tow b steps down from BIG; DuDe becomes head coach

9-1-2021 14:01

The organization has been preparing for the switch since September.

Tobias "⁠tow b⁠" Herberhold has decided to step down from BIG due to personal reasons, the organization has announced. To replace him, the German side has promoted the assistant coach, Dustin "⁠DuDe⁠" Großmann, to the head coach position. tow b has not ruled out a potential return as an advisor in the future.

The 36-year-old had already made the decision not to extend his time with BIG in June and the organization began to plan around it shortly afterwads, bringing in DuDe in September as an assistant coach to slowly prepare for the transition ahead of 2021.

tow b leaves BIG after a year and a half

"It was a tough but well-considered decision that I made already during the last player break in June," tow b said in a statement. "I might come back in the future in an advisory role for BIG, but now I will return to work for SkinBaron.com that I co-founded in 2016. I will focus again on marketing activities and product management."

BIG brought in tow b from Sprout in mid-2019 as a replacement for Alexander "⁠kakafu⁠" Szymanczyk as part larger overhaul of the Berlin-based organization's CS:GO division, which saw Fatih "⁠gob b⁠" Dayik retire and Denis "⁠denis⁠" Howell get benched.

The team went on to undergo another key change at the beginning of 2020 with the addition of Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische and Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne, with whom they clinched the No. 1 spot in the ranking in the middle of the year and remained there for a month and a half after winning three consecutive tournaments, DreamHack Masters Spring, cs_summit 6, and DreamHack Open Summer.

The coaching change comes ahead of the start of the 2021 season, which will officially begin on January 17 for BIG with the ESL Meisterschaft Autumn playoffs, where Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz & co. are set to face Rhein Neckar in the semi-finals. The German team are also slated to participate in the IEM Katowice play-in stage, which will have eight spots at the main event on offer, on February 16-17.

With DuDe replacing tow b as the team's head coach, BIG's lineup now looks as follows:

Germany Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz
Germany Tizian "⁠tiziaN⁠" Feldbusch
Turkey Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş
Germany Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische
Germany Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne

Germany Dustin "⁠DuDe⁠" Großmann (coach)

