NRG confirm Counter-Strike return with NA roster

The North American organization officially re-enters the game after a four-year hiatus.

NRG have officially confirmed their return to competitive Counter-Strike with a freshly built North American team. Captained by veteran Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele, the roster features players with prior experience on teams like Liquid, Evil Geniuses and Complexity.

As reported by HLTV on November 27, the team includes daps, Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte and Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm, with the first two having already played under NRG’s banner in the past.

oSee was officially benched by Liquid earlier this month as the North American organization is overhauling its Counter-Strike squad, which has been depleted to two players.

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Rounding out the roster are Jadan "⁠HexT⁠" Postma, who left Evil Geniuses on November 28 after almost 18 months with the North American organization, and Justin "⁠FaNg⁠" Coakley, who returns to activity after spending the last five months on Complexity’s bench following Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski's arrival.

The announcement comes less than a month after HLTV reported that NRG were entertaining the possibility of returning to Counter-Strike. The North American organization has been away from the game since September 2019, when it sold its roster, which at the time was ranked fourth in the world, to Evil Geniuses.

Days later, NRG CEO Andy Miller confirmed the organization’s intent to re-enter the game and made it clear that it would stick to its roots. "We're going to be NA,” he said on the League of Legends podcast ‘The Crossover.’

HLTV reported on November 27 that Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta was also on NRG’s shortlist. However, the ELEAGUE Major Boston champion, who remains in Evil Geniuses’ books, is “keeping his options open to other potential opportunities," according to Dust2.us.

NRG’s roster is:

Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele
Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm
Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte
Jadan "⁠HexT⁠" Postma
Justin "⁠FaNg⁠" Coakley