starix joins Spirit

10/5/2017 - 17:00

Former Natus Vincere player Sergey "starix" Ischuk has announced that he will return to activity on Team Spirit.

Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk had been looking to write a new chapter in his career after stepping down as coach of Na`Vi - the team he had also represented as a player between 2010 and 2015.

The 29-year-old will step into the shoes of Anton "⁠tonyblack⁠" Kolesnikov, who was released at the end of March. He immediately takes over as captain, giving a major boost to the Russian team with all the experience he has gained throughout his career.

starix to play again, now on Spirit

The former Na`Vi player has already joined up with his new teammates in a bootcamp as they prepare for the closed qualifiers for the CIS Minor, in which 16 teams will fight for eight spots in the $50,000 competition.

"I had quite a lot of proposals from different organizations, so the choice was very hard," starix said in a statement.

"I spoke with representatives of Spirit and also with the players, and decided that this is exactly the team and the organisation with which I want to continue my career in esports.

"Despite the long break from the game, I am quickly regaining my form, and soon I will be able to prove it in official matches."

Spirit now have the following roster:

Vadim "⁠DavCost⁠" Vasilyev
Dmitriy "⁠Dima⁠" Bandurka
Dmitry "⁠S0tF1k⁠" Forostyanko
Pavel "⁠COLDYY1⁠" Veklenko
Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk

Nice

2017-05-10 17:01

22 replies

Nice to see starix back. But rip Kibaken. Spirit will become good mark my words :)

2017-05-10 17:03

15 replies

-dima +kibaken

2017-05-10 17:04

12 replies

lmao u dumb

2017-05-10 17:08

2 replies

yup, its good already tier 2 at least

2017-05-10 17:55

1 reply

Spirit is already better than NaVi

2017-05-10 23:00

lol kibaken so bad

2017-05-10 17:14

+1 huge bot

2017-05-10 19:28

dima best.

2017-05-10 17:15

4 replies

nt dima hltv.org/?pageid=246&playerid=8125

2017-05-10 17:17

3 replies

but he much better than Kibaken

2017-05-10 17:21

xD hltv.org/match/2300615-yp-ancient-mlg-co..

2017-05-10 17:30

5th of February 2016 22:00

2017-05-11 13:57

LOL TOP10 THROW AND TROLL TEAMS SPIRIT IS RIGHT NOW

2017-05-10 22:53

it's a good start for him to go higher to the top team.kinda...

2017-05-13 05:08

kibaken was the worst link

2017-05-10 17:53

marked

2017-05-13 10:15

expected

2017-05-10 17:02

why?

???

2017-05-13 11:24

Better than Na'Vi

2017-05-10 17:51

kibaken is at another russian team EPL i think

2017-05-10 18:38

1 month max

2017-05-11 09:19

Unexcepted he so old

10 replies

Ages around 30 are not so old for cs. Especially for those ex 1.6 players

2017-05-10 17:16

Is it

There are plenty of players around that age.

2017-05-10 17:52

You can't argue against russian kid cyka blyat.

2017-05-10 20:03

There is no age for gamimg my friend! It's life!!!

2017-05-10 22:46

For professional gaming is it. I take Astralis as example they young 20-22 and if you near 30 you for professional gaming to old cuz your brain didn't realize and working so much as you younger. The same is in football. I don't have to mean that older players useless, it just mean old players can't hold on the level like youngstars, example Astralis can do it. So Team_Spirit plays on professional level and using a 30 years old player there must be smth wrong. In other games like SC2 is normally that the players 40+ but that another game.

2017-05-10 23:27

nice england

2017-05-10 23:55

2017-05-11 06:25

Cristiano Ronaldo - 32 Sergio Ramos - 31 Luka Modric - 31 Keylor Navas - 30 Benzema - 29 Buffon - 39 Chielinni - 32 Alves - 34 Bonucci - 30 Barzagli - 36 Marchissio - 31 Khedira - 30 Mandžukic; - 30 Higuain - 29 :)

2017-05-11 13:07

theres no "past your prime" if the desire is there, the only thing that makes a player "washed up" is their change in priorities in life and if they are just tired of the game.

2017-05-13 10:14

Wtf

gg ez win gg

ez major

2017-05-11 08:06

Wow

Unexpected - good luck in your career!

ayyyy

Dammit Starix.

lol

nice

wtf

gg wp

he playing?

unexpected

woohoo starix hype!

wow nice :V

gl legenda

?????

damn

oh shit, he back playing boys

unexpected, nice

Gl starix, hf in the minor

Legend

EZ SPIRIT STICKERS

For real... Complete downgrade

Nice :) Really glad he's back. Was a beast few years ago.

