​Kevin "kRYSTAL" Amend will part ways with the Ghost Gaming ​CS:GO roster, according to multiple sources close to the team and player. KRYSTAL joined on loan from The Imperial last month and played Zotac Cup Masters and DreamHack Stockholm with Ghost. It is unclear at this time why kRYSTAL will not remain with the lineup moving forward after his trial period.





During kRYSTAL’s time with the team, Ghost reached the semifinals of Zotac Cup Masters, beating OpTic Gaming in the quarterfinals to get there. Ghost would go on to exit DreamHack Masters Stockholm in the group stage but managed to beat Natus Vincere in a best-of one before losing to Ninjas in Pyjamas and then Na’Vi in a best-of three decider match.





Ghost Gaming holds a spot in ESL Pro League Season 8, which ​is slated to begin in early October. In season 7, Ghost finished in ninth place, missing the playoffs by three spots. The team has roughly three weeks to lock down a replacement before the start of the season and its accompanying roster lock. Among many players considered, one mentioned by a source was Jason "neptune" Tran, who turns 16-years-old this week.





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