Nicklas “gade” Gade has decided to put an end to his professional Counter-Strike career, the 28-year-rifler has announced this week. The Dane departs the scene after having represented famous teams as OpTic Gaming, North and most recently BIG.

In a Tweet yesterday, gade looks back at his CS:GO journey dating back to 2016 and reveals that he’s set to start a “new career in a whole new environment”

- 2022 is coming to an end and it is time for me to announce my departure from the CS Industry. What a ride and journey it has been; memories I will always have to cherish and be grateful for. Esports has given me friends for life, got me together with my love and has taken me through all states of emotion. Thank you to everyone who has believed in & supported me throughout the years, former teammates, colleagues and opponents.

- 2023 is the start of my new career in a whole new environment and I couldn’t be more excited for the future.

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The Norwegians from Apeks are currently having trials for their last spot on their CS:GO roster. After testing Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand recently, the organization has now announced that Nicklas “gade” Gade will be playing with the team.

Something Apeks confirmed on Twitter this Monday.

gade has previously represented OpTic, BIG and North with the latter team being where he had the most success. However, the strong entry-fragger has been on the sideline since December last year after his benching on BIG. He's currently a free agent and therefore up for grabs if Apeks wish to sign with him. 

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{cflag:NO} Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad

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{cflag:DK} Nicklas “gade” Gade (on trial)

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The last time the Dane was in action was back in December 2021, when BIG replaced him with their active player Josef "faveN" Baumann who came from Sporut back in 2021. After some weak performances from BIG in tournaments finishing 9-11th at PGL Major Stockholm and 9-12th at IEM Winter, Gade was put on the bench at the end of 2021 seeing BIG return to a full German lineup again.

What Nicklas "gade" Gade future will look like, is still to be announced, but for now, the Dane is a free agent.

As BLAST Premier Fall is coming up, the active roster for BIG is:

Monday night BIG announced the transfer of 21-year-old Josef "faveN" Baumann and the benching of their only foreign player, Nicklas "gade" Gade.

After three years on the Sprout roster, the rifler makes the move to the rivals from BIG on a transfer of "unprecedented size in German Counter-Strike", according to BIG.

- I’m more than happy to finally become a part of BIG. Playing for the best German team was always a dream and now it has become reality! My goals with BIG are to first become a Top 10 team again, and to win big tournaments of course. I’m more motivated than ever and can’t wait to play the first games with my new team, the German player state in a press release.

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The CEO of BIG, Daniel Finkler also comments on the new signing and the benching of their Danish player Nicklas "gade" Gade.

- faveN has been in the international spotlight with his excellent performances over the last 12 months and has been on the shortlist of many clubs. In a historical context, the transfer is the most expensive deal for a German player. We are absolutely convinced that faveN, with his outstanding qualities and ambition to play at the world’s top level, is a perfect fit for BIG. At the same time, we would like to thank Nicklas “gade” Gade, who is transitioning to the bench for the time being, for his dedication and great work ethic over the past months. We are very excited about the start of the 2022 season and will kick off the year with intensive preparation in Berlin.

Josef "faveN" Baumann has been incredibly consistent in 2021 with an HLTV rating of 1.18 for Sprout.

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The NAVI train has not stopped despite their monumental victory at the PGL Major in Stockholm. In Copenhagen, the CIS team demonstrated, that they are still thirsty for success. In the opening round of BLAST Premier Fall Finals, Natus Vincere smashed BIG without any problems.

The Germans had forced NAVI onto Dust2, but that quickly backfired. Like in the Major, it was a collective effort from NAVI. Their biggest star, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev could sit back and enjoy how his teammates found all the right solutions with in-game leader Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov at the center of the NAVI bombardment. 16-4 was the score after a masterful performance from the reigning Major champions.

Things were not looking positive for BIG heading into Nuke. With 18 victories in a row, it is safe to say, that NAVI felt comfortable picking the map. On their CT side, Berlin International Gaming managed to make the first half competitive. Nicklas "gade" Gade and Nils "k1to" Gruhne both contributed heavily with above 100 in ADR during the first 15 rounds. But it is as Counter-Terrorists on Nuke, that NAVI has become almost invincible. Quickly the score was 11-7 in favor of the CIS squad, but then BIG woke up. Again it was through the Dane, Nicklas "gade" Gade, that the Germans found success. At 10-11 BIG had the chance to equalize, but Florian 'syrsoN' Rische could not finish his 1vs2 clutch to make it all even. 

Instead, Valeriy 'B1T' Vakhovskiy took over and once again showed his great potential with several round-winning actions. NAVI won 16-11 on Nuke and is not ready for a banger of a match against Heroic tomorrow in the upper bracket. BIG will have to defeat FaZe to avoid elimination on Friday.

