n0thing replaces sobo in Back2Back
Time: 2012-04-13 05:08
Game: Counter-Strike 1.6

Right as the eleventh season of ESEA Invite is about to kick off, Christian "sobo" Soboleske has left reigning champions Back2Back. His replacement is former EG member Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert.

After winning the previous ESEA Invite LAN finals and the hefty $10,000 cash prize convincingly while only losing double digit rounds on one map during the entire event, Back2Back has gone through a roster change.

According to Kory "semphis" Friesen, Soboleske had some personal issues to work out following the ESEA Invite LAN finals and they decided to part ways with him.


n0thing makes a return in the US scene
 

His replacement is former EG star Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert who hasn't been playing for a team since the old EG roster disbanded in late 2011 following a streak of sub-par results including a loss against mTw featuring Marc "Nix0n" Winther Kristensen.

Friesen also said Gilbert is the most individually skilled player he's ever played with and he feels unstoppable in North America. He also said he's hoping to attend an international event or two, and stated that he thinks Gilbert can do things in the game that no one else can do.

Back2Back:

Brennan "ele1Nt" Webster
Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert
Kory "semphis" Friesen
Sean "sgares" Gares
Braxton "swag" Pierce

B2B are currently competing in ESEA Invite Season 11 where Gilbert has his debut in the team's 16-7 win over mouseSpaz. Their next match is scheduled to take place on Monday at 05:30 against Black and White on de_forge.

Soboleske was a former teammate of Braxton "swag" Pierce in eMg and has joined a lower level team in ESEA, which suggests his competitive career among the top of North American Counter-Strike might be over.


gl n0thing

Post edited 2012-04-13 05:09:20
2012-04-13 05:09:11
n0thing but good news
2012-04-13 12:23:43
+1 :D
2012-04-13 14:13:46
i'd preffer if he moved to CheckSix

him and fRoD on same team. are obligation for a good US team.
2012-04-13 17:44:24
yeah.. in 2009-
2012-04-13 17:58:58
sgares is a damn good sniper
2012-04-13 18:28:58
by: </3
#198
Why? This team is the best US team. Why would he join the 2nd?
2012-04-13 18:22:35
+1
fRoD + n0thing is awesome...
2012-04-14 14:47:05
True +1
Would make a killer team!
2012-04-16 05:47:29
i can see that impossible is n0thing
2012-04-13 23:32:41
nice, n0thing the best from north america!
2012-04-13 05:09:40
north and west hehe he is the best in the whole america
2012-04-13 22:29:23
FalleN is better :)
2012-04-14 12:44:28
r u serious ? @_@
2012-04-14 15:01:36
FalleN is from north/west america. k.
2012-04-14 15:29:40
"best in the whole america"

Fallen is the best player from America.
2012-04-16 06:10:02
Thanks for n0thing
2012-04-18 20:49:25
good news!!
gl n0thing
2012-04-13 05:09:53
So the rumours were true after all!
2012-04-13 05:11:01
sgares, nothing and swag = such a good team
2012-04-13 05:12:07
sgares is like their 4/5th best player

it goes n0thing then semphis, then swag and then sgares

semphis is considerably better than sgares and swag
2012-04-13 05:18:07
+1 and swag is so young and will only improve.
2012-04-13 05:59:07
He said it, couse he has no idea who it is, and just wanna sound smart.
2012-04-13 14:06:22
Real? I said it because I actually know what I'm talking about, and unlike you I'm not trying to sound smart, you dumbass. If you're clueless about what I've told just stick to your hole and stfu.
2012-04-13 17:40:24
I dont know these players, but I am pround enough to admitt it. The other people on here disagree with u.
2012-04-13 18:20:24
If you dont know, why comment on his post saying he doesnt? It is infact you, who is trying to sound smart.
2012-04-14 12:44:52
+1111
2012-04-14 18:24:34
beautiful loser
2012-04-16 12:15:57
Beautiful, garbage kid.
2012-04-16 16:19:15
kids never know when they have to stop
stop commenting when you don't have a clue, cheers
2012-04-17 10:36:42
You left a comment without having a clue.So can I!
2012-04-17 15:40:00
well I do know the players, did you?
2012-04-17 15:41:30
I know nothing, and I know the orga, but not the rest.
2012-04-17 15:43:45
Nop, have you seen sgares playing with the awp? I guess not.