It'll truly be awesome to see Starix play again. He was an awesome 1.6 player! :D Congratulations, Starix!

but a shit csgo player so no it really wont

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True... unfortunately his CS:GO form was unlike his 1.6 form and was basically useless in most cases. His only upside being a great support-fragger for the entry and a somewhat decent secondary AWP'er at the time. Other than that, nothing special about Starix compared to his 1.6 form. I'm just excited to see him play again. Should be awesome and he;s obviously been training for this. I can only assume his role will be the same as when he was on Na'Vi at the time: Secondary-AWP'er/Support.

2017-05-10 17:10

ok lol whatever dude i didnt ask for a lifestory

2017-05-10 17:20

LUL

2017-05-11 07:43

You need to talk briefly with him mate, he's busy watching out for terrorists trying to rape his family ; /

2017-05-11 10:58

he played well at malmö, stepping in for Guardian.

2017-05-10 17:37

6 replies

wow 2 maps, 1 against clg and 1 against godsent hes sick dude

2017-05-10 18:18

5 replies

I said well not sick mate

2017-05-10 18:20

im not your mate

2017-05-10 18:21

okey buddy

He's not your buddy But i can be yours <3

2017-05-11 05:42

Thanks for the offer but I'll have to pass, have a good day mister.

woooow legend is back, good luck starix

+Ceh9

Welcome back!!!!!!

Expected that he'd join another team. Wish him best of luck!

dayuuuuuum

wtf but ok. gl

Left a dying T1 team to a rising T3 team!

T3? lul

"left" "T1" "rising T3"

2017-05-10 21:49

what is wrong with u expected tier3 for tier1 captain

2017-05-11 08:03

ez i mean

2017-05-11 08:04

expecteeed

Good luck legend

2017-05-10 17:05

Hope he can recover his form quickly so he can join a top CIS team.

i think its fair to give him a shot in lower level CIS teams, if he can prove himself he will move up eventually.

2017-05-10 17:11

nice, gl to a normal one non-traitor player

NOT expected :O

2017-05-10 17:06

hell yeah

lul , gl sereja

Niiice

2017-05-10 17:07

why not -seized +starix????

noooo, why?

ez minor

Legend alive!! Alwsys nice to see him playing. GL captain

STARIX STICKER HYPE

idk i think he lost his touch, not playing at the top level for so long will result in poor performance

Watch out NiP.

2017-05-10 17:09

I really hope he will do well.

What an upgrade!

So nice. GO GO SPIRIT

GL for him all the respect huge legend !

Nice Go Starix

tier1 inc(no) LUL

Starix will grow new players for Navi :D

wow,gl

very good pick. he's still good and you could always see that as he was standing in for navi at times

PogChamp

Be interesting to see what kind of effect he has on the team with the experience and knowledge..

2017-05-10 17:18

n1 gl

2017-05-10 17:19

This is the best news for a past few month. Glad, that he will play again

Good luck starix! Prove to all that you are the best!

nice wanted to see him in f3 tho

Starix Markeloff Zeus Edward S1mple

2017-05-10 17:22

-S1mple + AdreN Five 1.6 legends

2017-05-10 17:27

lul AdreN never was an 1.6 legend.

2017-05-10 18:22

he was, the best Kazakh player and one of the best russian speaking player ever

2017-05-10 18:26

Ty for the secret info. This doesn't make him 1.6 legend, like not even close.

2017-05-10 20:30

da voobshe pohui na samom dele legenda on ili net:D (nvm)

2017-05-11 17:42

agree he was best from hes region but not legend on grand picture of cs 1.6

+999&

Starix kicked zeus from Navi. Now u putting them in the same team?

???? Wat

2017-05-11 05:45

Are you retarded or what? Starix wasn't CEO or rven manager of Na'Vi organisation to kick Zeus. He is in hood relations with Zeus even now. He has nothing to do about Zeus' kick from the cs go roster.

2017-05-11 07:36

Starix and Seized wanted to kick Zeus. Edward said no. Cech9 confirmed it. It's not NBA or smth. It's player decision who kick who not. Even Shroud said if cloud9 players wanted to kick him, CEO only could put in on streamers cloud9.

2017-05-13 13:38

nt mr.seized

2017-05-13 11:02

Glad to see him play again.

2017-05-10 17:23

inb4 starix team beats navi lul

2017-05-10 17:24

Wish he had joined F3 playersssss

2017-05-10 17:25

Starix might not be the flashiest and the most insane fragger, yet hes still way better than kibaken and his experience alone just gives so much to the team. Look what happened to Gambit!

good

starix <3

2017-05-10 17:26

Nice.

The monsterGOD of cs1.6 return

2017-05-10 17:28

ok nice why not in pro100?

2017-05-10 17:29

ez top1

YOOOOO good luck Starix you deserve! We are the champions! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

Nice! Living legend! Na'Vi (1.6): starix, edward, zeus, ceh9, markeloff (old good times!)

