Danish AWPer retires from CS:GO; transitions to Valorant
mertz was once seen as one of the most promising AWPing talents in Counter-Strike.
The 23-year-old Daniel “mertz” Mertz has announced his retirement from competitive CS:GO. The AWPer hang up his boots after having played professional Counter-Strike since 2015, where he has represented profiled teams like North and Heroic.
mertz’s esports adventure isn’t over yet, as he explains on Twitter that he will switch to Riot’s FPS shooter, Valorant.
In an interview with Dust2.dk, mertz opens up about his decision to retire from CS:GO, depicting a tough period with Counter-Strike where he hasn’t had the necessary motivation and drive for the game.
- It's about me not having the same passion for my otherwise lifelong love for CS. Lately, it hasn't sparked the same interest as it used to, and I could tell by looking at myself that the drive it takes to be at the top has slowly been lost as the years have gone by. Having said that, I feel quite the opposite about the new challenge at VALORANT. I feel I can play it all hours of the day and have no obstacles on that front, mertz says to Dust2.dk.
mertz was a part of North when they won DreamHack Open Tours 2018 - mertz's biggest win ever (Photo credit: DreamHack on Twitter)
mertz | All-time Stats
Rating: 1.10
ADR: 77.4
K/D Ratio: 1.16
Total kills: 19077
Most notable teams:
Nordavind (Feb 2021 – Sep 2021)
x6tence (Oct 2020 – Jan 2021)
Heroic (Aug 2018 – May 2019)
North (Apr 2017 – Jan 2018)