Germany Tobias 'tow b' Herberhold
Tobias 'tow b' Herberhold
Age:
36
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.81
Maps played:
38
KPR:
0.55
DPR:
0.70
Turkey Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Ismailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş
Age:
25
Team:
BIG
Rating 1.0:
1.18
Maps played:
1338
KPR:
0.82
DPR:
0.69
Germany Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Johannes 'tabseN' Wodarz
Age:
25
Team:
BIG
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1603
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.70
Germany Florian 'syrsoN' Rische
Florian 'syrsoN' Rische
Age:
24
Team:
BIG
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
1385
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.64
Germany Tizian 'tiziaN' Feldbusch
Tizian 'tiziaN' Feldbusch
Age:
24
Team:
BIG
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1420
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.66
Germany Fatih 'gob b' Dayik
Fatih 'gob b' Dayik
Age:
33
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.85
Maps played:
975
KPR:
0.56
DPR:
0.67
Germany Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Nils 'k1to' Gruhne
Age:
22
Team:
BIG
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
917
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.69
Germany Denis 'denis' Howell
Denis 'denis' Howell
Age:
26
Team:
Sprout
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
1612
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.71
#1
Boo | 
France mbl4
Why tho ?
2021-01-09 14:01
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9 replies
#19
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Cyprus VetoPredicts
he will comeback to sprout
2021-01-09 14:10
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5 replies
#32
tiziaN | 
Germany kaeschdle
the article even states that he'll return to work for skinbaron.com and maybe return to BIG as an advisor in the future sprout wont change their coach in the near future anyway
2021-01-09 14:16
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4 replies
#39
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Japan Yuukek
What difference does it make who the coach is if Gob b decides everything there?
2021-01-09 14:21
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3 replies
#40
tiziaN | 
Germany kaeschdle
Gob b has little to no involvement to BIGs main cs roster for quite some time now
2021-01-09 14:23
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2 replies
#135
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Germany Nachofish
false.
2021-01-10 20:49
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1 reply
#136
sjokz | 
Germany AikoNesH
its true, he plays valorant for big. before that he was looking after the big academy talents. he is also casting some events in the national cs:go scene.
2021-01-10 21:18
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#27
ZywOo | 
Turkey namSgg
the news that Tobias “tow b” Herberhold has decided to step down from his duties as head coach indefinitely due to personal reasons, and will be replaced by Dustin “DuDe” Großmann who has been preparing for the role since September.
2021-01-09 14:14
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#30
nawrot | 
Sweden Lagge15
It is said in the article
2021-01-09 14:16
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#107
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Finland sway777
read the article maybe?
2021-01-09 17:13
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#2
forsaken | 
India KimJongUn_TheTHIRD
Dude perfect
2021-01-09 14:01
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#3
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden HJALLE:D
hmm
2021-01-09 14:02
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#4
Faceit level 7  | 
sjokz | 
New Zealand SkirmishX
dude becomes coach
2021-01-09 14:02
0
6 replies
#51
Iceland cracker132456
what dude? Ive been reading all around and no one is telling me what dude became coach
2021-01-09 14:31
0
5 replies
#58
Stewie2K | 
Albania MidgetGaming420
dude dude dude became dude
2021-01-09 14:37
0
2 replies
#109
k0nfig | 
Croatia dffg321
He was woman before?
2021-01-09 17:18
0
1 reply
#123
Stewie2K | 
Albania MidgetGaming420
yes exactly
2021-01-09 22:17
0
#95
Europe worstb8er
dude
2021-01-09 16:02
0
#112
Poland Grubens
Andrzej "DuDe" Duda
2021-01-09 17:45
0
#5
free | 
Palestine GODtiziaNTop1EU
GL!
2021-01-09 14:02
0
#6
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Australia Kuunto
Damn this some sad times, say pog if you agree
2021-01-09 14:02
0
#7
nicoodoz | 
Philippines M@GNU5
wtf are these series of unexpected roster changes
2021-01-09 14:02
0
#8
OogaBooga69 | 
Finland hermion
HAHAA 0/8 BAIT
