Thomas joins OG for BLAST Fall Groups

The British player will take the team's reins on a temporary basis.

Thomas joins OG just weeks after leaving 5W

Former Endpoint and Into the Breach player Thomas "⁠Thomas⁠" Utting has been picked up by OG for the upcoming BLAST Premier Fall Groups, it has been announced. He will step into Nikita "⁠HeavyGod⁠" Martynenko's shoes after the Israeli star was transferred to Cloud9.

Thomas will take over the in-game leader mantle from Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne, who had assumed the team's captaincy at the start of the year in the aftermath of Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković's departure to G2, whilst k1to will take over HeavyGod's position within the team's structure.

This will be Thomas' third stint as an IGL after previously leading Into the Breach and 5W. His time with the latter team came to an unceremonious end as the players unilaterally cut ties with the Indian organization and accused it of orchestrating a scam.

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Thomas interview: 5W scam, ITB lessons and his future

In an interview with HLTV, Thomas opened up about the lessons he had learned since becoming an in-game leader and said that his 5W stint, albeit brief, had demonstrated his leadership skills. "I know wherever I land next I’ll be able to focus on building the best possible team," he said.

The British player takes charge of a team that comes off a disappointing season in which a second-place finish in Skyesports Masters was the only highlight. To make matters worse, the team has lost its best player, HeavyGod, who averaged a 1.16 rating during his time on OG.

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The BLAST Premier Fall Groups will take place between July 29 and August 4 in Copenhagen, with six spots at the Fall Final on the line.

OG will attend the event with:

Maciej "⁠F1KU⁠" Miklas
Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne
Bram "⁠Nexius⁠" Campana
Mădălin-Andrei "⁠MoDo⁠" Mirea
Thomas "⁠Thomas⁠" Utting (stand-in)

Lambert "⁠Lambert⁠" Prigent (coach)