Captain America might lastly be hanging up the mouse and keyboard.
Crew Liquid in-game chief Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella has introduced his departure from Crew Liquid and CS:GO following this week’s residence match at IEM Dallas.
In an announcement posted on Could 26, nitr0 cited the fixed journey schedule as a major motive behind his determination to step again from aggressive CS:GO—particularly powerful given his rising household at residence. “Whereas I extremely get pleasure from competing and would like to proceed enjoying competitively, the quantity of journey has develop into an excessive amount of,” he stated.
Nitr0 added he can be planning to stream within the foreseeable future, however didn’t rule out a attainable return to aggressive play with future sequel Counter-Strike 2.
The 27-year-old has been a staple of North American Counter-Strike and a mainstay at Liquid for the higher a part of a decade. Becoming a member of the storied group in 2015, nitr0 was a key ingredient of the squad’s rise to the top of Counter-Strike which included 11 Main appearances and a dozen trophies.
A valued member of Liquid’s golden age in 2019, which included 5 straight tier-one match wins and the coveted Intel Grand Slam, nitr0 would step away from Counter-Strike in 2020, joining 100 Thieves’ VALORANT squad alongside former Liquid veteran Spencer “Hiko” Martin.
His time in VALORANT can be quick, with the in-game chief returning to helm Team Liquid CS:GO in 2022. Nonetheless, nitr0 would draw criticism from the group following a spate of poor performances and ends in 2023. Whereas expectations on the BLAST Paris Main had been low, Liquid would handle a top-eight end however exit unceremoniously in opposition to Apeks.
With information Latvian rifler Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis was starting to deal with in-game calling duties on the Paris Main, hypothesis had begun over nitr0’s future within the roster. Whereas it isn’t confirmed if YEKINDAR will take upon the captaincy function completely going ahead, Liquid’s hunt for a brand new fifth is properly and really on.
Nitr0’s last match will happen on residence soil at IEM Dallas on Could 30, with Crew Liquid opening their account in opposition to arch-rivals Astralis.
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