Ethan leaves Evil Geniuses, moves to VALORANT*

28/2/2021 - 19:10

Evil Geniuses have announced they are parting ways with the 20-year-old, who will be pursuing a career in VALORANT.

Ethan "⁠Ethan⁠" Arnold has become the first Evil Geniuses player to part ways with the team since the North American organization acquired the squad from NRG in September of 2019, doing so to join 100 Thieves' VALORANT division.

The American rifler, who became the 20th best player of 2019 shortly after joining EG, was part of the squads that won IEM Shanghai 2018 and cs_summit 3, while under the NRG tag, and ESL One New York 2019, StarSeries i-League Season 8, BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Americas Finals, cs_summit 6 North America and ESL One Cologne 2020 North America in Evil Geniuses.

Ethan, who also made the playoffs at the StarLadder Major in Berlin, was named MVP in two of his team's aforementioned victories, on LAN at StarSeries i-League Season 8 and at ESL One Cologne 2020 North America during the online era.

Ethan has left Evil Geniuses to pursue a career in VALORANT

Ethan hit No.1 in the team ranking with Evil Geniuses twice, once in October of 2019 and once in September of 2020, albeit briefly on both occasions. After the second time, however, Evil Geniuses dipped into a slump at the turn of the year, falling to No. 18, a low for EG.

The American's departure comes after a slew of middling results on European soil for Evil Geniuses, who were recently eliminated from IEM Katowice 2021 in 9-12th place with a victory over Gambit in the first round of play followed by losses to G2 and Astralis.

Evil Geniuses hadn't been able to make much of a mark in their previous tournaments since the beginning of the year, when their sojourn in the old world began, falling out of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups in 4-6th place and finishing 5-6th at both DreamHack Open January and the BLAST Premier Global Finals.

Update: Ethan made a statement shortly after EG's announcement, saying "I will be leaving CS and officially moving over to VALORANT starting today. I've met many people through CS that I can now call friends and I'm extremely grateful for that. I've also made unforgettable memories that some people could only dream of experiencing. The one thing I ask is if you've supported me this long, you follow me into the next chapter of my career and I promise I will not let you down. I'm excited for this new challenge and I can't wait to give it my all over at 100Thieves."

Evil Geniuses are now:

Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz
Tarik "⁠tarik⁠" Celik
Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte
Tsvetelin "⁠CeRq⁠" Dimitrov

Wilton "⁠zews⁠" Prado (coach)

lool wtf>P

2021-02-28 19:12

76 replies

must have content

2021-02-28 19:11

56 replies

ETHAN out and they're keeping BOT TARIK? What the hell is happening with CS GO?

2021-02-28 19:14

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2021-02-28 19:13

38 replies

The European teams do the same.

2021-02-28 19:17

37 replies

Yeah, like OG keeping bot issaa

2021-02-28 19:18

36 replies

kicking ethan while cerq bottomfragging in tier5 match wtf

2021-02-28 19:19

24 replies

Cerq is their carry. If they remove him then they give up on the team

2021-02-28 19:21

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what? cerq has been playing like dog shit, ethan has been shit too to be fair, but he and brehze are your main rifler duo, awpers are a dime a dozen today

2021-02-28 19:29

18 replies

Cerq is at best 3rd in their team

2021-02-28 19:34

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you on some loud pack bro. cerq is their best player when it comes down to it

2021-02-28 19:41

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2021-02-28 20:09

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-ethan +zqks EG next major champion dont @ me

2021-02-28 22:32

??? man that some stuff you be smokin

2021-02-28 20:10

Cerq only good awp in NA so unless they replace him with another EU awper it’s worthless dropping him.

2021-02-28 19:35

i mean yeah but he’s bulgarian so we just assume that the awp spot is open to any nationality

2021-02-28 20:24

it's open but nobody would move to NA like he did

2021-02-28 21:00

Not many would move to the US that easily and vice versa. Obo moved to EU for few months and ran back , same can be said for S1mple. But if they need an awper that bad , they can always pay the buyout for Junior , he seems promising.

2021-02-28 21:55

s1mple not by choice

2021-02-28 22:40

Not in na

2021-02-28 20:07

7 replies

#351

2021-02-28 20:25

6 replies

They have to speak english and be willing to live in na after lans return Most good awpers already have a team

2021-02-28 20:29

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Since he's american I wouldn't be suprised if he thought english was the only language and earth and that there are KMs between NA and EU servers

2021-02-28 21:04

sorry japan

2021-02-28 22:49

guardian, msl, woxic, queenix xsepower

2021-02-28 22:51

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Did guardian show any interest in leaving europe? Msl sucks Woxic has attitude problems Who? (Edit you consider a sub 1.0 rating in tier 4 good lol) Xsepower wasnt even good enough for forze

2021-03-01 02:15

someone > no one

2021-03-01 03:13

Brehze is their carry. Cerq CAN be.

2021-02-28 19:38

Brehze is a groupstage god and playoff choker

2021-02-28 19:45

EG will be NA retirement valorant , mark my words!

2021-02-28 19:56

They did not kick Ethan, he left for Valorant himself.

2021-03-01 10:47

ISSAA performs well considering his issue with latency. But benching NBK who has more of a support role... I am really not convinced of this. The in-game leading of Aleksib is the problem; How many times have you seen hesitation in the gameplan when they kill 3 guys and clear an entire zone but hold the place for 30 sec. I hope to be wrong on that, let see who will replace NBK and what happens in EPL.

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Flag checks out???5

2021-02-28 19:27

2021-02-28 20:28

Ha you are confused between the UAE flag and Jordan flag? Sweet.

2021-02-28 20:32

Arab = Arab Qik mafs

2021-02-28 20:56

Technically speaking, Egypt is part of the Arab world.

2021-02-28 20:57

And?

2021-02-28 22:19

Talk about confusing flags KEKW

2021-02-28 22:20

Kama-ed xD

2021-02-28 22:28

bla bla OG top 1 after niko comes.

2021-03-01 15:11

Not convinced, let's see.

