CSGO legend flusha announces retirement after decade-long career ESLThree-time CS:GO Major winner Robin \u2018flusha\u2019 R\u00f6nnquist has called time on his playing career. \u201cIf you don\u2019t enjoy it, it\u2019s pointless to stay on the server,\u201d he said. The decision comes just days after flusha turned 30, with the Swedish player having missed the last two tournaments that his team, EYEBALLERS, played. \u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about this for the last year, and once you get these thoughts, maybe it\u2019s right not to try to push it even more than what\u2019s already been done,\u201d flusha said in a statement. flusha burst onto the CS:GO scene in 2013 and was part of the Fnatic team that won the first CS:GO Major, DreamHack Winter 2013, by beating Swedish rivals NIP in the final. He would help Fnatic win two more Majors (ESL One Katowice 2015 and ESL One Cologne 2015) and a number of other tier-one trophies across three spells with the British organization. After leaving Fnatic in 2021, flusha created an international team called GORILLAZ alongside Miikka \u2018suNny\u2019 Kemppi and Jere \u2018sergej\u2019 Salo, but the project fell apart within seven months. In June 2022, he linked up again with his friend and former Fnatic teammate Jesper \u2018JW\u2019 Wecksell to revive EYEBALLERS, one of the most iconic Swedish organizations during the early days of esports. The team, which aims to nurture Swedish talent, peaked at 37th in HLTV.org\u2019s world rankings last month. \u201cIt feels like the right time to stop now, I\u2019m not very old compared to some others on the scene, but I\u2019ve accomplished a lot, and I\u2019m happy with everything I\u2019ve done,\u201d he said. \u201cThere isn\u2019t much more to do for me and if you don\u2019t enjoy it, it\u2019s pointless to stay on the server. \u201cI feel very satisfied with my career. I have been able to participate and win a lot, especially during my time in fnatic. But I also feel very satisfied that I have been able to play with teammates who have also become very good friends, especially JW and KRiMZ, with whom I shared incredibly good memories.\u201d flusha\u2019s individual accolades Throughout his career, flusha was named the MVP of four CS:GO events, most notably the ESL One Katowice 2015 Major. He made HLTV.org\u2019s Top 20 Player of the Year ranking every year between 2013 and 2016, twice in the top five (No.2 in 2014 and No.5 in 2015). At the height of his powers, flusha was called a cheater by many in the CS:GO scene, including fellow pros. He opted to feed into that narrative, adopting the \u2018Se\u00f1or Vac\u2019 persona. \u201cEven though people didn\u2019t shake my hand or make comments if they saw me, I didn\u2019t feel anything about them thinking something of me,\u201d he said in an interview with Duncan \u2018Thorin\u2019 Shields in 2017. Contacted by Dexerto, EYEBALLERS stated that flusha will remain involved in the organization, in a role to be determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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