Kevin Amend
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Kevin Amend | |
| Nickname | kRYSTAL | |
| Date of birth | July 23, 1993 | |
| country code |
 Germany
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| game | Counter-Strike: Source , CS: GO | |
| team | Godsent BIG Academy (trainer) |
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| Former teams |
Team Alternate (2010–2014) Bezerk (2014) Penta Sports (2014–2017) Seed (2017) Sprout (2017–2018) Imperial (2018) Rouge (2018-2018) No Chance (2018–2019) SMASH Esports (2019) |
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Kevin "kRYSTAL" Amend (born July 23, 1993 in Flörsbach ) is a German e-athlete who became known for his achievements in the professional Counter-Strike: Source scene.
Life
Amend achieved his first win in the ESL Pro Series in Spring 2012 with Team Alternate in Counter-Strike: Source . A second came after switching to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in winter 2012. After switching to Penta Sports in July 2014, he won kRYSTAL reached the quarter-finals with this team at DreamHack Winter 2014 and at ESL One Katowice 2015 . In December 2015 he won the ESL Winter Championship 2015 with Penta. After the dissolution of Seed CS GO Team, Amend was used as a substitute in various esports organizations. In September 2019 he signed a contract with the newly founded esports organization SMASH Esports. He has been under contract with Godsent since November 2019.
Successes (excerpt)
This is an excerpt from the success of Kevin "kRYSTAL" Amend. Since Counter-Strike is always played in teams of five in competitions, the personal prize money is one fifth of the total prize money won by the team.
| year | space | competition | team | Personal prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter Strike: Source | ||||
| 2011 | 2. | ESL Pro Series Germany: Winter Season 2011 Finals |
Team Alternate
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860 € |
| 2012 | 2. | Copenhagen Games 2012 |
Team Alternate |
940 € |
| 2012 | 1. | ESL Pro Series Germany: Spring Season 2012 Finals |
Team Alternate |
1,860 € |
| Counter Strike: Global Offensive | ||||
| 2012 | 1. | ESL Pro Series Germany: Winter Season 2012 Finals |
Team Alternate |
€ 1,500 |
| 2014 | 5th - 8th | DreamHack Winter 2014 |
Penta Sports
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$ 2,000 |
| 2015 | 5th - 8th | ESL One Katowice 2015 |
Penta Sports |
$ 2,000 |
| 2015 | 1. | ESL Mistrzostwa Polski Season 11 - CS: GO Showmatch |
Penta Sports |
$ 1,200 |
| 2015 | 1. | ESL Winter Championship 2015 |
Penta Sports |
€ 800 |
| 2016 | 2. | ESEA EU CS: GO Premier Season 21 LAN Finals |
Penta Sports |
$ 1,000 |
| 2016 | 1. | ESL summer championship 2016 |
Penta Sports |
€ 1,500 |
| 2016 | 2. | Global Grand Masters Playoffs |
Penta Sports |
$ 1,000 |
| 2017 | 1. | ESEA Season 24: Global Challenge |
Penta Sports |
$ 3,600 |
| 2017 | 1. | Farmskins Championship # 1 |
Penta Sports |
$ 3,000 |
| 2017 | 2. | PGL Major: Kraków 2017 - European Minor |
Penta Sports |
$ 3,000 |
| 2018 | 1. | DreamHack Open Summer 2018 |
 The Imperial
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$ 50,000 (team) |
| 2019 | 1. | WePlay! Forge of Masters Season 2 |
Godsent
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$ 50,000 (team) |
Streaming
Kevin "kRYSTAL" Amend regularly streams on the game streaming portal Twitch .
Web links
- List of prizes received by Amend on esportsearnings.com
- Amend's Twitch channel
- KRYSTAL Steam Account
- https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/KRYSTAL
Individual evidence
- ↑ SMASH Esports: They used to give you #NoChance but from now on they will #eatsleepSMASHrepeat. @dimitrivegas and @likemike welcome @maikelele @zehncsgo @STYKOcsgo @kRYSTALcsgoo @madennCS @DevilwalkCSGOD to the SMASHfamilypic.twitter.com/VcgvqkHhXS. In: @smashesportsgg. September 6, 2019, accessed November 2, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Amend, Kevin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | kRYSTAL (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German e-athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flörsbach |