2021-01-09 14:02
0
#9
AdreN | 
Kazakhstan Dauren_AdreN_Kystaubaye
dude best player ever
2021-01-09 14:03
0
#10
Poland NiKo_TOP1_2020
dude
2021-01-09 14:04
0
#11
Germany Termodynamicslad
No more towb funny moments this is so sad , like if you agree
2021-01-09 14:05
0
2 replies
#79
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Argentina WaSTe_D
+1 best face expressions in the entire scene
2021-01-09 15:16
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#89
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Turkey TiksavLee
Agree. He always managed to make me laugh.
2021-01-09 15:44
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#12
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Jordan Zereeni
rip
2021-01-09 14:05
0
#13
Sweden Shiverz
Thats sad :(
2021-01-09 14:06
0
#14
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Denmark orionis_
Dude
2021-01-09 14:07
0
#15
t3h f4rm3r | 
Madagascar Hobbit_1_major_LOTR_0_major
RIP
2021-01-09 14:07
0
#16
MartinezSa | 
Bhutan x676
ahhaahhahahahahaah
2021-01-09 14:08
0
#17
ARKAY | 
Netherlands Bernardus
auf geht's DuDe
2021-01-09 14:09
0
#18
Faceit level 9  | 
Wicadia | 
Turkey Xetax
DuDe WTFF
2021-01-09 14:09
0
#20
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Chile FRIEDRICH WILHELM
Wtf... Noooooooooooooooooooooooo Why??????????
2021-01-09 14:11
0
5 replies
#36
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Germany F0kussi3rt
As the article says: Personal Reasons. They didnt kicked him or sth he dont wanna be in this position probably to spend more time with his family
2021-01-09 14:19
0
3 replies
#41
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Chile FRIEDRICH WILHELM
He wants to focus on skinbaron... Fucking skins instead of developing the German scene
2021-01-09 14:24
0
2 replies
#121
Faceit premium user Faceit level 9  | 
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Germany Smartest_Fakeflagger
No an easy way to work from home if LANs are back so he can stay with his family and doesnt need to travel around the world or to the teamhouse that often
2021-01-09 21:19
0
1 reply
#125
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Chile FRIEDRICH WILHELM
True but it's still sad
2021-01-10 00:10
0
#126
Germany guuunter
cant understand it either. sooooo sad :((((. hopefully big cant hold their current stautus
2021-01-10 00:19
0
#21
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Germany BIG2020
GL in the future ja?
2021-01-09 14:11
0
#22
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Lithuania alon9
DuDe where's my car
2021-01-09 14:12
0
#23
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Russia DELUSIONAL_DIG_FAN
sad
2021-01-09 14:12
0
#24
Jame | 
Indonesia segopecel
sprout=big academy 2.0
2021-01-09 14:13
0
#25
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Russia Sex_Ambassador
look at this Dudeee
2021-01-09 14:13
0
1 reply
#81
Slovakia DR_GON
Nonono
2021-01-09 15:20
0
#26
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Latvia xWarriors
dude where's my car
2021-01-09 14:14
0
#28
tiziaN | 
Germany kaeschdle
oh fuck thats gonna be really bad for BIG
2021-01-09 14:15
0
4 replies
#45
nex | 
Germany m1soooo
I dont think.so
2021-01-09 14:27
0
3 replies
#48
tiziaN | 
Germany kaeschdle
Well I hope to be wrong but tow b was like a dad to them, he‘s given them so much structure and discipline. Dude has big shoes to fill
2021-01-09 14:29
0
2 replies
#62
nex | 
Germany m1soooo
I think tow b was a good coach, but if Dude does his job right there's nothing to fear
2021-01-09 14:41
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1 reply
#98
tiziaN | 
Germany kaeschdle
yeah of course you're right. guess we'll see what happens but all eyes will be on dude now
2021-01-09 16:17
0
#29
Iraq remind00
what why
2021-01-09 14:15
0
3 replies
#129
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Cyprus shmoe
read the fucking article moron.
2021-01-10 03:33
0
2 replies
#131
Iraq remind00
i only read title so thats why i ask can you awnser
2021-01-10 12:19
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1 reply
#133
Get_Rice | 
Germany eieieiei
Read more if you want to know
2021-01-10 13:50
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#31
ZywOo | 
Turkey namSgg
all the best for u tow b
2021-01-09 14:16
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#33
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Thailand hahahoha
who?
2021-01-09 14:17
0
#34
Sadokist | 
Other Tgsu
Tow b steps down from big and became head coach? Unclear
2021-01-09 14:17
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#35
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Europe jigglepeek
oh noes. he was the last person i played with during the 1.6 era with which was active in the scene. :(
