tarik, pita to leave CLG

11-7-2016 20:56

CLG have announced that Tarik "tarik" Celik and coach Faruk "pita" Pita will leave the team after ELEAGUE.

The move comes just days after CLG failed to defend their Legend Major status after crashing out of ESL One Cologne - which they attended with coach Faruk "⁠pita⁠" Pita as a stand-in - following defeats against Gambit and dignitas.

Both Tarik "⁠tarik⁠" Celik and pita will make their last appearance for CLG in ELEAGUE, where the team will try to secure a spot in the playoffs via the last-chance qualifier.

In a Facebook post, CLG explained that tarik will take a break from competitive gaming as he wishes "to spend time with his family and to stream from home" before returning to action in 2017.

tarik set to leave the team

As for pita, the Bosnian coach has expressed a desire to return to Europe to be closer to his family - a decision that is also in line with the interests of the players, who allegedly believe that the team "is in need of a fresh start from the top down."

CLG have been without a stable five-man roster since mid-May, when they parted ways with Jacob "⁠FugLy⁠" Medina. As weeks went by, the uncertainty around the team grew, and in the end they resorted to fielding pita as their fifth man in ELEAGUE and ESL One Cologne.

Shortly before the German Major, CLG were involved in a player trade with Team Liquid, securing Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen as Josh "⁠jdm64⁠" Marzano went in the opposite direction.

CLG are already consulting "players, experts in the scene, and new staffing options" as they look to begin the process of restructuring their backroom staff and roster after ELEAGUE.

The team's roster will be depleted to the following three men:

Stephen "⁠reltuC⁠" Cutler
James "⁠hazed⁠" Cobb
Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen

Stepping down from the CLG CS roster and returning home to stream until the end of my contract. I will come back stronger than ever in 2017.
— tarik.... (@noshirt_tv) 11 July 2016

expected

2016-07-11 20:56

10 replies

I promise, -slemmy +tarik!

2016-07-12 13:54

9 replies

Pita will join C9, and then +Tarik -Shroud

2016-07-12 16:43

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give me one give reason why -shroud

2016-07-12 17:36

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hltv.org/match/2303045-cloud9-g2-esl-one..

2016-07-12 17:37

Canadian on american team

hltv.org/match/2303041-envyus-cloud9-esl..

2016-07-12 17:38

4 replies

ok ok i think too much minecraft and h1z1 for shroud :L

2016-07-12 17:42

3 replies

You shouldnt be playing any game other then CSGO when you are a pro, thats what n0thing said too

2016-07-12 17:45

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true

2016-07-12 18:05

You can in ratio like 80,70 to 20,30

2016-07-15 17:01

RIP

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RIP the original group of friend team

2016-07-12 22:07

rip career koosta

2016-07-11 20:57

Lmao rip CLG

shiiet

kekekek

:OO

-shroud +tarik

2016-07-11 20:58

+s1mple ? :D

if pimp sucks dick on TL i think it will be +tarik in Team Liquid

rip

LUL

TARIK TO C9 INC!

Tarik to CLG incccccccccccc.

rgs

damn

expectd

Rip ;((

ayy

ayy rip

wtf

lol gl

WHATTTTTT

rIP

RIP CLG

bye pita u won't be missed

no way

s1mple to CLG PogChamp

rip clg

WOW

rip CLG and pita you wont be missed

RIP RIP

why

LOL

TARIK TO LIQUID

CS will be dead in 2017 LUL

sdf

Nice... happy for tarik :D Pls Tarik go to a good team now plss! Liquid or C9 pls

-go to a good team now -c9 find the mistake

2016-07-11 21:03

c9 is top3 na tho

2016-07-11 21:13

Top 2*

Woah

koosta xd

Finally.

current playes + clg red

tarik to join Space Soldiers and btw EXPECTED

-tugux +tarik it would be good

2016-07-11 21:00

+1 one more major team then, xantares+tarik= t1 team

2016-07-12 00:53

expected gl tarik

Pita probably has stolen something once again.

Or he teams up with lele

2016-07-12 03:51

Holy shit! Expected, after JDM, the team is really dead! Good luck Tarik you deserve so much! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL!

GL brothaaa

omg i watched valve's movie about tarik yesterday. dont give up tarik. i hope your good luck.

GL TARIK

LOL we are in July, Tarik says he will come back in 2017 in a team LMAO Those NA "professionnals" are such a joke, 6 months without a team streaming Tier 38 NA pugs, and then wonder at majors why they get rekt 1-16 vs joke teams like Dignitas.