2017-05-10 17:32

spirit>navi already

2017-05-10 17:33

dilma + cold = gg

2017-05-10 17:34

2017-05-10 17:35

boy is back guys, rip NaVi

starix <33 gl on Spirit!

i wish best luck to starix

2017-05-10 17:38

GGGGGGGGGGGGLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Im so f happy, nice to see u starix playing again!

2017-05-10 17:39

2017-05-10 17:40

gl starix

2017-05-10 17:41

2017-05-10 17:42

wasted

2017-05-10 17:44

ez for the don.

2017-05-10 17:45

2017-05-10 17:47

very nice

2017-05-10 17:48

-seized/Edward +starix Na'Vi top 1 gl in Spirit tho

2017-05-10 17:49

should have been optic's 5th and igl

Gl. Zeus and starix navi was my favorite team for a long time.

This team needs way more firepower.

starix playing again <3 plz +zeus +markeloff

2017-05-10 17:57

FUCKING LEGEND

2017-05-10 18:06

spirit vs na'vi soon

2017-05-10 18:07

omfg yass

2017-05-10 18:11

Gl starix

2017-05-10 18:16

I think this can actually work out

Starix to the major ;)

I hope it will work out, glhf

Spirit > NaVi I WANT TO SEE THAT HAHHAA

2017-05-10 18:25

Realy?!

2017-05-10 18:28

Starix legend, cs 1.6 <3

2017-05-10 18:35

omg

very interesting ... Spirit becomes top5 CIS right away

2017-05-10 18:40

They were top5 cis already lol

2017-05-10 23:56

I disagree but I tend to understand your point of view since I´m talking results-wise and you are considering team-wise

2017-05-11 14:07

1.Gambit 2.Na`Vi 3.Vega 4.Spirit 5.F3 i dont consider HR as a cis team

2017-05-11 16:43

finally kibakken got replaced PogChamp

gl bro

2017-05-10 18:50

Unexpected... Anyway, gl starix!

2017-05-10 19:12

hahahah Spirit tier 3

Gambit 2.0

2017-05-10 19:22

left options for optic +cadian +adren

2017-05-10 19:29

CadiaN is on Epsilon sadly

2017-05-11 05:46

nice!!!

2017-05-10 19:30

starix is bad

2017-05-10 19:31

NA CS is bad and starix is the Legend and Veteran of cybersport. Newfags...

2017-05-11 07:40

and he's bad

2017-05-11 17:36

nice move, gl!

2017-05-10 19:33

happy for starix! good luck in new team!

He can be a very good igl but he needs to improve he's aim...

2017-05-10 20:26

boost for Spirit, they just easy will take CIS minor. GL

2017-05-10 20:36

LOOL, GL

2017-05-10 20:38

Yess, ez STARIXez

2017-05-10 21:13

2017-05-10 21:26

+markeloff pls

2017-05-10 21:27

2017-05-10 21:28

gl legend

2017-05-10 21:34

wow! so glad for him!

2017-05-10 22:29

How much time will Team Spirit need, bypass Na'Vi in the rating of Hltv? xD

2017-05-10 22:39

GL HF!

2017-05-10 23:01

lets fucking go BABY LETS FUCKING GO STARIX!

2017-05-10 23:52

n1 I want to see them at PGL major

true legend! GL

2017-05-10 23:58

Starix mastermind + Coldyy1 explosive raw skill = Spirit win

2017-05-11 00:05

2017-05-11 07:39

Rock bottom, here it is

2017-05-11 00:18

welcome back =)

2017-05-11 00:37

Disappointing, Could have joined a better NA team that lacked a leader and actually made them a threat to the EU scene

2017-05-11 03:07

Would be interesting also.

2017-05-11 07:38

Cloud9 Optic and Renegades are all teams that could be great if they had a good IGL :(

Totally agree with you.

2017-05-11 07:41

2017-05-11 03:13

starix was a god awp when he filled in for guardian back in 2015

2017-05-11 03:14

Bye bye navi. Spirit > navi

2017-05-11 04:16

DIMA new simple but not toxic

2017-05-11 18:21

just retire

2017-05-11 04:37

Godrix

2017-05-11 04:38

2017-05-11 11:17

yes! <3 starix

2017-05-11 11:30

the LEGEND is back to the business!

2017-05-11 12:04

Welcome back legend!

2017-05-11 14:10

-davcost +ceh9

2017-05-11 14:45

nahuj ceh9bot =)

2017-05-11 18:20

yEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHH!!!!!

2017-05-11 18:16

haters always hate! nice to see starix back in action. Hopefully you get to play as you like!

2017-05-12 08:42

+Zeus +ceh9 +markeloff

2017-05-14 10:54