MICHU signs for Virtus.pro; TaZ transferred to Kinguin

22/3/2018 - 18:38

The two Polish organizations have successfully swapped players, with Michał "MICHU" Müller officially joining Virtus.pro after finishing a loan period and Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas becoming a part of Kinguin.

Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller was announced as Virtus.pro's new player more than a month ago, joining the most accomplished Polish CS:GO lineup on loan from Kinguin. After playing out two tournaments with the squad, and the player he replaced, Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas, linking up with Kinguin, the two teams have revealed that an agreement has been reached and that the moves will be permanent ones.

MICHU officially joined Virtus.pro

The news has been publicized today by Virtus.pro, but doesn't reveal any details about buyouts, only that the negotiations were "quite delicate":

"We have had quite delicate negotiations. I’m happy we’ve come to a fruitful solution. After making the decision to part with Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas, MICHU was a top-priority option for us. I hope that Michał will get his hand in a new team soon, and will help Virtus.pro to come back to the top. As for TaZ, I would like to thank him again for his loyalty. I wish to say it one more time: he is the key reason behind Golden Five joining VP, playing for VP, and staying together for so long." - Roman Dvoryankin, VP General manager

In his statement regarding the signing, Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski said that MICHU has a really difficult task a head, considering he is replacing one of the most experienced players in the scene:

"Our team has been known for sticking to the same lineup for a long period of time, so whenever the change comes, it turns out huge and unleashes lots of emotions. MICHU has a really difficult task ahead of him - he is replacing one of the most experienced players on the CS scene – TaZ, whom we wish best of luck in the future."

"Michał is a very talented person who knows how to work with the team, therefore we are certain this change is for the better. I am happy that all the transfer obligations are finally over, and that we can confirm the new lineup of Virtus.pro CS team" - Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski

The new addition gave props to Kinguin and other former teams which were stepping stones to the opportunity to join Virtus.pro:

"This is my dream come true, and, for sure, I can say it is my biggest e-sports achievement. What follows this is great motivation for further personal improving. I would also like to sincerely thank Kinguin and my previous teammates. Thanks to them, I gained lots of experience, common successes and moments that we've spent together will stay with me forever. Now I am walking into new level that brings bigger challenges and efforts. Keep your fingers crossed for me and my new team!" - Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller

With the signing finalized, Virtus.pro now have the following roster:

Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski
Jarosław "⁠pashaBiceps⁠" Jarząbkowski
Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski
Paweł "⁠byali⁠" Bieliński
Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller

Most recently, Kinguin have been seen playing with two PRIDE players as well as TaZ, but only the former Virtus.pro member has been officially signed:

Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz
Mikołaj "⁠mouz⁠" Karolewski
Wiktor "⁠TaZ⁠" Wojtas
Jacek "⁠MINISE⁠" Jeziak
Paweł "⁠reatz⁠" Jańczak

As if it could help them. Retirement is the best option, guys.

2018-03-22 18:38

13 replies

yes

5 replies

I never saw it coming

2018-03-22 18:39

3 replies

expected haHAA

2018-03-22 18:40

2 replies

how much VP paid to transfer Taz to somewhere else?

2018-03-23 00:59

1 reply

hahahaha n1 :D

2018-03-23 09:08

KINGUIN > VP

2018-03-22 18:41

Or not? Why would they retire when they still can play and earn caäääsh. L2life plz.

0/8. As they qualify for MDL playoffs with a new player.

2018-03-22 18:42

XD Fuck VP

2018-03-22 18:43

who cares about this irrelevant team

2018-03-22 18:49

2018-03-22 23:11

Feelsbadman

2018-03-22 18:57

Why Dont They All Just Retire And Make Money Through Streaming. Its Over For Them In Terms Of Winning Tournaments Which Will Matter. IDK

2018-03-23 08:53

good

Dis move gonna refresh poland csgo scene

I aren't think that

2018-03-22 18:47

Not this move. It’s a step in the right direction but they need more talent

2018-03-22 18:48

expected

RLY?