2021-01-09 14:19
0
3 replies
#113
Dodz | 
Nepal device_best_rifler_since_cphw
Star again, go pro
2021-01-09 18:02
0
2 replies
#124
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Europe jigglepeek
to old, to ill. :/
2021-01-09 22:25
0
1 reply
#128
Dodz | 
Nepal device_best_rifler_since_cphw
Get well soon!
2021-01-10 01:21
0
#37
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Brazil Troll_JuJu
ITS MY DUDE DUDE, GO GET EM DUDE
2021-01-09 14:19
0
#38
Bubzkji | 
Indonesia whyt0b
Big Dude
2021-01-09 14:20
0
#42
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Germany F0kussi3rt
Today we lost another genius person in the German CS Scene. Hope we will see him atleast sometimes . Imma miss him.
2021-01-09 14:25
0
#43
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Brazil YUB8
bruh
2021-01-09 14:25
0
#44
Faceit level 10  | 
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Biske
Big disbanding bruh
2021-01-09 14:27
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#46
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Turkey TOTHEMOOON
Thank you for everything man Towb, Let's go dude.
2021-01-09 14:28
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#47
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Latvia plecktrickal
noooooooooo! :( tow b is a very good coach and one of my favorite coaches! I hope he gets through his personal problems and will come back to BIG Clan or another team as soon as possible! I wish best of luck to the tow b and DuDe! I believe DuDe will be a good coach, best of luck to the both!
2021-01-09 14:28
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#50
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United States Will767
Lol Skin Baron must be making lots of monay
2021-01-09 14:30
0
7 replies
#55
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Germany FATTEST_BIG_FAN_RETURNS
Gambling sites or skins sites always make a shit ton of money
2021-01-09 14:32
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#57
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Germany hellosmartpeoplefromhltv
Just look at their company car mobile.twitter.com/SkinBaronDE/status/12..
2021-01-09 14:35
0
5 replies
#105
f0rest | 
Asia replyneedstohaveactuaIcontent
holy shit mens
2021-01-09 17:04
0
#115
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Asia en1lykS
Wtf?! 😂
2021-01-09 18:06
0
#122
Faceit premium user Faceit level 9  | 
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Germany Smartest_Fakeflagger
Leased but still
2021-01-09 21:22
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1 reply
#127
TBD | 
Andorra DG84
As a company is better to lease ffs
2021-01-10 00:51
0
#137
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United States Will767
JEEZ BRO whatttt i want a Skin Baron now it looks so cool
2021-01-11 09:19
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#54
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Germany FATTEST_BIG_FAN_RETURNS
Thx for your good work!
2021-01-09 14:32
0
#60
Fiji SplattXy
gg wp
2021-01-09 14:38
0
#61
mzinho | 
Europe handwash
I am the dude
2021-01-09 14:40
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#63
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
He was a pretty good coach I feel like, GL in whatever you do next. As for DuDe as a replacement, I'm pretty sceptic, but hope it will work out. GL BIG and tow b.
2021-01-09 14:41
0
#64
Turkey glitchmob
dude
2021-01-09 14:43
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#65
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Germany REALISTIC_BIG_FAN
GL DuDe he has good beard, too. Not as BIG as tow bs' beard but very good beard so it'll be ez. Thank Mr Tow b
2021-01-09 14:46
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#68
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Russia I_D_R_C
GOD DUDe omg 2021 BIG ERA COMFIRMED.
2021-01-09 14:51
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#69
potter | 
Turkey itsrump
Huge downgrade for BIG. towb was one of the best coach in 2020
2021-01-09 14:55
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#70
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Norway Luke Earthwalker
nice duddd
2021-01-09 14:56
0
#71
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Ukraine Zalupa_Lyagushki
valeriy zmishenko pog
2021-01-09 15:01
0
#72
liTTle | 
World Dowa)
cool dude
2021-01-09 15:02
0
#73
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Poland Oleczeq
dude, is this for real
2021-01-09 15:03
0
#74
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Ukraine ksay
sad he is a great coach at least this is an impression i got form his interviews
2021-01-09 15:04
0
#75
Afghanistan NotAtAllEvil
Which dude?
2021-01-09 15:04
