Denial eSports signs remnants of Winterfox, imports SKYTTEN
Earlier this month, Winterfox’s CS:GO squad was split down the middle. David “Xp3” Garrido, Todd “anger” Williams, and Kyle “flowsicK” Mendez left the team to start a new lineup featuring Swedish players Alexander “SKYTTEN” Carlsson and Christian “Spitfire” Schiölde.
On Wednesday, all five players signed contracts with Denial eSports. The org has fostered a slew of North American talent over the years, including the original Team Liquid roster.
SKYTTEN is known for his time on Orbit and most recently Team Kinguin, but he also had a stint in 2013 where he played with the current and former members of Fnatic, including Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer Gustafsson and Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson under LGB Gaming.
SKYTTEN issued a statement through Yahoo Esports:
“As most of you already know, I have made a commitment to a new team. First off, I want to say that I am very excited to be a part of this roster. We have been trying to make this happen since my departure from Kinguin last year.”
“I want to explain why I didn’t make a statement about this until today. HLTV already announced our ESEA roster under “PiedPiper”, but we had yet to negotiate and sign contracts with an organization…With that said, I am proudly announcing that we are representing Denial eSports from this day forward.”
According to Ray Arsenault from Denial, the team has plans to move into a house in Southern California very soon, and added that the two Swedish players will be playing out of the Esports Arena LAN center in Santa Clara until then.
“I am extremely excited to welcome the CS:GO guys to Denial eSports,” he said. “I have worked with a lot of them in the past, and I am happy to work with Spitfire and SKYTTEN as they transition to the NA scene. I am also enthusiastic to have the guys moving to a house in California. There is a lot to look forward to in the future of Denial.”
The team will be playing in the ESEA Premier League after some controversy over Winterfox retaining their spot over the majority of the roster that left to form Denial. The team will also be participating in the MTW Premier League, the ESWC 2016 Qualifier, the ELeague S2 Qualifier, and the qualifier for the next major.
Dylan Walker is on Twitter @dyluuxx
