OpTic target niko as gade nears North return

23-9-2018 12:30

OpTic have set their sights on HEROIC star Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen as Nicklas "⁠gade⁠" Gade will be recalled by North, HLTV.org has learned.

niko has been on loan with North since the beginning of August as part of a deal that saw Daniel "⁠mertz⁠" Mertz move in the opposite direction.

North struck gold at their first event with the 20-year-old as they lifted the DreamHack Masters Stockholm trophy, but disappointment followed as the Danes bowed out of the Major in the New Challengers Stage with a 2-3 record.

niko close to reuniting with Snappi and JUGi

He is now earmarked by OpTic as a potential replacement for gade, who is close to returning to North after spending the last seven months on loan with the North American organisation, according to a report from DBLTAP and to information gathered by HLTV.org.

During gade's time with OpTic, the team most notably finished in second place at DreamHack Open Summer and at the Europe Minor. The Danes cut a frustrating figure at their last three events, finishing 5th-8th at the ZOTAC Cup Masters, 9th-12th at DreamHack Masters Stockholm and 9th-11th in the FACEIT Major's New Challengers Stage.

If the move comes to fruition, OpTic will be left with:

Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke
René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg
Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen
Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer
Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen

Optic>North

2018-09-23 12:32

44 replies

I disagree, both are trash

2018-09-23 12:39

40 replies

2018-09-23 12:41

6 replies

Smoooooooya

2018-09-23 14:48

5 replies

Yea he is trash

2018-09-23 17:21

4 replies

better than KioShima

2018-09-23 17:47

3 replies

that's not saying much

2018-09-23 18:01

So literal trash anyway?

2018-09-23 18:12

I didn’t say he wasn’t. Kioshima from back in the days

2018-09-23 20:58

optic has higher potential imo now just -cajunb +valde and we almost have old heroic again

2018-09-23 12:44

26 replies

if Astralis doesn't win the major -Magisk +valde We all know that

2018-09-23 12:48

13 replies

nah magisk > valde

2018-09-23 12:52

It's kinda downgrade when magisk at his peak rn.

2018-09-23 12:53

magisk won't be replaced if they lose

2018-09-23 13:00

lmao no

2018-09-23 13:30

1 reply

+1 both trash

2018-09-23 13:35

like wtf?

2018-09-23 14:12

No way. Astralis won't make changes because of a second place at a major. Nor would they if they didn't qualify im pretty sure. Valde is a tilter and Magisk fits the team perfectly. Astralis also know that the key is to stay and work together and not make playershifts all the time.

2018-09-23 14:16

2018-09-23 14:20

Xyp9x is going to awp and Dev1ce is going back to the rifle

2018-09-23 15:16

:DD

2018-09-23 17:32

Wtf, a roster that's dominated the entire year should mess themselves up because of ONE second place? Astralis does not make roster changes often. They were not even prepared to kick Kjaer, he left on his own

2018-09-23 14:58

YOU have low iq

2018-09-23 15:27

Magisk > valde Valde isnt as experienced..

2018-09-23 15:29

Wtf lol ? Cajunb is good

2018-09-23 12:49

cajunb = cajunblows

2018-09-23 12:57

cajunb was good before the player break, he is at the moment extremely shit

2018-09-23 14:26

nice joke

2018-09-23 18:59

Sure they do, but will it ever be reached? I'm not to sure.

They have potential sadly cajun hits more than the "star players" k0nfig anx jugi.. everyone thought this lineup has huge potential sadly they f..ed up somehow

2018-09-23 13:22

need to get rid of Snappi before anything

2018-09-23 19:19

-snappi +???

2018-09-23 19:20

-snappi +Nato???? profit?

2018-09-23 19:22

+karrigan

2018-09-23 20:10

Faze needs a replacement. Niko can't IGL in the long run. For a short while he can, bringing surprise factor. But without surprise factor, he is way below average IGL.

2018-09-24 13:37

2018-09-23 12:59

lmao for real

2018-09-23 13:01

Not trash, somtimes it dont work, just like you,,,,negative mind and only negativ talk, you are not trash, you Maby have a hard time, Maby the reason you are negativ 💪

2018-09-23 13:16

Sure you can always be positive and you should, but dont let that give false hope, if something isn't working, which the optic lineup is not, and their best excuse is they are in a slump, it's time to change it up. You cant lie to yourself and say everything is okay when it's not. And most the time I'm positive lol, I just said that for memes

+1 lmao

2018-09-23 13:33

Just because they're both bad doesn't change the fact that one can still be better than the other.

2018-09-25 03:29

Lol

optic < > North

2018-09-23 14:56

2018-09-27 13:50

Rip faze

Not that niko

2018-09-23 13:06

yes?

2 replies

Yes, poor faze

2018-09-23 13:56

omg

hmm

2018-09-23 12:33

Huh

bewlshit

bump

Lul

2018-09-23 12:34

That's bad. Niko>gade

wtf

so optic is basically heroic

lmao,so true

2018-09-23 14:00

XD FLUSHA TO FAZE PLS

2018-09-24 13:38

I hope this happens

omg rip faze clan

Niko should've stayed in North. Would be good to see Rubino in Optic...

2018-09-23 12:35

niko realized after 1 event with north that this team will always be trash. good decision

2018-09-23 12:37

RIP Faze

2018-09-23 12:38

K0nfig is fucking faggot he said „Gade will stay he is like my brother" now -gade +niko Wtf

8 replies

Man, he was only on loan. This is decision of North and optic can't do sh#it about it. Brain on...

2018-09-23 12:42

7 replies

Are u dumb is decison of players Have A Gud Day ;)

2018-09-23 12:43

You are dumb, mong. Learn to read...

2018-09-23 12:45

If an org. loans a player to other org...and they want the player back...how the hell is that gade decision...he signed a contract with north..he is their little bitch and he cant do shit about it

2018-09-23 13:51

Expected from c9 fan

2018-09-23 16:29

no brain C9 noobs

2018-09-23 17:38

people very often forget that pro cs.go is about money more than anything else.

2018-09-24 13:40

yea...they also think that gambit will let hobbit leave without buy out because they are "friends" or that noah is the most evil and retarded person ever because he kept his players benched and didnt let them join other org for free lul...

2018-09-24 13:42

upgrade for North. gade is well

2018-09-23 12:40

Not an upgrade

it is imo

Cromen to north better i think? Role issue but...

im not a fan of 4 core of one nationality adding 1 international player, its not a good move but i would add cromen to mouse

Many scandinavians have an easy time learning one of the two other languages. Device speaks fairly good Swedish for example, Emilia and pugging with her friends might be why. Rubino and Moddi also understands danish, and speaks it as well to some degree, well enough for proper coms.

2018-09-24 13:45

yes on that kind of level when u can understand and speak a little bit it's okay, but i was talking like for example "problematic barrier" SK did with Stewie when boltz was on roster, when he did have problems with English

2018-09-24 15:46

Lol I have basically watched every optic match since they got gade and he is consistently shit literally so bad worst roster move if the year and maybe in history

2018-09-23 16:26

If someone is saying rip faze and actually means it im dead.

rip faze

K0nfig and Jugi should leave the sinking boat

17 replies

k0nfig Valde MSL Kjaerbye JUGi Would be sick.

12 replies

snappi>msl

Baaaased ooon?

2018-09-24 07:54

I just dislike msl

2018-09-24 07:55

Wow great reason

2018-09-24 07:57

;) Reply needs to have actual content

2018-09-24 11:37

he seems arrogant, I share the same view. Oh, and he is proud to represent FCK, which probably nailed it (I am from Lyngby, not BIF FYI :D)

2018-09-24 13:46

Has nothing to do with his quality as an IGL, the org and players around him seem to feel the opposite of you as well.

2018-09-24 22:16

That's the dumbest lineup ever put together

2018-09-24 08:00

Tell me why.

2018-09-24 08:19

Roles don't match up at all

2018-09-24 08:20

So, if you are entry for example, you could never be anything else?

2018-09-24 10:08

I can't imagine K0nfig ever going back to MSL. He would rather play tier 6 cs.go than rejoining the dictator.

konfig maybe, but jugi? He is constantly second worst player of the team.

2018-09-23 13:46

Is he? hltv.org/stats/players/compare/8783/JUGi.. Cajun has been great and I agree Jugi has been somewhat disappointing but gade and snappi are clearly the worst two players on the team.

2018-09-24 07:59

So first is gade, second jugi like i said, no?

2018-09-24 13:29

No first is gade 2nd is snappi, can you read. And no that's not just because his stats are low it's because he has all this talent finally and isnt able to achieve anything

2018-09-24 22:15

ree

Both teams should disband. They suck ass.

2018-09-23 12:47

2018-09-23 13:12

who cares t3 teams

2018-09-23 12:51

North is solid tier 2 since org began.Wtf are you talking about

2018-09-23 15:05

nt it was solid bait

2018-09-23 15:14

North gayed

-gade -cajunb +niko +cromen

LOL replace niko by gade. Another "smart" idea coming from MSLUL

2018-09-23 13:09

Do u realise msl its getting kicked also ? Its -niko -msl +cadiaN +gade

Where you got that info from?

2018-09-24 13:28

dbltap.com/posts/6177769-sources-north-i..

2018-09-24 15:10

Mertz was the problem Kappa

2018-09-24 15:35

If that happens, despite my bias against North (FCK) I will root for them. Cadian is a nice guy, all about fun and giggles, and he deserves a chance as IGL on a higher level within the borders of his own country. MSL has had longer leach than anyone. Most orgs would have sacked him more than a year ago.

2018-09-24 13:49

Rip Faze

2018-09-23 13:10

danish scene is a JOKE LUL

2018-09-23 13:14

The irony when written by a Polish guy :D

2018-09-23 13:26

Faze will disband after this move

Now -Snappi +karrigan

2018-09-23 13:42

niko looks like a 47yo british nan

just like it will change anything lol.

2018-09-23 14:04

Why would North want gade over niko? Are they fucking retarded or what.

2018-09-23 14:06

I guess becuz he is more handsome?Maybe they want to turn into a model team as well . If its true that they will go -niko +Gade - MSL +CadiaN .

2018-09-23 15:10

Ugly vs fat, hmmmm

2018-09-24 13:27

2018-09-23 14:08

rofl

2018-09-23 14:23

K0nfig = great JuGi = can be great Gade = potentially good CajunB = needs to be confident and step up Snappi = needs to step the fuuuuuuuuuck up -Snappi + karrigan. K0nfig deserves better than 3/5 Heroic. He is a top20 player imo.

2018-09-23 14:25

-Snappi +Karrigan -Cajunb +Es3tag? (Valde would fit great but probably won't leave North for that) Maybe even Gade back again if he enjoyed his stay.

2018-09-23 14:30

I give him 4 weeks. After that, they'll probably sign jugi.

2018-09-23 14:39

He probably has another hefty buyout. Optic bought him from Heroic, don't forget that. THey are not letting a super talent go without making money. unless they need to get rid of him. Everyone forgets that CS:GO is about money more than anything else.

2018-09-24 13:52