2021-03-01 16:23

Ethan and Cerq are the two underperformers right now. Ethan wanting to stay in NA with his gf definitely didn't help his case

2021-02-28 19:15

ethan best player

Clearly you don’t watch eg games

I watch and TARIK is the perfect definition of a dogshit player

2021-02-28 19:51

you don't know how cs works then, do you watch any analysts? Do you know how much he contributes tot he team, stats don't say it all, same goes for Stewie, sanji, amanek, chrisj, and perfecto

2021-02-28 21:48

yikes, as if it wasnt enough to defend the king of spray and pray, tarik, you are defending bot2k, disgusting.

2021-03-02 11:29

lmao art fanboi, flair says it all

2021-03-04 00:23

LMAO Tarik a YouTuber won major from Niko, Guardian ,Olofmiester ......lol get mad

2021-03-04 12:06

CSGO community (worst than ever, thank to stupid "people" cheating and doing sh1et, destroying it) + valve poor "support" = no future for csgo so ppl look for other options. GG

2021-02-28 20:11

Yes, im sure valorant has no cheaters at all. Perfection.exe

2021-02-28 23:59

forsaken plays valorant now btw

2021-03-01 15:01

Well it has much better system to prevent that tbh. + HW ban

2021-03-04 00:13

They should get obo

2021-03-01 11:05

Ethan left on his own he wasn't kicked

2021-03-02 14:25

Atleast 1 bot left

2021-03-07 12:23

stew income?

expected

RIP EG

2021-02-28 19:28

hltv.org/forums/rules

On the dead locs

welcome to OG (Valorant squad)

+Ethan +NBK =D

he can easily change stew on liquid ;/

NBK and FalleN wouldn't work out in terms of personalities. But NAF and NBK would be awesome. They fit. Anyways, i hope NBK replaces Amanek in G2. He could balance the team well.

2021-02-28 20:44

Say goodbye to your comment

What was written??

2021-02-28 19:32

"first"

2021-02-28 19:58

WHAT THE

WOW

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

2021-02-28 19:36

ANOTHER BUSTA

2021-02-28 20:19

OBO in talks with EG i sayd it first

2021-02-28 21:26

Maybe valorant eg lol

2021-02-28 21:39

im not following you.. i dont even know who you are traitor

2021-03-01 02:58

WTF

2021-02-28 19:10

26 replies

+obo

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Until he complains about being homesick in EU again....

2021-02-28 19:16

2021-02-28 19:23

he was a kid like 16 years old ? No friends away from family for long time covid etc come on man :)

That was not the problem, they came to an agreement to have him play the EPL finals and to let him return to NA after 2 weeks and he just screwed them over by leaving them only a few hours before their match started.

Im pretty sure he just didnt fckn ditch them 2 hours before the match there were some talks before even days i guess or might be his parents wanted him to come asap i dont know man still a kid cant blame him

2021-02-28 19:33

i mean i don’t blame him but it was a shitty situation, not saying he’s shitty or anything it just sucks lol (by the way they agreed he’d play epl finals and rmr tourney that they desperately needed to win and then the next morning he messaged the team that he was at the airport)

Oooof now thats something a teenager would do you know :D yeah that sucks

Obo left early because of the travel ban which was announced in the papers that day in the UK. If he did not leave, he would have had to stay for weeks unable to return home.

2021-03-01 09:57

I think fer will join ,he already have a big friendship with zews and tarik ,and can make the same roles than ethan I'm not saying this cuz I'm brazilian ,is just cuz is the most logic

2021-02-28 20:08

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Why Brazilians are obsessed with fer. Admit it that he is complete dogshit in 2021 . A tier 3 team will think thrice before picking him lmao

2021-03-01 07:15

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lets see taco ,he is clarelly the worst , in the worst roles ,and fer have the 2 most dificults roles in game in a big team he can make a great impact i think

2021-03-01 11:27

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liquid arent gonna sign a dude who has said the n word multiple times on stream, they care way too much about public image, i remember a s1mple interview where he was getting fined left and right for shit he said on stream. not gonna sign a liability like that

2021-03-01 12:21

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but isnt liquid ,is EG EG have the same pp like fer ,the prove of this is a dick on their tatics board

2021-03-01 14:18

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oh so a dick on the tactics board is comparable to signing an important top player who will also be one of the faces for the org as a whole, who is a disgusting shitty racist? yeah okay bro, glad to see where your morals stand lmfao

2021-03-01 14:47

and on top of not only saying it 6 times in a 15 second clip, he also said it hard r, the fact he was still on a top team for years after was embarrassing and disturbing

2021-03-01 14:46

fer 2 major, myanman 0 camp.

2021-03-04 01:07

took 2 days to come up with a good insult and all you could come up with was making fun of my flag, how sad.

2021-03-04 05:21

has nothing to mock his flag, after all he has no players or teams kekw

2021-03-04 18:27

implying br cs has been relevant or even liked in the cs scene since 2017 lmfao, sure you guys won 2 majors but are also the most hated scene for the longest time and for good reason racist fuck

2021-03-04 19:40

you are jealous? because your country has no players, streamer who takes 393k and you have to cheer for g2 ?, it is obvious that we are going to be the most hated scene since we are the biggest in the world in terms of numbers.

2021-03-05 23:48

only people who support gaules are the same fucked up people who sent leaf death threats, fuck gaules for that shit, literal fucking embarrassment of influencer. cool bro, you care so much about your country is doing in cs because its the only thing to distract you from the wars in your streets, rather be dead than live in brazil

2021-03-06 14:51

unfortunately I don't know anything about your country to give an opinion, so I can't judge anything, a few days ago I didn't even know it existed, but the funny thing is that you can offend the fer and the Brazilians can't say the leaf was using it cheat? (and he clearly was), hypocritical

2021-03-06 20:05

lol zoomer

2021-03-06 11:37

Very good idea, obo is great

yeah they should get obo but he's too homesick :(

2021-03-01 13:05

why?

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i wanna know the same

Not really suprised he was inconsistant, same with cerq but a skilled awp is harder to come by. The whole team in itself was not performing but brehze has the most potential and tarik the most experience

right.

