{"id":12671,"date":"2020-08-13T07:59:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T11:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=12671"},"modified":"2020-08-13T07:59:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T11:59:40","slug":"copenhagen-flames-build-new-csgo-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/copenhagen-flames-build-new-csgo-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Copenhagen Flames build new CS:GO roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Copenhagen Flames have announced a new <a href=\"\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"CS:GO betting sites\">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> lineup highlighted by former members of Team Singularity and Lyngby Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>After selling their entire CS:GO roster to x6tence in late June, the Flames had to start building a new team from scratch and have now, almost two months later, announced their return with a new all-Danish roster.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flames CS:GO is BACK! <br \/>We&#39;re excited to welcome our new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CSGO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CSGO<\/a> lineup &#8211; and can&#39;t wait to see these boys bring the heat on the server! ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mankzCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mankzCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mertzCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mertzCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BassoCSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BassoCSGO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JabbiCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JabbiCS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daffucs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Daffucs<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/efPQi7aYZG\">https:\/\/t.co\/efPQi7aYZG<\/a><br \/>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0n3nIby4Q0\">https:\/\/t.co\/0n3nIby4Q0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringTheFlames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringTheFlames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamRazer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamRazer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Copenhagen Flames (@CPHFlames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPHFlames\/status\/1293502664395948032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Copenhagen had a large list of candidates who were considered as potential members of their new CS:GO team, only 12 of whom were interviewed before the organisation decided on the five names that will represent their banner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been through the process of scouting new players many times, but this time it was a bit different since we needed to acquire an entirely new roster,&#8221; said Daniel &#8220;vorborg&#8221; Vorborg, Director of Esports at Copenhagen Flames.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We haven\u2019t done that since back in October 2018, where I didn\u2019t really have the same insights into competitive CS:GO as I do now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new Copenhagen Flames CS:GO team is headlined by Daniel &#8220;\u2060mertz\u2060&#8221; Mertz, who began his esports career in November 2011 and has since played for 12 teams, most notably for North and Heroic. Most recently mertz\u2060 was seen competing for Team Singularity, where he spent almost six months before he was benched at the start of July.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a great opportunity and i believe we will surprise a lot of people. Our first official is tomorrow in NINEtoFIVE and i&#39;m excited to get started!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BringTheFlames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BringTheFlames<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Mertz (@mertzCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mertzCS\/status\/1293504773598175233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Joining the 21-year-old AWPer will be his former teammate Jakob &#8220;\u2060Jabbi\u2060&#8221; Nygaard, as well as the ex-Lyngby Vikings duo Jakob &#8220;\u2060Daffu\u2060&#8221; Schildt and Marcus &#8220;\u2060maNkz\u2060&#8221; Kjeldsen. <\/p>\n<p>MaNkz\u2060, while still a relative unknown in the CS:GO scene, helped Lyngby hoist two C-Tier trophies in the mithR Challenge and Fragleague Season 4 before parting ways with the team at the start of August.<\/p>\n<p>Daffu\u2060 had spent his entire career with the Vikings, who he joined in March 2018. He has since been played as a stand-in for AGF Esport, helping the Danish squad win Elgiganten Ligaen &#8211; S\u00e6son 14 in June.<\/p>\n<div class=\" responsive-embed responsive-embed-16x9 embed-youtube\"><iframe title=\"New Flames Roster 2020 - Announcement Video\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uh_e8bSmtg8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Rounding up Copenhagen Flames&#8217; roster is Sebastian &#8220;\u2060Basso\u2060&#8221; Aagaard, who returns after leaving the organisation in December last year. In May 2020, Basso\u2060 started a new international roster, Adaptation, which attended a few C-Tier competitions but disbanded only two months into their existence.<\/p>\n<p>Copenhagen Flames\u2019 new CS:GO roster is set to make their debut appearance at Nine to Five 3 Dawn, where they will face Wisla Krakow, SKADE and BIG Academy in Group D. 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