KioShiMa announces shock roster switch following G2 Esports cameo Kioshima, TwitterFrench star Fabien \u2018Counter-Strike pro scene following his two-tournament spell on G2 Esports that culminated in the veteran securing a top-four finish at ESL One New York. He had not held a long-term roster position since departing Team Envy in mid-2018, but boasted stand-in stints with G2 and Cloud9 at tournaments like New York and Katowice. Now, he and Team Heretics have revealed the 25-year-old will be the newest addition to their French lineup, following the announcement J\u00e9r\u00e9my \u2018jeyN\u2019 Nguyen would be stepping down from the squad for a period to focus on his studies. \u201cAnother step in my career as I will be joining the adventure with Team Heretics, back to French CS,\u201d kioShiMa said following the announcement. \u201cThe grind starts now.\u201d Bienvenue @kiocsgoo! Con 2 Majors ganados y 11 disputados llega a Heretics para luchar por todo. La leyenda francesa defender\u00e1 nuestros colores durante los pr\u00f3ximos 2 a\u00f1os.#HeretiCSGO pic.twitter.com\/z3Wafm1jyr \u2014 Team Heretics (@TeamHeretics) October 6, 2019 Although Fiey\u2019s mentality following his split from Envy was that he would only return to a team full-time if it was at the highest level, something seems to have changed for the French star behind the scenes in more recent times. Read more: Fnatic complete Cinderella run in Malm\u00f6 – \u201cI have to show myself again because I haven\u2019t been playing for a while,\u201d he told HLTV at New York while playing on G2\u2019s French roster. \u201cThe thing now is that I just need to get back in and playing, I\u2019ll just work my way up again the same way I did the first time. I came from 1.6 and none of the guys from the Source scene knew me, so I had to make my way up and I\u2019ll do it again if I have to.\u201d Heretics is not currently at the pinnacle of the scene right now, fitting into Fiey\u2019s new mentality that he has to re-prove himself to the rest of CSGO\u2019s competitors by shining in a potentially lower-ranked team than his previous rosters. The organization entered back into the professional circuit with the signing of the FrenchFrogs roster, a near-full French roster led by Belgian captain David \u2018davidp\u2019 Prins. Read more: DeKay\u2019s Sources: North to sign cajunb – It seems they\u2019re now making moves on the market following the signing of kioShiMa, with reports suggesting former G2 star Lucas \u2018Lucky\u2019 Chastang and ex-LDLC player David \u2018devoduvek\u2019 Dobrosavljevi\u0107 could be their next signings. These two incoming players would reportedly replace Gaetan \u2018JiNKZ\u2019 Jamin and Logan \u2018LOGAN\u2019 Corti according to 1pv.fr journalist neL, who also suggested the players set for the chop had not yet been told about the impending changes. Team Heretics has yet to qualify for any major events since their entry into the scene. The Spanish organization came closest during the Rotterdam qualifiers, missing their chance at DreamHack with a third-place finish behind HAVU Gaming and Team GamerLegion. The roster are currently fifth in the ESEA MDL Season 32 Europe with a 2-0 record. They defeated Illuminar Gaming 16-13, and downed Demise 16-12. They currently trail pacesetters AVANGAR and Rotterdam rivals HAVU. Dota 2 powerhouses OG Esports announced they would be entering the CSGO scene with a roster led by Aleksi \u2018Aleksib\u2018 Virolainen, and drama has swirled around Team Liquid star Keith \u2018NAF\u2019 Markovic and his possible defection from the North American roster. Team Heretics roster (at this time) David \u2018davidp\u2019 Prins – Bryan \u2018Maka\u2019 Canda – Gaetan \u2018JiNKS\u2019 Jamin – Logan \u2018LOGAN\u2019 Corti – Fabien \u2018kioShiMa\u2019 Fiey –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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