2021-02-28 21:25

for da memes

he wants to play valulrant for 100 thieves

2021-02-28 19:37

Maybe joining OG?

dude HE JOINS VALORANT

maybe he said it before the updated news

2021-02-28 20:27

dude read the fuckin article

he did

2021-02-28 23:52

more money

2021-02-28 19:43

Thinking the same thing. Ethan was actually pretty top tier NA player. Must be that he has fell in love with Valorant. Because he still had a career in CSGO if he wanted to. Unlike most CSGO players that switched to Valorant, their careers were over and trash players.

Yeah most likely, or he doesn't wanna move to Europe and doesn't see a future for na cs. Overall only a handful of actually skilled or otherwise worthwhile players switched and most of them only recently, overall a lot of the players that went over were kinda shit or average at best. I suspect this might be a bad thing for valorant and hinder the improvement/growth of teams and maybe even the scene, at least in na, because they like to hold onto washed up or unproven players way too long instead of giving someone else a shot.

2021-02-28 21:06

Valorant is easier game that gives 2x salary, and it’s probably better than being stuck with shittislaw, turok, etc

2021-02-28 23:33

cause na cs is dying

2021-03-01 19:10

nice

what?

gl in VALORANT! expected from NA.

RIP

unexpected

beginning of the end

yooo hello

gl in valorant

NA IS DEAD OFFICIALLY

Ethan was good.

gl ethan

Not expected at all

thats a big WTF

wtf men

Ethan OG pls!!!

is he a support? i think are looking for one

valorant :c

FUCK!!!!! 100 Thieves VALORANT team...

pls don't go to valorant

He is going to valorant

Top 10 anime betrayals

2021-02-28 20:21

2021-03-01 12:01

nooooooooooo

joining Mad Lions

also NBK should be good fit to ML, plus lekr0 and xse is free

it all adds up... fer inc?

RIP EG if that's the case. Not that they haven't been in a deep dive already as it is.

fer EG pls

+fer

EG FER

tier 1231230129312831293012830123812093812031823812 news

Nah, that's too high for EG

0/8

rip +obo?

Would be decent choice +1

2021-02-28 19:55

WHY??????? ETHAN GOOD

LOL, he's going to vlr for sure

Would be a shocker, he's a top tier player. Could probably join another tier 1 team.

2021-02-28 19:26

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well.... I guess you're shocked

Is he the best player to leave for valorany at this point?

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nitr0 is for sure the biggest name so far and will be even after Ethan but Ethan could be the "best" player skillwise.

2021-02-28 20:31

The biggest name is gtr or scream and the most skilled player is prolly jampi but ethan is a close second imo or maybe third behind autimatic.

Ye i was talking about relevant players and not players that had their prime in 2013-15

2021-02-28 21:15

Everytime someone leaves you guys say that. But the truth is that almost every skilled NA player already left CS. Wardell, TenZ, Crashies, Leaf, Curry, nitr0, moose, autimatic, yay, s0m... and others.

2021-02-28 20:51

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Only autimatic could contend with ethan all those other players are unproven (leaf and curry) or garbage (wardell and yay)

2021-02-28 20:55

I was about to say he really destroyed his own argument by listing of these players, most of them are either unproven, washed or straight garbage.

2021-02-28 21:01

Yeah, unproven but left when they started to peak, they could've done well in CS, but just preferred not to.

2021-02-28 21:02

Wardell, yay, TenZ? Peak? They are garbage from the start and kept getting fucking destroyed by EU teams couldn't even make it in NA. I can't wait for LAN to happen so fucking EU teams can shit on these NA knobheads in Valorant and people will start to see how utter fucking trash players like Wardell, Shazam and Sinatra is. One good thing i can say Ethan going Valorant for 100T is that he can shit on that shit noob OW trash Sinatra and prove to the world how shit he is compared to real FPS pros

2021-03-01 04:20

When one of the top valorant teams consists of players like hazed , cutler, subroza you know how big the skill level is.

2021-03-01 15:06

It's a different game man...

2021-03-02 00:37

I know the mechanics are different, but still your aim doesnt change a lot, not to talk about decision making and in game iq.

2021-03-02 04:32

The difference is exactly the mechanics, that's the literal point where those players were bad, but since Valorant is a much easier game to aim, the characters are bigger and slower, those "boomers", and "washed up", players that have lots of knowledge about gaming, but are lacking skillwise for CSGO wich is a much faster and harder to aim and shoot game, are perfect for Valorant. Hazed wasn't a good enough aimer in CS for example, but in Valorant he pretty much can hit his shots on a more consistant bases, wich makes his knowledge of gaming the most important thing.

2021-03-02 17:57

Tenz wasn’t garbage and Wardell never got his chance so :/

2021-03-02 14:30

Exactly, they never had the time to actually peak in CS, they chose to try it in Valorant, they like the game more. I don't know why CS nerds always hate on Valorant that much, I literally follow both games and I see a brighter and better future for Valorant.

2021-03-02 17:59

This is something I can agree to. CSGO is full of cheaters, and Valve just doesn't care. Also new glitches coming up, like seeing objects through walls etc. Performance is total shit unless you buy a 2000€ computer for game that is older than you. There haven't happened any good update except some new maps. Nowadays can't even see opponents from background, and these things can't be adjusted to the best, even though some help is available. I've played only few games of valorant and soon decades of cs, but these are just something they need to fix in order to keep the game up

2021-03-03 14:28

Ok, that statement about sinatraa is just hate man. C'mon, the dude was the best player in the world in OW, I know it's a very different game, but the dude is as skilled as it gets in gaming, he is one of the best Valorant players in the world, and he is surely a proven esports athlete.

