niko to step in for OpTic in StarSeries qualifier

31/7/2018 - 21:20

Heroic talent Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen will be OpTic's fifth player in the European qualifier for StarSeries i-League Season 6, HLTV.org has learned.

The 20-year-old will be standing in for the team as a replacement for Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke, who will be away on holiday while the qualifier is taking place.

In the tournament, niko will reunite with his former Heroic teammates Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen and Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer, who left the team in April to further their careers in the North American organisation.

niko will play for OpTic in the StarSeries qualifier

The Danish team recently qualified for their first Major after finishing in second place at the Europe Minor, where they beat NIP and ENCE in the playoffs before losing to Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson's side in the battle for the title.

OpTic have been seeded into the qualifier's second playoff round, in which they will take on the winner of the match between forZe and EURONICS. The tournament winner will earn a spot at the StarSeries, where $300,000 will be on the line.

With niko filling in for OpTic, the Danish team will take part in the qualifier with:

Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer
René "⁠cajunb⁠" Borg
Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen
Nicklas "⁠gade⁠" Gade
Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen (stand-in)

wow EDIT: I want to thank my fellow HLTV friends for always beliving in me.

2018-07-31 21:21

27 replies

why would he leave FaZe for this? LUL

2018-07-31 21:29

21 replies

FaZe is tier10 with all those washed up players Optic has young stars like cajunb

2018-07-31 21:31

9 replies

but at least they have so much experience

2018-07-31 21:39

1 reply

lol

2018-07-31 21:47

If faze is tier 10, i guess mibr will be tier 50 then... since they cant even to any playoff except for one event

2018-08-01 01:09

5 replies

2018-08-01 04:46

triggered

2018-08-01 08:10

triggered nerd

2018-08-01 14:06

faze fan ate the bait

2018-08-01 14:18

Lul

2018-08-01 15:42

ur so stupid

2018-08-02 09:32

You even seen which Niko it is? Or are you just another troll? xd

8 replies

r/wooooosh

2018-07-31 21:37

3 replies

Fuck outta here this isn't reddit

2018-07-31 22:23

2 replies

Lel

2018-07-31 22:24

2018-08-01 00:23

I don't know whether to laugh or cry

2018-07-31 22:02

WHEN U TAKE THE BAIT XD

2018-07-31 22:56

you took that bait harder than a trout

2018-08-01 00:25

+10086

2018-08-01 04:37

Yeah i think it was a better option if he left for vp.

2018-07-31 22:44

Ezpected from nik0

2018-08-01 03:01

Where the fuck is Konfig Konfig = optic!!

2018-07-31 23:09

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"replacement for Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke, who will be away on holiday while the qualifier is taking place." Is reading really that hard for you?

2018-08-01 03:52

rage brother fashion infection

2018-08-01 04:40

nah my point was why? i get everyone needs holidays but k0nfig is the heart and soul of optic they will seriously under preform without him... why don't they say no to the tournament organizer and all go on holiday...

2018-08-01 16:34

i mean it IS k0nfig

2018-08-02 01:04

He know hindu? How he gonna play with optic india?

10 replies

Im pretty sure his dad is from India

2018-07-31 21:23

Apu right?

2018-08-01 00:13

Saying 'oog ugg' isnt too hard lmao, even I can do it

2018-07-31 22:00

HAHAHA

2018-08-01 05:45

oofta

2018-07-31 23:01

optic India speaks english

2018-08-01 00:14

source?

2018-08-01 08:08

india is 2nd largest english speaking country LOL

2018-08-01 13:07

Hindi* flag checks out.

2018-08-01 07:28

worst joke eu

2018-08-01 13:22

OPTIC NOWADAYS XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

k0nfig on vacation since they qualified for the major. optic > faze ez at major

2018-08-01 03:03

elo

-gade +niko

Probably,gade on loan

2018-07-31 21:24

I would have thought so until he destroyed at the minor. He will probably be kept at the very least until the major.

2018-07-31 21:49

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Yeah, if he can keep that form up then maybe -CajunB if K0nfig will stay. Feel like this team is lacking something atm and niko is one of the best in Denmark imo

2018-07-31 21:52

6 replies

You do realize cajun has been their best player right and that niko isnt good enough for tier 2

2018-07-31 21:57

Yeah if anything this team has the same problem faze does in the type of players they have CajunB would be the last person I'd cut

Where have you got Cajun being their best player? He’s playing alright but I’d rather have someone younger and with a higher skill ceiling. Snappi is a decent igl imo and if gade can keep up the form he showed at the minor Cajun is the obvious cut. However like I said currently I’d rather cut gade than Cajun as overall gade has been pretty lackluster

2018-07-31 22:36

Cajun is literally the opposite of a onliner currently you just look at his base rating and think he is worse but if you only look at his lan rating it is superior to k0nfigs and jugis He is by far their most consistent player he is consistently near the very top of the scoreboard while k0nfig and jugi are either off or on

2018-07-31 22:58

But when any of them are on they are a lot better, including gade. I’m just saying, if they don’t want to kick gade, kick Cajun, it won’t be a big loss

2018-07-31 23:02

Consistent players > high peak players

lö

Nice

nik0k0

expected

Legalizate drugs

Expectes

oh, that one

no u

Don't bait me

Wow

leave faze for this, im done with csgo

LOL its not FaZe Niko, Its heroic Niko

2018-07-31 22:06

2018-07-31 22:26

2018-08-01 00:20

Yes captain obvious

2018-07-31 22:47

Niko > NiKo

2018-07-31 21:22

lul

fake niko

denmark niko xD 8/8

ez for real Nik0 congrats

wtf faze is much better...

good to see the better niko in action

nice

Heroic 2.0

now it's heroic, not optic

8/8

sad for faze fans

2018-07-31 22:08

budget niko

Budget niko FFS

o shit wrong niko

2018-07-31 21:25

If Konfig is not playing in a fucking qualifier he must be in talks with another team. No way a player just goes on holiday for something that important.

