Finnish powerhouse, Power Gaming, find a replacement medic as new season approaches
It a shame that Power Gaming’s coming of age has been somewhat overshadowed by the success of Epsilon eSports, but since their surprising Assembly 2010 victory back in August they have truly been a force to contend with guided by the steady hand of former player-turned-manager, Juho ‘Moose’ Pättö.
Juho has never been one to shy away from the tough decisions whether it be cutting players who underperform or gambling on an inspired demoman to scout role switch for Kalle ‘Hymzi’ Honkala. However, Power’s most recent acquisition was born not from a fiery will but from a broken spirit.
Legendary medic, Antti ‘kyynel’ Kinnunen has decided to step away from the scene citing a lack of motivation and a desire to focus on work and studies. Genuinely, kyynel was one of the greatest medics of all time; the medics’ medic. Ask any medic in the Premiership who they admired the most and you will surely hear Antti’s name mentioned.
Alright I’m gushing a little here, it’s not like he’s not dead, despite this eulogising tone. In fact the fucker has gone inactive before and come back. I was fortunate enough to discuss this very matter with him at Assembly Winter 2011 at the after party, in between high fiving Team Liquid’s HuK and being sexually assaulted by Lauri ‘mafu’ Rasi.
Whilst my memory is a little fuzzy, I have a vivid recollection of him telling me that he was going to clear snow from roofs in Finland with a crane, which at the time sounded like the greatest profession of all time. I also asked him which medics he rated in Europe, his answer was as precise as his wicked needles: Epsilon eSports’ Anders ‘F2’ Carstensen.
Power Gaming have opted to keep their pureblood Finnish status by recruiting Jari ‘dajackal’ Litukka who will parts ways with Team Refuse. Followers of the scene will not be surprised by the move as he has been spotted putting in the hours with Power since WASM. Mr Litukka is surely a man deserving of a shot at the big time having represented at the top level for years, with the likes of The Imperial, Afterlife and Team Refuse.
Power Gaming are now:
Jani 'hocz' Laakkonen
Kalle 'hymzi' Honkala
Lauri 'mafu' Rasi
Tuomas 'Punpu' Kunnamom
Tony 'cookye' Hänninen
Jari 'dajackal' Litukka
Originally published on Cadred.org on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:30:57 +0000 by James J. McDonnell.
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