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TSM Replace Altekz, Sign Sirah

tit-krajnik
15 Sep 2024
Tit Krajnik 15 Sep 2024
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  • TSM announced the signing of William "sirah" Kjærsgaard
  • The 17-year-old joins TSM from MOUZ
  • To make room for the new arrival, TSM parted ways with Alexander "Altekz" Givskov
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On Saturday, September 14, TSM announced the signing of William "sirah" Kjærsgaard, who joins the Danish Counter-Strike esports roster from MOUZ. To make room for the 17-year-old, TSM parted ways with Alexander "Altekz" Givskov, who leaves the roster after two months.

In a bid to find more success in their competitive endeavours, TSM announced the second roster change since July 1, when the Danish organisation signed Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen and Frederik "acoR" Gyldstrand. The roster changes follow an early exit from Elisa Invitational Fall 2024, where TSM placed fifth-eighth.


While sirah did not become an official member of TSM until Saturday, he had already played for TSM in an official match when he stood in for Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså, during the Elisa Invitational Fall against Sashi Esports. TSM lost that series 0-2.

The 17-year-old started his esports career in August 2021 with Esimed Esports and later played for Linx legacy Vendetta and Prosapia Esports before joining ECSTATIC, where sirah stayed for three months. In July 2023, the Dane joined MOUZ NXT with who he won several C-Tier tournaments and, more recently, placed top four at RES European Series #6.

Whether his arrival will help TSM find more success remains to be seen; however, the Danish lineup needed to make some changes.

Since TSM's return to the Counter-Strike esports scene in the latter half of 2023, the team have not accomplished much – despite 16 roster changes, replacing players and coaches, over the last 12 months. More recently, TSM decided to move to an all-Danish lineup, yet even that project has not net any positive results.

However, since the signing of acoR and niko in July, TSM have found a bit more success with three consecutive top-eight finishes at CCT Season 2 European Series #9, Thunderpick World Championship 2024: European Series #2, and Elisa Invitational Fall 2024 and a gold medal from European Pro League Season 19: Division 2, which are some of TSM's best tournament placements of the year.

With that, TSM have risen to no.39 on the global Counter-Strike rankings which is the highest position the Danish squad held since their return to CS in 2023.