12 replies

He booked the holiday before the team knew they had to play the qualifiers.

2018-07-31 21:26

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Ok then cancel it? This is a professional player making five figures at least a month. This makes no sense to me. If he's not in talks with another team I'd guess there are internal issues.

2018-07-31 21:28

If his org allows it and so does his team, and he still has a spot when he gets back, then what's the big deal lol?

2018-07-31 21:44

Bro you think Niko of Faze clan would take a holiday for a qualifier? Or any player from any top ten team in the world for a big qualifier? Just doesn't make any sense to me. Optic as a team is one that desperately needs to be qualifying for these sort of events and Konfig is the big show in the team.

2018-07-31 21:46

Faze would get an auto invite for starseries. If fact most top 10 teams would get an auto invite for this tournament lol. While I do understand the frustration of not having your star player with you, the team and org probably already knew ahead of time, so I personally don't see it as too much of a big deal. Plus spacesoilders are prob the only team id worry about in this qualifier anyways. So im sure optic with niko are still probably favorites.

I'll be surprised if Konfig is on Optic in 2019 unless this lineup makes major improvements in placings. I realize that's a different conversation. It doesn't seem to be quite working out to me though and Konfig is a Tier 1 player in every sense of the word. Could be totally wrong but stuff like this makes me think that the commitment level isn't quite what you'd want it to be.

Yah I don't see them going anywhere with this lineup . If they were able to grab Valde and Kjaerbye from north somehow and team them k0nfig, jugi, and snappi, then i can see them doing damage as a danish squad. But other than that, probably nothing more than tier 2.

2018-07-31 22:09

Kjaerbye has no business being on a team with k0nfig I don't think Valde could have replaced gade at one point, but I think his style on north had changed to where he wouldn't be a good fit Gade and snappi are the only question marks, and aizy and msl might be the only people you'd want instead of them

2018-07-31 22:27

I'd rather have a slice of bread be my 5th than MSL. No thank you.

2018-07-31 22:32

Just look for how long olof was inactive. Orgs knows that players sometimes need to do things like that, it can be holiday, personal problems etc. I'm pretty sure that they have something about situations like that in contracts

2018-08-01 10:17

shut up mongoloid . tier 2 event anyway,its summer break . happemned last year with autimatic too

Only 1 team qualifes. No point to risk holiday.

2018-07-31 22:42

rip faze

niko > b0tfig

fake NiKo click baiting title

2018-07-31 21:27

Baited

Shit, i thought it was faze niko

best player in the world vs optic. rip

Everyone thinking it was NiKo when it clearly stands niko -,-

2018-08-01 07:57

3 awpers

2018-07-31 21:30

K0nfig thug life

2018-07-31 21:34

rip optic with this damn trash

2018-07-31 21:36

Only standin cuz k0nfig on VACation

2018-07-31 21:50

wtf miraa is actually learning how to bait on hltv

2018-07-31 21:43

Niko left FaZe for this...

Okay FaZe is not in form but it was stupid from Niko to leave.

2018-07-31 21:45

Noooo not niko the fat sjw lesbian

Click bait title

2018-07-31 21:51

loool, nice bait, almost got me ez4Imperial then

2018-07-31 21:55

nice bait hltv... but reported

Does yours not say niko instead of NiKo?

2018-07-31 22:28

Time for optic India I guess

2018-07-31 21:58

Well cant expect them to qualify now with such a temp downgrade

Ez for Kovac,oh ,wait ...

clickbait NiKo

2018-07-31 22:01

ok not that bad, for all the "baited" ones check the capitalisation you cucks

2018-07-31 22:04

nikos a worse aimer than k0nfig, but he plays less puggy than k0nfig and he's one of the best aimers in denmark. i think hes going to be a good standin.

2018-07-31 22:18

90% of pros are worse aimers than k0nfig dudes got insane first bullet and spray but hes not very versatile in his play as you said.

2018-08-01 02:51

OpTic niko PogChamp

2018-07-31 22:21

sign niko pls

poor Heroic.

A player who unfortunately hasn't done tons since his breakout last year I think he should be plenty good to get them over the line in the qualifier, and he could excel in k0nfigs roles

2018-07-31 22:29

Lol Ez for SS

2018-07-31 22:39

ez for - niko NiKo nico Hiko and HUNDEN

2018-07-31 22:45

niko this NiKo that

2018-07-31 22:46

k0nfig back to North confirmed

2018-07-31 22:49

dunno why but i hate this kid

Niko made in china

2018-07-31 23:05

Real niko

2018-07-31 23:15

RIP FaZe

2018-07-31 23:21

2018-07-31 23:24

lool

2018-07-31 23:23

2018-07-31 23:49

WTF idiot leaves FAZE to play in OPTIC??? OMEGALUL loser:-)

2018-07-31 23:50

There is an amazing amount of comments under this article suggesting that NiKo from Faze Clan will be on loan although the article CLEARLY states that it is niko from Herioc. Are they seriously all repeating the same terrible joke/bait thinking it is funny or are they just idiots who comment without bothering to read? I'm not sure which is worse, probably the second scenario.

2018-08-01 00:12