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Nt achieve something then talk

2016-07-11 21:19

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You're probably one of those retards who think you have to have done better than someone to be able to judge them. If everyone was thinking like you, you could not have sports critics (except former pros) for example, because some of them have never played the game/sport professionally. But overall these "profesionnals" not playing in a team for 6 months straight happen more frequently in NA (i know in FaZe there is the Maikelele issue but he is leeching the salaries til the end of the contract and doesn't play much if i'm correct).

2016-07-11 21:24

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I said achieve something in your life.

2016-07-11 21:27

11 replies

You're retarded indeed. I don't know why i'm trying to explain an obvious thing to you (but you still don't understand it or act like a prick :) ) Do you think people talking football/basketball on TV channels for example have achieved something in that sport so that "they have credit criticizing the pros of that discipline" ?

2016-07-11 21:29

No but they achieved enough things to get themselves on those TV channels.

2016-07-12 00:20

6 replies

We all achieve things buddy. We achieved the birth, we were able to register an account on HLTV and write messages. Those are big achievements :D

2016-07-12 00:22

5 replies

you haven't achieved anything, go achieve something

2016-07-12 13:22

And you what did you achieve ? Other than modifying the page because your screenname is too long ...

2016-07-12 13:23

no i dont think you understand, you go achieve something

2016-07-12 13:24

I can't read you anymore. Your nickname is moving the "reply" and "report" buttons. We can't read you and you're destroying HLTV ...

2016-07-12 13:26

go achieve something

2016-07-18 14:36

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_accomp..

2016-07-12 00:56

Thanks for the read ;)

2016-07-12 12:04

haha nice info actaully :D

2016-07-12 12:40

You are not a professional critic though. Those people have the educational background, thousands of hours of study time and experience. And guess what, they're still mostly assholes for negatively criticizing people who do put it all on the line in front of the world. You are a random hltv user with none of those credentials. Unless I am wrong and you have achieved something with your life? You have not developed any skill in anything enough to be recognized for any of your efforts nationally or internationally, in any medium of life, at all as far as I can tell. lol Just like a bunch of other assholes on this site who can kick back under an anonymous user name and talk shit to their hearts content about whatever they want. Brasil, NA CS, other peoples countries, or the hardships they deal with. Its intellectual masturbation at best. Its pretending you are as important as the people you're talking about at worst. You aren't dude. I think that's FatTony's point.

2016-07-11 21:50

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A guy who stops to play with a team 6 months in a team game in which 6 months = eternity. Is that what NA calls a professional CS GO player ?

2016-07-11 21:52

1) he cant join another team because he has a contract till 2017, you probably dont understand what a contract is anyway, but I'll assume you do. 2) he doesn't want to play for a shit team like clg, so all he can do is be a clg streamer till the end of 2016 then he can join another team. hmm I do wonder how retards like you even know how to use the computer when you literally understand nothing about how the world works

2016-07-11 22:20

s1mple was on contract with Liquid but wanted to play with Worst Players. He did not want to remain "inactive" and only a streamer (he was on contract to stream with Liquid), he wanted to do his job of a professional CS player. It doesn't appear that Tarik wants to do the same, he will probably be satisfied with himself pugging with shit players. Difference of ambition, difference of talent ...

2016-07-11 22:23

s1mple went back to a tier 100 team and played for 1 month, even if clg let tarik do something similar why on earth would he want to waste his time? there is no tier 1 or even t2 na team that has a 5th spot available, you're so retarded its hilarious

2016-07-11 22:25

It's still better to be active on a "Tier 100" team (i think WP beat VP, or almost beat VP) than to be out of the competition. There is a difference between LANing in a big stadium in Ukraine like s1mple did on WP and pug from your bedroom.

2016-07-11 22:27

are you the stickyrice that viewbotted on twitch then got banned for it?

2016-07-11 23:39

I'm not StickyRice. I used to ROFL watching him play poker like a madman though (i know he used to play some CSGO but i started following the scene again in May 2015 after years of not playing/following CS). So yeah i have seen him play CSGO but it was like when the people on his stream were waiting him to go on the poker site he played on.

2016-07-11 23:41

LOL apparently, according to this guy people from other regions like EU don't take breaks from gaming. And what the fuck is your problem then if someone decides to take a break from something, They still have to earn a living, in this case by streaming, etc. If you have paid salary leave for all the other jobs in the world, why cant you have it for e-sports?

