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Team Liquid signs SKillous

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TL.net ESPORTS
Profile Joined July 2011
4 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-06 18:09:35
January 06 2023 17:23 GMT
#1
Team Liquid announced they have signed Protoss player (Wiki)SKillous.

As a Russian national, SKillous was displaced when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began while he was competing at (Wiki)IEM Katowice 2022 in Poland. Since then, Team Liquid had been harboring SKillous at their facility in the Netherlands for nearly a year. During that time, Team Liquid saw that SKillous fit in well with the rest of the team, and have ultimately decided to officially sign him as a player. "He's a really skilled player in When we thought about it, we thought he would be a great addition to Team Liquid and our continuous investment in StarCraft II." said Victor "Nazgul" Goossens.

SKillous is also the recipient of the first esports visa issued by the Netherlands, according to Team Liquid.

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xsnac
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Barbados1365 Posts
January 06 2023 17:49 GMT
#2
Congratz!
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GoloSC2
Profile Joined August 2014
713 Posts
January 06 2023 17:54 GMT
#3
awesome!
"Code S > IEM > Super Tournament > Homestory Cup > Blizzcon/WESG > GSL vs The World > Invitational tournaments in China with Koreans > WCS events" - Rodya
SmoKim
Profile Joined March 2010
Denmark10305 Posts
January 06 2023 17:55 GMT
#4
Thats great !
"LOL I have 202 supply right now (3 minutes later)..."LOL NOW I HAVE 220 SUPPLY SUP?!?!?" - Mondragon
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12933 Posts
January 06 2023 17:59 GMT
#5
Congratulations, nice pick up
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Kashim
Profile Joined December 2013
Poland1227 Posts
January 06 2023 18:01 GMT
#6
nice, congrats!
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tigera6
Profile Joined March 2021
3493 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-06 18:04:27
January 06 2023 18:04 GMT
#7
its about damn time. TL will comeback strong in next WTL season.
Arium
Profile Joined March 2013
United States2 Posts
January 06 2023 18:06 GMT
#8
Congratulations SKillous! Teamliquid has always been a dream time of mine, seems like an amazing fit for him.
Don't blame the race, blame the a-key.
Arghmyliver
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1078 Posts
January 06 2023 18:27 GMT
#9
What a great story and a great pick-up! Gratz and GLHF to all involved!
Now witness their attempts to fly from tree to tree. Notice they do not so much fly as plummet.
FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5015 Posts
January 06 2023 18:46 GMT
#10
Such a great guy!! Happy for you and the team!!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Balloon-Man-FuDD/237447769616965?ref=hl
KappaKingPrime
Profile Joined May 2014
United States468 Posts
January 06 2023 19:49 GMT
#11
Get this guy some Z's on his uniform!

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Gluon
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands421 Posts
January 06 2023 20:11 GMT
#12
I'm so happy about this! SKillous is a great guy and he is putting in so much effort to become a stronger player every day. Looking forwards to seeing him represent TL in 2023!
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Areanon
Profile Joined October 2014
Afghanistan5 Posts
January 06 2023 20:15 GMT
#13
"Russian invasion of Ukraine"
Lies repeated thousand times becomes the truth (c) Joseph Goebbels

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Devangel
Profile Joined March 2019
Russian Federation66 Posts
Last Edited: 2023-01-06 20:35:17
January 06 2023 20:34 GMT
#14
Extremely happy for Nikita, well deserved and i hope for his incredible performance under TL flag!
Has been always cheering for him, big loss for not attending this years Katowice, SKillous has been on fire the whole year
Schelim
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Austria11528 Posts
January 06 2023 20:36 GMT
#15
On January 07 2023 05:15 Areanon wrote:
"Russian invasion of Ukraine"
Lies repeated thousand times becomes the truth (c) Joseph Goebbels

Oh shut the hell up

Congrats Skillous and TL, seems like a great fit!
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geokilla
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada8247 Posts
January 06 2023 20:53 GMT
#16
Congrats Skillous! Hopefully his family is OK too since he spoke up against Russia.
mindjames
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Israel433 Posts
January 06 2023 21:15 GMT
#17
Talented, humble, and level-headed guy. I'd sign him a million times over. Super well deserved!
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
January 06 2023 21:27 GMT
#18
Awesome!!!
EndlessViolence
Profile Joined January 2011
115 Posts
January 06 2023 22:00 GMT
#19
great job TL!
Captain Peabody
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3134 Posts
January 06 2023 22:01 GMT
#20
Great to see!

I can't imagine how difficult his situation has been for the past year. Hopefully he's able to find some personal and professional stability in all this.
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