Counter-Strike 2: Maden joins Zero Tenacity

Zero Tenacity have announced the arrival of Pavle “Maden” Bošković, who joins the Balkan Counter-Strike 2 roster just 10 days after entering free agency.

Maden is Zero Tenacity’s first signing since September 2023, when they announced Bogdan “kdaN” Krkić as a substitute and the first new player to join the main lineup since 2022.

The 26-year-old replaced Saša “simke” Simić, who was a part of the inaugural lineup Zero Tenacity acquired in October 2021.

🔥 GUESS WHAT? 🔥

Please welcome @madennCS to the squad!

A veteran of the biggest stages. Battled the best. Sharpened by legends.

Now, he’s here to conquer with Z10. 💥#Z10WIN #WeMakeHeroes #CS2 pic.twitter.com/gLHLL4dher

— Z10 Esports (@Z10esports) May 30, 2025

Maden joins Zero Tenacity as the most decorated player of the new-look roster, having made a name for himself during his stint with ENCE and later Team Falcons, with whom he reached the semifinals of the last Intel Extreme Masters Katowice tournament in February 2024.

The latter tenure lasted for nearly a year. It came to an end in November 2024 when Team Falcons benched the Montenegrin rifler to make room for new arrivals Nikola “NiKo” Kovač, René “TeSeS” Madsen, Damjan “kyxsan” Stoilkovski, and Abdulkhalik “degster” Gasanov.

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Despite getting moved from the Falcons’ roster in November last year, maden was only recently released into free agency, leaving the team on May 20.

The 26-year-old arrives at Zero Tenacity, who are in dire need of reinforcements after a long streak of underwhelming results.

However, the deal only ties him with the team until the end of this season.

Ranked no.56 in the global standings and no.71 on Valve’s rankings, Zero Tenacity have been struggling to leave a mark this season, with numerous early tournament eliminations – including exits from CCT Season 3 European Series #1 in 20th-22nd and Series #2 in 17th-19th place. 

One of their most notable accomplishments was a playoff appearance at YaLLa Compass Spring 2025, where Z10 were eliminated by the eventual champions, Astrum.

Maden will debut for Zero Tenacity on Saturday, May 31, when they face BAKS Esports in the upper bracket round 2 of European ESEA Season 53: Advanced Division.