dennis to stand in for Apeks in Elisa Invitational

Apeks have added Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman to their lineup for the short term, as he will fill in for Haakon "⁠Radifaction⁠" Tholo in the upcoming Elisa Invitational.

The Norwegian team announced the benching of Radifaction on Monday, citing unsatisfactory results over an eight-month period, and originally revealed that they would be fielding their coach Pål "⁠Polly⁠" Kammen as a stand-in until they find a long-term replacement. However, it has now been announced that dennis would be joining the squad for the upcoming competition.

dennis will fight for a BLAST Showdown spot with Apeks

The 29-year-old Swede had been a free agent since GamerLegion disbanded in March, and stated that he will be "just as good as before, if not better" when he gets a chance on a team.

The Elisa Invitational will feature squads such as GODSENT, ENCE, and North, and will take place online on April 30 - May 3. The two best teams from the eight-team competition will earn a spot at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown.

Apeks will field the following roster in the Elisa Invitational:

Kristian "⁠akez⁠" Kornbakk
Erik "⁠truth⁠" Hansen Dyrnes
Ole "⁠Marcelious⁠" Kristian Langan
Sander "⁠Grus⁠" Iversen
Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman (stand-in)

Pål "⁠Polly⁠" Kammen (coach)
Haakon "⁠Radifaction⁠" Tholo (benched)

Apeks #67 Pål 'Polly' KammenKristian 'akez' KornbakkErik 'truth' Hansen DyrnesOle 'Marcelious' Kristian LanganSander 'Grus' Iversen ENCE #24 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiSami 'xseveN' LaasanenJere 'sergej' Salo Erik 'truth' Hansen Dyrnes Age: 23 Team: Apeks Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 281 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 North #26 René 'cajunb' BorgMathias 'MSL' LauridsenPhilip 'aizy' AistrupMarkus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeNicklas 'gade' Gade GODSENT #18 Mikail 'Maikelele' BillJesse 'zehN' LinjalaMartin 'STYKO' StykKevin 'kRYSTAL' AmendPavle 'Maden' Bošković Kristian 'akez' Kornbakk Age: 27 Team: Apeks Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 149 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.70 Ole 'Marcelious' Kristian Langan Age: 20 Team: Apeks Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 149 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.66 Dennis 'dennis' Edman Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1164 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Haakon 'Radifaction' Tholo Age: 21 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 352 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.69 Sander 'Grus' Iversen Age: 22 Team: Apeks Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 79 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.70 Pål 'Polly' Kammen Age: 29 Team: Apeks Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 400 KPR: 0.66 DPR: 0.68