rumours of Boombl4��s joining BetBoom said on a stream that : “We could have a composition of Boombl4, me, deko, flamie and Jerry. I think it could be *** [very] strong composition. Deko – *** [very] strong AWP. This has been proven many times in official matches. I would play my roles. On the star player. That would be *** [excellent] because I studied everything on them. Of course, Jerry, Boombl4 and flamie would mix. But it turned out that flamie would be a supporter. We talked to Jerry about this line-up when I went to his housewarming party. He said it was a super good roaster, promising. Jerry and Boombl4 would be captain, depending on the map. It’s a new level.”

Captain of ForZe, Andrey “Jerry” Mekhryakov, released a statement backing Aunkere, in which he noted that the streamer and player was telling the truth about the CS: GO team BetBoom building a roster around Boombl4.

“The information is truthful. It didn’t happen because the roster had role issues that weren’t discussed. BetBoom Team should decide on negotiations and transfer buyouts for this lineup to assemble. But the organization opted to pick OverDrive or hooch, while we had our own coach who would work with us,” Jerry said.

“Would it be like Aunkere described on stream? Most probably, the lineup would be different. Currently, Boobml4 will play in the BetBoom Team.”

Boobml4’s last match before he went inactive was at the 2022 PGL Major Antwerp, which was held on May 22. Boobml4 and Natus Vincere made quite an impressive run by emerging in second place, although they lost to FaZe Clan in a tough match that ended in a 0-2 score. The team made an outstanding run in the previous year, packing a back-to-back first-place streak at the DreamHack Masters’ Spring, Intel Extreme Masters XVI Cologne, ESL Pro League Season 14, PGL Major Stockholm, BLAST Premier: World Final, and a couple of others.

Currently, there��s been no news from the organization on these transfers; however, it is likely that BetBoom will make an official announcement about the acquisition of these players just after the holiday season.

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“Virtus.pro announces the name of a new position one player of the Dota 2 roster: it is Alexander “krylat” Krylatov. ” announced Virtus.pro on Twitter.

This readjustment came in after the Dota 2 team had already locked in their roster; however, they got approval from the game developer, Valve, to go through with the change.

Head of the Dota 2 department at Virtus.pro, Alexander “StrangeR” Solomonov, revealed how strenuous it was for the team to fix this dent in such a short time. He also disclosed that the team is very positive they made the right pick by choosing Krylat as their new carry player.

“This situation took us by surprise and was really stressful for the team. However, we didn��t waste time and began testing potential replacement candidates as soon as possible, resolving this issue in two days. Today, krylat becomes the new carry of Virtus.pro. We considered three candidates, played test games with two of them, and chose Sasha. He is a carry player with experience in the top division of the DPC, who was also a free agent during this period,” he said.

“I have no doubt that joining VP is an opportunity that Sasha will try to capitalize on for 100%. We still have a lot of work to do and an interesting season, preparations for which are going on a daily basis.

Krylat is a 25-year-old carry player who started his professional career in 2018 while playing for the now-disbanded team Road To Glory eSports. Subsequently, he explored other regional Dota 2 teams such as CrowCrowd, NOVA, Tempo Esports, PuckChamp, and TBS, which he only represented as a stand-in, and then his most recent team, with which he parted ways on Friday, Team Empire Hope. Krylat spent less than a month with Team Empire Hope.

Krylat rose to prominence in the Dota scene during his time with PuckChamp in the 2021�C2022 DPC season. The player and his other teammates were able to garner fourth place at the DPC EEU 2021/2022 Tour 1: Regional Final and another fourth place at the Tour 3: Division ll of the same tournament.

The current Virtus.Pro 2022/2023 DPC roster now includes Krylat, Ilya “squad1x” Kuvaldin who will be filling position two, Evgeniy “Noticed” Ignatenko at position three, Oleg “sayuw” Kalenbet at position four, and Andrey “Dukalis” Kuropatkin in position five, as well as their head coach Timur “Ahilles” Kulmuhambetov, who has been with the team since 2020.

StrangeR further thanked Valve for giving them the opportunity to make a turnaround in their already locked-in roster.

“I would also like to thank Valve for the fact that the company went to meet us halfway and made it possible to make an emergency replacement. We need the support of our fans now more than ever,” he continued.

