{"id":8147,"date":"2019-09-13T00:37:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T00:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=8147"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:04:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:04:08","slug":"aran-sonic-groesbeek-returns-to-atk-after-time-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/aran-sonic-groesbeek-returns-to-atk-after-time-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Aran &#8220;Sonic&#8221; Groesbeek returns to ATK after time abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South African <a href=\"\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike esports betting\">CS:GO esports<\/a> team ATK announced on Thursday, September 12 that Aran &#8220;Sonic&#8221; Groesbeek has returned to the organization after spending three months abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Rush B Media revealed ATK had decided to overhaul their roster, which would result in the team no longer having a majority South African players.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated Rhys &#8220;Fadey&#8221; Armstrong, Robby &#8220;blackpoisoN&#8221; Da Loca, and Dominic &#8220;Domsterr&#8221; Sampaio will be replaced by Josh &#8220;oSee&#8221; Ohm, Ricky &#8220;floppy&#8221; Kemery and former ATK member, Sonic.<\/p>\n<p>Despite strong speculation, the arrival of Sonic was not made official until this week, when the move was confirmed on the team\u2019s official Twitter account.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcoming back <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATK_Sonic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ATK_Sonic<\/a> to our CS:GO roster and kicking off with two games tonight ?<\/p>\n<p>21:00 &#8211; vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwolePatrolGG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwolePatrolGG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8tHm1Eg9ow\">https:\/\/t.co\/8tHm1Eg9ow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teamoneesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@teamoneesports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4L5krJm9Bz\">https:\/\/t.co\/4L5krJm9Bz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ozvpOm76LS\">pic.twitter.com\/ozvpOm76LS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATK Arena (@AtkArena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtkArena\/status\/1172171948585115649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Sonic started off his professional CS:GO career in 2014, when he played for eNergy eSports. 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