Cloud9 sign es3tag with a 3-year contract worth R35 million
While we still don’t know what will happen to the South African ex-Cloud9 players Johnny “JT†Theodosiou and Aran “Sonic†Groesbeek, as well as coach Tiaan “T.c†Coertzen, Cloud9 has through the past week revealed new players for their Colussus CS:GO roster. The latest addition sees Cloud9 sign Patrick “â es3tagâ ” Hansen as the fifth player, in what Astralis calls “one of the biggest transfers on record”.
es3tag to Cloud9 with R35 million contract
Astralis announced their 24-year-old player, Patrick “â es3tagâ ” Hansen, would be heading to Cloud9 after DreamHack Fall Open completes. Exactly what the transfer costs were is unclear. Astralis and Cloud9 have agreed to not disclose the financial terms of the transfer.
However, we do know the three-year player contract worth for es3tag, as HenryG revealed the following details on Twitter:
- Patrick “es3tag” Hansen
- Role: Entry / Aggressive Rifle
- Contract length: 3 year deal (from 10/25/2020)
- Value: $2,100,000
At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, the player contract worth just over R35 million. HenryG announced es3tag‘s contract with some flair, stating that: “The Colossus plucks the brightest star from the Danish night sky to complete a line-up with true astronomical power Shooting star.”
The Cloud9 Colossus squad:
- Alex “â ALEXâ ” McMeekin
- William “â meziiâ ” Merriman
- Özgür “â woxicâ ” Eker
- Ricky “â floppyâ ” Kemery
- Patrick “â es3tagâ ” Hansen
- Aleksandar “â kassadâ ” Trifunović (coach)
Anders Hørsholt, the CEO of Astralis Group, explains:
“This is not something we saw coming when we signed Patrick only four months ago, but player transfers will always be a part of the game. We will not be commenting on any specifics around this agreement, but I do believe it is one of the biggest transfers on record and the conditions offered to Patrick are also of a kind, he wanted to pursue.
We have an obligation towards our own business and towards the player and as such we are pleased to have finalized this agreement with Cloud9. As a player and as a professional, Patrick will be missed by everybody here, and I hope one day, he will yet again be a part of Astralis. We wish him the best of luck!”
es3tag helped Astralis win the ESL Pro League Season 12: Europe tournament in style, with a massive comeback against Na’Vi.
Header image via Cloud9.