Post edited 2012-04-13 17:40:41
2012-04-13 17:37:10
swag is better then semphis
2012-04-13 21:03:01
Semphis good too
2012-04-13 12:11:55
by: </3
#199
+semphis
2012-04-13 18:22:57
who is it?
i know only n0thing
2012-04-13 05:12:26
n0thing and swag will take over international scene
2012-04-13 05:13:03
=DDDD
2012-04-13 06:03:58
NICE !!! GL n0thing :D

Post edited 2012-04-13 05:13:18
2012-04-13 05:13:05
gl to jordan!
2012-04-13 05:13:06
good! in paper this lineup is REALLY good, lets see if they can travel to europe
2012-04-13 05:13:20
Awezome Lineup =]!
2012-04-13 05:16:19
finally
2012-04-13 05:17:04
seems we have serious business here. Hope they can reach top events, surely they can do damage
2012-04-13 05:19:27
n0thing <3
2012-04-13 05:19:59
by: Jonathan E. - HLTV.org
#16
New team and new PR agent (Friesen ;D)
2012-04-13 05:20:01
"late 2012", "sup-bar"
2012-04-13 05:21:31
by: lurppis - HLTV.org
#22
ty, clearly a little too tired... :D
2012-04-13 05:23:37
great news n0thing the best WALLLBANGER MEN :D
2012-04-13 05:21:54
i would like to see FalleN, fnx and n0thing together.

pure skill lineup!
2012-04-13 05:22:30
+ fROD and Storm xD
2012-04-13 13:35:23
that's impossible in this life.
2012-04-13 23:47:52
n0thing is impossible :)
2012-04-16 05:51:22
gl gl :)
2012-04-13 05:23:08
gl Nothing
2012-04-13 05:23:14
n0thing is an awesome player, good to see that such a player is still on the scene! GL!
2012-04-13 05:26:53
semphis = the best canada player
sgares = no2 usa awper (after fRoD)
swag = fucking awesome young talent
2012-04-13 05:30:18
sgares is better than frod now, frods washed up
2012-04-13 05:49:13
"sgares is better than frod now, frods washed up"

c1 frod washup longtime..

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4913/sgaresvsfr..

markeloff still #1.
2012-04-13 06:52:40
sgares = no2 U S A player
2012-04-13 14:34:42
now do one with frod's overall stats. they'd crush sgares'
2012-04-13 19:26:19
ofc frod is frod, +1000 experience.. sgares' only start few years ago.

frod wash up now.. ofc he crush all in past.. we talkin about present, TODAY
2012-04-13 19:58:13
frod>sgares
2012-04-13 21:06:00
im talking about the past year.
2012-04-16 00:04:16
I Want delpan bak ....He waz a good awper too!!!
2012-04-13 22:16:20
and your wishes come true
2012-04-14 15:07:10
ahaha
2012-04-16 11:29:39
semphis has been the mvp of the last season right ?
2012-04-13 09:31:16
by: lurppis - HLTV.org
#133
mvp! mvp!
2012-04-13 12:49:03
Haha I didn't know that, thanks
2012-04-13 16:50:44
this guys the EM VII PII =DD
2012-04-13 21:06:12
good lineup!
2012-04-13 05:42:03
:Notbad:
2012-04-13 05:44:10
link to demos from b2b please?
2012-04-13 05:45:38
Here you go the first match of ESEA S11 http://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match.. Click on download and enjoy :)
2012-04-13 05:55:30
any pov of sgares using AWP ? download link plz ?
2012-04-13 07:15:01
No idea, there's only esea hltv demos.
2012-04-13 16:18:59
that shot at 56 seconds in ^_^
2012-04-16 06:36:31
Amazing lineup, good luck n0thing and B2B! I hope this team will at least attend one International tournament.

