Heroic indicators legend to interchange cadiaN in CS2—however just for a restricted time

Dupreeh is returning to actively competing as Heroic’s fifth CS2 participant, at the very least till the tip of 2023, after spending the final 4 months on Vitality’s bench, the org introduced at the moment.

The five-time CS:GO Main champion may have massive sneakers to fill as he’ll exchange cadiaN, who was Heroic’s in-game chief and the face of the entire undertaking. It’s unclear if dupreeh will tackle the captaincy duties that belonged to cadiaN or if it is going to be somebody like Martin “stavn” Lund, the secondary caller throughout cadiaN’s stint.

Although dupreeh is an apparent decide for Heroic, given every thing he achieved in his profession and since he’s Danish too, it is going to be reasonably bizarre to see him carrying Heroic’s colours.

The 30-year-old made a reputation for himself throughout his Astralis years between 2016 and 2021 when he confirmed the world he was the most effective entry-fraggers in CS:GO and helped Astralis win 4 Main championships subsequent to gla1ve, dev1ce, Xyp9x, Magisk, and Kjaerbye as soon as.

Dupreeh is the only player who won five Major championships in CS:GO as he nabbed the trophy of the BLAST Paris Main in Might earlier than Vitality benched him. Regardless of carrying out a lot within the earlier recreation, dupreeh made it clear that he wasn’t finished.

“I nonetheless really feel I’m on the highest of my recreation and can spend my time determining what’s up subsequent,” dupreeh wrote when Vitality benched him for the arrival of Shahar “flameZ” Shushan in June. “Would like to win my sixth Main in my hometown [Copenhagen] subsequent 12 months, however successful a Main will not be simple. I would wish to discover a staff and a corporation, who share my ambition, professionalism and willingness to sacrifice to attain a typical objective.”

Earlier than signing with Heroic, dupreeh most notably was in talks to hitch TSM, but the deal ended up not materializing. For now, Heroic mentioned dupreeh is becoming a member of till the tip of 2023, however that would change if he helps them get again to the highest of the scene.

Concerning the creator

Leonardo Biazzi

Employees author and CS:GO lead. Leonardo has been obsessed with video games since he was a child and graduated in Journalism in 2018. Earlier than Leonardo joined Dot Esports in 2019, he labored for Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. Leonardo additionally labored for HLTV.org between 2020 and 2021 as a senior author, till he returned to Dot Esports and have become a part of the employees staff.

Author: Ronnie Neal