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500 announce Bulgarian roster

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500, an organization sponsored by 500 Casino, has entered the Counter-Strike scene by signing a Bulgarian roster composed of former FATE and SKADE members. The team will be led by Nikolay “⁠niki1⁠” Pantaleev, who is joined by Ivan “⁠Patrick⁠” Ivanov, Aleks “⁠Rainwaker⁠” Petrov, Denislav “⁠dennyslaw⁠” Dimitrov, and Georgi “⁠SHiPZ⁠” Grigorov.

The Bulgarian roster, currently ranked No. 63 in the world, was previously playing under the ex-SKADE moniker and recently placed 9-16th in CCT South Europe Series 1 after a loss to Spirit.

SHiPZ returns in 500

The ex-SKADE trio of Rainwaker, dennyslaw, and SHiPZ played together for almost three years for the Norwegian organization, peaking at No. 17 in the world rankings. They did so in April of 2022, after winning Elisa Invitational Winter 2021 and Pinnacle Cup III, notably defeating Vitality. They then entered a period of stagnation, dropping down the rankings before getting released by the organization after they could not agree on contract extensions.

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SKADE parts ways with Bulgarian roster

niki1 and Patrick played together in FATE in the lower reaches of the scene, the team rarely entering the top 100 in the last year and a half. The quintet now joins forces to try and put Bulgarian CS back on the map, as the nation struggled to put together a winning team in recent times.

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Bulgaria Georgi “⁠SHiPZ⁠” Grigorov
Bulgaria Denislav “⁠dennyslaw⁠” Dimitrov
Bulgaria Aleks “⁠Rainwaker⁠” Petrov
Bulgaria Ivan “⁠Patrick⁠” Ivanov
Bulgaria Nikolay “⁠niki1⁠” Pantaleev

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