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Counter-Strike: hooch signs with Begrip; xek leaves

By: Luis Mira - Published February 27, 2007 at 3:41 PM EST - Writer Archive
Begrip Gaming have completed the signing of former Virtus.Pro player Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov.
The Russian talent had been a free agent ever since his departure from Virtus.Pro, which happened in mid-December and was caused by his will to focus more on some personal issues.

After this two-month break, Bogdanov scoured the market for a new team and that was when the offer from Begrip Gaming came. According to him, the possibility of playing alongside players of such calibre was behind this move.

"I had enough time to rest after I left virtus, so Ihave been looking for a good team to play for (...)I played with all the guys before and I think we will do great things soon," Bogdanov told GotFrag.com.

The recruitment of Bogdanov came as a consequence of the removal of Alexander "xek" Zobkov from the team. His attitude toward his team mates and Begrip Gaming caused internal conflicts which are expected to be solved now with this decision.

"Xek is a very good player but his attitude is not always the best, which caused internal problems both within the team and toward the organisation. We know hooch for a long time and he also played for us before he joined Virtus and after playing with him it felt like a right choice," said Vasili "individ" Richardsson, owner of Begrip Gaming.

Begrip will continue their presence in the NPCL league, where the Russian team is currently third, only below forZe and Virtus.Pro. No international events haven't been planned yet.

Begrip Gaming have now the following roster:

Russia Denis "Dingo" Kolomensky
Russia Dmitrii "ex" Pestin
Russia Aleksey "Flatra" Zlobich
Russia Ivan "Xenitron" Totsky
Russia Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov

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noooo xek :(((((((((
i hope u will find a good team mate
#ent CAL:im S19 CEVO:pg Chicago
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btw Xek is still in the Begrip as 6th player
according to proplay.ru
#ent CAL:im S19 CEVO:pg Chicago
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not bad at all
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He got kicked because he cheated.
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Actually Proplay.ru and Nirvana_sf are saying another, xek is still in the team.
Millennium Gaming
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#5 yes but individ, the owner of begrip, just told me that's not true. He won't play for Begrip.
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hooch skill = hek skill
gl BEGRIP and i hope xek can find a new good team
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#6

:) i see.. good job ;)
Millennium Gaming
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xek, noo -_-. Gl Begrip anyway.
For every beginning there is an end! For every action there is a reaction!
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xek to VP
cr.roundhouse
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xek to forze;) best choice
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xek was for Begrip like Mangiacapra for 4kings :/
For every beginning there is an end! For every action there is a reaction!
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hooch > xek anyways, gl
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#4 u'r crazy! He didn't cheat, have you ever seen him owning @ lan? He was the best player in begrip. Hooch is good too but they should kick ex instead of xek
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#14, individ(the owner of Begrip) said it to Fragbite, I'd rather trust him than you...
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www.begrip-gaming.com // Hooch is on place of xek :-)

good luck Dmitri.
Millennium Gaming
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is ex and flatra both former virtus players?
IM A KIXER FAN
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sad for xek :/ he was really good, gl begirp
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Only Flatra...
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neat.
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ex is bad!
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xek is one of the best snipers in the world however he can act very immature and annoying.
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hooch is nice
-___O

hooch > xek :P
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xek FTW ! hooch fley =/
<3 #22

This comment was edited at 02/28/2007 7:50 AM
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cool, gl
BANKAI!
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cool, gl
BANKAI!
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cool, gl
BANKAI!
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Russian powerhouse in the making?
Minä rakastan sinua
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good adittion
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yup :D #29 begrip is already a russian power house
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I hate hooch
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#31, yeah, your fantastic 5th place at Asus winter shows that...
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Joint top in russia #33wouldnt u call that a powerhouse?

This comment was edited at 03/02/2007 6:28 AM
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hooch is crazy!
VIVA ESPANIA
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Good pickup with hooch, don't think he has the skill to help this team be better than virtus or pro100

This comment was edited at 03/02/2007 11:14 AM
hi im hydez
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in fact they were better than virtus or pro100 already, #33 i think your not competent enough to see that losing 1-2 (16-5,8-16,13-16) vs pro100 in single elimination is bad while begrip deserved to. its only a question of time when they will become better than teams such as noa or sk but they need time
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Bad for Virtus.Pro definitely.
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SK | Tentpole - PLEASE!
RUSSIA ACTIVE ^^ CANADA PASSIVE PLZ CANADA!
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2 #37 Haha/ You`re not right). Begrip.ru NEVER become better, then NoA or NiP, because they haven`t enough practice to be equally with these graet teams. Btw, it`s very high skilled team. Xenitron and hooch still my favorite russian gamers. Mb, you don`t know, why hooch leaves Vp. But i know. He was kicked. Imo, because his hardcore game style was bad for vp, but in begrip, i trust, he will show the power).

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