2021-03-02 18:01

He's the best player in the world in OW it's because its such an easy game like Valorant. Saying Sinatraa is skilled as it gets in gaming is like saying Ninja is good. He's just utter garbage compare to the likes of S1mple. You really want to be a proven esports athlete? Compare them to likes of Neo, f0rest, shox, S1mple, Zywoo, Device, Niko, Twitz, Elige, heck Shroud even. You want to set skill ceiling for FPS games compare Shroud the very least to Sinatraa. They are the best of best in true skill based FPS from movement to aim. Not some shitty easy movement, run and gun, ability based shooter that has biggest. Want to know why shitlord like Sinatraa can't make it in CS:GO? Because he fucking sucks. These turd hostlers like Shazam and Sinatraa and these Valorant "pros" better pray that players like S1mple and Zywoo never transitions to Valorant and CS still stay strong. The day they do all these turds will retire forever and come back to earth again to realize how bad they are and should have just stayed in OW where its all spamfest in there

2021-03-03 09:05

Wtf, never read so much bullshit and hate in one comment. Maybe he never made in CS, because he never fucking tried? Maybe he doesn't like the game? Valorant is not a run and gun game wtf, the guy wins the world championships, is elected MVP and you say he is not aproven Esports athlete, because you don't like the game he played? C'mon man. I don't like OW, but that's an obvious thing to admit. Look, Valorant is slower and easier to hit shots, maybe the skill gap between ZywoO and the likes of Shazam in Valorant would be less significant, because the game is easier. Did you think about that? The same would go for someone who plays quake or something going to CS, the game is way faster and harder to hit, but maybe they don't need the difference in skill in a slower game, the game sense would be more significant.

2021-03-03 14:15

U do realize he tried and got fucking smashed at csgo right? The kid was garbage at fpl. Oh wow. World cup mvp at one of the easiest ever fucking game in the history of esports. Game that literally takes 0 mechnical skills and all about ability timing and just spam your shots. Okay. Lol. You really haven't been keeping up with Valorant have u? Nitro even begged riot on his twit to fix the running and aiming in the game because its broken af. Did u see s1mple play valorant? He was beasting everything. The game is so ez for the likes of him and zywoo so i suggest you wake up and do a lil more digging not digging your own asshole

2021-03-05 01:35

"Was beasting everything" in normal ranked matches. C'mon man, you are delusional.

2021-03-05 17:28

Also, I said skilled players, not proven ones.

NOOOOO

FER

Please don't switch to Valorant...

lol he did

2021-03-04 00:25

gl in mcdonalds

OG Ezthan

+rtz, make it happen.

+fear

2021-02-28 20:02

wtf don't just go to valorant. You can go in OG.

There gonna cut cerq next trust me

IT'S OVER

nahte noooooooo

-tarik when?

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Nt Turok best, kick Stan before him.

stan is the only good igl in NA nt. c OMEGALUL ntent must be kicked

Stan overrated IGL, shit fragger too. Put peanut brain onto the leader roles, he will become watermelon brain.

Watermelon brain is still better than if compared to other NA igls standard (stewie4k KEKW)

2021-02-28 19:25

kkkkkkkk

2021-02-28 19:52

Tarik is bot, he frags less than stan, i cant imagine him being good enough igl to ignore all his other flaws

no , he is not a bot nor does he frags less than Stan. He plays his roles really well and has been EG`s second or third best player this year. He has been IGL before and a successfull one.

2021-02-28 19:53

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fuck this year, this year has been 2 months, im not gonna count his 2018 major shit for something, he is a complete dumbass

you call him a bad fragger than Stan and i counter that and then you answer back by saying " he is a complete dumbass" without even giving any justification for that remark. I cant change a hater`s mind. Have a nice day.

2021-02-28 20:00

decoy when entrying, no clutch potential, whiffs flank sprays, i can go on

2021-02-28 20:04

entrying is always a 50/50 for every player , not that bad of a clutcher but not that good either , is actually one of the best sprayers in the cs atm. He isnt perfect but he isnt as bad as you regard him to be.

2021-02-28 20:05

not to say he is versatile, good with the shitty weapons, explosive when needed, a selfless teammate who'll drop cerq an awp and get a mac10 in return 10 times a game, a really good support, experienced player who understands the macro game and i could go on. he's not that good finding frags since he transfered to mibr but he still finds impact in the games, which lots of madfraggers can't do even after 3K-ing a round. he can secondary awp too. also, reliable b anchor player, not many of those around. not saying that he's a god, but surely not a bad player to any extent. and also, content king!

2021-03-04 00:36

Beautifully summed up!

2021-03-04 08:01

1 x Major MVP

its been more than 2 years, maybe he is worth something if he shows half of that player

only person even close to his skill to replace him would be oBo

I was gonna comment that +oBo = major contenders

2021-02-28 20:52

probably they will add fer

2021-02-28 23:51

I would hope they don’t add the king of mediocrity, especially when Zews has seen first hand. But there’s a possibility,

2021-03-01 00:10

whaaat

wtf why they didn't pick up twistzz then?

+oBo probs

no way...

Welcome fer

Welcome oBo btw

EG Obo

Why

valorant moment

Reply needs to have actual content

Ethan/nahtE is one hell of a free agent to nab... Please don't go to Valorant, Ethan.

Hopefully not. He dragged EG places when Brehze didnt show up. Interesting to see where he ends up, but likely onto some EU squad, since all the NA ones are looking fine right now

Liquid are achieving good things with FalleN, so there is no luck there. Cloud9 is still a possibility and lower-tier NA orgs would probably take Ethan in a heartbeat given the time and money. OG is a good fit but provided whether or not Ethan wants to remain in NA or not.

Ethan played support and not entry but who knows maybe OG did buy him or Mad Lions. I guess time can only tell

Ethan literally plays entry

he going to valorant I guess

sad loss especially for NA scene. He's the biggest name to jump across, and he wasn't exactly on a poor team either

2021-03-01 12:40

Unexpected

OG might be an option? But, if he's staying in NA there's really nothing.

What was his role in EG? Can he play entry?

He's a rifler so... YEH! lol. But who knows... This is such a weird bench or maybe Ethan wanted to leave... He can get on a EU team though

2021-02-28 19:20

Well by the way it was worded he's not benched but released which most likely means someone bought him out, and the only orgs I can see doing that are OG or some Valorant org so...

Hopefully OG bro... Like, I follow Val but, this poaching all NA talent is starting to become some bullshit bro. Like, come on. Edit: Nvm... He just joined 100T Valorant

Sad but I would like to see a new revitalized EG tbh, they needed a change

ok?

wtf he is still only 20?

if he switches to valulrant...

