Tainted Minds have officially confirmed the signing of former Renegades member Yaman "yam" Ergenekon.

Yaman "⁠yam⁠" Ergenekon joins Tainted Minds on a permanent basis after playing for the team the past few weeks as a stand-in, helping the Aussie-Kiwi mixture defeat Chiefs 2-0, trade maps 1-1 with Grayhound in ZEN League Season 2, and a quick two-nil stomp over AVANT in AOC CGPL Spring 2017.

The 28-year-old will step into the shoes of former AWPer Jesse "⁠InfrequeNt⁠" Barker, who transferred to Athletico about two weeks ago after being benched originally.

yam completes Tainted Minds' starting lineup

A statement from the Australian veteran was given to HLTV.org on his move:

"I am really excited to now play for Tainted Minds," yam told HLTV.org. "I know this team has a lot of potential to do well domestically and internationally so it should be a lot of fun moving forward!"



"I would really like for us to qualify for the next Asian Minor (whenever that may be, sometime within the next couple of months I assume) and to play there against Renegades would be awesome." "During my time off after stepping down from Renegeades, I had a bit of an extended break. Taking a big break away from Counter-Strike allowed me to spend a lot of the time on vacation and it was a much needed break and time away for me. I am now ready to get back into the swing of things and go harder than ever."

Tainted Minds now have a complete squad moving forward: