Vitality part ways with NBK

Vitality have parted ways with Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt, the organization announced on Twitter.

The news comes the day after North confirmed the sale of Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså to an unnamed team amidst reports of a new lineup being formed under Dota 2 brand OG featuring the Frenchman, Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen, Issa "⁠ISSAA⁠" Murad, and Mateusz "⁠mantuu⁠" Wilczewski.

NBK- had been a part of Vitality since the organization's entrance into CS:GO in October 2018 with a then-all-new squad formed around Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut, with the 25-year-old playing in the active lineup for most of the following year until he was replaced by Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon in September.

NBK officially splits from Vitality

Fulfilling the role of the captain and, at times, the in-game leader, NBK- helped the French side explode onto the scene in the first half of 2019 with wins at cs_summit 4 and ECS Season 7 Finals, as well as a runner-up finish at ESL One Cologne.

Vitality peaked at No.2 in the world ranking for the majority of a two-month period after their campaign in Cologne, but more recently they dropped out of the top five for the first time since May following up-and-down results with the new lineup.