BASEMENT BOYS officially announced that rifleman fakerealityy has been demoted, and his position will be taken over by kAlash.

Ukrainian CS2 team BASEMENT BOYS announced on Saturday that Danilo Rud (ID: fakerealityy) has been relegated to the bench, effective immediately.

The 20-year-old fakerealityy primarily plays as a rifleman and has played for top CS teams such as Dragon EC, Adventurers, Sabre, and The Glecs throughout his professional career. Since joining BASEMENT BOYS in December 2025, he has played on 186 maps and participated in 3964 rounds across various competitions, with an average rating of 1.00. He also won the seventh season of the Parken Challengers Championship with his team.

According to the official statement, fakerealityy's successor is 22-year-old Altair Askarov (ID: kAlash). Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will make his debut for BASEMENT BOYS at the sixth stop of the ECL Season 52 European qualifiers, which starts tomorrow.

As a native Kazakhstani, kAlash previously played for Hxh, Rune Eaters, B8, and DMS. He joined AMKAL in January 2025, but was loaned out to HOTU for training after only seven months.

To date, kAlash has played 160 maps and participated in 3472 rounds for AMKAL, with an average personal rating of 1.08. He has also played 127 maps and participated in 2725 rounds with HOTU, with an average personal rating of 1.03.

After some adjustments, the current roster of BASEMENT BOYS is as follows:

Sniper: Yegor Bravin (ID: TrublE)

Commander: Mihailo Leimar (ID: OWNER)

Rifleman: Dennis Capinus (ID: maggent)

Rifleman: Bogdan Krivda (ID: kr1vda)

Rifleman: Altair Askarov (ID: kAlash)

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