Doubtful and I follow the Val scene... There's an oversaturation of orgs in the NA scene. I think Ethan goes EU... Mad Lions or OG.

2021-02-28 19:22

i think if he stays in cs he will go to OG cause i think mad lions will sign suNny's and flusha's project.

He switched to VALORANT already

2021-02-28 20:03

Sad to see...

2021-02-28 20:40

to valorant

Really unexpected, Ethan one of the best NA talent atm. I believe it's got to be his decision or else EG are dumb af. Good luck to him, very capable enough to easily find himself a EU team. Alot of them looking for recruits. Gonna be an asset to OG.

he willl Join OG for sure

fer

-stewie +ethan ez pz liquid not trash

Fer said that he is going to europe so

oBo incoming?

+ropz

cya

oBo? fer? Unexpected decision

Ethan to Valorant, next are Tarik & Stewie

I pray for tarik and stewie :)

lmfao

fer is comming

EG dont need a bot

true

+1 already have 3 in stock

2021-02-28 19:31

bot with 2 majors keklul

2021-02-28 20:17

how many years ago?

2021-02-28 20:20

really matter ? EUA, America how many majors ? how many years ago ? kekekek

2021-02-28 21:14

nice fallen had to come to NA again to be relevant fer is racist barbie doll. i think he will continue streaming LMAO

2021-02-28 21:17

well a lot of NA's are moving to valorant I think your pro's doesn't like the game anyway fer racist ? proof ?

2021-02-28 21:45

reuters.com/article/esports-csgo-mibr-fe..

2021-02-28 21:46

so did you pick a comment from anyone bot not from fer? expected from NA 0 iq braindead

2021-02-28 22:30

article literally has fer's comments...

2021-03-01 01:22

dont worry he is blind

2021-03-01 02:33

The Irony of Fate, 2 majors and now bot

2021-03-01 08:46

please dont go to valorant

kicked

wtf

Valorant strikes again :(( sadgee

?????????????? lmao rip eg from top 1 to absolute bots

WHAT

+obo i guess but where tf will he go?

wtf????????

he left or got kicked?

and they keep stan xD

ETHAN DONT GO TO VALULRANT CS WANT YOU

hopefully OG im praying to god for not going to valorant

hello, fergod!

-stewie2k +Ethan

wtf?

Snake Tarik strikes again.

oh noooo right after auti went to Valorant

pog

Valulrant incoming

stan stays, LMAO

lmao NA

ethan leaves but tarik and stan??

pls no valorant

RIP AGENT 007

I expected this for stanislaw

same

Ethan to FaZe as a sixth player

Liquid will bench Stewie and sign Ethan just wait

I don’t think stew is the problem but it’s possible. If Ethan leaves for valorant then it really puts a nail in the na cs coffin since he would be the first real pro that isn’t washed that joins

Would be good

2021-02-28 19:24

honestly would be good, finally an entry that can get an entry kill

WUT!?!?

WHAT?!?! where will nahtE go to??

2021-02-28 21:33

100t

2021-03-01 00:59

+michu

TSM vaLULrant, fkd NA scene for anime version of cs KEKW

Prolly true

Valarante?

fer inc

Unexpected. GL Ethan.

LOL, Ethan to OG Kicking your 2nd best player xdd nice EG

he wasnt kicked, he move to valorant lol

oh my bad then, expected who would want to bootcamp in serbia when you can get triple paycheck in US

2021-02-28 21:37

OG Ethan EG oBo LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Obo can't deal with being in europe

2021-03-01 02:38

He is really good, I think it's a really good decision from him to leave this team, GL in next steps of his career, I think he will find a good team.

expected, another one to VAL OMEGALUL RANT KEKW

wtf unexpected

~REST IN PEACE EG THE NEW ENCE

EG Keiti, PogChamp

underrated player

+olof would be sick

so the rumours that they would sign Fer is real

+ropz Pog

time to add a super star player

He can find a team eazy

Wat

2021-02-28 19:30

VALORANT ??

Liquid?

Valorant is fun Unexpected but ye

rippppppp

+1 VALULRANT PLAYER

Welcome to Valorant, enjoy your stay and good luck

weird

NA cs is dead

Ethan to liquid. Stewie to EG.

EG looking very shit rn imo brehze and Ethan were the best performers

If they pick up oBo this is actually a good move

Can you explain better mr. Hltv? He isn't even on bench? Did he sign for an org already or switching to valulrant?

These NA pros simply have no competitive spirit. It's the reason the region has been shit for almost the entirety of Counter-Strike as a whole.

dang. gl in valorant

-stew/grim?????????

Good luck in valorant! Its official: twitter.com/100T_Esports/status/13660933..

2021-02-28 19:40

+cynic or +wrath if motm join i'll kill myself

gl in val legend

Wow, unexpected.

EG CYNIC POGGERS

2021-02-28 19:39

another one Joining VALULRANT

Why :(

wtf mens:(

LOL

welcome fer

Lol, what

cmon take michu, dont let him go mad lionzzzzz

2021-02-28 19:42

Its gona be like European Football vs Amercan EggBall

unexpected, who will replace him?

So now both OG and EG will be competing for strong players One of these teams is seriously going to get fucked by the other

Or they fuck other small teams who have starplayers that can compete in t1/2

2021-02-28 20:01

why are all washed-up players going to valorant?

2021-02-28 19:44

great choice,cs is a dead game

wtf unexpected edit: GL

LMAO. NA Scene = Dead Liquid 5/5 EG 4/5 Furia 5/5 MIBR 5/5 *insert 4000 T4-T8 teams* EG, MIBR, Furia and Liquid should stay permanently in EU.

they should quit this dying game lol

Valorant will most likely be Overwatch 2.0, just wait mate. Give it a year or two.

You're braindead if you compare Blizzard to Riot. League of Legends is the biggest game in the world.

2021-02-28 19:50

Because every game riot makes is good

Bro, this cartoon game will die in 1-2 years, 100%. NA CS pros that leave CS for Valorant = Weak. I understand why players like Vanity, Leaf, Steel etc left, because no one wanted to pick them up, but, players like Ethan could easily find a team in CS. Anyways, NA CS is dying mate. You literally have 10 players in top 30, thats 10 players out of 150 players.