Post edited 2012-04-13 05:54:07
2012-04-13 05:53:53
great team! best in North America
2012-04-13 05:56:20
Too bad we wont be able to see US compete @ an international event for a while :/.
2012-04-13 05:58:50
by: sike
#34
Ive got my hopes up for US teams traveling abroad to many times now. I see this team winning ESEA invite multiple seasons in a row but outside of ESEA I don't know if theyll ever get there chance to get a big title. While I may be skeptical I hope they can cause some upsets and stir and uproar in the international scene.

Back2back you're the US last 1.6 hope. Don't disappoint!
2012-04-13 06:03:55
I concur.
2012-04-13 06:10:35
a loss against mTw featuring Marc "Nix0n" Winther Kristensen.

that was some epic shit XD

btw, i'm really looking forward to see this line in action, it's pretty much NA dreamteam for me, since i don't like frod's performance for a while now...

gl nothing & swag <3
2012-04-13 06:04:38
i feel sorry for n0thing. all that talent went to waste.
2012-04-13 06:09:48
n0thing and swag *-*
2012-04-13 06:11:11
yea...frod been doing bad lately..havent heard from him doing anything. Always hearing from n0thing though.
2012-04-13 06:11:18
by: druz
#41
Sobo was really great for B2B
2012-04-13 06:13:43
?????
2012-04-13 21:55:14
He was, he's still a really amazing player.
2012-04-15 00:25:53
jordan looks like grandma in this picture ,lol

Post edited 2012-04-13 06:15:46
2012-04-13 06:14:43
...

Post edited 2012-04-13 06:15:31
2012-04-13 06:15:16
for me in this pic looks like ocelote (lol player)i don't know why :P

Post edited 2012-04-13 06:52:02
2012-04-13 06:46:21
?...

Post edited 2012-04-13 20:00:19
2012-04-13 19:59:38
?
2012-04-14 02:13:34
;)
2012-04-13 06:15:56
good team. hope it does well :)
2012-04-13 06:16:38
i thought n0thing was still contracted with EG for other things...
2012-04-13 06:25:04
pretty sure he still is, if EG does not plan to make a new 1.6 team (which is almost definite that they will not) then i dont see it conflicting with his contract.
2012-04-13 06:30:31
I would love to see him play on a international team
2012-04-13 06:29:14
gl Jordan
2012-04-13 06:38:37
swag semphis and n0thing wanna see this team at dreamhack
2012-04-13 06:45:44
#maynesup
2012-04-13 06:48:57
sg@res iz a cutie :o

can't wait to hopefully see this team at an international event, they deserve it! :D
2012-04-13 07:04:17
I hope for the best for n0thing. After watching forest and n0thing, they seem very comparable.
2012-04-13 07:08:13
This CS:GO team?
2012-04-13 07:32:14
GL! n0thing ^^
2012-04-13 07:32:51
awesome lineup ^ good luck jordan
2012-04-13 07:39:07
Awesome lineup! semphis, you finally got a perfect line-up, don't disappoint us! goodluck guys!
2012-04-13 07:40:24
by: m455
#63
gl n0thing
2012-04-13 07:41:39
n0thing you have nothing to do in this team.
2012-04-13 07:49:00
n0thing playing with swag and SGARES. To good to be true. This lineup definitely deserves to go overseas.
2012-04-13 07:54:29
n0thing and Semphis on the same team... combine the greatest individual skill with the encyclopedia of CS. Potential international line-up coming right up. Good luck.
2012-04-13 07:58:32
GL n0thing, missed your wallbangs :)
2012-04-13 08:04:15
n0things on bigger tings
2012-04-13 08:12:06
impossible is n0thing and the impossible is back
2012-04-13 08:14:59
they should come to dreamhack summer :P

Post edited 2012-04-13 08:17:35
2012-04-13 08:17:23
gl the wall-hack brained kid
2012-04-13 08:25:14
n0thing is The Best =)))

