boxr becomes Envy; Nifty and jdm join
Josh "jdm64" Marzano and Noah "Nifty" Francis have both joined the ESEA roster page for Envy. The roster page is that of boxr, which indicates that they have officially been picked up by the Texas-based organization, with both the transfers and the name change just in time for the WESA Transfer Window to close.
The roster had been without a proper organization since leaving Splyce in April, when they pulled out of CS:GO. The team has gone under a bit of change since then, seeing a range of stand-ins in their fifth position including Ricardo "Rickeh" Mulholland and Kristjan "fejtZ" Allsaar. Recently, David "DAVEY" Stafford had also left the team to potentially join ex-Dignitas.
Envy had been without a CS:GO roster since releasing their French rosters in the middle of June, when they announced they intended to shift their focus to North America. Their acquisition of the roster also sees them inherit the team's ESL Pro League spot.
jdm64 joins the team after a lengthy period of inactivity after being benched on Liquid in February, and teamless since his contract expired in June. Nifty has joined straight over from Renegades, where he saw the team to the Major, finishing 1-3 in the New Challengers Stage. It is unsure if Nifty will continue IGL'ing on this team, however this is yet to be confirmed.
Envy's roster will be:
Taylor "Drone" Johnson
Kory "SEMPHIS" Friesen- Stephen "reltuC" Cutler
- Josh "jdm64" Marzano
- Noah "Nifty" Francis
- Zachary "Eley" Stauffer (Coach)
- Taylor "Tailored" Broomall (Analyst)
For Envy's own part, they've released a small teaser before they officially re-enter CS:GO. Their first game is currently scheduled to be against Ghost, on October 16th at 8:25 PM EDT. This is a considerable amount of time after the start of the season, giving the team a considerable amount of time to practice and get into form.
UPDATE: Envy have later confirmed that the organization has acquired the roster.
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