2016-07-12 12:46

Pretending these people are "important" or even "more important" is just sad

2016-07-12 16:53

Part of my point her is that the news being reported is based on people who are doing something interesting enough to be discussed internationally. And dude, they are important enough that you spend hours of your time watching them and alot of your time on this site reading and commenting on them. Pretending that you are just too cool while posting on this site makes you look like an absolutely lame asshole.

2016-07-12 17:17

Im Not cool and im Not important. The difference is that im aware of it. They Do something thats entertaining and fun for us to Watch, its interesting indeed. That doesnt make them important.

2016-07-12 17:25

LOL Importance doesnt mean the 'most important' thing in the world kid. I am calling you a kid because you sound like one. Not insult, fact. You are young and dont realize that importance, just like consequence have different meanings and relevance. For example, watching a cs GO tournament would be like a 2 out of ten for importance in my life. Paying my bills and adding value to everyday situations would be a 10. There are scales of importance. Hopefully you will understand that one day. Trying to pretend something has no significance or importance while posting on this site (Again), makes you look like an asshole. This site and the information contained holds a level of importance in your life. Or you would not be here.

2016-07-12 17:40

You dont unterstand what im getting at,and im certainly not a Kid.but thats Ok . I never said " Most important Thing ". Im Not young, at least not if you only count people on hltv. I know the different layers of importance and why somebody would "scale" it and attach different importance to different things.But we were talking about people. I did not imply that hltv and cs have no significance or "importance" in my life. But we were talking about people. Maybe its a little more clear now

2016-07-12 18:07

Certainly more clear. And I am stoked that you understand those things. Even if Tarik is a .05 on the importance list for you, you took the time to read the article and or scan the comments. So there has to be some level of importance to you. "Pretending these people are "important" or even "more important" is just sad" When you write stuff like that you can imagine why I might think you do not understand relative scales of importance and value. Or at least understand it enough to practice it.

2016-07-12 18:11

Yea i get that and You have a point. Im a Very depressed Person and it makes me kinda sad that people Base the importantance of a human being on money and fame Very often. Thing is, if cs would vanish tomorrow i would be like "whatever" because it is of Very little significance to Me,but your point still Stands. Im here on this Forum. I would argue that maybe the Overall topic of cs would be important, but not the People. Or Maybe im just to fucked up

2016-07-12 18:21

flag checks out

2016-07-11 23:10

yeah because that happens all the time. wtf is logic lmao

rip :(( tarik and jdm were the only 2 people I liked.... rip clg

C9 # -slemmy +TARIK PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS slemmy can still coach / call

2016-07-11 20:59

then c9 will be all PUGers

2016-07-12 12:47

With Koosta all want to leave!!

Good decision

In other news, tarik, pita to join CLG.red. GG gender equality

glgl tarik rip clg

holy shit

BB CLG

2016-07-11 21:01

-tugux +tarik

splyce?

2016-07-11 21:02

-slemmy +tarik +pita

+JasonR

good for him

Interesting, the plot intensifies.

Koosta is enjoying life atm, LUL.

rofl

2016-07-12 10:12

finally

damn, clg tier 9000 not that tarik did anything but...

2016-07-11 21:04

2017?? we're still in july mate...

its because he doesnt want to play for that team anymore and hes still under contract. hes going to stream until his contract expires so that he can switch teams without having to be bought out.

tarik to leave was kinda expected

wow, newest loot must be a hot potato

2016-07-11 21:05

back to streaming lmao

GO TARIK !! BUY GOOD CHEATS AND REKT THEM ALL !!!

Tarik gonna stream all year? That's disappointing. I would've hoped he would join an up and coming team like TSM or selfless at least. Pita is also a pretty good coach. I wouldn't like to see these players go away, cutler and hazed can also be pretty good.

2016-07-11 21:06

He's still under contract, i imagine he gets paid relatively well so it kind of makes sense that he'd stay with CLG for the $$. I can't see Selfless or TSM paying him more than CLG are.

2016-07-11 21:39

Only half a year left

2016-07-12 02:34

C9 Tarik confirmed

back to scamming and stealing Pita

Wheres the money pita??~~

2016-07-12 03:45

Go4PytaCar

2016-07-12 10:36

WHAT? the jumpying double for cold... what is going on right now? how does he do this? cold saving luminosity with the awp play..

2016-07-11 21:08

Tarik to a better team inc?

-ryx +Tarik Echo Fox new NA super team

2016-07-11 21:20

This actually would be awesome. Seangares would use him well I bet.