Virtus.pro Add n0thing please :(
2012-04-13 08:26:59
by: uno1
#73
go !
2012-04-13 08:28:43
"Friesen also said Gilbert is the most individually skilled player he's ever played with" obviously never played with FODDER....
2012-04-13 08:38:44
Joke much?
2012-04-13 12:12:32
Look what you did Nix0n..
2012-04-13 08:50:45
by: Nix0n - HLTV.org
#113
Sorry :/
2012-04-13 11:46:07
nothing.. who? ...

just kidding
2012-04-13 08:54:03
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ! :DD
FINALLY ! :D
GL ! :D
2012-04-13 09:00:43
hope they can do some damage to euro teams
2012-04-13 09:04:24
Counter-Strike ain't dying
2012-04-13 09:14:06
by: sbe
#80
I usually hate when people do what I am about to do, but if they do have a chance at going to an international event it would be sick to see that lineup -elient +pauly.... nothing against elient, I know hes a good player.
2012-04-13 09:15:59
just what I was about to say
2012-04-13 20:31:26
i would take dboorn instead of pauly
2012-04-13 21:55:55
old news.
2012-04-13 09:16:58
wohhuuuuuu nothing gl.and hf :))
2012-04-13 09:32:48
Who is their in-game leader?
2012-04-13 09:42:45
bhuvanesh123 got it :)

Post edited 2012-04-13 09:58:13
2012-04-13 09:55:48
semphis fosho
2012-04-13 09:56:29
sgares calls strats ingame
2012-04-13 19:23:30
Shit, I wanted to see him in CheckSix :(
2012-04-13 09:44:26
b2b >>>>>>>>>>>>>> check6
2012-04-13 10:17:07
fRoD and Storm >>>> imo
2012-04-13 10:25:14
mb you dunno c6 raped by b2b @lan
2012-04-13 10:47:24
I know, but Storm and fRoD can't pull team up alone
2012-04-13 11:30:09
Storm definitely can't, indeed lol
2012-04-13 20:32:18
this is what you wrote: "frod and storm better than in my opinion"
2012-04-13 12:43:12
oh, sry I meant fRoD and Storm >>>> d2b :)
2012-04-13 12:45:05
fRoD and Storm isnt that good anymore, b2b very potential team, they just need more experience =)
2012-04-13 13:20:04
best news of the week so far
2012-04-13 09:56:13
n0thing best of the best of the best :D
2012-04-13 10:05:07
swag :DDDDDD
2012-04-13 10:12:39
n0thing best wallbanger in world :)
Sorry for my english
2012-04-13 10:17:04
Irukandji is still by far way the smartest player in the USA and has a good skill, so unlucky he's inactive.
2012-04-13 10:28:29
if you look at his recent matches list at http://play.esea.net/users/110371 you can tell he's actually a lot more active now than he was with eg, although he's not on a team
2012-04-13 12:53:00
aha didn't knew that, but I know in the time of rivality between EG and compLexity Irukandji always came with good strats with complex and carried the team a lot of times.

I don't like to see him as a free agent, cause he's really skilled.
2012-04-13 19:52:28
dboorn, thomz & hero(and then impulsive) carried col, drew was always 4-5th best in that team
2012-04-14 09:42:56
u2 lowbob, without his strats they were nothing
2012-04-14 10:08:41
col never had real strats, they just camped till 0:30 and then attacked a or b, did you ever even watch them play? lol
2012-04-20 01:42:18
friend, he had chance w/ EG "dream" usa lineup (n0thing + pauLy + dboorn).. couldnt beat brazilians.. lost mtw + umx at iem newyork after..
2012-04-13 19:54:37
lowbob, you only look at one event? Did you saw him carrying compLexity back in the time, he's really smart in CS.
2012-04-13 20:59:30
yea esp when teammates cut him for xp3.. u = lowbob.