Yeah, that's ok, prokda

^that's not ok^

2018-03-22 19:15

unexpected

expected af but gz man

old news

nice

Most expected move

wp Taz

Müller ze germans

Internet Explorer

OMEGALUL

2018-03-22 18:50

Kinguin>VP

didn't michu play for Swansea?

Whaaaaat

sure

Come on for fuck's sake..

Already had read on twitter

Really? Their results with him haven't exactly been much of an improvement..

even s1mple wouldn't help VP if Snax, byali and pasha are playing like TACO.

2018-03-22 21:23

pasha has found his form actually a bit more snax also

2018-03-22 21:26

pasha played like shit at IEM

2018-03-22 21:28

He Played good vs g2. And online he found his form

2018-03-23 17:22

HAHAHAHAHA

Who cares they will never achieve anything again

9 replies

Hah dude we will see

6 replies

sorry master they beat faze they allready better than the old vp with taz

2018-03-25 10:59

Told you my friend 😘

2018-03-25 11:16

4 replies

but this is t2 event lets see if they can beat hr or mouz i doubt it ma frand

2018-03-25 11:20

IT changes nothink, n1 team defated by vp They can lose final but we will see

2018-03-25 11:26

its 20-21% chance vp win the final

2018-03-25 11:37

I see here real quick maths dude IT won't be suprise if they win Call ya later

2018-03-25 11:40

And where is konfig now XD hes a joke

2018-03-23 07:09

Lol optic is 100 times better than vp? Haha

2018-03-23 07:53

rip vp

GL VP GL K1NGW1N

WTF OMG UNEXPECTED

WTF THIS IS SUPRISE

big surprise!

such news very unexpecto

TaZzerino

Unexpeted

deranked LMAO

WHAAAT WTF

lul ?

kinguin>vp

Expected! Good luck to both teams!

2018-03-22 18:44

vp < kinguin

VP>AGO>KINGUIN

2018-03-22 18:45

AGO>Kinguin>VP

2018-03-23 11:01

Nice prank bro

2018-03-23 14:33

taz kicked and they still losing so there is a answer that he wasn"t a problem i hope that Taz will be a second Zeus who got kicked and then showed in Gambit his skill

2018-03-23 16:02

UNEXPECTED!!

hm..oke

2018-03-22 18:46

PogChamp

nooooooooooooooooooo he is same shit as TAZ baaaaaa he is even shittestest than TAZ

Name checks out.

2018-03-22 19:08

who

TaZ is trash

france cs ....

2018-03-22 21:15

Better than Polish

2018-03-22 21:16

WOW

2018-03-22 18:51

uhhhhhhh virtus isnt a polish org, idk about kinguin

2018-03-22 18:52

Kinguin polish, vp russian.

2018-03-22 20:24

kinguin isn't fully Polish

it is

2018-03-23 12:17

it's

2018-03-23 12:18

The menager of Kinguin is Neos father known as Hayabusa ;)

2018-03-24 11:42

jesus fucking christ I know that... and I know who is hayabusa but you clearly don't know that kinguin's ceo is from Czech Republi, next guy is from Italy and headquarter is in Hongkong. It is not Polish org. Poles are working in Apple but it doesn't make it a Polish company xD Kinguin is european org.

2018-03-24 15:57

Wow I just found out reatz and byali are brothers xdd

2018-03-22 18:53

They arent they dont have same surname

2018-03-22 20:05

biggest mistake from VP

2018-03-22 18:54

Pasha 1337 maps woah

good luck 742 and Michu! :))

Rest in Pieces VP, horrible choice.

2018-03-22 18:58

HF KINGUIN AND VP

2018-03-22 19:01

This is my dream come true no more paving driveways for him

MICHUbiceps LUL

2018-03-22 19:02

New chapter!

Nice

2018-03-22 19:03

I like new kinguin lineup. They have potential.

+11111111111111111111111111

2018-03-22 19:26

potential to do what? win 99Damage online cup?