2016-07-11 21:43

**Team Update & Upcoming Changes:** Over the the past six months our Counter-Strike team has had it’s share of accomplishments and defeats. The team showed potential to take upsets over top international teams and made it to Legends status in the first North American based Major. However, the team has struggled the last couple months. The team needs reforms in order to move forward. The roster for the remainder of ELEAGUE will be James “hazed” Cobb, Faruk “pita” Pita, Kenneth “koosta” Suen, Stephen “reltuC” Cutler, and Tarik “tarik” Celik. Following ELEAGUE, pita will be stepping down as head coach of the Counter-Strike team. We believe this will be mutually beneficial in the long term. Pita desires to return to Europe to be closer to his family and the team is in need of a fresh start from the top down. Furthermore, Tarik will be taking a break from professional Counter-Strike and will take the time off to spend time with his family and to stream from home. CLG will begin a rebuild of the team’s staff infrastructure and roster over the following months. We’re consulting the players, experts in the scene, and new staffing options for the best ways to move the team forward. Creating a top team is never an easy process. E-Sports is up and down. Every fan is familiar with the cycle of victory, defeat, and rebuilding. We’re entering into the rebuilding phase. It won’t be easy during this transitionary period. We care, we’re listening, and we’re taking the steps to build the foundation of a championship team. Your support means the world to us. We’ll continue communicating our plans as our options solidify in the coming weeks.

expected,trash team deluxe

2016-07-11 21:07

Expected from Tarik, not so much from Pita. Feeling that +JDM and +Pimp not going to be last roster changes for Liquid. Ah right, rip CLG CS GO team.

XanTarik turkish squad inbound

2016-07-11 21:09

What could save CLG now: -hazed +FugLy -reltuC +adreN -tarik +bullyzoid Ez Top 1 NA kappa?

3/10 b8. What could save CLG now: Nothing can save CLG now.

2016-07-11 21:16

not a bait tho

2016-07-11 21:17

6 months tarik slry?

2016-07-11 21:11

He's not worth buying out... then again TSM bought out semphis and autimatic kek

2016-07-11 21:31

Pretty sure CLG would rather take cash then paying him salary for 6months. And why hes not worth? He is one of best riflers NA, and could be very cheap... I think he just wants to rest and take good money from clg( more than tsm for sure ) doing nothing.

2016-07-11 22:32

i can name 15 riflers better than tarik from north america, dude has no brain at all

2016-07-11 23:04

Tarik SpaceS confirmed xD

Tarik space soldiers confirmed

lg tarik

rip CLG

2016-07-11 21:21

In a Facebook post, CLG explained that Celik will take a break from competitive gaming as he wishes "to spend time with his family and to stream from home" before returning to action in 2016. it should be 2017, right MIRAA?

EXPECTED LUL tarik to LDLC confirmed

2016-07-11 21:23

tarik to play with xantares

Happy to see tarik make a step in favor of unions players like fallen told.^_^. Bcz those NA org hypocrites dont give a shit about them... hope he can get a nice org at last can value they players.

Tarik to space soldiers.deal with it.

maikelele pita tarik tba tba

2016-07-11 21:25

2017 lmao

Tarik to C9

2016-07-11 21:26

Good luck tarik! <3

hes going to space soldiers 100% thank me later

rip clg home as in turkey?

2016-07-11 21:33

new york city

2016-07-11 21:54

2017 lol

2016-07-11 21:34

CLG tier 10 incoming

2016-07-11 21:36

Tarik "tarik" Celik and coach Faruk "pita" Pita lul

Liquid Tarik Inc.

2016-07-11 21:37

thought so. gl in the future kanka

2016-07-11 21:38

ence hire pita? ez 4 ence

Pita to mousesports please

Tarik Gob B Maikelele Xantares +Random Turk or Pita (Bosnian, close enough to being Turk) Turkish Allstars.

2016-07-11 21:40

paz/MAJ3R/yam

2016-07-11 21:46

Yam is a good one! Also kinda available right now due to the team possibly leaving RNG?

2016-07-11 21:47

He should leave that dead team in any way he can. Or else, just add paz/MAJ3R not a huge difference.

2016-07-11 21:48

both are being deported lel

professional streamer

rip CLG DIE DIE DIE

This all started when they prematurely kicked Fugly...

