NIP to field phzy instead of device at IEM Winter

10/12/2021 - 20:16

The Danish AWPer will miss out on the playoff action due to health issues.

NIP have announced that Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz will not be participating in the team's final games at IEM Winter, with academy sniper Love "⁠phzy⁠" Smidebrant set to take his place in the semi-final bout against G2.

The organization revealed that device "has been feeling unwell for the past day and has been advised by the doctor to rest and recover," adding that he tested negative for COVID-19 but will nonetheless be given time to rest.

NIP will have to manage without device

Playing without device comes as a big hit for NIP, as the sniper posted the third-highest rating at the event so far, 1.27, while playing significantly more maps than Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač and Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali who sit on 1.31 and 1.35 respectively.

The Swedish team will be hoping device will be back in time for their final tournament of the year, the BLAST Premier World Finals, which kicks off just two days after the conclusion of IEM Winter.

es3tag: "I'm starting to get to that age where I just want to build a legacy"

In the meantime, 19-year-old phzy will have big shoes to fill, getting a call up from the academy team where he averaged a 1.11 rating across the past three months. However, he faced no top 20 opposition in that time, with a match against NiKo and co. set to welcome him to the top tier of Counter-Strike.

NIP's lineup for the clash with G2 on Saturday:

Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner
Nicolas "⁠Plopski⁠" Gonzalez Zamora
Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser
Love "⁠phzy⁠" Smidebrant
Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen

Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers (coach)

get well soon

2021-12-10 20:17

What

That's rough!

2021-12-10 20:18

Noo unlucky

uhm

Rip finals

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Well, that didnt age well :D

2021-12-12 09:55

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woops

2021-12-12 12:01

Get better device

wtf

RIP Device MVP.

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it was so set up for him to get the mvp and then this happens :(

2021-12-10 20:20

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You dont get MVP for getting raped in semis

2021-12-11 06:23

2021-12-11 16:37

>nip starts 1-0'ing g2 >raped LMAO

2021-12-11 21:32

JAME TIME EZ MVP CIS ERA MVP

2021-12-10 21:33

What "more to follow"??

2021-12-10 20:19

This news will be updated with more info I guess

2021-12-10 20:22

"Astralis complete device signing"

2021-12-11 13:17

I dont like that

2021-12-11 18:15

Good recover king

his name is love i really hope he wins

all you need is love

2021-12-10 20:29

you gotta love love

2021-12-10 20:44

G2 wouldn't win anything someone said?

Remember cs summit_5 final which was G2 vs MOUZ with 2 stand-in and one of them was MOUZ`s coach. Somehow, G2 managed to lose :D

2021-12-10 21:26

went from a 60/40 for g2 into now a 85/15 for g2.

15% ain't bad for G2

2021-12-10 21:05

Rofl

2021-12-10 22:17

85/15 for vp

2021-12-10 22:20

If G2 loses just disband

2021-12-10 20:21

Will probably choke vs Virtus.Pro sadly

2021-12-10 22:04

Sad :(

2021-12-11 09:42

Get well Dev, glhf to phzy. First taste of T1

Man so sad :(

let's go phzy. I belive

2021-12-10 20:23

Great news for my fantasy! Hope he recovers quickly though.

phzy beast gl

lets gooooooo

2021-12-10 20:24

I hope this kid wont collapse mid game In WePlay Academy League this kid’s heart beat was 140 or something even in TO

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Holy cow, mine is like 50-60

2021-12-10 20:41

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Belgian NAF

2021-12-10 20:56

+1 haha

2021-12-11 04:46

you werent playing in the WePlay Academy League

2021-12-10 21:28

so you are dying

2021-12-10 21:41

No I’m just fucking healthy lmao

2021-12-10 21:54

Isn't healthy 60-100

2021-12-10 23:32

"For example, a well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to 40 beats per minute." I play baseball, track, american football, and im 15

2021-12-10 23:37

Its like having more 360HZ but on heart instead. His eyes Will see 140 frames per second.

2021-12-10 21:22

Oh nice :)

2021-12-10 21:31

*instantly bets vs nip* lol

W for Nip. Ecovice is finished

2021-12-10 20:26

upgrade

and thats their chances :(

Free win for G2 I hope

This is a brilliant opportunity for phzy

get well soon devve IEM finals will be VP x G2 then

2021-12-10 20:27

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Hahahahahhaahahahah VP omega XD

2021-12-10 20:31

VP takes it for sure

2021-12-11 04:47

So EZ 4 VP x G2. Kappa

2021-12-11 23:12

kkkkkkkkk

2021-12-11 23:56

men)))))) Tbf I wrote that after all was said and done. Easy of course, hindsight is 20/20 or however the saying goes.