2018-03-22 21:24

-PASHA +SZPERO

- streamingbiceps + snatchie and vp would have a decent rooster.

2018-03-22 19:04

thanx for info ^^

They really should have gone for replacing two players from the start I feel like, one player is not going to do much now I am afraid.

2018-03-22 19:24

tehy still need more changes

No shit sherlock

expected lul

2018-03-22 19:30

no shit

2018-03-22 19:33

Good move imo, maybe vp can now beat a tier1 team once in 4 months

2018-03-22 19:41

2018-03-22 19:43

YES

2018-03-22 19:44

virtus pro suck

2018-03-22 19:48

2018-03-22 19:53

Changing a single player might not be the solution... Time will tell us if it's a good move or not. As for kinguin they goal is, i suppose, try to be the best polish team... A job that looks tough. But gl hf to both teams.

2018-03-22 20:09

vp new era

2018-03-22 20:11

whatever, now when simple join best wold team SK will rape every team! He will be good support for cold and together will dominate scene

2018-03-22 20:15

s1mple supports no man... Prepare for baitzeras stats to take a hit, or for s1mple to play way fewer late round situations

2018-03-22 20:29

s1mple aka "destroyer of temas" nah he and clodzera will be baiting each other every game xddd

2018-03-22 23:21

top 10 anime betrayals

2018-03-22 20:22

Wow how surprising VP is finally changing lineup!

2018-03-22 20:28

Would of enjoyed seeing TaZ go AGO or some genuine promising Polish team. Them peoples he go to battle with are definition of eternal tier3/2 team. We will never see them do good, or maybe I eat my words in future? No. No I won't. -AEB

2018-03-22 20:31

-pasha -neo

2018-03-22 20:44

sad bring back taz

2018-03-22 20:53

I agree, VP probably really need some roster changes, but ffs michu is not even close to t1 level.

2018-03-22 20:55

2018-03-22 21:09

2018-03-22 22:09

gl ma friend

2018-03-22 21:21

no Neo + Taz anymore :( sad ..

2018-03-22 21:52

definitely not an upgrade

2018-03-22 21:57

MICHU > TaZ in every single aspect. Plus he is younger. Smart choice from Kinguin!

2018-03-22 22:07

Michu doesn't have an inch of brain or game sense, he is pure aim.

2018-03-23 01:29

Sure, he needs experience. But he is a bigger promisse than TaZ atm lol. As you said : "He is pure aim". The game sense will come with time. Dont worry.

2018-03-23 12:06

VIRTUS.PRO VS NORTH = 0:2 TAZ 4HEAD WAS 4HEAD THE 4HEAD PROBLEM

2018-03-22 22:10

taz is now playing for a decent team again :D

2018-03-22 22:11

Pure Yoy

2018-03-22 22:14

Nice. Now they only need to replace just 4 more players.

2018-03-22 22:32

Theres no denial that neo needs to go. He was lolbad for i dont even know how long. The question is, who can replace him? I mean if AGO stays together, which is very likely cause joining VP is huge gamble despite they try to pretend like its dream come true. It is not, not at all right now.

2018-03-22 22:33

first to go is pasha not neo

2018-03-22 23:20

not sure at all about that

2018-03-22 23:22

BnTeT #1 Polish player

2018-03-23 08:23

"The two Polish organizations"VP vp is a Russian organization :)

2018-03-23 08:34

I see so much disrespect to one of the most legendary teams ever. They are getting older for sure. Taz is 31 and you can't expect him to compete at the highest level. But come on! It's not like Taz can't do anything for the scene. I see this change as a good thing since Taz can help younger and more inexperienced players learn stuff. And nobody can argue against that VP is one the most experienced and legendary teams ever and you've got to respect that. And also. Taz, Neo and pasha played this game when i am sure a lot of people here were in diapers or didn't even know the game. They are the most experienced lineup core still in pro play!

2018-03-23 09:20

TaZ actually built VP

2018-03-23 09:21