Team YP have bolstered their CS:GO squad with the additions of Vadim "DavCost" Vasilyev and Vladislav "arch" Svistov.

Team YP delivered on their promise to venture into the Counter-Strike scene last month, when they signed the male squad known as Phenomenon and the female roster NewEra.

At CIS LAN Championship #2, the team's first event under YP, the male squad finished 5th-6th following a 0-2 defeat against PARTY in the second round of the Lower Bracket.

After losing Pavel "⁠COLDYY1⁠" Veklenko to Arcade last week, Team YP have now made a splash in the scene by bringing in two big names in the CIS scene, Vadim "⁠DavCost⁠" Vasilyev and Vladyslav "⁠arch⁠" Svistov.



DavCost signs for Team YP

The former had been playing for FlipSid3 Tactics as a stand-in since February, initially as a replacement for Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev in major events and respective qualifiers. When the 18-year-old was released by the organisation, DavCost continued to play for FlipSid3, even though he was never officially part of the roster.

arch moves to YP from Rebels, a temporary name taken by the team after Arcade eSports agreed to sell the roster to an organisation that has yet to be revealed.

With these changes, Team YP now have:

Meanwhile, Roman "⁠CyberFocus⁠" Dergach announced via his VK page that arch's spot on the roster will be filled by Denis "⁠electronic⁠" Sharipov, one of the rising stars in the Russian scene, leaving Rebels' squad as follows: