4Kings are on their way to reaffirming themselves as a worldly superpower to be met with nothing but respect in the world of counterstrike 1.6! 4Kings have picked up former Finnish team Excello. This move will allow the 4Kings brand to be re-instantly associated with being on the bleeding edge of Counter Strike1.6. 4Kings will still be nurturing our UK 1.6 team throughout their entirety and are not being replaced.

The new 4Kings Counter Strike players are;

Matti ‘SPIKEONE’ Järvinen is a strong team captain and is the youngest player on the team at 19 years old and currently resides in Tampere, Finland. Playing most notably for teams such as H2k, Logitech.FI and CMAX, SPIKEONE is more than well equipped with experience when it comes to CounterStrike and will be a great support in the team’s development. Janne ‘Kuppi’ Kuparinen is from the city of Espoo in Finland and is also a student at Laurea University of Applied Sciences.
Joona ‘natu’ Leppänen is the oldest and possibly the longest run in eSports placing dominantly in 2 CPL CounterStrike tours and the World Cyber Games. natu is 23 and comes from Lahti, Finland. SPIKEONE, Kuppi and natu also play for the Finnish national Counter Strike team. Tomi ‘toomi’ Lundahn is a new edition to the team. Toomi is 20 years old and is a student in Vantaa, Finland. Famous for his achievements whilst playing for Logitech.fi, toomi brings new blood, and new motivation to the team. Tomi 'lurppis’ Kovanen has played at the top tier of CounterStrike since 2004 playing is teams such as roccat, hoorai and team Finland. He is 20 years old and is currently living in Espoo, Finland.


Statement from Joona ‘natu’ Leppänen: “After things with our previous organisation didn't work out - we had an evaluation in the team of what things were going to look like in the future. We came to the conclusion of striving to be better and to be a team that people would respect. It didn't take long untill we initiated talks with Four Kings and came into terms that both sides agreed upon. We're all very glad to be part of the 4K family and are looking forward to a bright and succesful partnership! I'm personally of course very glad to yet again wear the shirt that once brought me great moments and memories. Upon this statement we'd also like to thank Konsta "kookas" Kaisla for his services in June and would like to welcome Tomi "toomi" Lundahn to the roster. We feel we've now got a great mixture of experience, talent, skill and friendship which are keypoints in road to success!”


Statement from Ian ‘Javax’ Leckey: “This additional Counter-Strike team will now earn 4Kings a foothold in the 1.6 scene which we haven't had for a while now through our focus on the UK market. Whilst we'll continue to work with the homegrown scene by keeping our UK team, the guys from Finland are a welcomed addition to the organisation. Natu is once again returning to 4Kings, it seems it's not the same without him! The first event for the team is WCG Finland this weekend.”