350k viewers at their last final tournament tho, both games will coexist which is good for us.

"will die in 1-2 years" Ofc its hyped now. I know its good for CS that Valorant exists, but, NA CS is dying.

Maybe, but at least young players will get a chance on top teams.

2021-02-28 23:20

Wouldnt surprise me if the 5th EG player is oBo. None of the T2-T4 NA players can play in T1 tbh. Just look at this shit: hltv.org/ranking/teams/2021/february/22/..

2021-03-01 00:12

The sad reality of a low playerbase.

2021-03-01 00:16

I disagree with you saying that NA scene is dead. I can agree it’s rocky right now but let’s be real, just because a bunch of washed NA pros leave or pug stars, shouldn’t mean that NA CS is dead. Ethan was the first who was actually a top player to leave. I also agree that pros who will just leave their teams to take the easy road to Valorant is very weak. People lack dignity nowadays. I do also agree that Valorant will be dead in a year or so, so much generated hype around the game, and it’s all gone, way overhyped for a cartoon game. It’s just Asian modded CSGO with abilities and 10x easier lol. They’ll all come back when it’s dead. And to those who say CS is dead, you’ve been saying that since 2017, got anything new to say?

noob

FER is going...

2021-02-28 19:46

Michu to EG

2021-02-28 19:49

lmfao worst decision of all time

It was the only decision he could make. Only 2 Tier 1 NA teams (Liquid and EG). He just bought a house in the US, so he can't commit to EU team. Valorant will continue to grow, while Valve ignores CS. Smart as fuck.

If cs dies it’s only valve to blame for their lack of cooperation, shame. All these valorant orgs get money from riots ad friendly game where as they can’t even get a response from a valve dev

yes, dota in NA is dying as well. Valve are being useless in managing competitive scene.

Yep, it's so sad that Valve ignore their amazing game. 128 tick, better anti-cheat, battle pass like they do for TI in Dota. I still think CS is the much better game because of the high skill ceiling (shooting mechanics, all the different movement skills) and the map design is sooo much better. But Valorant is still a young game, it's very possible they continue to improve it. At least Riot is working on their game. CS will die in NA and eventually only exist in EU/CIS.

bruh

Very sad to see Ethan go! Best of luck to him in his new endeavor and hope EG can find a suitable replacement!

+1 Yes indeed!

2021-02-28 23:30

this one, autimatic and koostas have been the ones that really broke my heart

BRUH

2021-02-28 19:54

Wtf

NA losing all the talent...

Next news: Fer enters Evil Geniuses

the zews effect

WTF?

2021-02-28 19:57

na trash, can't hit his shots due to lack of practice so "lEt mE mOvE tO vAluLrAnT"

Lmaooooo valulrant

Well if you can't beat EU teams in CS might aswell just change the game and try again there :) NA CS is officially dead

it will be the same in VAL except instead of EU it will be KR raping NA

Noooooo WHADDAFAK

Lost all respect

another soldier lost

Those players who left CSGO for Valorant were never true lovers of CSGO, just paycheck stealers. Sorry HLTV admins, but fuck those players let them go. Valorant is cleaning CSGO shit, that's good

+1.

True love doesn't pay bills.

2021-02-28 20:37

It's their job, they are at the top at what they do. They should be trying to make as much money while they can.

2021-02-28 23:22

Valorant is "CSGO PRO PLAYERS" Garbage DUMP.

Haha savage +1

who cares they still get paid more than u while u hate xdddd

2021-02-28 20:22

Bye noob

Good luck to Ethan, that's fucking insane. Hope he does well in Valorant. IDEK who EG picks up... the only NA talent worthy is oSee and it doesn't make sense because of Cerq... bad timing they missed out on Xeppaa and Twistzz. I think they gotta pick up an EU boy now.

Forgot Obo, they desperately need the young lad.

LOL F No way

2021-02-28 20:06

THE ARTICLE LITERALLY SAYS HE WOULD BE PURSUING A CAREER IN VALORANT WHY ARE THERE PEOPLE ASSUMING ETHAN WOULD JOINN OG OR MALD LIONS?

the article for some time only sported the first para without any mention of his Valulrante transition , thats why.

because that was an updated title. originally all he said was he had left EG

I hope EG takes a chance on someone like Cxzi or Swisher. It would be a huge boost for NA CS.

bye bye really weird

100T - I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse

EG 5th? oBo incoming?

BUT WHY???

2021-02-28 20:12

XDDDD Hope he doesn't have possibility to come back Fucking idiot

2021-02-28 20:14

Here comes they money (just imagine a Shane McMahon entrance)

NA dead scene

Too bad for cs.

2021-02-28 20:15

Valulrant XD

2021-02-28 20:16

WORST DECISION EVER

2021-02-28 20:18

Sad day for NA

NA CS

wtfff +oBo

2021-02-28 20:23

fuuuuck

pathetic

sad

2021-02-28 20:26

fuck the valorant

Welcome Obo

add olof ffs

sense?

2021-02-28 20:30

lost all respect

Another traitor

-rep

2021-02-28 20:34

Valorant xaxaxa NA scene

2021-02-28 20:35

I wonder who will replace him, losing Ethan is a huge ass loss. RIP to EG’s inferno.

2021-02-28 20:36

Rip Na scene

rip Valve doesn't care, not many people even play CS here.

2021-02-28 23:23

fer/obo

2021-02-28 20:38

Sad how players will just ditch their teams to take the easy road to Valorant.

2021-02-28 20:39

This was always gonna happen. I don't blame him. Many more big players will follow and i think they should. I love CS and hate VAL but the way the community talks about NA CS is so toxic and in the end it will only hurt CS as a whole. Viewer audience from NA will bring money to VAL that could of gone to CS. Tourney prize pool will go down while VAL prize pool and wages will go up thus starting to attract overseas players to VAL.

2021-03-01 08:23

bruh valorant trash asf

what a dumb move

2021-02-28 20:41

next washed up na bot to valulrant

2021-02-28 20:42

VALORANT POGGERS

why the * ?

