{"id":3111,"date":"2020-03-09T10:09:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/apeks-eu-closed-qualifier-profile"},"modified":"2024-07-19T22:21:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T22:21:40","slug":"apeks-eu-closed-qualifier-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/apeks-eu-closed-qualifier-profile","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Apeks: Europe Closed Qualifier profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/rio-2020-eu-closed-qualifier-teams\">Click here<\/a> for all links to all sixteen of the team profiles for the Europe Closed Qualifier for ESL One Rio.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_301235\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Rank (HLTV\/ESL): #66\/&#8211;<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Invite or Qualifier: Open Qualifier #3<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Lineup<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ole Kristian &#8220;Marcelious&#8221; Langan<\/li>\n<li>Sander Nordeide &#8220;Grus&#8221; Iversen<\/li>\n<li>Kristian &#8220;akEz&#8221; Kornbakk<\/li>\n<li>Erik &#8220;truth&#8221; Hansen Dyrnes<\/li>\n<li>Haakon &#8220;Radifaction&#8221; Tholo<\/li>\n<li>Torbj&oslash;rn &#8220;mithR&#8221; Nyborg (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Five most recent results<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe Minor Open Qualifier #3 = 1st (Online)<\/li>\n<li>Europe Minor Open Qualifier #1 = 9-16th (Online)<\/li>\n<li>WINNERS League Season 3 Europe = 5-8th (Online)<\/li>\n<li>DreamHack Open Leipzig 2020 Europe Open Qualifier = 9-16th (Online)<\/li>\n<li>IEM Katowice 2020 Europe Open Qualifier #2 = 5-8th (Online)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Brief rundown<\/h3>\n<p>Denmark, Sweden and Finland are all represented and Norway has two representatives of its own in the form of Nordavind and Apeks.<\/p>\n<p>Apeks made a surprise announcement that mithR, who is very much alive despite North&rsquo;s viking funeral video for his departure, will be coaching them through the Closed Qualifier instead of P&aring;l &#8220;Polly&#8221; Kammen. This temporary addition adds a new layer to Apeks and makes them a strong potential threat.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apeksgg\/status\/1232998965873913856\">\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mithRTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mithRTV<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The danish coach will be helping us in preparation for the ELS Rio Europe Minor closed qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>We are thrilled to have his helping hand during this period!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mtm0syCAZI\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mtm0syCAZI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Wrz3UgbsS\">pic.twitter.com\/5Wrz3UgbsS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Apeks (@apeksgg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apeksgg\/status\/1232998965873913856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Player to watch: Radifaction<\/h3>\n<p>Radifaction is one of the recognisable names on the Apeks roster having played on Nordavind and NoChance previously. 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