David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan Joins HOTU on Two-Month Loan from Virtus.pro

David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan Joins HOTU on Two-Month Loan from Virtus.pro

Overview:

David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan, a 24‑year‑old Russian rifler from Virtus.pro, has joined Asia‑based team HOTU on a two‑month loan deal, announced by both HLTV and Virtus.pro. During this period, he is slated to replace Aidos "kade0" Khairzhan in HOTU’s active lineup.

Context & Background:

n0rb3r7 had been sitting on Virtus.pro’s bench since December 2024, after being replaced by Timur "FL4MUS" Marev following Virtus.pro’s early exit from the Shanghai Major’s opening stage.Since then, he appeared intermittently in mixed teams alongside other benched CIS players in lineups like EGOISTO, Roler Coaster, and 9BOOMPRO

Upcoming Competition:
With HOTU, n0rb3r7 will make his return to tier‑one LAN action at ESL Pro League Season 22, starting on September 27, 2025, following the team’s qualification through Asia’s enclosed qualifier 

HOTU’s Updated Roster:

• • Suleımen "dukefissura" Orazaly (Kazakhstan)

  • Dmitry "mizu" Kondratev (Russia)

  • Mark "lampada" Ivanov (Russia)

  • Kim "frontales" Argunov (Russia)

  • David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan (Russia) — on loan

  • Coach: Rustem "mou" Telepov (Kazakhstan) 

Team Standing & Recent Results:
HOTU is currently ranked 71st in Valve’s official CS2 team rankings and finished in the 12th–14th bracket at PGL Astana 2025. Their roster changes reflect a concerted effort to strengthen ahead of ESL Pro League Season 22.

Player Profile Snapshot – n0rb3r7:

 

Age: 24 (born March 11, 2001) 

Former winner of IEM Rio Major 2022 with Outsiders; also winner of ESL Challenger Atlanta 2023 with Virtus.pro 

 

Community Sentiment:
A comment from r/GlobalOffensive captures community feeling:

“actually kinda cool, Mou has clearly elevated the HOTU team and they're gonna get another slight boost.”