With Virtus.pro managing to fix their roster in the short time they encountered the impediment, they will be able to maintain their spot at the DPC EEU. The tournament’s opening match is scheduled to begin on January 9, 2023, with other top teams such as Natus Vincere, BetBoom, and Team Spirit confirmed to be participating.

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This comes just after the team came to the end of their run in the ongoing The International tournament, which will come to an end in a couple of days. After having a fantastic start in the competition and achieving first place at the TI Eastern Europe Qualifiers, the team’s performance at the Tier 1 TI11 came to an end with a 19th -20th place.

The Dota squad is made up of former Ninja in Pyjamas player Nikita “Daxak” Kuzmin, solo middle player Denis “Larl” Sigitov, support captain Akbar “SoNNeikO” Butaev, Evgeniy “Noticed” Ignatenko, Vladimir “RodjER” Nikogosian, and Ukrainian coach Andrey “Mag” Chipenko.

According to a press statement by team manager Luka “Lukawa” Nasuashvili, the esports group is grateful to their fans for the support during their brief Dota 2 run and is also grateful to be represented by skillful players.

“On behalf of the team, We would like to thank all the caring fans who have followed the guys and supported them throughout the year. There were ups and downs, there was the Stockholm Major and qualifiers to Arlington and, in fact, TI 11 itself. Throughout the year, the guys showed themselves to be absolute professionals in their field,” Lukawa said.

According to Lukawa��s account of the departure of the team, he said the partnership ended amicably, with both parties maintaining the friendship built.

“At the beginning, it was not clear whether such an approach would be better or worse than the classic organization. But from the very first days we saw how absolutely everyone in BetBoom is not indifferent to Dota, the community, and [team],” Lukawa said.

“We have come a long way together and in such a short period of time we have become true friends that we will continue to be.”

BetBoom made its Dota 2 debut early this year, with a long list of partnerships and sponsorships in Dota 2 events. Hence, since BetBoom is releasing their team, the organization needs to make some decisions regarding its own player roster. They do possess components that might pique the interest of a potential sponsor or a team that may want to collaborate with them.

Lukawa also spoke about the future plans of the organization, although he did not give specific details on the projects and their timelines. He noted that the organization will definitely be visiting the Dota 2 scene once more.

“In the near future, BetBoom will determine the vector for the further development of the BetBoom Team project. One thing is for sure – there are many more special projects within the framework of Dota in the plans. All in order to improve and make the scene better and brighter. Thank you for being with us!” he said.

When TI11 draws to a close, there will be a massive post-TI roster change that will affect every region and every Dota 2 squad. That nearly always implies that teams that do terribly at the tournament or do not make it to the event at all will be revamping at least one component of their squad. Hence, we should be expecting more roster changes in the coming weeks.

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According to reports, qualifications would be held this year in preparation for the event set for return in 2023. The dialogue between the LCL tournament organizer administrators was translated by LCL expert Glaeweth and shared on Twitter.

��One of the administrators mentioned that preparations are underway for the league to return in 2023, with qualifications to be held later this year,�� the tweet read.

��However, Worlds ��is no longer there�� per the screenshot. The possibilities are not so endless:
? the league gets redone, akin to the #LCO,
? there could be a merger with the TCL,
? the league eventually gets turned into an ERL and thus feeds into the #EUMasters ecosystem.��

According to the report, GIG.ME responded to the initial post and promised to keep in touch and inform the public of the details as soon as everything was in place.

Instead of the previous format, the new league changes will make use of a qualification process. The new format will reportedly take away slots from the organizers. The LCL��s 2023 return may feature a league reset, much like Oceania��s LCO, which ESL Australia oversees instead of Riot Games.

The restart could also include a merger with TCL in Turkey or the possible inclusion of the Russian LCL into a regional league in Europe via the EU Masters ecosystem.

The Russian LCL put a halt on operations early this year after the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, began the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Russian esports teams have suffered as a result and, on numerous occasions, were given severe sanctions as a result of the conflict.

The teams were noticeably absent from a number of competitions all year round, and during the LCL, the Russian teams were sidelined. They were disallowed from participating in the Mid-Season Invitational as well as the World Championship. The last time Russia competed on an international stage was in the 2021 World Championship via Unicorns of Love.

Russia��s LCL return to action is yet to be officially announced. The posted conversation is all fans have to work with at the moment because Riot Games are yet to make an official comment or anything concerning the situation.

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