The Swedish pro player leaves the UK-based organisation due to internal team and personal problems.
Swedish professional CS:GO player Andreas "schneider" Lindberg has decided to leave team Dignitas due to lack of communication in the team. His emphasis was on the fact that there were difficulties speaking a mix of English/Swedish during matches, which subsequently lead to numerous miscommunications between the teammates. Unfortunately Andreas has also recently suffered a severe personal loss, his grandmother, which has undoubtedly affected his emotional state and focus in-game, to which we offer our sincere condolences.
NEWS: @schneiderREAL steps down from Team Dignitas CSGO https://t.co/Npz5G6eSU2 pic.twitter.com/rlQR6k7Xbo
— Team Dignitas (@TeamDignitas) October 20, 2015
The following is the statement he gave on the team Dignitas website:
In this month we have had pretty good results, but the communication has not been what it was expected to be at this point. We talked a lot in the beginning of me transitioning into the Danish language but it was just too hard and during rounds sometimes we didn't understand each other at all. That obviously does not work in the long run in a game like CS where it's sometimes about seconds that change the outcome of a game. This led to many mistakes during games, frustration, and a feeling that something is missing in our game. I really enjoyed playing with these guys, and I see their potential, but it is not with ME speaking a mix of Swedish/English that they can become a top 3 team in the world.
Even though everyone probably knows we were playing GOOD, we beat everyone we were supposed to be able to beat right of the bat on a consistent level, there was no way our communication could bring us the very top. And me as a person I do not like wasting my own time or wasting time of people I cherish and wish the best. I am not in it for the money so I just didn't see the point in possibly stopping my friends from reaching top 8 and securing their success.
I am also very sad because my grandmother died just a few days ago, it obviously removes focus from me and I don't feel like holding this group of talented individuals back. Even though I am not playing in this major I wish them all the best and I know they can reach top 5-8, maybe even further.”
The updated Dignitas roster:
Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen
Philip "aizy" Aistrup
Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye
Jacob "Pimp" Winneche