BIG vs. Natus Vincere 0-2 | BLAST Premier Fall Finals

4-16 (Dust2) | {cflag:RU} Boombl4 – 1.99 Rating / 24-8 K-D / 122.3 ADR

11-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:UA} B1T – 1.66 Rating / 29-14 K-D / 101.4 ADR

MVP: {cflag:UA} Valeriy 'B1T' Vakhovskiy – 1.72 Rating / 47-20 K-D / 101.9 ADR

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The last ever DreamHack tournament in CS:GO's history is underway, with the opening round of DH Open November being played this Wednesday. The first matchup at the $100.000 event was between GamerLegion and the favorites from BIG, where the Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz-led side ended on top.

BIG began the series stealing GamerLegion’s map pick on Mirage by a wonderful performance by the powerful duo in tabseN and Florian “syrsoN” Rische, as they ended the first map with a 1.33 and 1.32 rating respectively. Especially BIG’s CT side was a troubling force for the underdogs from GamerLegion, which caused them a lot of problems.

Overpass was an all-even affair until 8-8. From here on the Swedish underdogs began to string multiple rounds together to take a 15-9 lead before BIG woke up. A superb ending to the map from Nicklas "gade" Gade saw BIG haul in the deficit and force the map to overtime. Here GamerLegion regained their composure and were able to win BIG's map pick.

The decider map was Vertigo. Normally a strong map for BIG, but against GamerLegion the Germans had to work hard. Again it was Florian “syrsoN” Rische and Nicklas "gade" Gade who was the key players for BIG. At the break, BIG was ahead 9-6, but on their CT-side, they once again let GamerLegion back in the match. At 13-13 the stakes were high, but here the experienced in-game leader Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz showed his worth with some important kills in the endgame to secure BIG a victory to avoid an elimination match against MOUZ. The Germans will be back in action tomorrow, where they will face MAD Lions for a spot in the playoffs.

BIG – GamerLegion 2-1 | DreamHack Open November

16-12 (Mirage) | {cflag:DE} syrsoN – 1.33 Rating / 25-15 K-D / 87.6 ADR

16-19 (Overpass) | {cflag:RO} iM - 1.52 Rating / 34-25 K-D / 103.5 ADR

16-14 (Vertigo) |  {cflag:DE} tabseN – 1.42 Rating / 26-19 K-D / 112.2 ADR

MVP: {cflag:DE} Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz – 1.22 Rating / 75-69 K-D / 99.7 ADR

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Every day for the next two weeks you can follow the PGL Major closely at Pley.gg.

Day 3 at the prominent PGL Stockholm Major is about to kick off this Thursday with a star-packed match schedule! - You can find today's schedule and streams down below. 

BIG versus Entropiq lived up to the predictions beforehand, that had marked the match as one of those, that would be very closely fought.

The CIS team has slowly established itself as one of the best outside of giants like NAVI and Gambit in the CIS region. Against BIG they proved once more, that they are able to do damage against the best. On Nuke it was Entropiq who launched their PGL Stockholm campaign best. A 9-6 lead at the break gave the Russians hope of a great start to the group stage, but during the second half, the CIS team lost momentum. With some questionable decisions regarding the economy game, Entropiq did not make things easier for themselves. Too many times it was up to AWP'er Aleksey "El1an" Gusev to make some magic happen for Entropiq, a tactic that simply was not enough to defeat BIG.

The German team is now 1-0 up and will face another 1-0 team later today, while Entropiq in a similar fashion will face a 0-1 team later today.

Entropiq – BIG 0-1 | PGL Stockholm Major Challenger Stage

13-16 (Nuke) | {cflag:RU} El1an – 1.36 Rating / 22-13 K-D / 95.4 ADR

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The fairytale story of IEM Fall Europe was without a doubt the 5-0 run from Copenhagen Flames. In a stacked group with G2, BIG, mousesports, and FunPlus Phoenix the Danes managed to plow through them all in the best of one format. Even though the Danish team had been improving steadily throughout the last couple of months, it was still unexpected, that the Flames could be in contention for a playoff spot in Group A.

It started with a 16-12 win against FunPlus Phoenix. The day after Copenhagen Flames narrowly won 16-14 against AURA, the only team that they were expected to beat. G2 was beaten after overtime, while both mousesports and BIG were taken care of in a swift fashion.

