Several different sources are reporting that Abdulkhalik "degster" Gasanov will be Heroic's new sniper and that the deal was made a few weeks ago.
This information was first reported by well-known Russian insider Aleksey "OverDrive" Biryukov, who noted that although the deal has been finalized for some time, Heroic did not want to reveal this information so that it would not affect Nico "nicodooz" Tamjidia's play during the ESL Pro League.
Namely, nicodooz was from the beginning of the formation of the new team a player who was rumored to be the weak link and unable to deal with opponents at the highest level of play, which in the end turned out to be correct information. Nicodooz has been giving weak games for a long time and has given up in matches where his team needed him the most.
During the ESL Pro League, even the opposing players told him that he should keep it quiet because he will soon be benched, and at the end of the group stage, Heroic failed to qualify for the playoffs, even though they were one of the favorites to advance in their group.
Degster, who became famous playing for Team Spirit, came to OG in July 2022, but after a year he was transferred to the reserve bench due to unofficial communication problems with the rest of the team. He is rumored to be difficult in character, although he is a very talented player, and in June it will be one year that he has been on the bench.
For both Degster and Heroic this is a huge opportunity to get what they need, Russ a new opportunity and Heroic a stable AWP player, and if the transfer turns out to be true, it remains to be seen how Degster will fit into the new environment.
