zehN and emi released from FPX

1-4-2022 19:06

The final two players of the former FunPlus Phoenix roster have become free agents and now look for new opportunities.

Jesse "⁠zehN⁠" Linjala and Luka "⁠emi⁠" Vuković have been released from their contracts with FunPlus Phoenix, the former player has announced and the latter has confirmed to HLTV.org.

The 30-year-old and 28-year-old were the last two players left on the Chinese organization's books following its decision to discontinue its investment in CS:GO and the subsequent disbandment of the roster in November, which had struggled to break through and become a consistent contender.

zehN has been out of action for the past six months

One by one, their three ex-teammates found new homes after leaving in January, with Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk acquired by Apeks, Pavle "⁠Maden⁠" Bošković joining ENCE, and Asger "⁠Farlig⁠" Jensen released and later signed by Astralis. zehN and emi now follow suit as they have become free agents and look for offers.

"I'm ready to face new challenges as a player," zehN Tweeted, asking parties interested in a "smart player with fragging potential" to get in touch.

Meanwhile, emi has told HLTV.org that, despite having coaching experience from his time with Valiance and CR4ZY, he looks to return to an active playing role as an in-game leader and is willing to listen to offers from any region.

"As of today I am out of my contract with FPX, which means I am a free agent now and open to any offers," the Serbian has stated. "I'm ready to get back on the server in the IGL role."

2022-04-01 19:06

alright

what took so long?

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It's a Chinese org, do you really expect it to prioritize the wellbeing of the players?

2022-04-01 19:08

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>denmark flair bubzkji.

2022-04-01 19:40

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good point, astralis ruised more careers than all the chinesse orgs combined

2022-04-01 20:35

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Bubzkji, jugi, lucky, and more will come...

2022-04-02 15:52

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also crated fake star player from es3tag and then sent him to ruin other teams :P

2022-04-02 15:57

keep calm he is just 8yo

2022-04-01 20:44

Yeah some ORGs are shit but you can't say this about FPX, it's a huge org and have been in League for years

2022-04-01 19:58

And valorant tbf

2022-04-02 03:37

Well they fucked their cs players really bad

2022-04-02 12:03

do you think they didn't pay him his salary? being benched while getting paid doesn't sound too bad to me

2022-04-01 20:50

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But thats a short term mindset. These players need to keep up with the game to build their career. 6 months on the bench is baaad.

2022-04-01 21:11

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I mean players like Maden STYKO Farlig, they have been released when there are teams want to sign them right? But until now no one tend to sign emi and zehn so that's the point

2022-04-02 01:43

Yo le noob, Being benched doesn't mean that you are not allowed to play CS anymore duh. It's actually their duty as professionals to keep themselves in shape for when the time comes when a team calls them.

2022-04-02 13:03

obviously I know mate, but it is definitely harder to keep up the pace if you are not in a team. talking in psychological and practical terms.

2022-04-02 23:34

2022-04-03 18:45

GOD ZEHN <3

2022-04-01 19:07

finally

Zehn deserves a chance. Please someone buy him

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2022-04-01 19:21

noone has to buy him, he is free agent so anyone can get him for free

*sign him

2022-04-01 21:44

+1 super underrated

2022-04-02 00:20

2022-04-02 15:35

ez for teeth

Forgot about FPX

Gorillaz will look nasty with him

a smart player with fragging potential

zehN great player emi great COACH There's a lot of teams in need of a player like zehN and even more in need of a coach of emi's caliber.

Both are very decent Tier 2 players, I hope they can find new teams

very good tier 1 player zehn

2022-04-01 19:16

He definitely has the potential to perform well in Tier 1, but I don’t think any Tier 1 team would pick him soon

2022-04-01 19:18

pretty sure he never played on a tier 1 team and is already 30 years old. it's more realistic that he does it like krystal and joins a team like cowana imo

2022-04-01 20:56

Not expected.

2022-04-01 19:09

finnish prodigy

2022-04-01 19:10

zehn is or used to be good sad to see him without a team now hurts bad

2022-04-01 19:11

Ence zehN PogU

null von zehn

2022-04-01 19:15

Zehn to havu?

2022-04-01 19:13

2022-04-02 14:27

2022-04-03 18:13

zehn to Mad Lions, time to remove dead rubber from that team

2022-04-01 19:17

Zehn to temptation. EZ Major.

not if Allu on the roster

ez4allu

2022-04-01 21:18

April fools!

emi? lol isnt it female name?

2022-04-01 19:19

30 year old god zehn

zehn still good hope he will join solid team

2022-04-01 19:24

Wait wtf I didn’t realize Zehn was 30 I always thought he was like 25

2022-04-01 19:26

less go bois!

2022-04-01 19:27

Zehn Pog

2022-04-01 19:28

Lets remake the old PENTA! Its would be so good!

2022-04-01 19:31

emi to 4glory ez

2022-04-01 19:38

Lets go emi <3

2022-04-01 19:41

imagine calling yourself a ''smart player with fragging potential'' in your own tweet

2022-04-01 19:44

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1.11 rating vs top 5 opponents in 43 maps, I think he has right to say so.

2022-04-01 20:03

I didn't realise his stats were that good... a very good player to choose it seems... maybe fnatic could use him? I'm not that sure what role zehn fills but he could replace Peppzor surely?

2022-04-01 20:34

he is actually really good top 3 finnish player imo

2022-04-01 21:03

Yeah, he is one of the most underrated players of recent years. And he has been the best Finnish player for some time now. He could fit to almost any top team. He is kinda like Krimz imo and he actually can play almost any role but maybe entry.

2022-04-01 21:32

Is he not?

2022-04-01 20:47

Imagine not having the confidence calling yourself good

2022-04-01 21:24

Sergej - Rifler zehN - Lurker Support Doto - Support ZOREE - AWPer Allu - IGL Rifler 2nd AWPer Pog.

2022-04-01 19:50

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-Allu +Jimpphat And then make doto igl and we are talking.

2022-04-01 20:06

And you put sergej in awp? Its a waste imo, he is better as a rifler

2022-04-01 20:52

+jamppi

2022-04-01 21:04

No, Zoree is the awp.

2022-04-01 21:28

My bad i didnt saw that, sry mens

2022-04-01 21:43

sadly sergej and allu aren't going to play with each other. :(

2022-04-01 20:07

Not one Finnish player wants to play with allu. For a good reason.

2022-04-02 04:27

True

2022-04-02 10:16

So FPX kept them locked up in roster hell for 5 months after they announced leaving csgo? Trash org

2022-04-01 19:53

G2 wanted emi to coach, sadly Chinese inflated the buyout and the deal went south. Lose-lose scenario.

2022-04-01 22:01

Good luck

2022-04-01 20:01

Unexpected

2022-04-01 20:04

Please Jesse come save whats left from the Finnish scene.

2022-04-01 20:21

zehN is good but his age is problem t1 teams wont sigm 30 yo guy

snappi is like 33

2022-04-01 21:51

and igl

2022-04-01 22:27

-krystaL +emi destroyed this team

they had fallen off the top 20 before that move lol

2022-04-01 21:02

zehN come back

Havu -slowi +zehn as igl. Or -aerial and +zehn so zehn can secon call. This is the only way to save their t side.

Removing aerial would be braindead.

2022-04-03 18:31

who would you remove then? they must do changes and both aerial and xseven have been underperforming. You can't remove Sm1lee, he is the only part of the team that has future value.

2022-04-03 20:43

Save zehN