zonic joins dignitas as coach

29/7/2015 - 20:52

dignitas have announced that they have hired former mTw member Danny "zonic" Sørensen to coach their CS:GO team.

Danny "⁠zonic⁠" Sørensen retired from gaming in March 2012 following a trophy-laden career that saw him win most of the international titles in the Counter-Strike scene, especially in 2008, when his mTw squad were one step above the rest.

Back in February, zonic revealed that he was weighing up the possibility of returning to action, just weeks after his former team-mate Oliver "⁠minet⁠" Minet had decided to play actively again.

zonic will attend offline events with dignitas

And while zonic's prospective comeback is nothing more than conjecture for now, the Danish veteran has agreed to join dignitas' backroom staff as a CS:GO coach.

dignitas will hope that the injection of experience will allow the team to bounce back from their collapse at the ESL One Cologne qualifier, where defeats against Team Kinguin and FlipSid3 saw them miss out on a place at the upcoming major.

zonic is expected to make his first official appearance for dignitas on Thursday already as the team will attend the Acer Predator Masters finals.

lel

2015-07-29 20:52

:OOO

<3 ZONIC

2015-07-29 20:53

2 replies

7-1 spotted

2015-07-31 13:41

1 reply

How old are you?

2015-07-31 19:23

needed.

WHY NOT AVEEEEEEEEEEEEE THO kuppo

tier 228 confirmed

3 replies

kek 28.2. xD

looks like u dont know zonic :)

2015-07-29 21:10

do you even know who zonic is?

2015-07-29 22:08

zonic 1v5 <3

who?

5 replies

youtube.com/watch?v=8otcTXpLa-Y

omg. . .

2015-07-29 20:58

killyourself cs go newfag ban inc

2015-07-29 22:02

2015-07-29 22:33

fuck you too<3 ps.sorry for my anger management problems

2015-07-29 22:35

sanic?

Nice

topkek

ROFL BOJZ

Was hoping to see him as a player :(

Who?

4 replies

newbie spotted

2015-07-29 21:17

Don't care about some noob who hasn't done anything in csgo.

2015-07-29 21:46

He hasn't done anything? CSGO is a small piece, bro... stop being blind and start think.

You do realize csgo would be pretty much NOTHING if it wasn't for the legends of CS 1.6? Competitive play wasn't invented in csgo.

NICE.LA

NICE

2015-07-29 20:54

ggwp

WHY NOT AS A PLAYER FFS

this

2015-07-30 02:21

Finish the article before posting? Wtf

This is breaking news. Coverage as it comes up! :DD

2015-07-29 20:59

who joins who? Kappa :-0

minet4iqta

2015-07-29 21:19

dignitas t1 confirmed

youtube.com/watch?v=8otcTXpLa-Y < This zonic?

yes

2015-07-29 20:55

oooh

Sanic!

great to have you back in the scene danny!

good for dignitas

they'll need 3 extra chairs with them

Dignitas to beat 87-0-0 hltv confirmed

best

bah was hoping to see old mtw back...

2015-07-29 20:56

naaaaaaaaaaaaaab

he is old.............................. but gold

wow so many newfags here... unbelievable.

2015-07-29 20:57

omg good for dignitas.

nice

pogchamp

LEGEND!

zonic, nak. 1.6 is back!!

legend <3

damn why not tsm

rip comeback dream :(

2015-07-29 21:00

About damn time they got someone in to help them out. That might enable them to end up with better set-strats instead of the "yolo rely on aim" approach which they have applied way too much. Furthermore, someone who can call a timeout and say "Relax boiz".

2015-07-29 21:01

Those changes can also have a negative effect. For some players it is hard to go from a free playstyle to a more teambased one and it can affect the players on their aim and mentality, mainly because it changes the patterns of movement. But we can all hope it is for the better.

2015-07-30 10:32

good luck man !

2015-07-29 21:02

seems very experienced unlike those kids in dignitas

2015-07-29 21:03

mTw <3

1.6 is back PogChamp

2015-07-29 21:04

lol, nice

But I think Zonic wans't IGL back @ mtw?

2015-07-29 21:05

he helped at midround calling in mtw. and i think he can help them alot with teamplay/communication. pimp said alot of times they suck at afterplants etc

2015-07-29 21:07

He wasn't, it was ave, but zonic have always had a huge impact on the teams he has been in also on the strat side. He was the only real star from the beginning of mTw with talented players around him and he helped them all to become actual stars.

2015-07-30 10:36

LOL

see people i told you so zonic as coach :D

the legend is back

and? he sucks in csgo^^

2015-07-29 21:09

How do you know that? But if thats the case he is still only a coach. Dont be mad just cus germany sucks at go my friend.