-1
2012-04-14 00:38:17
-1
2012-04-13 20:32:59
n0thing has the best aim i ever seen:o

Post edited 2012-04-13 10:28:39
2012-04-13 10:28:29
Nice to see n0thing back. Lets hope we get to see them outside of NA in some events. Gl
2012-04-13 10:29:09
n0thing!!!WOWOWOWOW~~~~~we call him:Herd youth
2012-04-13 10:42:49
America's dreamteam :p

Post edited 2012-04-13 10:49:00
2012-04-13 10:48:54
good player. but, brazil > usa
2012-04-13 10:52:09
omg this team can do some damage ;D
2012-04-13 11:05:28
why play with noobs
2012-04-13 11:08:57
noobs yes but best in USA
2012-04-13 12:43:57
This team is semi elite?
2012-04-13 13:22:42
i don't know but best in usa
2012-04-13 14:20:43
who r noobs u calling them noobs is like u tryin to say your better then them n they would shit on ur face LOL
2012-04-13 21:17:42
now when i look at my post yes it really sounds like that but i was only trying to connect with the swede calling them noobs and telling that there aren't any better in america atm. they are definitely not noobs imo, it just came out wrong. swag, for example, is a great promise for the future and well...a great fragger already
2012-04-13 21:42:09
you dunno =/= they are noobs :)
2012-04-13 13:15:54
Good luck in new team :)
2012-04-13 11:11:57
Nice team now!
GL n0thing.
2012-04-13 11:24:48
Nice to hear, good luck n0thing
2012-04-13 11:27:00
gl nothing
2012-04-13 11:29:07
THE KING IS BACK! :D
2012-04-13 11:35:31
- ele1Nt
+ someone better
2012-04-13 11:35:34
steno?
2012-04-13 13:37:46
fuck no
2012-04-13 17:19:20
ele1nt is really good, lol
2012-04-15 00:29:43
GL ;)
2012-04-13 11:36:18
niceee
2012-04-13 11:36:45
gl Jordan
2012-04-13 11:39:47
semphis , n0thing > all
2012-04-13 11:52:33
nuke win for b2b
2012-04-13 11:59:31
he is not quit ?
2012-04-13 12:02:09
nice,gl n0thing
2012-04-13 12:02:39
NICE!!!
n0thing back in action!
2012-04-13 12:03:10
nice!
2012-04-13 12:16:10
GL !
2012-04-13 12:21:25
what about frod? what happened to him? sry im not on time. :C
2012-04-13 12:29:46
oh shit !
2012-04-13 12:31:28
nicee
2012-04-13 12:31:41
good!
2012-04-13 12:43:09
yessssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2012-04-13 12:44:49
GL n0thing !!
2012-04-13 12:56:02
Great player. Nice to see him back playing.
2012-04-13 13:03:15
+3,14
2012-04-13 13:16:53
+ 22/7
2012-04-14 13:22:52
GL
2012-04-13 13:11:52
yessss fuck yes
n0thing my man
2012-04-13 13:26:51
strong lineup :O
2012-04-13 13:27:16
nice
2012-04-13 13:28:43
who cares, rly ?
2012-04-13 13:49:59
distasteful kid^99
2012-04-13 17:01:41
thats nice :) n0thing is a stabil player
2012-04-13 13:52:16
Yes nice finally he´s on the same team as swag :]
2012-04-13 13:57:51
Ouu GL :D
2012-04-13 14:02:40
it was called a long time ago :)
I'd really like to see them playing against the europeans, they have strong aimers :)
2012-04-13 14:03:20
OH YES
2012-04-13 14:11:00
expected
2012-04-13 14:16:14
nice line up bro
2012-04-13 14:23:17
SWAG>NOTHING CLOSE THREAD
2012-04-13 14:24:22
n0thing to CheckSix ;| !!!
2012-04-13 14:26:36
n0thing! *-*
2012-04-13 14:27:08
by: zng
#164
yeah! :)
2012-04-13 14:28:55
swag + n0thing = woah ...o_O
2012-04-13 15:03:53
great, strong line up :)
2012-04-13 15:06:24
LOVE NOTHING <3 GL NOTHING
2012-04-13 15:27:09
goood again IN-GAME :D
2012-04-13 15:31:10
noob team
2012-04-13 15:46:36
+1
2012-04-13 16:37:12
<3 lineup
2012-04-13 15:49:59
nice
2012-04-13 15:59:47
gl n0thing =DD
2012-04-13 16:29:57
next time hope see him in a european team
2012-04-13 16:30:39
best in USA for sure!
2012-04-13 16:45:11
good ...
2012-04-13 16:47:32
gL n0thing! ;)
2012-04-13 16:48:29
I was hoping for Check6 :(

