HellRaisers have confirmed that Alexey "xaoc" Kucherov will be joining the Counter-Strike line-up.

The Ukrainian team didn't quite live up to the promise they showed at WCG 2009 finals in Chengdu, China, losing out to Power Gaming in the first round of the brackets.

The move see's Alexey "xaoc" Kucherov join the team on a permanent basis, replacing George "v0lt" Mazur. The reasons for the move have been cited as a lack of cohesion between individuals with in the team.

Ivan "Johnta" Shevcov told HLTV.org

unfortunately it turned out that this line-up was not 'on the same wavelength'. All were excellent players, but it did not look like a team.

HellRaisers is now:

Ioan "Edward" Sukharev
Yegor "markeloff" Markelov
Kiril "ANGE1" Karasiow
Ivan "Johnta" Shevcov
Alexey "xaoc" Kucherov

You can see HellRaisers in action at the Arbalet Cup Europe which kicks off at the start of December in Stockholm, Sweden.