{"id":11927,"date":"2020-08-11T06:28:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T06:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=11927"},"modified":"2020-08-11T07:33:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T07:33:28","slug":"gambit-youngsters-add-hobbit-to-six-man-csgo-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/gambit-youngsters-add-hobbit-to-six-man-csgo-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambit Youngsters add Hobbit to six-man CS:GO roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gambit Youngsters have announced the homecoming of Abay “Hobbit” Khassenov, who returns to the organisation with which he won PGL Krakow Major 2017.<\/p>\n

Hobbit becomes the sixth member and in-game leader of Gambit’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> roster having spent the last 21 months representing HellRaisers and Winstrike Team.<\/p>\n

The Kazakhstani CS:GO veteran joins forces with Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov, Anton “supra” T\u0161ernobai, Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov, Timofey “interz” Yakushin and Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov as the oldest and most experienced player of a squad whose average age is just 19 years.<\/p>\n

“Internally we agreed that this line-up will mature as soon as we become a stable top 30 team in the world according to HLTV.org or qualify for the Major,” read Gambit Youngsters’ announcement.<\/p>\n

“We expect our youth squad to reach these heights with the return of one of the key players in the history of our organization.”<\/p>\n

Hobbit began his esports career in 2015 and made his first appearance for Gambit in October 2016, when he joined the Russian esports organisation as a loanee. He played a pivotal role in the team’s success and was a member of the roster that claimed the organisation’s first and only major title at PGL Major Krak\u00f3w 2017.<\/p>\n

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Glad to have you back, @HObbitcsgo<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/u0lMAIZsYg<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gambit Esports (@GambitEsports) July 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n