valde set to leave Heroic

23-5-2017 17:24

Heroic have announced that Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså will be allowed to continue his career on a different team.

The announcement comes just days after Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså was moved to the bench by team coach Henrik "⁠FeTiSh⁠" Christensen, with Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller stepping in for the ESL One Cologne qualifier.

That decision came as a surprise to many as valde had been part of the team for almost a year and is widely regarded as one of the most promising Danish players.

valde will not play for Heroic anymore

In a statement, Heroic have revealed that the benching valde "came as a consequence" of the player being "uncertain about his future on the team", and the 21-year-old has publicly taken his fair share of the blame for the problems.

"I could definitely have handled the situation and the timing differently, but in the end I think the best solution for all is that I move on," valde said.

"I have always appreciated the Heroic guys and the cooperation with RFRSH, who is indeed bringing a new and professional attitude to the game, but even though we are five very strong players, we did not function optimally as a team.

"I take my part of the responsibility, and it was a frustration to all that we didn’t function optimally. Now I look forward to finding a new team and I appreciate that RFRSH will help out in this situation."

RFRSH Entertainment CEO Nikolaj Nyholm added that the company is now working with valde to find him a new home and noted that the search for a new fifth player is already underway.

"I fully support Henrik’s decision, which means valde will not play for Heroic anymore and we are looking for a permanent replacement," Mr. Nyholm said.

"He is an extremely skilled player, and I would have loved to continue working with him, and help to develop him as a player.

"In general we would never let a player, still under contract go, but, for several reasons, I believe this is the right decision for all. We will do all we can and work with him to find a new team."

Nikolaj Nyholm, CEO of RFRSH Entertainment::

- I fully support Henrik’s decision. It also means, Valde will not play for Heroic any more, and we’re working on a permanent replacement.

- He is an extremely skilled player, and I would have loved to continue working with him, and help developing him as a player. In general we would never let a player, still under contract, go, but for several reasons, I believe this is the right decision for all. We will do all we can and work with him to find a new team.

- Meanwhile I am very pleased to see Heroic’s performance on Sunday. It confirms to me, we have really strong team with extremely skilled players and I believe that Heroic will come out of this change even stronger.

Heroic, who have qualified for ESL One Cologne after beating dignitas in the semi-finals of the closed qualifier, currently have the following quartet:

Andreas "⁠MODDII⁠" Fridh
Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer
Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen
Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen

Won't be playing with @heroicgg anymore. I started out with the Team X/Heroic project last summer as a total unknown and now i'm here 😊
— valde (@Officialvalde) May 23, 2017

It's been a crazy year. Thanks to anyone who supported me along the way. Excited for what the future holds ~ Will hear from me soon ✌️
— valde (@Officialvalde) May 23, 2017

Expected

2017-05-23 17:25

7 replies

why the did they kick their best player?

2017-05-23 17:39

6 replies

Probably to join another team

2017-05-23 17:40

5 replies

That doesn't make any fucking sense for Heroic

2017-05-23 17:58

4 replies

What if he got bought out?

2017-05-23 18:00

3 replies

Yeah,probably that happened,but didn't state it so i went with what they said.Most likely it's a buy out though

2017-05-23 18:01

2 replies

I agree, also "wasn't sure about his future with the team" to me makes it very clear that he would have left or was in the process of leaving regardless of what Heroic did.

2017-05-24 00:43

1 reply

hes probably going to join north if that is the case. dignitas is a possibility too but unlikely

2017-05-26 13:11

RIP :(

Why?

lel

Rip valde :(

What...

expected

sad

Obv

not bad

lul

Valde to NiP?

Cya

SPICY SHUFFLE INC

lol

Ohh shit Drama in DK

I feel sad for valde!

2017-05-23 17:26

North, Astralis or NiP

Valde > Gay CadiaN

Noob

Valde is such a good player , he dont need lock himself in Heroic !

nip valde 100%

Hmm bye bye

Hmm NiP have a game tonight, they might've been forced to release this info now because of it :/ *thinking*

Nah, don't worry, mate. NiP does not take good decisions

2017-05-23 17:38

yeah that woulda been a blinder of a decision -.-

2017-05-23 18:54

expected.

Astralis and North not involved, either low-tier DK shuffle or valde is heading to Sweden.

Nip incoming..

2017-05-23 17:28

who told u north isnt involved? thats the first place id look bcs north has been horseshit for a long time now.

2017-05-23 18:55

well well weeeell... who could it be?!?

F0rest GeT_RiGhT, xizt draken and valde. NOT BAD

2017-05-23 17:27

He's joining NiP

Are they kicking him? How fucking retarded is the leadership in this team.

HE IS YOUR BEST PLAYER!!!

NiP or Godsent inc

2017-05-23 17:29

valde set to play for Nip before their 2 games against Godsent

Might be going to mouz

this new layout is very smooth

2017-05-23 17:31

Try the night mode, it's awesome! :)

2017-05-23 17:53

Thank you, i had no idea.... my eyes are thankful.

2017-05-23 23:04

rip

Hope he'll get a good team

I am excited which organisation he will join.

2017-05-23 17:32

hello valde welcome to NiP

2017-05-23 17:33

mmmmm I hope it's not astralis - gl valde

-dupreeh +valde dupreeh has been sucking for many months, time to kick his ass out of Astralis.

