Aleksandr "⁠KaiR0N-⁠" Anashkin has been signed by Outsiders

The announcement follows Outsiders' sad elimination from the BLAST Premier World Final in last place after winning the IEM Rio Major. Early last year, Outsiders underwent a revision when Timur "buster" and Mareks "YEKINDAR" Galinskis departed the team in response to the pressures brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In order to allow the team to look for "new thoughts about the game," Tulepov was also benched. One of the players brought in alongside Petr "fame" Bolyshev to take the position of the duo was n0rb3r7.

After a period of adjustment, the Russian team's performances started to improve, starting with ESL Pro League Season 16, where they managed to place 5th-8th. This resulted in a shock victory at the IEM Rio Major and a brief period as the top team in the world.