{"id":7309,"date":"2019-05-14T05:15:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T05:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=7309"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:02:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:02:02","slug":"faze-clan-welcome-neo-as-adren-moves-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/faze-clan-welcome-neo-as-adren-moves-on\/","title":{"rendered":"FaZe Clan welcome NEO as AdreN moves on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filip &#8220;NEO&#8221; Kubski, formerly recognised as one of the best <a href=\"\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike esports betting\">CS: GO esports<\/a> players in the world, has joined FaZe Clan as a replacement for Dauren &#8220;AdreN&#8221; Kystaubayev and as a new in-game leader.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made on Monday, May 13. It was initially believe NEO would take on a role as a substitute, but Nikola &#8220;NiKo&#8221; Kova\u010d has since confirmed the Polish legend is already undergoing a trial period and could end up in the main squad.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FaZeCSGO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FaZeCSGO<\/a>: Today we welcome Filip \u201cNeo\u201d Kubski, who begins his role as a substitute effective immediately. We\u2019re proud to have such a legend join our roster. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neo_fkubski?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neo_fkubski<\/a> will be representing us in upcoming tournaments as an IGL, starting today vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virtuspro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@virtuspro<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FaZeUP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FaZeUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #FaZeUp (@FaZeUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZeUpdate\/status\/1127928983780241410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>At 31, NEO is one of the oldest CS: GO players on the circuit and boasts a rich history of competing at the highest level. He started his Counter-Strike career in 2002 when he joined SPECNAZ team and played for a total of nine teams over the next 10 years. 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Other names on that esteemed roster include Wiktor &#8220;TaZ&#8221; Wojtas, \u0141ukasz &#8220;LUq&#8221; Wn\u0119k, Mariusz &#8220;Loord&#8221; Cybulski and Jakub &#8220;kuben&#8221; Gurczy\u0144ski.<\/p>\n<p>NEO competed for Virtus.pro until 2018, when he decided to take a break from competitive play. 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