2021-12-12 05:00

yeah, i wasnt expecting vitality to win g2 choke so hard on nuke lol

2021-12-14 01:46

Zamn no Nawwk?

I feel bad for nawwk, hes very underated

Wouldve been abit awkward i feel

2021-12-10 20:54

nawwkward

2021-12-10 21:52

Made me lol

2021-12-11 01:34

Im zad nawwk is 24

2021-12-10 20:57

damn unluko

2021-12-10 20:28

sheesh

2021-12-10 20:34

the one chance we had to lift a trophy god fuckin' dammit

2021-12-10 20:35

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He wouldnt anyways

2021-12-10 20:39

better chance than chok0 who havent won anything ever with G2 KKKKKKKK

2021-12-10 21:32

Sure noscener

2021-12-10 22:10

hahahaha how did it go?

2021-12-14 13:19

What?

2021-12-14 16:06

still better chances than any tournament with navi in

2021-12-11 01:14

I just can't see NiP winning in their current form. Device and Rez stepped up and now first one is injured and second one is inconsistant. Not like NaVi is only cryptonote for them, they lost to all matches they weren't favored in last month or so, G2 and Vitality included.

2021-12-11 01:17

We won iem fall

2021-12-11 03:02

Bye bye NIP

2021-12-10 20:37

es3tag the most unlucky man alive

2021-12-10 20:38

How is getting paid a million unlucky? I would literally sleep on my desk if I had a million signing and keep complaining until I get a secretary good enough to do everything.

2021-12-11 16:31

Money wise hella lucky team wise not so much

2021-12-12 05:49

RIP trophy

lol why phzy downgrading

Well, NIP is fucked up

Get well soon Device, King. Glhf phzy, we believe in you <3

2021-12-10 20:40

thats a big loss, good luck to NIP tmr!

2021-12-10 20:43

Ouch... Big hit to NiP here and a GG to G2 by the looks of it. Get well soon Device. <3 Wishing you all the best.

Much love <3

2021-12-10 20:47

looool meanwhile BlameF literally dying on stage dropping consistently high ratings

2021-12-10 20:51

Do u even know why? Apparently u dont :)

2021-12-10 22:12

You dont even know what he has, when i get sick and get fever i cant even sit in a chair for more than 1 minute without wanting to go to bed

2021-12-11 16:04

OMG, WTF IS GOING ON

Get well soon

2021-12-10 20:52

RIP fantasy, gotta field a new team now

2021-12-10 20:53

totally forgot about nawwk, he's still on NiP bench? what a story that would have been ... KennyS v nawwk

not really nawwk stinks and no one knows him

2021-12-10 22:33

This confirms G2 is going to the final, unless... Unless 💀

hltv.org/news/32942/es3tag-im-starting-t.. Hltv jinx

2021-12-10 20:58

Good luck, but this is a huge blow :(

2021-12-10 21:01

Good for G2 i guess get well soon

Disband is the only option for them

2021-12-10 21:02

G2 vs standins))))))) gl in finals, nip

stand-in vs stand-in tho

2021-12-11 08:15

EZ4G2 Get well devve a.k.a The GOAT of CS:GO

Dude is called ''Love'' how great is that. Obv differently pronounced but yeah...

No covid so what's the problem?

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Do you go to school/work when you have influenza?

2021-12-11 06:05

Every time, yes.

2021-12-11 15:22

That's pretty damn stupid, congratulations.

2021-12-12 02:42

The vac

2021-12-11 17:06

Get well Devve! But Pricetag without a translator? Ouchie

2021-12-10 21:03

rip

EZ IEM WINTER FOR MY PERSONAL JESUS JAME

2021-12-10 21:06

device has been having a real tough time, recently. I wasn't mad when he left Astralis, but especially pissed off after his comments in NiP's video. But if I think about it from his shoes, I do understand what he wanted. Needless to say, it's not at all worked out as he wanted, and it's clear he has a long way ahead of his career yet. All in all, it's been very rough, and I feel bad for him. Good Luck devve <3 Get well soon!

would have lost to G2 anyway, so no biggie. fast recovery for him

2021-12-10 21:08

RIP Fantasyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

2021-12-10 21:10

Get well soon devve <3 phzy poggers

2021-12-10 21:11

FREE MONEY KEKW. I placed my bet yesterday on g2

2021-12-10 21:12

lazyvice

2021-12-10 21:15

we are going to win no matter what #goninjas

2021-12-10 21:17

rip NiP they would have won a tournament without NaVi

2021-12-10 21:18

well, rip nip.

