❘ Revealed: 2022-10-27T08:00:41
❘ Up to date: 2022-10-27T08:04:56
Danish CS:GO star Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz has re-signed with Astralis, the group with which he received 4 Majors between 2017 and 2019, after lower than 18 months on NIP’s books.
The announcement marks a return to competitors for dev1ce, who has spent the final 11 months out of motion as a consequence of psychological well being functions.
dev1ce, who replaces Asger ‘Farlig’ Jensen within the beginning lineup, returns to the group that he represented throughout 5 profitable years between 2016 and 2021. Throughout that point, he established his reputation as one of the best players in the history of the Counter-Strike franchise, profitable a deluge of titles, together with 4 Majors, together with a number of particular person accolades.
“I can’t describe how pleased I’m to be house once more,” he mentioned in an announcement. “Astralis may be very near my coronary heart and everybody who has been right here for a time frame is aware of that it’s a very particular group with nice values, a number of inner assist, and I’m greater than prepared to assist construct Astralis’ future!”
Monetary particulars of the switch weren’t disclosed by Astralis, who mentioned that dev1ce has signed “a multi-year deal” with the group.
dev1ce’s return comes lower than 18 months after he left Astralis to affix Swedish group NIP in a blockbuster deal reportedly value $700,000. In explaining the transfer, he expressed his want to cement his legacy and win the PGL Main in Stockholm — NIP’s house and town the place he was residing together with his then-girlfriend.
dev1ce leaves NIP midway by his three-year contract
dev1ce turned the face of a brand new period for a NIP group desperate to return to their glory days. However whereas outcomes did enhance after his arrival, worldwide success remained elusive. On the Stockholm Main, NIP couldn’t transcend the quarter-finals, a lot to the frustration of the house crowd and dev1ce himself.
On the BLAST Premier Fall Finals, it turned clear that every one was not effectively with dev1ce, who appeared dejected after NIP’s surprising loss to Group Liquid. On December 10, NIP introduced that the participant can be sitting out the rest of IEM Winter as a consequence of well being causes. He would by no means play once more for NIP, who remained silent on the participant’s scenario.
A major enhance
dev1ce’s return occurs throughout one of many darkest intervals within the historical past of Astralis’ CS:GO group. The group remains to be attempting to select up the items after the group did not qualify for the IEM Rio Main (the primary Main that it’ll miss). The scenario was so extreme that it warranted a remark from CEO Anders Hørsholt, who usually stays within the background.
Step one of their rebuilding course of got here with the termination of Kristian ‘k0nfig’ Wienecke’s contract after he broke an ankle throughout a battle in Malta, lacking the Main qualifying occasion. It was later reported that this was not an remoted occasion and that the player had displayed “aggressive behavior” at IEM Cologne in an incident involving an unnamed member of the on-air group.
dev1ce solves one among Astralis’ greatest issues: the evident lack of a world-class AWPer. The group tried a number of methods to fill the void created by dev1ce’s departure to NIP, first placing the AWP in Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen’s arms. When that failed, they went for devoted AWPers. However neither Philip ‘Fortunate’ Ewald nor Farlig was in a position to ship the form of high-impact, constant AWP output that the group had gotten used to with dev1ce, with each gamers shortly coming underneath criticism from followers.
dev1ce reunites with Xyp9x and gla1ve on Astralis
After virtually a yr on the sidelines, dev1ce is anticipated to come back in rusty and never on the proper depth stage. He has stored himself busy by enjoying pug video games with different Danish gamers, however he may require just a few months to return to his greatest. Elisa Masters Espoo, a small occasion in November in Finland with $200,000 on the road, could possibly be seen as the proper alternative for Astralis to ease dev1ce again into motion with out the added stress of an enormous title on the road.
This would be the last cease of the season for Astralis, who will miss the final two massive occasions of the yr, the Fall Last and the World Last of BLAST Premier’s circuit.
However the adjustments received’t cease with dev1ce’s arrival. Astralis nonetheless must discover a everlasting resolution to exchange k0nfig (academy participant Mikkel ‘MistR’ Thomsen is at the moment filling the vacant function on the roster) in addition to a brand new head coach. On the similar time, query marks proceed to encompass the way forward for Andreas ‘Xyp9x’ Højsleth, one of many two gamers with whom dev1ce is reuniting on this second spell on Astralis.
“Everybody is aware of that I’ve been by a tough interval, however I’ve taken the day out that I wanted to get better and discover one of the best model of myself,” dev1ce mentioned. “That solely offers me additional motivation and I wish to focus my power on trying ahead. I’ve discovered the will and pleasure to play once more – I’m excited to get again to doing what I really like, contributing to the group, and I can’t wait to get began.”
Astralis CS:GO roster
- Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander
- Andreas ‘Xyp9x’ Højsleth
- Benjamin ‘blameF’ Bremer
- Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz
- Mikkel ‘MistR’ Thomsen (stand-in)
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