deko and ct0m have formed a new media team—a timeline of the scandal surrounding WW TEAM
Following the conclusion of WINLINE CIS LAN #7, a scandal erupted surrounding the WW TEAM roster. Those involved include pro gamers Ivan “StRoGo” Shurpatov, Artem “ct0m” Maximov, and Denis “deko” Zhukov, as well as streamer Roman “mokrivskiy” Mokrivsky. Here’s a day-by-day breakdown of the key events in the conflict.
- September 15, 5:30 p.m. WW TEAM loses to Team Nemesis in the quarterfinals of WINLINE CIS LAN #7 with a score of 0–2 on maps.
- September 15, 5:41 p.m. deko posts a message on his personal Telegram channel: “The end of an era.”
- September 15, 6:08 p.m. ct0m addresses WW TEAM fans—according to the rifler, the community blames him for all of the team’s failures.
- September 15, 10:14 p.m. ct0m leaves WW TEAM, citing exhaustion from pressure from the community and internal issues within the media team.
- September 16, 8:00 p.m. StRoGo goes live and comments on ct0m’s departure from WW TEAM. In his opinion, Artem did not take the team’s activities seriously—he led a reckless lifestyle and frequently skipped practices.
- September 16, 9:20 p.m. On his personal Telegram channel, ct0m states that StRoGo’s accusations are unfounded, as he had not consumed alcohol in the past two weeks and had been training diligently.
- September 16, 11:30 p.m. During a stream, StRoGo accuses morkivskiy of pushing him out of the mainstream streaming community and also speaks negatively about WW TEAM.
- September 17, 5:45 a.m. StRoGo announces deko’s departure from WW TEAM, implying that morkivskiy influenced his decision.
- September 17, 12:58 p.m. ct0m publishes a post explaining the reasons for his departure from WW TEAM, urges the community not to post negative comments about other team members, and states that his conflict with StRoGo has been resolved.
- September 17, 4:40 p.m. During a Twitch stream, morkivskiy responds to all of StRoGo’s claims. In his opinion, Ivan himself refused to participate in events with other streamers, and his criticism of WW TEAM was meant as a joke.
- September 17, 5:00 p.m. deko announces the creation of a new media team on his stream.
- September 17, 5:05 p.m. morkivskiy states that he has no connection to deko’s team.
- September 17, 5:10 p.m. deko reveals the nicknames of his teammates—ct0m, chopper, Perfecto, and TRAVIS.
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Deko’s media team will make its debut at WINLINE CIS LAN #8, which will take place from September 29 to October 2 in St. Petersburg. WW TEAM is also expected to participate in this tournament; its new roster is currently unknown.
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