2021-12-10 21:20

Tested Neg… Suck it up and do your job. Take a cold shower and some medication then get your ass in that seat

2021-12-10 21:21

Go easy on him dude. He suffered 40% health loss.

2021-12-10 21:55

Heh seems like device doesn't want to play with nip anymore hehhehehe

2021-12-10 21:27

Bettors all in G2

G2 has a free win now, even with standin Kenny, NIP just lost 70%of their ct sides.

2021-12-10 21:29

Get well soon devve

Let's see nothing in paypal without device. All the cucks who always claim he has no impact, let's see what happens hahahaha

xaxaxaxa Dev1ce is just a player that can be replaced by a young gun easily. Imagine being that delusional. :)

2021-12-12 08:46

axaxaaxax phzy looked like a silver scrub in both matches and didnt hit shit against vitality. Imagine being this much of a CIS fakeflagging cuck ;)

2021-12-14 13:17

phzy has a huge oppurtunity to show what hes capable of, if he delivers maybe just maybe he can stay ? i really doubt that dat could happen but i just want a full swedish lineup man :(

2021-12-10 21:35

oof that sucks for nip, they are done for without device. anyways, hope he gets well soon.

2021-12-10 21:37

RIP i was hoping for G2 to win this event but they will lose to the stand in

2021-12-10 21:38

phzy MVP?????????

2021-12-10 21:42

lol

2021-12-10 21:44

he feel 40% loss

2021-12-10 21:45

Phzy is a known EPA-raggare, and thus will not get 40% loss. This means ez ninja win!

Hes actually a EPA raggare? I dont like him then...

2021-12-10 21:53

Why this epa-raggare hate? You can tell by the huge lös-snus and general demeanor that he is a big alpha eparägger.

they are in the way on the road for real cars

2021-12-10 22:52

Indeed, but they got big snus and look very mänly.

2021-12-10 23:34

For real EPA raggare?

2021-12-10 22:13

They are about to get clapped

Was afraid of being destroyed by goat zywo

2021-12-10 21:48

Leaving NiP to join Astralis? 🙏🤞

2021-12-10 21:50

Recovering after plastic surgery: imgur.com/a/SMjMg6T

2021-12-10 22:15

Yeah, this pro to female thing has apparently been a huge thing today

2021-12-10 22:16

Yep. Sadly Spirit disbanded so i can't enjoy female degster and magixx

2021-12-10 22:18

pric3tag once again

ez g2

gl phzy

2021-12-10 21:59

HAHAHHA botvice benched already. Imagine leaving astralis for nip

2021-12-10 22:08

benched? I suppose u don't know about device health issues

yeah when he knows he is about to be benched he says he is feeling sick

Benched? You have 0 clue mate xD He has the 2nd highest rating in the tournament alongside Nik0. Imagine throwing words when you're this clueless, my god.

2021-12-10 22:19

I like how you call me your god

2021-12-10 22:26

take 1.5 odds guys on g2 asap

They're fucked.

probly a lot of stress.

RIP placed bets

2021-12-10 22:29

2021-12-10 22:30

Jw`s and flusha new mates: -device -olofm -dupreeh SO fucking iz top1 for16 major winners team

2021-12-10 22:36

Bet on G2 before sites update odds kekw

2021-12-10 22:47

2021-12-11 01:19

9/8 masterpiece

2021-12-10 23:03

Fuck nawwk i guess

2021-12-10 23:15

No doubt the communication with es3tag is gonna be trash with a team full of Swedish speakers. Gl though, hope phzy preforms

2021-12-10 23:19

Yeah the main problem is the speed of which csgo comms is spoken, if they would speak slowly and clear in their pronounciation, danes and swedes can sort of get by a normal conversation. (Norwegian and swedish is more similar though)

2021-12-13 12:55

Somewhat surprisingly, phzy performed really well for his first Tier 1 series and didn't do to shabby in the Grand FInals. I still believe a bit of the criticism coming towards es3tag is unwarranted when it comes to his performance. mostly because of the language barrier. However, it was a risk NIP decided to take; developing Danish players to mesh with their traditionally Swedish team.

