pronax, znajder recreate Ancient

22-2-2019 01:00

Former fnatic duo Markus "⁠pronax⁠" Wallsten and Andreas "⁠znajder⁠" Lindberg have decided to give Ancient another run along with three other Swedish players.

Ancient were originally created in early 2016 by pronax following his departure from fnatic, whom he had led to three Major-winning campaigns, one of which alongside znajder.

That team went on to win the Pantamera CS:GO Challenge, in Stockholm, before moving to GODSENT, who ceased operations in June 2018 following the acquisition of their CS:GO line-up by Red Reserve.

znajder and pronax back together in Ancient

For this new Ancient iteration, the ex-fnatic duo will be linking up with another well-known player in the scene, former Property and Epsilon member Robin "⁠robiin⁠" Sjögren, who had his Valve ban lifted in September after being barred from competing in the Major circuit for almost four years.

To complete the roster, the team turned to two up-and-coming Swedish players: 20-year-old Rasmus "⁠kreaz⁠" Johansson, who was part of the duttdutt line-up that placed fourth at IeSF World Championship 2017 and stood in for Red Reserve at Bets.Net Masters, and 16-year-old Peppe "⁠Peppzor⁠" Borak, who competed in ESEA S29 Advanced with tradigt.

"After some talks back and forth with pronax, we decided to make a Swedish team with upcoming Swedish talents, and I think we found ourselves a good mix to build something great with," znajder told HLTV.org.

"We have been practising for a while now, and if any organizer is interested in inviting us to any league or tournament where we can start proving ourselves, do not hesitate.

"We are looking for an organization. To contact us, send an email to WeAncient@gmail.com."

Meanwhile, pronax told HLTV.org that he will be hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' (AMA) Q&A session on the Counter-Strike subreddit on Friday from 16:00 to answer questions from fans.

Ancient, who will be competing in the closed qualifier for LOOT.BET HotShot Series Season 2, have the following roster:

Markus "⁠pronax⁠" Wallsten
Andreas "⁠znajder⁠" Lindberg
Robin "⁠robiin⁠" Sjögren
Rasmus "⁠kreaz⁠" Johansson
Peppe "⁠Peppzor⁠" Borak

dope

2019-02-22 01:00

37 replies

pronax in 2k19 LUL

2019-02-22 01:01

23 replies

The roster will never do anything but at least pronax and znajder are still at it and haven't given up.

2019-02-22 01:02

17 replies

+1 Hope they can do atleast some damage

2019-02-22 01:03

10 replies

Well...

2019-02-22 01:04

6 replies

i don't believe it either but who knows ;)

2019-02-22 01:18

4 replies

BELIEVE IN GODNAX AND ZNAJDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2019-02-22 04:58

3 replies

flag checks out

2019-02-22 06:45

2 replies

lul?

2019-02-22 06:46

R e t a r d u s s i a n

2019-02-22 21:37

and are training swedish young talent. this is great for fnc and nip

yes maybe 35 adr

2019-02-22 09:27

1 reply

You mean that you believe that Pronax will be in fragging on higher standards this time? Oof that'll be great

2019-02-22 10:41

lul

2019-02-23 20:36

Another washed up team to disband within a month

Na give them 2 months like normal. Let them fail to qualify for 2 tier 10 turnyz

2019-02-22 04:55

king

2019-02-22 07:25

znajder is really looking to redeem himself again after all the shit that has been happening around him for a while

Trying doesn't always cut it. He had a plethora of chances to prove he's still got it and has disappointed every time. pronax has spent too much time in t4 teams to have any impact as an IGL

2019-02-22 01:27

Kings of t4, there's decent money in there

2019-02-22 11:05

Bot Kreaz youtube.com/watch?v=fJjL8epYeVI

2019-02-22 01:54

Inb4 VAC as everyone else

2019-02-22 09:07

Second best IGL ever.

2019-02-22 08:03

Pronax 3 majors - sh1tple 0 majors

2019-02-22 08:54

pronax_3_major_s#1mple_0_major

2019-02-23 10:04

4th major inc

2019-02-22 01:06

7 replies

isn't robiin VAC banned? so not possible with him

2019-02-22 01:09

I'm pretty sure the ban was removed by Valve

2019-02-22 01:13

Unban swag

2019-02-22 07:52

Not a vac ban

2019-02-22 14:08

It clearly says in the article that the ban was lifted...

2019-02-22 01:20

oh shit mb didn't read the whole thing

2019-02-22 01:35

Read foo! Come on now 😘

I was hoping they at least got some talent from x6tence or the old godsent roster or something Pretty disappointing tbh

2019-02-22 03:55

or Pauf, where the hell is this guy? He was great in the old lineup

2019-02-22 07:44

I have heard rumors that he had to quit because of his gf, no source though.

2019-02-22 09:52

Whos peppzor lol

2019-02-22 07:14

2019-02-22 10:08

Nice

stop it pls

-Xizt/+pronax

Agreed

2019-02-22 01:33

Robiin... youtube.com/watch?v=BvdeRMI1e98 Can we stop adding him on every team... jesus. Why not add grux or someone else, lol.