It implies where HLTV made changes to the article. Originally it only talked about Ethan leaving EG

ah thx mate :)

Who?

2021-02-28 20:43

lmao?

2021-02-28 20:46

Expected

Damn, NA cs is crumbling, I just hope for liquid to stick together and get back to be a title contender

2021-02-28 20:48

No Way. Another of my favourites leaving :(

2021-02-28 20:49

Haha trash player

2021-02-28 20:50

NA washed ups moving to Valorant for $$$$ Nothing new

LOL, SUCH A TALENT WASTED TO A GAME WHICH WILL LIVE MAX 3 YEARS

2021-02-28 20:53

Fer EG

NA TIER 1 IS MYTHIC AND FRIENDS

Ethan was my favorite player, wtf man why. You are on the best/2nd best American team and you throw it away for a trash game that hasn't even grown and will die quickly

I love CS but you're delusional if you think Valorant will die. If there's anything that Riot knows how to do, its esports. Look at LoL vs Dota popularity. Dota is dying game cuz Valve just sit on their asses all day.

dota is still by far the better game just all the casuals like sucking riot

2021-02-28 21:53

Oh I agree. CS and Dota are the better games by far, but Valve does the worst job marketing their game to casuals, and supporting the pro scenes.

2021-02-28 21:58

well u are correct there sadly

2021-02-28 21:59

Comparing mobas to mobas. I couldn't think of a more boring argument.

2021-03-01 01:04

I give Valorant 2-3 years maximum unless Epic keeps dumping absurd amounts of money just to keep the competitive scene alive. Otherwise, we are probably looking at Overwatch v2.0 It's just not the type of game that is built for long-term success. And IMO they fucked up big time by establishing a monopoly on skin purchases and restricting trading. It will definitely hurt them in a long run.

2021-03-01 11:11

The game is picking up popularity in Asia (Korea, Japan, China, India). Also, they use the same business model for LoL and it seems to be doing well. Btw it's Riot not Epic, Epic is Fortnite.

2021-03-01 21:11

Ye, Riot, my mistake. Could be, I'm just skeptical about their long-term success. It's just another shooter.

2021-03-01 21:35

UNEXPECTED WTF! Who's going to be EG's 5th? Man if Auti still in CS now would be the time for him to join EG. Maybe EG can pick up that one kid that left complexity oBo

2021-02-28 20:58

autimatic is in Valorant lul are you internet explorer

"Man if Auti still in CS now would be the time for him to join EG" Can you read? lul

2021-02-28 21:11

I think tarik and zews might go with fer unfortunately,what an downgrade

2021-02-28 21:18

If that's the case that sucks tbh. I'd rather have them pick an up incoming player from SA/NA than fer. Not to throw shade as he was godly in the past, but tbh now he's washed.

2021-03-01 01:27

why ethan ? :(

cerQ also played in some other squad today. Not sure if he's leaving though

lol he was just playing with his friends on a ESEA cash cup

2021-03-01 01:09

flag checks out

Damn

Pfff

2021-02-28 21:03

10iq decision

The oBo is coming.

what a moron

2021-02-28 21:05

lool hhaa NAs

NA CS is dead, wow.

Not dead, but at this point SA CS is better than NA CS lol

it always been with brazilians scene

2021-03-01 04:51

Yep

2021-03-02 00:44

smartest move by this man. should have joined TSM but 100T might work no point staying in a team with bot tarik bot stan praying to jesus that they dont throw

good luck nahtE sick career in cs

2021-02-28 21:07

vaLULrant

2021-02-28 21:08

Cringe!

2021-02-28 21:09

XAXAXAXAXAXA

LOL, what a coward. CS got too hard for him so he had to go to an easy game .

2021-02-28 21:10

Keep repeating to yourselves that CS isn't dying

Rofl. Who is he again? What did he EVER win in this game? Dude is not even close to top of csgo. Will not even be missed.

omegalul

Lmao

ŸF

This is sad as fuck

omfg

2021-02-28 21:20

GL Ethan! Valorant game of the future

2021-02-28 21:22

wow is this the first documented case of someone switching to valorant when still having a future in csgo

2021-02-28 21:24

probably

2021-02-28 21:51

Him and automatic.

2021-02-28 22:00

yeah automatic was also still good in cs true

2021-02-28 22:02

GL Ethan!

Traita

2021-02-28 21:30

RIP Ethan :(

2021-02-28 21:36

n0thing never ruled out a move to Valorant, but he also never ruled out competing in CSGO again either.

2021-02-28 21:40

NA WILL RISE AGAIN

2021-02-28 21:42

rip NA

2021-02-28 21:44

tarik nextt

2021-02-28 21:47

EG Fer

2021-02-28 21:49

lame ass

2021-02-28 22:04

lol

2021-02-28 22:05

Nooo why

2021-02-28 22:07

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

2021-02-28 22:12

SAVE BREHZE HE DOESNT DESERVE THIS

2021-02-28 22:13

NA CS DEAD SCENE KEKW

2021-02-28 22:16

pain

Spirit instead of EG in ESL Pro League

2021-02-28 22:23

will not be missed

2021-02-28 22:25

Damn..NA cs so fucking dead..

2021-02-28 22:31

hahaha

2021-02-28 22:37

WTF???????? HOW MUCH IS VALORANT PAYING?

2021-02-28 22:41

They are just pumping money into the valorant scene so it looks like the scene is relevant, kinda like dying games like blizzards overwatch NA players Are just trying to get the sweet money out of it as soon as they can, especially considering there are no relevant csgo events in NA anyway anymore, it’s just less stress for more money for the players I don’t judge them for that decision but I cannot really take these players serious anymore either (I can only understand it on players like steel or jamppi) but I expect most of them to snake their way back into the cs scene as soon as the valorant bubble pops anyway

2021-02-28 23:01

It's great for them, sponsors will line up for Valorant because it doesn't have the scary "terrorist" word in it.

2021-02-28 23:25

If anyone cared bout that word, CS wouldn't have a pro scene since 20 years ago...