2021-12-14 03:20

more like hes sick of playing with this trash

Blamef feeling like chit, vomiting and still goes to stage and play. Dev1ce in a great chance to win a title just stays home kkkkkkkkkkkk

2021-12-10 23:36

He has rly bad health issue. But i guess talking about stuff we don't know is better

2021-12-10 23:45

Source?

2021-12-11 18:01

You can check devices health history since TSM.

2021-12-11 18:03

Where? You seem to be a device fanboy

2021-12-11 18:06

He was about to stop playing cs:go, cuz he couldn't be sitting on a chair for very long time. His doc asked him to rest during 1st year of astralis/tsm. He had to give up on gym for a while. I'm a device fan the same way im a s1mple and nik0 fan. That doesn't change anything. I know other ppl histories as well, but i guess your name checks out, since you talk without really having any argument. Being aware of stuff in general, only makes u wiser, not the other way around, have a great day :)

2021-12-11 18:46

Maybe it's much worse than vomiting and feeling like chit? And I wouldn't call it great chance, I'd say in current form they were 4th contender to this title xD Blamef played while being sick cuz he has to prove himself, device won everything, he's one of the greatest players so he can focus on his health, not force himself like an idiot.

2021-12-11 02:19

Well, i doubt they are gonna win vs G2 with our without Device anyways. Now i probably jinxed it but yeah lul.

2021-12-10 23:43

Just gotta BELIEVE

2021-12-11 00:44

dev1ce def secretly in gla1ves dms rn KEKW

2021-12-10 23:50

EZ for the king Love

2021-12-10 23:55

Quick 2-0 for G2 then

2021-12-11 01:09

get well soon.. g2 win cuz of it

2021-12-11 01:11

40% unwell

2021-12-11 01:25

damn i hope its not getting worse... bcoz my relative is just died like 3 hours ago with the same sickness. im not saying Dev1ce is gonna die or something but..

2021-12-11 01:36

2021-12-11 01:43

another vaxxer gets ill

Get well soon! I hope you recover and can find what you want, wherever it might be. GL to phzy

2021-12-11 01:58

thats tough

2021-12-11 02:13

would think he was born in the 80's by hippie parents with that name

2021-12-11 02:24

why he's afraid ?

2021-12-11 04:40

broken heart </3 cause of emma :(((

2021-12-11 05:21

All of a sudden tier 3 roster

well NIP is about to get curb stomped. All the best for device's recovery (also why not nawwk?)

2021-12-11 06:09

Excuse already ready 😂 wouldve be G2-0 anyways

2021-12-11 13:14

Device back to astralis. 100p 😉

2021-12-11 09:30

Hope so :)

2021-12-11 09:43

Lost already

2021-12-11 11:21

Wow this guy is such a bot, rip nip

2021-12-11 11:22

Getting his eye checked??? i.imgur.com/fpWtajn.png

2021-12-11 12:06

The next CEB. RIP :(

2021-12-11 12:09

NO MALEK = EZ FIRST TOURNAMENT 4 G2!!!

2021-12-11 12:10

i dont get how pro who makes 30k a month can just take time off coz unwell, bruh i make minimum wage and im not allowed to take time off

2021-12-11 12:13

fr man he's so protected its unreal

U know the guy has serious health issues right

2021-12-11 14:16

meh he probably gotta sit at home and rest anyway, he may as well play some cs

2021-12-11 23:17

Lets not hope it's his stomach problems that returned. Get well soon Devve

2021-12-11 14:39

estag join col -> k0nfig wrist injury estag join nip -> device health issues

2021-12-11 14:47

2021-12-11 17:09

mans just tryna widen the salary budget

2021-12-11 18:38

blamef plays group stages puking in between maps basically crying while playing and this guy ‘feels unwell’ and skips playoffs of a major tournament. I dislike device more and more every year. massive ego, overrated player , crybaby on twitter, and traitor to his old team and country

2021-12-11 17:59

Funny.

2021-12-11 18:04

it was a blast event on stage, with a huge crowd, one of 2 such events since covid started (major and blast). maybe if it happened during IEM blame would just go home

2021-12-11 18:48