He still is signed with Red Reserve, they’d need to buyout, though I agree he should be their next step.

2019-02-22 02:48

5 replies

Well, hes alone on Red Reserve, so i dont think R-reserve will keep him ^^

2019-02-22 02:50

Not forever I don't believe, but for the time being he's off limits. Imagine if they did a team of pronax, znjader, disco doplan, grux, and BENDJI (I'd say Maikelele but he seems determined with NoChance. That would actually be a half decent team would it not?

2019-02-22 03:50

Decent maybe. But Maikelele is a person that is in a team for 2 weeks - 3 months & repeat.

2019-02-22 03:52

I mean fair enough, Maikelele has some issues, but NoChance seems to be a place where he's flourishing in (Which is the distinction that needs to be made, he usually played like shit in his teams but now he's able to be a star player)

2019-02-22 03:59

(Which is sad) this is why they are called nochance

2019-02-22 04:57

yo kreaz lolsupp

Realistically, who cares about Pronax an Schneider in 2019

honestly? no fucking body lol

2019-02-22 01:08

I am still a fan and a believer in pronax

I always hoped for a Znajder comeback, he used to be sick in early CS:GO. I think he took a backseat (intentionally) to Twist and Lekr0 on Godsent and he was a solid roleplayer for a long time.

2019-02-22 01:22

He got backstabbed by fnatic because JW & Co were crying fnatic got into the major and they didnt. Also because of his dark eyecircles people thought he was on drugs and wouldnt put him in their team.

2019-02-22 01:37

Yeah he more or less posted the story behind his career turns on Twitter and what he struggled with and just seems he got really unlucky. All his teammates speak well of him and he seems like a good guy so I really hope he can rise up again, he has the talent and experience IMO.

2019-02-22 01:44

Dude, he has been convicted in the swedish court for usage of drugs so he has not been so unlucky after all.

2019-02-23 17:06

so his ban on traveling to NA is not Drug related at all?

2019-02-23 12:12

He is convicted in Sweden for drug possesion so his traveling to NA is related to that.

2019-02-23 17:01

tbh i think if anyone can do to any team what glaive did to astralis that is for sure pronax, i want to see him as igl in faze ( -rain -olof +pronax + 1 more ). kinda my dream

2019-02-22 02:19

Lol

2019-02-22 03:00

pronax BRAIN back in town expected

peppzor ? never heard of

LOVE ROBIIINN

Lekr0 was born in this

whatfo

kreaz!

pure yoy

Axaxaxaxa

well gl

robin is banned at majors?

i think he's not

this team aint trying for majors bro

hltv.org/news/24677/robiin-unbanned-by-v..

2019-02-22 01:10

How about actually reading it all first? Says clearly he was unbanned after 4 years.

2019-02-22 02:30

Reading news post on HLTV.org OMEGALUL

2019-02-22 03:03

True enough! And that name! Made me chuckle

2019-02-22 10:18

These players that just dont know when to quit.

ez major

Schnieder is still alive>??

yes!! nice to see he is ok

2019-02-22 05:48

znajder has to become the starplayer of the team or its nothing

Kreaz is much better

2019-02-22 07:01

Dead team

xaxa

Wtf so many noobs returning.

2019-02-22 01:05

I have a horrible feeling this won't go anywhere. But I respect pronax immensely for his history within the game and znajder seems to be a cool guy too, I hope they will prove me wrong.

pronax in 2k19 LUL Where is grux?

where is gux? :D

2019-02-22 03:21

Lul

Its sad.... But... Theyll do nothing

tier500 team ?

EU flag omegalul

2019-02-22 09:54

Good

2019-02-22 01:07

that's actually good

LULnax 2019

expected

peppzor to become brollan v2 (both 16 y/o) decent team tbh, if +devilwalk...

2019-02-22 01:11

2019-02-22 01:47

they wil lost all they can they will do nothing

2019-02-22 01:15

Just pure yoy they should add devilwalk tho

2019-02-22 01:17

Lets go.

2019-02-22 01:19

Swedish cs lol.

Without doubt , pronax was one of the best csgo players from tge beginning of csgo lifetime , 3 major wins ... im sure he can repeat again fnatic days ...

2019-02-22 01:23

disband in 3 weeks

Pronax and znajd Pog

fnatic schneider --------------.>

A lot of people laughing at this, but looking at where swedish CS is right now it surely can't hurt having some experienced players making a team with some younger guys, even if the team goes nowhere maybe kreaz or peppzor ends up being decent and move up the ladder.

2019-02-22 01:25

Yep, no matter where the players go, stuff like this is healthy for the scene. Pronax and Znajder are experienced and skilled players, so even if they aren't at the top of their game, this is how you mature the players in the scene. Sweden needs a HUNDEN kind of guy, I always figured Pronax would fit that well (though Pronax isobviously a better player).