2021-03-01 07:09

Sadly there’s a lot of sponsors that care about it I feel But it hasn’t stopped cs from growing yet

2021-03-01 07:24

I would not be surprised if that had impact.

2021-03-01 11:23

oBo inc

2021-02-28 22:42

2021-02-28 22:43

WTFAK!

2021-02-28 22:44

never liked this guy anyway

2021-02-28 22:45

LOL, WHAT?! Totally unexpected, wow.

2021-02-28 22:47

who would have thought? he retired to valorant

2021-02-28 22:48

Clown

2021-02-28 22:56

calyx or obo?

2021-02-28 23:15

WHO ?

2021-02-28 23:17

man, wtf

2021-02-28 23:19

What

2021-02-28 23:21

obo is a good variant for EG

hahahaha no respect byebye NA trash

2021-02-28 23:49

please dont say Va****** on this site again, otherwise i will be taking legal action

Bro what the fuck? Are you seriously?

what a loser

2021-02-28 23:55

Honestly how long till valorant scene dies? Game is boring af to watch compared to cs and I actually like playing valorant.

2021-03-01 00:07

it is like overwatch. boring as hell to watch fun to play. too much going on.

2021-03-01 00:22

Lol Valorant spectating is worse than Overwatch

2021-03-01 20:54

i havent watched either so idk how spectating works in those games.

2021-03-01 21:22

+oBo but actually this is pretty crazy. first it was the worn out oldtimers, then the hopeless talents. now its palyers from good teams with big orgs. NA switching to valorant. come to EU or leave CSGO.

Yeah very true, kind of sad to see

2021-03-01 11:53

LMFAO.

traitor spotted. dont ever let this noob of a player comeback to cs

+1 im actually quite sad he has done this :<

2021-03-01 00:44

valorant? geezz

🤣🤣🤣🤣mans decided to end his career

2021-03-01 01:11

...while swimming in money. I won't judge him because I would probably do the same.

2021-03-01 07:06

xaxaxa another overrated bot player move to valorant

2021-03-01 01:48

BRUH WTF?

2021-03-01 02:21

FER COMING TO EG

Signing obo 100% Top 5 inc

2021-03-01 03:08

WHY? does he just like the game better? he was #20 best player just last year.... he had probably stuff to give to cs. bruh....

2021-03-01 03:32

WHAT. THE. FUCK!??

2021-03-01 03:53

It will be hard to replace him .... a young talent lost

2021-03-01 04:30

ok great. good luck, enjoy the money and hopefully your new game as well if you can.

2021-03-01 04:31

scared of real competition, seriously what fucking pussy he is

2021-03-01 04:39

stan and tarik won’t leave? D:

2021-03-01 04:54

Sad news, CS in NA is truly dead and It's such a shame

2021-03-01 05:14

This is definitely the best player to cross over right? This one surprises me. My guess if EG stays in the game is Obo is joining. Or they're going to sell Brehze for big cash to a Euro team. Maybe OG. Both orgs have a relationship.

2021-03-01 05:54

I find it funny that weak/mediocre players migrate to Valorant on such a scale. Don't change the game. It won't help. Just train hard and it will pay off. You are pro after all aren't you? If your performance leaves to.desire here it will repeat there.

2021-03-01 06:15

Na trash must be valorant player ofc ofc

2021-03-01 07:18

-stanislaw when??

2021-03-01 08:15

Crazy that he is only 20yo, feels like he has been around for ages.

2021-03-01 08:29

2021-03-01 08:31

I leave cs too, gl Ethan

EG oBo

Such a shame...hes a good player.

2021-03-01 08:50

He is leaving cs maybe because EG leaving cs because not profitable i think

2021-03-01 08:52

I think the org must be leaving csgo

2021-03-01 09:02

nbk sign?

2021-03-01 09:15

Lost

2021-03-01 09:43

EG disband incoming

2021-03-01 10:28

twitch.tv/tarik/clip/PolishedGorgeousVel.. Ethan in Val

2021-03-01 10:30

Even an ace is looks boring in that game.

2021-03-01 11:08

Players seems to have such better aim in this game for some reason. Even in 1.6, a game it's somewhat compared to in feeling, didn't seem to have such an easy ending to gun fights.

2021-03-04 00:29

NA CS GIGALUL

2021-03-01 11:42

Great player, really unexpected.

2021-03-01 12:02

now only eu scene

2021-03-01 12:59

It is his decision, I don't see any problem with switching disciplines. I just hope it isn't only caused by money

2021-03-01 13:02

mythic will be the last team of NA xaxaxaxa

2021-03-01 14:20

valo is unwatchable rip soon

2021-03-01 15:15

2021-03-01 15:17

2021-03-01 16:05

elige to EG

2021-03-01 16:17

2021-03-01 16:20

what the fuck

2021-03-01 18:39

who cars

2021-03-02 04:40

welcome, Fer.

2021-03-02 05:44

+shroud

2021-03-02 10:59

feelsbad for NA man.

2021-03-02 11:00

imagine leaving a top tier team just for money

2021-03-02 12:46

Welcome autimatic

2021-03-02 17:04

you know cs is a dead game when a 23 years old player leaves the game

2021-03-03 00:01

He is 21 and leaving from dead game to more dead game

2021-03-03 01:20

CSGO is on top of every month rankings of max players playing at the same time and you still call it dead? What's wrong with you guys?

2021-03-03 13:23

yeah, 900k players which 700k are idling, 100k are cheaters and the rest are russian and portuguese trolling

2021-03-03 18:28

well, I agree XD

2021-03-03 18:37

Happy Birthday Ethan

2021-03-03 01:01

Whos gonna replace Ethan in EG then?

oBo

2021-03-06 06:43

XAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXAXA NA

2021-03-04 00:39

if they are clever about this they'll put tarik in a better role and put someone else as support. he's been too long stuck to the shitty roles, he needs more freedom ingame and he'll be back rekting na noobz

2021-03-04 00:40

peder

2021-03-05 03:08

CSGO < V4L0R4N7

2021-03-06 09:27

In your really poo dream

2021-03-06 10:00

what does that even mean

2021-03-09 16:15

2021-03-10 19:42