The esports organisations 9 Pandas and Aurora have managed to reach an agreement regarding their player swap. This means that Yevgeny "r3salt" Frolov has once again joined 9 Pandas, while Timur "clax" Sabirov has returned to Aurora. This news was shared by 9 Pandas in an official statement published on Telegram.
"9 Pandas has completed negotiations for the transfer of Yevgeny 'r3salt' Frolov. We thank the Aurora management for their prompt dialogue and willingness to cooperate!
Despite the initial failure to meet the transfer terms due to several delays, we were able to propose an alternative solution that satisfied both clubs. We are pleased to announce that 9 Pandas and Aurora have finalised the transfer agreement and confirmed the deal. Yevgeny 'r3salt' Frolov has officially rejoined 9 Pandas, while Timur 'clax' Sabirov has returned to Aurora."
According to insider Alexey "OverDrive" Biryukov, r3salt personally bought out his contract from Aurora, allowing the clubs to complete the transfer negotiations.
It is worth noting that a few days ago, Aurora and 9 Pandas announced the player swap: clax moved to Aurora, and r3salt joined 9 Pandas. However, Aurora later announced the cancellation of the transfer, citing the "failure to meet all terms of the deal."
9 Pandas has already begun their run in the closed qualifier for the European RMR tournament, while Aurora has received a direct invitation to the RMR, which will take place in November this year.
Current 9 Pandas roster:
- Daniil "d1Ledez" Kustov
- Artem "iDISBALANCE" Yegorov
- Alexander "glowiing" Matsievich
- Alexander "shalfey" Marenov
- Yevgeny "r3salt" Frolov
Coach: Artem "Fierce" Ivanov
Current Aurora roster:
- Viktor "Lack1" Boldyrev
- Yevgeny "Norwi" Yermolin
- Alexander "KENSI" Gurkin
- Denis "deko" Zhukov
- Timur "clax" Sabirov
Coach: Stepan "brain" Sivoronov