Tarik,Pita,Maikelele new team confrimed

adreN in, also jasonR, desi, just9n and uber are options

2016-07-11 21:53

stream for 5 months, ambitious move :)

Only way he gets wins is in pugs ;) he misses winning

2016-07-11 23:23

+adreN +jks

2016-07-11 21:59

tarik instead of pimp will make liquid best NA team ever existed

2016-07-11 22:02

tarik to Cloud9

2016-07-11 22:05

2016-07-11 22:08

Who will play at ELEAGUE on Thursday? Cloud9 -Slemmy +tarik

2016-07-11 22:14

MAIKELELLEE

2016-07-11 22:17

Maybe the rest of the roster will morph with Splyce?

lol tarik to turkish squad xD

+1 Turok + VACTARES can take over the scene.

TARIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

2016-07-11 22:19

na cs

2016-07-11 22:22

Pita and Tarik to make kebabshop together on next major Kappa

saw this coming, clg roster is a mess. poor koosta getting thrown around like a ragdoll. barely on liquid and clg.

2016-07-11 22:44

Please create a turkish super-team senpai 0.0

2016-07-11 22:48

tarik to c9 confirmed

2016-07-11 22:59

To C9 or an international team, or liquid but i doubt it

2016-07-11 23:08

Start with changing resolution and crosshair just to see if things get better if not keep em the same:)

2016-07-11 23:20

out of eleague pita jdm tarik

2016-07-11 23:22

this!

2016-07-12 06:23

Garbik

+LOLYOU +Fodder top 3 NA

2016-07-11 23:24

rip clg +adreN +m0e

2016-07-11 23:33

RIP [*]

2016-07-11 23:50

tarik oskar s1mple Maikelele Magiskb0Y NEW SUPERTEAM INC

2016-07-11 23:55

nt favela but i hope +tarik -slemmy

2016-07-12 00:21

-Magisk +Niko

C9 Tarik in 2017 He's waiting for his contract to expire so C9 won't have to buy him out. He already tried to join before. HLTV confirmed.

2016-07-12 00:18

good

2016-07-12 00:29

pita fucked up every team he joined. nip = miserable fail as a coach + stole charity money. clg = got in just in time to play as a stand in and get that sticker dolla. HOPEFULLY OTHER ORGS HAVE LEARNED AND NEVER EMPLOY THIS CLOWN AGAIN.

2016-07-12 00:38

Cloud9! -Slemmy +tarik! PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ PLZZZZZZ! PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

2016-07-12 00:41

There must a way to get out of this contract like "if my team is 29x times shittier than me, then i can leave"

2016-07-12 00:50

C9: -Slemmy +tarik Slemmy to coach + IGL. Just read about pita wanting to return to Europe, so nvm about him coaching c9.

2016-07-12 01:16

2016-07-12 01:20

CLG to disband or steal good riflers from lower tier CS (rooRoo, Uber?)

2016-07-12 01:39

jasonr is good

2016-07-12 01:57

yea hes good why did splyce cut him though

2016-07-12 03:54

idk

2016-07-12 04:12

To make room for EU players presumably.

2016-07-12 05:17

IT BEGINS

2016-07-12 01:42

2016-07-12 02:47

rip TARIK BOIIIS ;_;

2016-07-12 03:50

-slemmy +tarik c9 to major again

rip koosta so bad btw

2016-07-12 03:59

2016-07-12 04:09

Rip kebab.

2016-07-12 04:36

expected... btw, poor koosta. whats left for him??

2016-07-12 05:15

2016-07-12 05:28

Koosta must be soooo happy :D!

2016-07-12 05:50

tarik to liquid after pimps contract is up

2016-07-12 07:12

Rip

2016-07-12 07:45

"2017" KEK.

2016-07-12 08:16

NA scene lol

2016-07-12 09:28

ayy lmao what a weak losers one failure and they gave up...

2016-07-12 09:51

ahahahaha koosta rest in pepperino

2016-07-12 09:54

FINALLY TARIK GOES OUT

2016-07-12 09:55

Pita will probably create a team with Maikelele now. Pita will coach.

2016-07-12 10:38

Without tarik and jdm, they're nothing

2016-07-12 11:04

I hope tarik has a better reason for leaving than just wanting to continue streaming. I don't want him to turn into a streamer who makes a living out of stream donations unlike some C9 players I know.

2016-07-12 11:51

Pithief is going home

2016-07-12 11:55

Tariik nooo :C

2016-07-12 12:08

RIP Eleague

2016-07-12 12:55

Space Soldiers Tarik

2016-07-12 13:06

Love you Tarik Good luck

2016-07-12 13:42

Just NA CS Kappa