2017-05-23 17:34

nah

Ohh yeah, not cuz he saved their asses on overpass against FaZe at Katowice. IN THE FINAL

2017-05-23 22:40

So a single map in a final allows you to suck for half a year? He's really inconsistent, his role is to kill enemies everytime, not just once per year.

2017-05-24 17:18

After failing to leave the minor qualifier as a clear favorite whilst being one of the best talents in Denmark I'd imagine Valde wants out.

2017-05-23 17:35

North valde

2017-05-23 17:37

Nip-godsent in 90 minutes Coincidence? I aren't think that

The game is 3 and a half hours from now. You seeing a preview in 90 minutes?

-cajunb +valde , k0nfig taking the awp role

He's gotta be in the shuffle

If the rumors are true then he goes to mouz

Not gonna happen, if they replace denis they won't have a major qualifier spot

2017-05-23 17:52

True

2017-05-23 18:43

Welcome NiP Valde!

2017-05-23 17:41

rip nip

Valde to North

2017-05-23 17:42

so he indead got poached

probably another team

Welcome to NiP!

Tricked valde incoming

ez nip

2017-05-23 17:45

Seems to me more like he did some shit and they kicked him.

2017-05-23 17:46

Cheez, what a dramatic exit, get over yourselves

valde to North or a worse Danish team

I hope he goes to Nip instead of fatberg or xizt...

2017-05-23 17:48

surprise.. Kappa

2017-05-23 17:51

RiP heroic( Magisk Valde gla1ve

-MSL +valde

2017-05-24 11:54

-draken +valde

Draken is the best player on the team....

NiP are waiting for you.

2017-05-23 17:59

If you were the first person to post in this thread, you are an absolute retard.

2017-05-23 18:02

valde joins North MSL goes to coach

2017-05-23 18:03

cajunb as IGL... -MSL +valde

bench valde was stupid anyway xd

2017-05-23 18:05

it is -Aizy +Valde. But would like to see -denis +valde

2017-05-23 18:08

Why fnatic shoud kick dennis? Kappa

2017-05-23 18:10

(mousesports) Denis, not (fnatic) Dennis.

2017-05-24 09:22

"Kappa"

2017-05-24 09:27

GL in NiP or North

Stupid decision by Valde. Heroic has alot of potential, more than NIP and most other teams, considering how young their players are and skillwise. Only North or Astralis would make more sence to him, and i dont think he will go to any of those teams. I hope to see AnJ in his place, because being a similar player and a very big talent. CadiaN could be a good choice also, if he can keep it up - but anytime AnJ>cadiaN

2017-05-23 18:09

Anj seems like the choice Valde would make himself, if you have listened to the talk he had with Thorin a few days back.

2017-05-23 18:36

Yeah i heard it, but more so looking at how AnJ has been playing he could maybe even be better than valde

2017-05-23 19:08

obviously epsilon

2017-05-23 18:13

immortals

NiP Valde

2017-05-23 18:21

- k0nfig + valde

Every North American team outside of possibly C9 and Liquid should be looking into their coffers and trying to figure out how much they can offer Valde. He's the real deal.

2017-05-23 18:29

I'm saying. If OpTic is smart, they'll throw everything they can at him.

2017-05-23 18:57

While Valde, deservedly so, may think CLG is a downgrade... he also offers star-calibre rifling to a team (something Cutler, FNS, and Nathe haven't shown they can offer or consistently offer) that's missing that type of rifler. I would also include NRG, but who the fuck knows what their plans in CS:GO are.

2017-05-23 19:05

same happened with karrigan legit benched and kicked? i arent think that a move by rfrsh IMO

2017-05-23 18:31

Good luck Valde, you deserve! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

2017-05-23 18:34

I started to love Brazil because of you! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we (may be) from BRAZIL!

2017-05-23 20:27

thank you mate, appreciate that!

2017-05-23 23:03

valde epsilon would be nice ?

2017-05-23 18:48

ASTRALIS VALDE PLEASE

2017-05-23 18:59

Mouz? ChrisJ wrote welcome Valde

2017-05-23 19:43

could also be north changing someone imo. north has been bad in top tier tournaments since a few months.

2017-05-23 19:58

pimp, valde, pyth, maikelele + whatever = new team

2017-05-23 20:06

Just wild thoughts. maybe a buy out from OPTiC, NAF ingame leader, rush and valde rifler mixwell awp. holy shit that would actually be sick

2017-05-23 20:07

-aizy + valde ez top 5

2017-05-23 20:21

Finally, he is way too good for a shitty team like Heroic.

2017-05-23 20:24

-denis +valde coming

2017-05-23 20:51

-nothing + valde

2017-05-23 23:07

-shroud +valde

2017-05-24 01:17

The obvious move form him is if North give up on Aizy and stick valde in there

2017-05-24 03:21

money is the best thing in the world for valdemort

2017-05-24 05:01

i think it`s frustating for Snappi,he just got 2 replacements in his team and i dont think they figured out the roles fully ,and now valde replaced ,basically heroic`s core is moddii and snappi,they are almost a new team :))

2017-05-24 09:49