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#76
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Malaysia AtPdTrZ
title wound'nt be better
2021-01-09 15:08
0
#77
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France margheriti
maybe dude's a good coach, because as a player he was terrible
2021-01-09 15:10
0
1 reply
#134
Belgium w0w^
+1 same as ScrunK hopefully he soon becomes a coach too
2021-01-10 17:51
0
#78
Finland Sergay_Leikkaa_Partas
whos the dude
2021-01-09 15:15
0
1 reply
#96
Europe worstb8er
dude
2021-01-09 16:04
0
#80
United Arab Emirates Emirates7
DuDe, how do you feel ?
2021-01-09 15:16
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#82
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Germany Bier
Oh no, tow b was a blessing for big. Hope DuDe will do the job just as good or maybe even better 💪🏻
2021-01-09 15:24
0
#83
Don't Cry | 
Spain Biggest_Dont_Cry_fan
Sad((
2021-01-09 15:27
0
#84
Netherlands Astralis_6_majors
sad. no more funny reactions((
2021-01-09 15:31
0
#85
KRIMZ | 
Sweden ADAMAS_
suh dude
2021-01-09 15:35
0
#86
Germany jizzus
nice nice gl hf
2021-01-09 15:37
0
#88
f0rest | 
Germany |TheDarkKnight|
Sad he seemed to be one of the very few really good coaches.
2021-01-09 15:41
0
#91
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Turkey TiksavLee
Good Luck Tow B.
2021-01-09 15:45
0
#92
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United States Ethanmeister
Tow b had a better rating. RIP BIG.
2021-01-09 15:45
0
#93
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Ukraine XBOCT<3
bye boss
2021-01-09 15:50
0
#94
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Australia Beard43
DuDe? Sweet.
2021-01-09 15:56
0
#99
Germany stahlitz
smh at people saying he is leaving because of his company (skinbaron): He has two very young children which are probably the reason he is taking a break. It was already impressive that he coached for so long while having children, there are not many people that can accomplish so much: Having children, coaching a team to #1 while having a serious business company I wish him the best, enjoy your time with your family, you can always return to CS
2021-01-09 16:18
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#100
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Belarus HeavySm0ker
DUDE WITH HIS ABNORMAL 0.7 RATING
2021-01-09 16:30
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#101
Faceit level 4 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
RattlesnK | 
England TheSwiggsScenario
n1 dude
2021-01-09 16:46
0
#102
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Kazakhstan Tarob
Duuude
2021-01-09 16:47
0
#103
ScreaM | 
Latvia sonofdog
damn dude
2021-01-09 16:55
0
#104
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Chile cristiaan
to faze
2021-01-09 17:02
0
#106
LNZ | 
Sweden RaaCCooN
ok
2021-01-09 17:11
0
#108
troller | 
World sasha1608
AHAHAHAH GOOD LUCK TO DUDE!)
2021-01-09 17:14
0
#110
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India Wise_Indian
BIG Dude :3
2021-01-09 17:24
0
#111
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Switzerland hoooooray
lol they look the same
2021-01-09 17:33
0
#114
ReDWateR | 
Turkey iknowdawae
Welcome dude
2021-01-09 18:04
0
#116
PeeP | 
United States Den422
Guy looks like Woxic tf
2021-01-09 18:21
0
#117
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Germany Kungfulifestyle
look at this DuDe
2021-01-09 18:33
0
#118
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
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World MATCHFIXING_EVERY_MATCH
duuuuuuuudeeeee
2021-01-09 19:08
0
#119
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Greece 1926
no more legendary reactions? 😭
2021-01-09 19:36
0
#120
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Hungary szia
GL bro
2021-01-09 19:37
0
#130
Twistzz | 
Canada LiquidTop1
-XANTARES +dude
2021-01-10 06:11
0
#132
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Ukraine AVANGAR_IS_BIGGEST_FLUKE
Cmon dude...
2021-01-10 12:32
0
#138
Germany 1Tapsen
rip big
2021-01-11 14:15
0
#139
s1mple | 
Europe s1mple_CSGOD
expected
2021-01-11 18:58
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#140
Denmark nevergiveup3
Today, when XIP 9-0 behind on Overpass, their coach managed to motivate them somehow and they are back in the game. On the other hand, I observed everything BIG against NIP; DuDe doesn't speak much, and his body language doesn't give much confidence. The coach of the team was more offen like Tabsen. After Tow B, I think this will be a big handicap for them. For now, DuDe doesn't seem to be able to replace it. Let's see what they will do tomorrow against Astralis...
2021-02-05 22:52
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