2019-02-22 01:46

I really miss old Fnatic. Old Fnatic with Pronax. <3

2019-02-22 01:26

i really miss Fnatic

2019-02-22 09:41

tier 700

Y'all act like they're creating this team to try win a major. Of course they're not going to do anything that's not the point. The point is to try to develop and put young players into the spotlight who might have a chance to make it into tier 1 cs at some point

2019-02-22 01:30

rofl

No vilden rip

2019-02-22 01:31

Nice meme coming to life Pronax3Majors_s1mple0Majors Btw deST)0Majors_s1mple0Majors

2019-02-22 01:32

this is all for kreaz for u hogaboga, they wont be able to do anything special, only help talents like kreaz and the other dude who will kill someone

Pronax = Method Josh

2019-02-22 01:34

Robin is 24 looks 16

top 1 sweden already

washed up players

2019-02-22 01:43

peppzor is beast btw

BTW GUYS NEVER FORGET hltv.org/matches/2300615/yp-vs-ancient-m..

2019-02-22 01:45

Damn, what a return.

Pronax you should ve retired in order to live by the name “legend”

where's maikelele?

2019-02-22 01:52

Rasmus Johansson and Freddy Johansson brothers?

2019-02-22 01:58

Waiting for pronax to lose faith in this team and join fnatic back.

2019-02-22 02:00

Luuul

2019-02-22 02:03

-Xizt +pronax

2019-02-22 02:11

again?

2019-02-22 02:12

Devilwalk please guysss

Fnatic 2013 comeback

2019-02-22 02:13

one day one of those amateur pronax teams will actually turn out to be good and he'll be back in the spotlight

Dreamteam--- Pronax Znajder Maikelele Devilwalk Twist

2019-02-22 02:14

for the love of god, if pronax want people to remember him as a legend he should retire already...

2019-02-22 02:15

THIS IS WHAT THE SHITTY SWEDISH SCENE NEEDS <3 GOdPRONAX BACK!!!

2019-02-22 02:16

Im guessing this is just another red reserve / epsilon / chaos kinda thing that will never be anything..

2019-02-22 02:22

Pronax needs to just switch to a coach role because he can't frag. He'd be a lot more useful that way. Every team he has tried to remake usually just disbands within 3-4 months... He's smart, he just can't keep up aim wise with today's players.

2019-02-22 02:33

+1 he can help fnatic/nip in timeouts immensely

2019-02-22 03:01

Well, we can only hope he will realize that he's more useful as a coach and that he would be appreciated (probably more) as a coach rather than a "pro" player.

2019-02-22 04:39

gl boys :D

2019-02-22 02:38

legend.

2019-02-22 02:46

legend

2019-02-22 02:54

OMEGALUL

2019-02-22 02:58

hope schneider can make something back into the top tier, a classic player from the start of csgo that was great to watch years ago.

2019-02-22 03:06

miss you markus :3

2019-02-22 03:20

Really surprised these guys are still trying to make it in a scene that really has no place for them anymore. The Swedish scene is so stagnant it's surprising that no one else wants to play with these "legends" of CS.

2019-02-22 03:26

Pronax and Znajder, Ancient is a very accurate name

2019-02-22 03:37

How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man

2019-02-22 03:38

I love it

2019-02-22 03:54

znajder and pronax Good luck to them both.

why the fuck is pronax trying to stay relevant? he left in 2015 been dead ever since. Come on have some self respect pronax. quit for good.

2019-02-22 04:23

These guys better retire ffs

2019-02-22 04:26

Kreaz yung talent

2019-02-22 04:59

great news, i give it less than a month

2019-02-22 05:08

pronax 3 major s1mple 0 major

2019-02-22 05:27

Fnatic 3 majors Astralis 2 majors

2019-02-22 06:56

disband in 2weeks btw

2019-02-22 05:29

actually fnatic should try -xizt +pronax ,although pronax is bad , but xizt same as well bro

2019-02-22 05:42

where is broky wtf

2019-02-22 06:54

then rename to GODSENT

2019-02-22 07:19

Cool

2019-02-22 07:27

-AdreN +pronax

2019-02-22 07:37

Pauf What happened to this guy? He should re-join pronax and znajder in this new Ancient lineup ..

2019-02-22 07:38

Why not godsent?

2019-02-22 08:04

robiiiiiiin phah

2019-02-22 08:17

new ancient lineup :0

2019-02-22 08:22

why no pauf ?

-robiin +BOT George

this peppzor noob has 0.91 rating (against bots)... nice upcoming talent omegalul

2019-02-22 08:31

in 2 maps... learn to use context at least

2019-02-22 09:08

2800 elo, not even fplc or anything idk man

2019-02-22 15:50

Let’s get it, gl to pronax

2019-02-22 08:35

well another academy by pronax, gl

2019-02-22 08:49

why should any org pick u guys up......

2019-02-22 08:55

pronax still trying in 2019..

2019-02-22 09:14

wow, gl guys! Kinda cool when people still want to play despite devoid of success and money after their original successes, shows they really want to compete and have some weird believe they can still make it against all the odds, which some might think is just tragic, I find it rather inspiring personally tho...

2019-02-22 09:21

At least it Will Last longer than screams New team

2019-02-22 09:19

05/05 they will disband

2019-02-22 09:55