- They are hard-working guys. They benefitted from their stratbook. It is not really a team of hard-hitting individuals, but if you are watching their demos you can see, that they are really well prepared. They punish teams for their mistakes, and they have really good team play. We have to see if they can keep it up in the bo3's, but I am really impressed by their games so far, fellow Dane Nicklas "gade" Gade from BIG expressed in a press conference before the playoffs at IEM Fall. 

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The coach of G2 also praised the Danes for their incredible win-streak at the tournament.

- I think the format helped. But probs to them. They caught the momentum. But if you win one bo1 it is a thing. If you win two bo1 it is a thing. But if you win five bo1's you can not talk about luck anymore, Damien "maLeK" Marcel told the press about the high-flying Danes, who yesterday jumped into the top 20 ranking in the world on HLTV's world ranking.

Copenhagen Flames are not yet qualified for the Major. They need to secure themselves 6th place at IEM Fall to be sure of qualification. If not, they need help from other teams to make it. They start their playoff run with a tough match against Team Vitality on Thursday.

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With all the surprise storylines of the tournament so far, we are eager to see, if we will see another huge upset at the tournament, where number 3, 5, and 6 in the world (G2, Virtus.pro, and Astralis) have already been knocked out. 

Together with Gambit, s1mple and his teammates have been the most consistent team in 2021. The inclusion of [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/b1tgod","isNewTab":true,"text":"Valerii 'b1t' Vakhovskyi"}] as a permanent fifth man has been a solid move from the CIS Organization. The young Ukrainian has produced some solid numbers, that helped his team to a great victory at IEM Cologne. The team starts their run at ESL Pro League with a match against Fnatic, where they are huge favorites to take home the three points. We also have them as clear favorites to win the group.

Judged by their individual skills, FaZe ranks as one of the best teams in the world. Their excellent showing at IEM Cologne gave some much-needed hope for the team. The question is, how will FaZe perform back online? The team has had horrible performances online in 2021, so what FaZe team will we get to see at Pro League? We think they will carry on the good form from IEM Cologne and show some of the moves, that made them beat Gambit in their last tournament. 

There is a potential big match coming up in the last round of Group C. mousesports and BIG collides in a battle, that very well could determine who books the last spot in the playoffs. Since the roster move that saw in-game leader [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/karrigan","isNewTab":true,"text":"Finn 'karrigan' Andersen"}] switch to FaZe bringing in Australia's finest [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/dexter","isNewTab":true,"text":"Christopher 'dexter' Nong"}] as his replacement, the trend has been positive for mouz, who has improved throughout 2021 with one exemption. At IEM Cologne the team lost both their opening matches and caused the team to crash out of the main tournament in the last position. We do think, that the team is strong enough to make it out of this group in third.

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You should never write off the Germans! In reality, BIG could end up anywhere from 1st to 4th in this group, but given the circumstances of them making a late roster move, we have placed them in the bottom of their range. [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/xantares","isNewTab":true,"text":"İsmailсan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş"}] and his impressive firepower are gone and replaced by the 26-year-old Dane, [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/gade","isNewTab":true,"text":"Nicklas 'gade' Gade"}], who has some big shoes to fill. The former North player joined the team in the beginning of the month, and it will be interesting to see, how the roster change will affect the team.

A new chapter in the book of Fnatic was written with the signing of the two Englishmen [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/alex-1","isNewTab":true,"text":"Alex 'ALEX' McMeekin"}], and [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/mezii","isNewTab":true,"text":"William 'mezii' Merriman"}]. For the first time in history, the team will not be entirely Swedish. The move that sent [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/golden","isNewTab":true,"text":"Maikil 'Golden' Kunda Selim"}], and [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/jw","isNewTab":true,"text":"Jesper 'JW' Wecksell"}] on the bench is being tested for the first time at ESL Pro League. The team has dropped down to number 65 in the world, their lowest position on the world rankings since August 2016. We have not seen a competitive match from Fnatic in two months, so it is hard to predict, where they will land in this group. One thing is for sure though, they will be pressure tested right away with their opening match against tournament favorites, Natus Vincere.

We predict them to finish last in the group. A dangerous team, however, that can easily win maps from their opponents, if you underestimate them. Polish AWP'er Michał 'MICHU' Müller has been a good addition to the squad, but the team will be severely handicapped by the loss of their in-game leader [link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/players/stanislaw","isNewTab":true,"text":"Peter 'stanislaw' Jarguz"}], who is on medical leave.

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Evil Geniuses will be playing with their coach Damian "daps" Steele as a stand-in. A fact that has lowered all expectations for the team in Group B.

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Berlin International Gaming have announced the removal of their Turkish star from their starting lineup. Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardes has been a part of BIG since 2018 and was moved to the transfer list to make way for BIG’s new Danish player in Nicklas “gade” Gade, who was revealed as their newest member on Saturday.

