CPH Flames to retain CSGO team as Complexity deal falls through Jo\u00e3o Ferreira\/DexertoCopenhagen Flames have confirmed that they will hold on to their CS:GO team after talks with Complexity broke down. Dexerto had reported on December 20 that a deal was in jeopardy after Complexity had started looking at other options. The North American organization is in the market for a new team after parting ways with most of its players in the aftermath of a failed qualifying campaign for PGL Major Stockholm. Talks between the two organizations were at an advanced stage, with Complexity going as far as to begin discussing personal terms with the players. The deal appeared close to completion, but negotiations hit a brick wall when Complexity started to explore other options. HLTV.org reported on December 21 that the North American organization is looking to sign the core of Extra Salt and pair them with Michael \u2018Grim\u2019 Wince and Paytyn \u2018junior\u2019 Johnson. As the year is nearing its end; @dvorborg reflects on the status of our CS:GO roster and what’s ahead for us in 2022. Read the entire statement: https:\/\/t.co\/qeBjoKHIQF 2022 looking \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/BFTyJABRqf \u2014 Copenhagen Flames (@CPHFlames) December 23, 2021 No change of plans In a Twitter post on October 21, Copenhagen Flames co-owner Daniel Vorborg had said that the organization was powerless to retain the team amid growing interest in the players. The Danish squad went on to make a Cinderella run to the New Legends Stage of the Stockholm Major, where they were one map away from sealing a historical top-eight finish. The victories over teams like Astralis, Heroic and FaZe have cemented their status as one of the rising teams in the CS:GO scene \u2014 making the $500,000 price tag look like a prudent investment. With the Complexity deal now completely dead in the water, question marks hang over the future of the team. However, the CPH Flames chief stressed that the organization is as committed as ever to supporting the players. \u201cOur plans haven\u2019t really changed,\u201d Vorborg told Dexerto. \u201cThe players could still change clubs and make more money, but luckily that\u2019s not their only priority. \u201cWe will continue to develop our club around the team. I\u2019ve always told our players that our most important job as a club is to provide better resources and conditions in six months than we can today \u2013 we have never failed to deliver on that promise, and we don\u2019t intend to start now. \u201cI think we provide a great environment to develop and perform under, and we will continue to focus on delivering that to the team.\u201d Copenhagen Flames have been unable to sustain the level shown at the Major, sliding down to 15th in HLTV\u2019s world ranking after a brief appearance in the top 10 in November. For the players, joining a famed organization like Complexity, with guaranteed slots in ESL Pro League and BLAST Premier, would have been a big step forward in their careers. As the year is nearing its end; @dvorborg reflects on the status of our CS:GO roster and what’s ahead for us in 2022. Read the entire statement: https:\/\/t.co\/qeBjoKHIQF 2022 looking \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/BFTyJABRqf \u2014 Copenhagen Flames (@CPHFlames) December 23, 2021 Vorborg admitted that some of the players missed out on opportunities as they were convinced that they would be able to stick together under Complexity\u2019s banner. \u201cI can\u2019t comment on any specific clubs, but we did discuss with several really big clubs, and especially the ones that had franchise slots were of interest to the players,\u201d he said. \u201cThe guys don\u2019t really prioritize money that heavily but did put a lot of value on being guaranteed ESL and\/or Blast participation. So it would have been nice for them to have that, but I don\u2019t think they\u2019ve ever seen staying as a bad option \u2014 but if an amazing opportunity would arise for them, they\u2019d grab it, and we fully understand that. \u201cRight now, I just think they\u2019re all enjoying a small break, and are incredibly motivated to perform after the break, now that everything has settled. For 2022 we have tournaments like the IEM Katowice Play-ins to look forward to, which will be an incredible experience for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CPH Flames to retain CSGO team as Complexity deal falls through Jo\u00e3o Ferreira\/DexertoCopenhagen Flames have confirmed that they will hold on to their CS:GO team after talks with Complexity broke down. Dexerto had reported on December 20 that a deal was in jeopardy after Complexity had started looking at other options. The North American organization […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}