Tricked adds b0RUP
The Danish organisation has been on the hunt for a fifth player since late October, when their star player Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen was signed by Heroic, leaving Tricked with a one player deficit. A new player has now been found however, following the team's announcement this week that they have officially signed Johannes "b0RUP" Borup.
NRG adds peacemaker
Last month Team Liquid announced that they had decided to part ways with their team coach Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu, the former advisor for the Brazilian Luminosity Gaming. Now peacemaker has found a new home following his signing with another North American organization, NRG, where he will assume the position of general manager for the team.
OpTic wins Northern Arena Montreal
The North American team secured the $50,000 first place prize this week following their unexpected victory over G2 eSports in the grand finals match of Northern Arena Montreal. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that the team beat out a number of other highly competitive teams who were in attendance, including names such as Liquid and EnVyUs.
DAVEY, Machinegun out of Splyce
The North American team announced this week that they will be saying goodbye to both Machinegun and David "Davey" Stafford following a string of disappointing results from the team. Splyce has also indicated that the language barrier for Machinegun was a factor in their decision to remove him from the team.
Space Soldiers lose TuGuX
Tugay "TuGuX" Keskin will no longer be an active member of Space Soldiers following the announcement that the 25 year-old player has decided to take an extended hiatus from competitive play. The news comes following a number of disappointing results from Space Soldier's line-up during TuGuX's tenure with the team, most recently their narrow failure to secure a spot in the ELEAGUE major closed qualifier tournament.
