HLTV Prospects: K27's young trio xeedo, kashl1d and qw1nk1

The new special episode of the HLTV Prospects series focuses on three young players from K27. As part of the interview, Aleksey "xeedo" Mikulich (3rd on the HLTV Prospects list), Danila "kashl1d" Dronov (7th) and Daniil "qw1nk1" Kabilov (11th) were interviewed.

Born and raised in Vitebsk, Belarus, xeedo still lives in the city, but he is rarely at home because of the travel that his CS career brings. He said he has played various games since the age of six, with CS among them. He began playing seriously on FACEIT in 2021. At the first LAN tournaments he attended with friends in 2023, he caught the attention of a Belarusian scout known as dstr, and was invited to LAN tournaments in Minsk. At his first LAN in Minsk, he played on the same team as Svyatoslav "MaSvAl" Masko.

xeedo joined the Nemiga academy in 2022. After leaving the team in March 2023, he stayed away from the game for six months. On his return, he said he was impressed by donk's performances and took him as a role model. After returning to CS2, he worked to get into the top 15 of the FACEIT Elo ranking. He tried out with many CIS teams, one of which was Vaseline Worms.

After Zweih moved to Nemiga, coach Meand messaged xeedo, who had recommended him, and he joined K27 within two weeks. He said he saw his family's support early on, and that his older brother helped by explaining everything to his family. He also said he was expelled from university. xeedo said he wants to highlight his strong aim, his efforts to be useful to the team, and his qualities as a balanced team player.