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“Moving to the transfer list, we will be working together with XANTARES on considering incoming offers, and finding him a new home where he can continue his competitive career. We would like to thank both XANTARES for his hard work and accomplishments, as well as the Turkish community for supporting us through thick and thin.” BIG wrote in a statement on their website.

The squad has not been able to find stability and reach the heights they wanted in 2021, which has led to the addition of the Dane to the roster. BIG will now be able to communicate in their first language for the first time since the organization decided to go international back in 2018.

“For over two and a half years now, XANTARES has worn the BIG jersey. He has delivered outstanding performances as a player on a world-class level, and he deserves our sincere gratitude and respect. On behalf of BIG, we would like to thank XANTARES for his services and achievements as a player and wish him all the best for the future.” BIG’s CEO, Daniel Finkler, said.

“I have decided to follow a new path both for my career and for myself,” XANTARES wrote in a Twitlonger post. “Aside from the good times I have spent while I played at BIG I have also had the opportunity to be able to realize my dream of being ‘Top 1’ among the teams rating and we succeeded in making our team the world’s number one.”

BIG’s new starting lineup looks as follows:

Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardes (transfer listed)

BIG has remained consistent for almost the entirety of CS:GO, however, they have never been able to remain at the top of the rankings, all be it they have been within the top 10 plenty of times and currently rank as the eighth-best team in the world. BIG seems to be hungry for more and with their new star signing in Danish rifler Nicklas "gade" Gade they could very well become a threat to even the biggest of teams. 

The 26-year-old Dane joins the Germans of BIG after the HYENAS constellation called it quits due to the retirement of Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye. Whilst it has been a while since "gade" has been playing top-tier CS:GO regularly, he has proven himself when playing under the North banner as a very consistent and reliable rifler, perhaps just what BIG has needed. 

More than just a consistent player, the Dane is also known for his CS:GO brains and is set to assist "tabseN" in leading the BIG roster to victory. BIG's CEO Danien Finkler puts his words on how they will seek to utilize "gade" in the following statement: 

"Due to his vast experience and leadership qualities, we expect Nicklas to play a key role in our team's future, as he will also support tabseN inside and outside the game."

More of BIG's composition will be released in the upcoming days, with a six-man roster being a real possibility for the German team. The BIG roster currently looks as follows: 

Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş {cflag:TR}

After yesterday's announcement regarding the retirement of Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye, the rest of the four remaining players at HYENAS have called off the project.

- It was fun while it lasted but we discussed it, and the decision felt right for everyone, Philip "aizy" Aistrup wrote on his Twitter. Several former North players created the team with Frederik "Fessor" Sørensen and Johannes "b0RUP" Borup added as an extra mix.

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The team was active for three months where they competed at Flashpoint 3 and other minor tournaments on the circuit. The five Danes were never backed by a sponsor.

- 100% a free agent, and will be looking for my next adventure (as a rifler) hopefully after the summer break!, Philip "aizy" Aistrup added on his Twitter.

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René "cajunb" Borg has been submitted to the roster list for HYENAS for Flashpoint 3, HLTV.org confirms.

The former North-player has joined the roster for the RMR-tournament in order for the team to be able to attend with three out of the five orignal North roster members on the team.

According to HLTV, cajunb will most likely be substituted with Frederik "⁠Fessor⁠" Sørensen, who is part of the new Danish project, that includes these names.

On paper a strong lineup for the Flashpoint 3 tournament, where they will face FunPlus Phoenix in the first round.

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The Russian tournament organizer called U Can Company has just announced that they will hold the ninth edition of LOOT.BET with a profiled pool of attending teams, running from the 12th of April – 16th of May.

The most notable news regarding the announcement is that the former North trio in Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup, Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye, and Nicklas "⁠gade⁠" Gade has been invited to the event, however this time under their new banner called HYENAS.

[link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/news/former-north-trio-search-new-org/","text":"Read more: Former North trio in search for new org"}]

LOOT.BET Season 9 also features strong teams as Endpoint, Movistar Riders and Copenhagen Flames. The profiled teams will alongside the rest of the attendees compete in a Swiss-styled Group Stage, where the 8 best teams advance to the playoffs, while the rest are being eliminated.

HYENAS - Endpoint – Movistar Riders - Copenhagen Flames – SKADE – Sangal – OFFSET – LDLC – Galaxy Racer – Young Ninjas – eXploit – PACT – Anonymo – Izako Boars – TBA (Closed Qualifier)

Relog Media, probably best known for their Nine to Five and Home Sweet Home cups have announced which teams they will partner with in 2021. Among the biggest of names to partner with Relog Media are North, NiP, Gambit, Sprout, and Endpoint. 