GL anyway!
2012-04-13 16:53:24
n0thing use rinput???
2012-04-13 16:54:26
true
2012-04-13 17:14:17
nice
2012-04-13 17:05:51
n0thing special )
2012-04-13 17:20:53
n0thing king <3
2012-04-13 17:39:42
Amazing player
2012-04-13 18:01:21
yeah gl n0thing!
2012-04-13 18:12:09
gl jordan see you in best light :D
2012-04-13 18:18:49
GL&HF my most fav cs player, the wallbang master <3 Show 'em Gilbert
2012-04-13 18:21:10
very good team gl hf Jordan and co
2012-04-13 18:23:52
by: </3
#201
I don't know ele1Nt really well, can anybody tell me if he's a good igl??
2012-04-13 18:25:03
good new for Back2Back
2012-04-13 18:34:41
n0thing is the best aimer for me, very fast
2012-04-13 18:38:59
nothing makes a return in the US scene like n0thing
2012-04-13 18:59:04
it wud have been better if phrased " nothing wud be more interesting in US, except for the return of n0thing"

Post edited 2012-04-13 20:22:31
2012-04-13 20:22:12
yay
2012-04-13 19:13:32
Goood one :) gl jordan =D
2012-04-13 20:19:15
gl

swag 15 years old?
2012-04-13 20:19:21
16
2012-04-13 21:01:34
Yeah, swag is 15.
2012-04-13 23:12:15
you can tell by the nickname
2012-04-20 20:36:31
nothing can replace sobo in back2back
2012-04-13 20:56:57
wOw, gl n0thing :)
2012-04-13 21:41:02
hope they compete internationally ..
2012-04-13 22:12:55
Really good news for him..
2012-04-13 22:15:56
Great News :)
2012-04-13 23:29:02
where is slip of UMX? sad to see no more of this
2012-04-14 00:15:47
he played ESEA main last season they went invite this season http://play.esea.net/users/216300
2012-04-14 00:51:14
gl shel'ma
2012-04-14 01:19:23
Oohzzumm! i love that kid. he is so damn good.
2012-04-14 02:56:09
are they going to tournament except esea?
2012-04-14 09:46:13
gl
2012-04-14 10:49:30
teams looks promising
gl!
2012-04-14 13:20:34
Finally one of the worlds top players is back on the scene and tht too with the number 1 team on US scene. Hope they come to some international events.
2012-04-14 14:03:44
Gl...
2012-04-14 15:14:52
yeah, but Irukandji is free agent :(
2012-04-14 15:28:19
nice team!!!
2012-04-14 22:40:54
quite a decent team now.. hoping to see them on an international tournament
2012-04-15 11:21:48
one of the best individually skilled is right. i consider him in the top 5 ... internationally.. big statement, but home country or not, i'm sure most of you would agree.

his movement insane, his aim and recoil control is absurd.. and his intelligence is tier 1

Post edited 2012-04-15 15:47:50
2012-04-15 15:47:23
n0thing to me in 2010, he played more internationally, was the best in the world with colt/ak.
2012-04-17 15:43:05
Good luck Jgilbert
2012-04-16 18:39:09
GL n0thing
2012-04-18 19:40:24
"including a loss against mTw featuring Marc "Nix0n" Winther Kristensen"

haha
2012-04-19 22:05:40
hahah
2012-04-20 02:00:32
Jordan ''n0thing'' Gilbert: owning pro's since he was 15.
2012-04-19 22:17:02
nothing&sawg....two awesome dude
2012-04-20 10:49:40
he is awesome.. b2b must have future if he decided to join
2012-04-20 20:42:50

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