2015-07-30 10:52

nice nice niceee

if ave was really familiar with CS:GO he would be a great coach

niceeeeeeeeee welcome back zonic <3

legend

2015-07-29 21:11

the b0ss

2015-07-29 21:12

sick news hf bro

2015-07-29 21:15

mTw TOP1 CS 1.6 !

wow

2015-07-29 21:18

1v5 ddust2 never forget

Golden memories :)

2015-07-29 22:07

free money for zonic :D

2015-07-29 21:20

Another washed up 1pixel suxer comes out after the money.

steamaccount link?

2015-07-29 21:24

Amazing to see zonic back! Good luck with the coaching, I think that's what dignitas need. And people not knowing zonic, pftt, know your cs history :-))

I see them failing bad but can't say yet.

2015-07-29 21:28

#Freefood

2015-07-29 21:29

yay

2015-07-29 21:32

wow huge boost for dignitas i mixed with him couple times before use to always get called a cheat knew the game so well

2015-07-29 21:33

WAAAAOOOOOOOOOOO

2015-07-29 21:34

OMG...This is big for dignitas! Zonic <3

2015-07-29 21:37

Zonic to ten gruby ktory sie nie miescil na nuke do wentyli? aha to znam :D

God damn.. how long can he coach before that itch returns, the one that can only be satisfied by playing?

2015-07-29 21:38

Hopefully not very long ;)

2015-07-29 21:40

Devilwalk, zonic... Just more three.

2015-07-29 21:45

Nice gl zonic

2015-07-29 21:41

sad he is only a coach..

2015-07-29 21:42

wow nice

2015-07-29 21:43

good to hear

Waste of talent if u ask me.He would be a great player...

2015-07-29 21:47

dignitas will win Cologne 2015 confirmed. oh wait

and ave for TSM :)

2015-07-29 21:56

nice zonic10-.-

2015-07-29 21:59

playing coach would be a better role for him

NICE zonic! Great to have you back. What I have been waiting for pretty much since you left! Now +trace on the lineup in a few months :)

2015-07-29 22:05

Trace was playing MM yesterday, check out what he says within the first minute! :D twitch.tv/officialtrace/v/8824860 And this gem :D twitch.tv/officialtrace/v/8876501

2015-07-29 22:45

to hell with coaching, give him m4a1s!

And scout :D

wb danny

2015-07-29 22:11

OMG THE LEGEND IS BACK!<3

2015-07-29 22:19

now all we need is tuscan

2015-07-29 22:22

JESUS CHRIST! Its so good to see kuben, zonix, minet, loord and so many other 1.6 legends coming back to CS :)

2015-07-29 22:29

cool :D they either pay him a lot or he's jobless and needed money lel I'm afraid he'll start wanting to play again if he starts coaching and gets into the game

niceee :)

2015-07-29 22:39

He has so much experience to share ! good move !

2015-07-29 22:43

Nice:D

2015-07-29 22:48

Why zonic?Find ave.He will teach this kids how to play cs

2015-07-29 23:02

twitter.com/cszonic/status/2385720849665..

2015-07-29 23:09

legend zonic!

2015-07-29 23:22

2015-07-29 23:47

dignitas top1 now !

2015-07-29 23:59

GL :)

2015-07-30 00:03

Dignitas will go fast.

2015-07-30 00:04

2015-07-30 00:20

Happy to see you back in the scene zonic. Hopefully in the future as a player aswell :)

2015-07-30 00:23

legend. just the best for the future!

2015-07-30 00:24

ZONIC!OUTSTANDING PLAYER!! LEGEND.

2015-07-30 01:23

a fuckin legend is back in business

2015-07-30 01:25

Gotta go fast

2015-07-30 01:54

Legend inc

2015-07-30 02:06

2015-07-30 02:28

Hope he replace at one point some players.

2015-07-30 02:37

sanic, i guess you could say he joined pretty fast *insert snipars face*

2015-07-30 02:41

omg he's so fat xD

2015-07-30 03:46

good2see

2015-07-30 06:28

Who

2015-07-30 06:37

Zonic nyasha

2015-07-30 08:40

Do you guys remember zonic 1v5? aaaaah damn memories <3

2015-07-30 09:14

Sadly it wont help since the bottom line is that dignitas simply does not have the skill to compete with the best. Pimp racing every game, kjaerbye does not know what spray control is. The only one who could have a future is aizy, would love to see him replace xyp9x.

2015-07-30 09:23

yeah replace on when your team is in top3 right now .. so clever .. xyp9x >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aizy

2015-07-30 11:47

zonic back on crack

2015-07-30 09:25

damn! wanted him to play, not Coach CSGO. :|

2015-07-30 09:30

ZONIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

2015-07-30 09:40

Great step by dignitas, I really think it is a move in the right direction and hopefully zonic can help get more from the players individually and specially as a team.

2015-07-30 10:40

danish legend

2015-07-30 11:14

Held og lykke mate, håber at du kan give holdet det sidste de mangler :) Godt at se dig tilbage.

2015-07-30 13:16

twitter.com/CSzonic/status/2385720849665..

2015-07-30 14:18

wooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwww

2015-07-30 14:27