The teams have accepted a contract obligating them to participate in at least six Relog Media events in 2021. The company announced their plans for 2021 in December and among other exciting things, there are confirmed to be three $100.000 cups for January - March 2021. Similar tournaments and events are expected to be announced throughout 2021. 

Whilst the list of "flagship teams" mostly consists of top 100 teams from Europe, some more obscure teams have been announced as well, including academy teams such as Astralis Talent and Young Ninjas. 

The first of many Relog Media events will be the Snow Sweet Snow Cup #1 which will take place on January 18 - February 11 and feature a $100,000 prize pool. 

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GODSENT won the Group B lower bracket semi-final against North on Nuke (16-9) and Overpass (16-13) despite a bad start to the series on the first map, where North won a close affair on Train (14-16).

The Danish squad got off well on the first map, but GODSENT answered back by convincingly taking their own favorite map pick on Nuke. It all came down to the decider on Overpass, where zehN and company were in the driving seat until North threatened to turn things around on the offense with a more aggressive playstyle, but the GODSENT squad managed to hold off the comeback attempt in the last moments.

Despite the loss, gade was the top player of the match and finished off with an overall rating of 1.23, 84,7 ADR, and a 72-57 score which unfortunately wasn’t enough to push his team through in the end.

GODSENT will take on Heroic in the single-elimination playoffs tomorrow at 13:00 (CEST).

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North announced last week that their two experienced players Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen and Philip “aizy” Aistrup was being released, and replaced by two youngsters in Rasmus “kreaz” Johansson and Kristoffer “Kristou” Aamand.

Read more - "North removes MSL and aizy from their starting line-up"

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North IGL, Nicklas “gade” Gade spoke with the desk at DreamHack Masters Winter following their 2-1 victory against Nemiga yesterday. In the interview, gade addresses their new trial player kreaz, and his role on the team.

kreaz has represented teams as Syman Gaming and Epsilon in his short career so far. The young Swede is one of the first players being tested in this newly announced talent development strategy by North.

North’s next match is in the important lower semi-finals today at 16:30 (CET), where they will play against GODSENT.

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Nemiga Gaming

Nemiga was the last team to be invited to DreamHack Masters Winter, but the Belarusian team’s run in the tournament ended Wednesday at the hands of North.

The Danish-Swedish roster destroyed Nemiga on Train. 16-2 the scoreboard showed after an impressive display from the new IGL Nicklas “gade” Gade from North.

On Inferno, the match was much more even. Nemiga utilized their best weapon in “lollipop21k” who kept the CIS team in the match.

And with a good push in the end Nemiga won the map.

The decider map was left to Nuke. Here the two teams started by trading rounds. But again Nicklas “gade” Gade was dominating, while new player “kristou” did an excellent job in the opening duels.

In the end, North was the best team in the match. A good showing from the Danes, that was handed a nasty defeat in their new roster debut against Furia.

North will face the loser of GODSENT and mousesports in the next match.

North has announced that Philip "aizy" Aistrup and Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen have been placed on the transfer list, and will no longer have a role in the North roster. 

To replace the two players North has announced the return of 18-year-old Kristoffer "Kristou" Aamand. North decided, shortly after signing the young Dane, to send him on a loan spell to the fellow Danish team AGF. With aizy and MSL leaving North, however, Kristou will once again be representing North and his teammates. 

As for the second replacement, nothing is yet final, but a step towards finding the fitting player has been taken. Rasmus "kreaz" Johansson will have his chance to steal the fifth and final place in the roster, as he will partake in the upcoming matches and training in order to showcase his capabilities and role in the team. 

North describes the decision as a part of their 2nd step in their Talent Development Strategy. This is of course emphasized by the young "Kristou" who is granted a chance to perform at a higher level than what he has previously been tried at. The strategy is based on giving younger players the environment and tools to grow as players. With aizy and MSL being the longest-serving players of the North organization it is, therefore, no surprise that it is them, who will have to step aside to let the younger talents prosper.

With MSL and aizy being removed from the team, changes in roles within the roster will have to take place. North's Head of Esports Operations Graham Pitt gives insight by explaining that: "Nicklas “gade” Gade will once again take on in-game leading duties with the team, with a refreshed outlook upon his own play and the leadership role, having learned a lot during 2020. During the COVID period, Nicklas will call with aid from head coach Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson who is able to be much more active during online games,"

The team will compete together at Dreamhack Masters where their new journey begins. 

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