{"id":29594,"date":"2023-04-11T22:22:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=29594"},"modified":"2023-04-11T22:22:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T02:22:47","slug":"evil-geniuses-sign-refrezh-to-csgo-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/evil-geniuses-sign-refrezh-to-csgo-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil Geniuses sign refrezh to CS:GO roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evil Geniuses have announced the signing of Ismail &#8220;refrezh&#8221; Ali from Sprout, after the Dane was removed from the German organization&#8217;s active <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"CS:GO betting\">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> roster in February.<\/p>\n<p>Rasmus &#8220;Zyphon&#8221; Nordfoss replaced Refrezh on Sprout&#8217;s roster, sparking several rumours linking him to the struggling North American outfit, which is in the process of reshaping its roster in order to return to winning ways.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The rumors are true\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/refrezhCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@refrezhCS<\/a> is HERE. \ud83d\ude08 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVEEVIL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LIVEEVIL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GSKU2nXZHO\">pic.twitter.com\/GSKU2nXZHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EG CS:GO (@EGCSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EGCSGO\/status\/1645849196631674887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After taking over as the in-game leader at Sprout, refrezh chose to step down from his duties after being quoted as saying it &#8220;has been tough for him&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Dane will bring a wealth of tier-one CS:GO experience, having played for top European teams such as Copenhagen Flames and MAD Lions, as well as winning <a 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