German org, Anexis eSports, are the news again and they seem to be maintaining their penchant for Finnish teams.
Back in January we brought you news that Team Menace.fi had picked up a promising new Finnish side, running under the moniker of Cardus at the time.
Consisting of a smattering of big names and relative unknowns, outside of Finland at least, the men from the north had been exhibiting the sort of sustainable growth that Gordon Brown would have been proud of in his years as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Well now I have lost all the Finns with British political references, let me win you all over by saying that sauna’s are pretty awesome, you ice-fishing fuckwits. Anyway, the power of the almighty dollar has coaxed the former Menace.fi roster to jump ship and join forces with German outfit, Anexis eSports.
Currently competing in ESL Division 1 they have also recently claimed the gold in Wireplay Season 8 Division 1, beating out last month’s tenth spot in the Cadred Top 10, Blame (now Team YoYoTech). Anexis’ new roster are now setting their sights beyond the online realm with a promise that they will be representing at Multiplay’s Insomnia 43 this August. Currently on an equal billing with the second coming of Christ within Team Fortress 2 circles, i43 should bring out the cream of the crop and will surely be a baptism of fire for M0re and the boys.
Statement from Anexis eSports Manager, Marius "crake" Breunig:
"Today it’s with great pleasure, that Anexis eSports announce a new Team Fortress 2 team. After sniffing around the scene for a little while and speaking to several respected figures, we are certain that our team selection will prove to be the right one. Playing under the name of Menace.fi & Ninja Squad, the team has proven to be a really talented and upcoming team and so we decided to pick them up. We are looking forward to the year 2011 and the project ahead, watching the team stabilise, build upon their certain potential and hopefully grow to challenge the best at the top table. BEST OF LUCK MATES!
Statement from Anexis eSports Captain, Oskari "M0re" Pihlajamäki:
I'd like to thank Anexis, crake and sponsors for the opportunity they have given us. We are still making our way up but it's looking good at the moment. We are constantly moving forward both on a personal and a teamplay level and I'm very happy to the progress we've made so far.
Anexis eSports are:
Oskari "M0re" Pihlajamäki
Mika "TucE" Mäkelä
Olli "Paavi" Kettunen
Santtu "Santtu" Salminen
Jari "Rake" Hyvönen
Akseli "Aksu" Haltio
Esko "Valquis" Takkinen
Originally published on Cadred.org on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:18:25 +0100 by James J. McDonnell.
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