nooky to retire after EPS Finals

26-8-2014 20:30

mousesports veteran Andre "nooky" Utesch has announced that he will end his gaming career after the EPS Finals in Cologne.

Andre "⁠nooky⁠" Utesch is one of the most accomplished players in the German Counter-Strike scene, having been part of the mTw CS:Source team who won four EPS titles and also attended several international events.

Since switching to CS:GO, he has played for teams like mouz, Wild Fire and 3DMAX. Recently, he took charge of Germany's national team for the European Championship (ESEC).

nooky will hang up his mouse next month

In a statement to 99damage.de, Utesch says he wants to deliver some more magic and go out with a bang at his last event, which will be the EPS Finals on September 6, where mTw, Planetkey Dynamics and Playing Ducks will also be in attendance.

"I have decided to end my gaming career to devote my time to other aspects of my life,” he said.

"In recent weeks, I have increasingly noticed that it is unfortunately impossible to balance work, study, personal life and professional gaming over a very long period of time, so I will quit after the EPS Finals.

"I have had incredible experiences over the years, made many friends, met a lot people, had amazing games and events, and I can look back with pride on a variety of successes.

"I would like to specially thank Markus Frey and Lars Eiben for an unforgettable time and all of my fans who have supported me for years.

"I hope I will end my career with a victory at the EPS finals."

After the event in Cologne, Utesch will be replaced by Oliver "⁠kzy⁠" Heck, who has been playing for mouz in online matches for several weeks now.

With these changes, mouz's roster will look as follows:

Chris "⁠chrisJ⁠" de Jong
Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz
Nikola "⁠LEGIJA⁠" Ninić
Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli
Oliver "⁠kzy⁠" Heck

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2014-08-26 20:31

gl nooky~!

gl :)

he wasnt that great in csgo, but glhf

2014-08-26 20:32

RIP IN PEACE NOOKY <3

Finally

2014-08-26 20:33

sad to see it, gl anyway

Heck? :D kzy will change him

gl nooky! This guy is one of my favourite CS players since early source times.. sad to read this.

2014-08-26 20:34

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sad that he played 1.6 in early source times

2014-08-26 20:37

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ye I heard he started with 1.6. I'm sorry I mean my early source times. I'm following CS:S since 2008.

2014-08-26 20:59

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remember, css was 4 years old in 2008.

2014-08-26 23:08

rip mouse

-nooky +flamie

2014-08-26 20:35

expected

2014-08-26 20:36

finally, gl

expected, after having a stand-in for a month

gl to him

gl!

2014-08-26 20:41

finnaly :)

2014-08-26 20:43

Sad

2014-08-26 20:44

glgl

2014-08-26 20:45

whos gonna be new IGL? allu?

Not 100% sure but ive heared in the "ironiehelmettv" stream that kzy (spelled Kazuya [kzy = kazuya) is the IGL (ATM.) idk if this is correct or if it will chamnge

2014-08-26 23:17

kzy igl

2014-08-27 00:51

Nooky MTW legend, goodluck <3

2014-08-26 20:47

2014-08-27 09:10

One of the last german legends that was still playing, goodluck

^this +

2014-08-30 14:13

gl nooky. :(

2014-08-26 20:48

who the fuck is kzy

rnd guy banned on esl because of some stupid reason (no cheating huehue_)

2014-08-26 21:00

a 1.6 player

2014-08-27 07:38

shame. hes been shit ever since the css mtw lineup folded.

2014-08-26 20:57

for some reason this nooky's frag is the first thing that comes to my mind, when I'm thinking about cs frags / clips / movies and such. youtube.com/watch?v=mS7UYCSrQ-w

2014-08-26 21:03

nooky to coach position

2014-08-26 21:05

never ending story

2014-08-26 21:15

Mouz have a chance to become a real top team, just pick a good player.

2014-08-26 21:16

I like the way u think m8 pick good player -> become good team :)()()))()

2014-08-27 00:05

unexpected

2014-08-26 21:18

sad...

2014-08-26 21:19

living legend

2014-08-26 21:31

whatever.....

2014-08-26 21:38

german legend in source! :D

2014-08-26 21:46

lol

2014-08-27 07:39

gl nooky ;)

2014-08-26 21:48

css source and csgo german legend. so sad to see that :(

2014-08-26 22:16

mousesports? more like mixsports

2014-08-26 22:39

gl nooky!

2014-08-26 22:40

who cares for german teams/players anymore.. but still, all the best to you nooky ;)

2014-08-26 22:48

about time he retires

2014-08-26 23:01

he will be back...

where do you know it ? I live in germany and watch his streams daily. I won't think he will comeback playing profesionally.

2014-08-26 23:19

2014-08-26 23:28

Troubley please come back to mouz =)

2014-08-26 23:38

When he comes back, each and every pro should revise the definition of 'retirement'.

2014-08-27 00:04

:( gg

2014-08-27 00:33

Nooky has been a decent IGL for a long time. He took a lot of flak for being a somewhat poor individual player sometimes, but his sometimes he had some really great individual plays. I believe there was a time when he wasn't an IGL(?) and he definitely showed he had good fragging ability. One of the only consistent, long term players from Germany. GGWP.

2014-08-27 00:36

in my dreams kapio, tixo, roman & gob b return to gaming and ez top 3 team again :D 2bad all retired after 1.6 unlike the swedish pro scene for example

2014-08-27 01:49

they were truly lovers of 1.6 <3

2014-08-27 02:46

T_______T

2014-08-27 01:23

he will be back

I feel kinda sad :( but gl in rl :) Another german Legend is gone :/

2014-08-27 03:52

legend I lol'd a bit

2014-08-27 07:41

Remember when mouz had players like : gore johnny_R Roman R elemeNt Blizzard roman Kapio Tixo cyx etc.. big fucking named players. The good ole days..

2014-08-27 06:26