The LowLandLions had a massively disappointing Crossfire Devotii Challenge. Dropping at the first hurdle, having failed to win a single game at group stage, the all-Belgian Lions returned across the border humbled. A roster change certainly isn’t surprising in such a situation, despite the Lions normal consistency, but the aftermath of CDC4 sees both Verheyen brothers Yazzy and Stevy being forcibly removed, and Tim “eCu” Biesemans leaving the game to pursue other interests.

In an even more interesting move, the replacements for those 3 these appear in the shape of the renowned h2k.qpad side. H2k certainly had a more successful CDC4 (despite courting controversy over allegations about certain dvars in configs), eventually achieving a solid 5-8th finish after losing to the eventual event winners Fnatic. In an ironic move, the squad’s only Belgian member MITOX3 is the only player to have been cut been cut in the transition, apparently due to his (in)activity. Also of note is the news that tEkin is to take a back-seat roll in this side, he appears as a “coach” on the official site.

The Lions New Lineup:

Jan "Sticky" Craeynest
Thomas "Restyle" Billen
Ralph "qwertYYY" Balder
Laurens "Doekoe" Cortvriendt
Joep "Joepoe" Van Den Eerenbeemt

Dogan "tEkin" Tekin (6th)

Statement by Jan "Sticky" Craeynest:

" To start, it's always hard to say goodbye to a person whom you played more than 3 years with. Therefore, I wish ecu the very best in his life! Next to ecu, I feel sorry that we have to say goodbye to Stevy & yazzy. Since they're a duo, it's not possible to remove one of them from the line-up. They are good players, they have motivation, but something didn't fit well in the team. After our depressive results at cdc4 last weekend, I felt some changes were needed. Those changes we found in the dutchies from H2k gaming. I've played with joepoe, doekoe and qwerty before at the Cod-gamer lan in Paris last year in November, and I'm 100% sure this line-up will perform better than the previous one. We all have the correct motivation, we all have the needed skill, etc... In other words, we all have what it takes, and that's all we need! To end, I wish stevy & yazzy all the best in the future. I'm sure that they will find a good home in cod4. The same counts for mitox btw!"

" I've left H2k with a bad feeling in my stomach but i'm looking toward a bright future, I loved everyone in my team, and I still do, I feel sorry for mitox, more then I can explain in words. MY best gaming period yet was with this team, not only in terms of achievements but also in how we felt as a group. But lately our activity has dropped, and when this offer came along we had a long doubt about it. But after a long talk we made up our minds, we want to be the best, and with our current lineup we could not and will not achieve this. So weve decided to let the least active players go, and try our luck with 2 new guys. L3 is a young organisation, it has a bright future that we want to be a part of. As an active team, well try to once again show the world, what this team is capable of ! love to my ex-teammates and h2k!"