Gambit Gaming have announced on their website the signing of veteran Danylo "Zeus" Teslenko from Natus Vincere.

Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko has signed a contract with Gambit valid until the end of 2017 after the organisation struck a deal with Natus Vincere for the 29-year-old's transfer.

The Ukrainian veteran had been assessing his options after being left out of Na`Vi's starting lineup following the arrival of Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev.

He will take over as Gambit's new captain and ingame leader, replacing Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov, who was released at the start of the month after being part of the team since the start of the year.



Zeus joins Gambit after seven years with Na`Vi

With this move, Zeus ends a longtime association with Natus Vincere, a team he created in 2009 along with four other talented Ukrainian players and that would dominate the Counter-Strike scene in the following year, when it won the biggest international tournaments.

Zeus and Abay "⁠Hobbit⁠" Khasenov, who has also signed for Gambit, will make their first offline appearance for the new team in two weeks' time at ESWC 2016, which will have $75,000 on offer.

Gambit's lineup now consists of: