PARIVISION sign FL1T to replace HObbit

The team now houses three members of the IEM Rio Major-winning Outsiders roster.

PARIVISION have announced the end of Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov 's stand-in stint and signed his permanent replacement in the form of Evgenii "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev , reuniting the Russian rifler with former Virtus.pro and Outsiders teammates Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali and Dastan "⁠dastan⁠" Akbayev .

FL1T had been sidelined since February, when Virtus.pro benched and transfer-listed a majority of its roster to begin a rebuild amidst a dreary run of results. He was a part of the organization for five years, during which he most notably won IEM Rio Major 2022 (under the Outsiders tag), ESL Challenger Atlanta 2023, and placed 3-4th at Esports World Cup 2024.

He reunites with former teammates Jame and dastan from that Major run, and arrives at a crucial juncture for a PARIVISION side that has sorely lacked experience and was plagued by errors from its rookies in the Spring season.

"We are confident that his experience, consistency, and game sense will help the team reach a new level," PARIVISION 's CEO, Andrei Kvasnevsky, said in a statement. "This is a player who has proven his class on the international stage for many years, and we are delighted that he will now be representing PARIVISION's colors."

HObbit joined the team as a stand-in for their run to the finals at XSE Pro League Guangzhou, replacing Andrey "⁠BELCHONOKK⁠" Yasinskiy on the roster alongside a second change that saw Emil "⁠nota⁠" Moskvitin swapped for Vyacheslav "⁠slaxejezzz⁠" Vinokurov in the wake of PARIVISION 's miserable 0-3 exit from Stage 3 of the IEM Cologne Major. He has been released and allowed to explore his options as a free agent.

FL1T 's debut will come at the Esports World Cup, which is slated to run from August 12-23 in Paris, France with a $2,000,000 prize pool.

PARIVISION is now:

Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali Vladislav "⁠xiELO⁠" Lysov Ivan "⁠zweih⁠" Gogin Vyacheslav "⁠slaxejezzz⁠" Vinokurov Evgenii "⁠FL1T⁠" Lebedev

Dastan "⁠dastan⁠" Akbayev (coach)

Emil "⁠nota⁠" Moskvitin (benched) Andrey "⁠BELCHONOKK⁠" Yasinskiy (on loan to TDK )