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Aleksei “El1an” Gusev and fellow Russian Dmitry “sstiNiX” Khlebnikov signed with the FORZE Esports’ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team on Sunday.

El1an and sstiNiX will replace countrymen Andrey “Jerry” Mekhryakov and Aleksandr “zorte” Zagodyrenko on the active roster. The latter two joined Vladislav “Krad” Kravechenko in being moved to the bench and remain available for transfer, per the organization.

El1an, 24, spent nearly three months with K23 after a 14-month run with Entropiq.

sstiNiX, 18, has been idle since departing INVSN Team.

Jerry has been with FORZE Esports since September 2017, while zorte — also 25 — has been with the club since February 2021.

Krad, 24, joined FORZE in December 2022.

The All-Russian active roster consists of El1an, sstiNix, Aleksandr “shalfey” Marenov and Evgeny “r3salt” Frolov. Artem “Fierce” Ivanov is the team’s coach.

–Field Level Media