PARIVISION official statement: BELCHONOKK has been relegated to the bench, and Hobbit will take his place.

Russian CS2 team PARIVISION announced on Wednesday that 22-year-old Andrei Yasinski (ID: BELCHONOKK) has been relegated to the bench.

As an experienced support rifler, BELCHONOKK has played for several teams throughout his career, including Ethereal, Hard Legion, CrowCrowd, Nemiga, and Aurora. Since joining PARIVISION in April 2024, he has played on 598 maps, participated in 13,050 rounds, and achieved an average rating of 1.07. He also helped his team win the 2026 BLAST Winter Bounty Tournament.

However, Belchonokk's recent form has clearly declined. His individual average rating has dropped to a team-low 0.90 over the past three months, and he was eliminated with the team in the third stage of IEM Cologne this month.

With Belchonokk's demotion, PARIVISION has officially taken the first step in its roster restructuring. They have also signed Kazakhstani rifler Abai Khasyonov (ID: HObbit) from 1win, aiming to fill the void left by Belchonokk.

The 32-year-old Hobbit previously played for several CS:GO teams, including PARTY, Tengri, Gambit, HellRaisers, Winstrike, Players, Cloud9, and 1win, winning numerous titles such as the 2017 PGL Krakow Major, the 2021 IEM Katowice, the 2021 IEM Summer, the BLAST Premier 2021 Spring Finals, and the 2022 IEM Dallas. He has been unemployed since being relegated to the bench by 1win in May of this year.

Regarding Hobbit's joining the team, PARIVISION CEO Andrei Kvasnevsky said, "We are very pleased to have Hobbit on our team. His skills and experience are a perfect fit for our strategic goals."

"At this stage of development, we believe it is necessary to bring in an experienced player. His arrival will strengthen the roster and help the team make progress in both the short and long term. We know Abai's strengths very well, understand what he can contribute to the team, and firmly believe that his addition will make us even stronger."

According to the schedule, Hobbit will make his debut for PARIVISION in the 2026 XSE Pro League, which will be held from July 1st to 12th. PARIVISION's current roster is tentatively set as follows:

Commander: Jame Ali (ID: Jame)

Rifleman: Emil Moskviking (ID: nota)

Rifleman: Vladislav Resov (ID: xiELO)

Rifleman: Ivan Gogin (ID: zweih)

Rifleman: Abai Khasyonov (ID: HObbit)

Coach: Dastan Akbaev (ID: dastan)

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