Gaimin Gladiators sign roeJ, nicoodoz

23-7-2024 11:39

Nodios will take over as the squad's in-game leader.

nicoodoz returns to the Danish scene

Gaimin Gladiators have announced the additions of seasoned Danish players Fredrik "⁠roeJ⁠" Jørgensen and Nico "⁠nicoodoz⁠" Tamjidi, who will take the places of Jason "⁠salazar⁠" Salazar and Patrick "⁠Patti⁠" Larsen.

The latter's departure means Magnus "⁠Nodios⁠" Olsen will take over as in-game leader, HLTV has learned.

The Canadian organization returned to Counter-Strike in April by signing the ECSTATIC roster that broke out at PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen and entered the top 20 in the world rankings.

Gaimin Gladiators sign ECSTATIC's roster in return to CS

After their signing, the team dropped to No. 40 in the rankings as they failed to build on the success of their Major run. Early exits in several online cups and a winless campaign at MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2024, their only LAN tournament in their new home, prompted the organization to enact roster changes.

nicoodoz comes into the team to take over AWPing duties after playing the first half of the year in HEROIC. The move marks the Dane's return to a team from his local scene where he first broke out with Copenhagen Flames.

roeJ has been inactive since the disbandment of the Preasy squad earlier in April, where he averaged a 1.14 rating. The 30-year-old reunites with long-time teammate nicoodoz, with whom he played on Copenhagen Flames, fnatic, and Preasy.

"We got an opportunity to bring in two really good players who also bring a lot of experience," coach Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold told HLTV. "Sometimes it's about making the changes when the chance is there. We believe that this can help us get back up the table."

Gaimin Gladiators are now:

Magnus "⁠Nodios⁠" Olsen
Jonas "⁠Queenix⁠" Dideriksen
Tobias "⁠kraghen⁠" Kragh Jensen
Fredrik "⁠roeJ⁠" Jørgensen
Nico "⁠nicoodoz⁠" Tamjidi

Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold (coach)

Patrick "⁠Patti⁠" Larsen (benched)
Jason "⁠salazar⁠" Salazar (benched)

2024-07-23 11:40

8 replies

its a fail. Salazar > nicodooz. its a fact. again this weedliker join to potential good roster

2024-07-23 12:46

7 replies

salazar literally like worst awper in top50 teams lmao

2024-07-23 12:57

5 replies

Well may be, but nicodooz is older, and is better rifler than awper anyway

2024-07-23 18:26

3 replies

So is ZywOo, should Vitality kick him???

2024-07-23 19:25

2 replies

Lol, no

2024-07-24 14:54

1 reply

So what's the issue

lol but salazar better than nicodooz

2024-07-24 17:48

weed ftw

2024-07-23 15:11

Interesting

2024-07-23 11:41

Oh damn I just posted about how they should add hooxi... haha good move though they needed change and this two good sign ins

who igls now?

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"Nodios will take over as the squad's in-game leader."

2024-07-23 11:50

Geez, it's literally in the first line after the headline.

2024-07-23 11:57

i insta scrolled to below the picture becuase i am not very smart

2024-07-23 11:58

Well, it's also in the text after the image. :) It's not about how smart you are; it's more about how lazy you are...

2024-07-23 12:02

name checks out

2024-07-23 12:10

Do you need some help crossing the road?

2024-07-24 00:33

wont help

+1 Imagine kicking PATII , dude is a actual underrated IGL... and you don´t get a new IGL .. you put a new person trying out the igl role... what a joke

2024-07-23 22:37

botJ and botoodoz, they are fucked

2024-07-23 11:42

I guess you're one of those HLTV brainrots who thinks anyone outside the current top 3 is a bot.

Maybe tell me arguments proving your opinion? Or you are just going to bark randomly?

2024-07-23 14:36

no but recycling players that are known to be meh is mediocre at best

2024-07-23 14:37

ur right they should have signed you instead

2024-07-23 12:49

Where did I said this?

i dont know, where did i say that u said this

2024-07-23 15:49

Good additions, but not sure how I feel about shifting IGL role.

2024-07-23 11:43

IIRC nodios has been an igl before. They’ll be fine. Every Dane is born with an extra brain cell to be the next CS mastermind anyways. Something in the water there.

2024-07-23 16:25

try telling blameF that. oh wait, they did.. twice...

2024-07-23 20:59

Thought nicoodoz didn't want to AWP anymore

2024-07-23 11:49

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yeah, he literally said that after heroic stint but I guess it's his best shot career wise

2024-07-23 12:24

TSM wanted to sign him as a rifler, but he couldn't to let go of the AWP.

2024-07-23 13:44

awpium is a hell of a drug

2024-07-23 14:23

Never was the case, he's had discussions with Eetu during his time with HEROIC and they tried to make him transition to a riffler but he wanted to keep AWPing no matter what

2024-07-23 14:34

great additions, let's see how nodios can perform as an igl

Very good players, they weren't that good in t1 lately but in t3 surely they will help the boys massively and teach them a lot. I wish them grinding back to t1 :) glhf

2024-07-23 11:51

the power of friendship is over

2024-07-23 11:54

I would keep Patti instead of Nodious/queenix

2024-07-23 11:55

Patti benched? lmao he was the reason for their recent success

patti was IGL so thats mean hooxi inc next

2024-07-23 11:59

seeing all this danish rosters but birdfromsky nowhere to be seen , where he is ?

2024-07-23 12:09

+Hooxi next

Just do +HooXi +Zyphon at this point xD

2024-07-23 12:11

even MSL better

2024-07-23 19:40

2024-07-23 12:22

what does nodios know about igling? lol just take hooxi

2024-07-23 12:39

+HooXi +Jabbi +Zyphon

2024-07-23 12:43

Considering the slump that this roster went through after being signed by GG, these are decent signings.

2024-07-23 13:00

The way ecstatic comitted daylight robbery by selling that roster to GG it's amazing.

2024-07-23 13:20

Tier5 for 322 farming McDonalds money. 2k salary kekw

2024-07-23 13:25

30 yo tier 3 merchant roej still getting signed is crazy

2024-07-23 13:57

Roej is good pick up

2024-07-23 13:58

Are you on drugs bruh?

2024-07-23 18:20

He is budget dupreeh

2024-07-23 18:23

i could see them picking up hooxi and doing a full run it back

2024-07-23 14:04

Heroic's official twitter said he was going to Valorant lol

2024-07-23 14:06

cph ahh team

2024-07-23 14:38

Happy for roeJ :)

2024-07-23 14:44

Why ?

2024-07-23 14:58

Removing Patti is 1 Iq

2024-07-23 15:16

If they add HooXi and k0nfig this could be interesting

2024-07-23 15:29

+k0nfig +Sirah +BlameF (save from Lnatic)

2024-07-23 19:39

Signing Nicoodoz instead of Salazar is as stupid as signing Nicoodoz and not Salazar to the heroic

2024-07-23 15:53

Salazar is kinda bad, especially for an awper

yeah they should have kept that 1.03 (2024) rating prodigy...

2024-07-23 22:00

At the time of signing Nicoodoz, Salazar was in very good form, he was standin in Heroic, where won a lot of important rounds. Nicoodoz in heroic showed that he is bad. I don’t see any difference between them other than the 4 year age difference.

2024-07-23 23:13

Jessie what the fuck are u talking about hltv.org/stats/players/events/21379/Sala.. hltv.org/stats/players/21379/salazar?eve.. — that event with heroic, I understand that they were dysfunctional but it doesn't matter if we talk about his "good" form Nico has experience and at least some ceiling meanwhile Salazar is literally bomj

2024-07-24 12:08