PGS announced on their website today that they have acquired the infamous Finnish player, Juha-Matti "Satiini" Bäckström.

The controversial Night Elf was released from mortal Teamwork a few weeks ago, following his non-attendance at the NGL finals where his team managed to qualify.

This "problem" is not new to Bäckström, as he is known to have a phobia which stops him from traveling. This made the player a liability as much as he is an asset. He is known to be quite talented in online leagues, and one of Europe's top performers. He's one of the main reasons why mTw managed to qualify to the offline LAN.

Bäckström's ability in Warcraft III is undoubtedly good, which still makes him a viable name in any team roster. After his departure from mTw, it was unsure which team would be able to pick him up.

PGS now strengthens their roster with the addition of Bäckström. He will join the five other Night Elves in the team's current lineup.

PGS manager, Jaco "Lloth" van Dijk, addresses the issues that surround the signing of Bäckström. "Although most people would find the choice a bit controversial we talked about it as a team and after a lot of internal conversations we decided it would be to the utmost benefit for our team," van Dijk states. "In PGS we are still developing our team and to be honest several offline events are not in our grasp for the next couple of months. Therefore Juha-Matti can play freely and to his fullest potential and we will see how we can help him when the time comes."

PGS is currently competing in the WC3L and the NGL ONE.

The PGS Roster

Eric "Eric" Marten
Sebastian "FuRy" Pesic
Daniel "LiiLD.C" Claesson
Przemyslaw "Paladyn' Wadoń
Maxim "SDmK" Babarcev
Piotr "sLh" Michalski
Irakli "spicy" Budia
Artem "TReSh" Mosyakin
Ivica "Zeus" Markovic
Juha-Matti "Satiini" Bäckström

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