device remains sidelined for BLAST World Final

13/12/2021 - 15:28

NIP will continue to use Love "⁠phzy⁠" Smidebrant at the final event of the year.

Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz will miss the BLAST Premier World Final as he continues to recover from an illness, NIP has announced.

Young Ninjas' phzy will once again step in for the main team after he previously took the Dane's place in the IEM Winter playoffs and helped them reach the grand final there following a hard-fought victory over G2.

NIP COO Jonas "⁠calc⁠" Gundersen will also step in as a substitute head coach for the $1 million event, less than two weeks after it was announced that Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers would be transitioning into a behind-the-scenes role of a Technical Director.

The World Final will mark Gundersen's second stint in the coaching role, as the Dane previously stood behind the team during the Fall Groups when personal circumstances saw THREAT unable to attend.

NIP are set to face G2 again in the opening round of the upper bracket of the Copenhagen tournament, on Wednesday at 13:30 .

Their lineup will look as follows:

Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner
Nicolas "⁠Plopski⁠" Gonzalez Zamora
Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser
Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen
Love "⁠phzy⁠" Smidebrant (stand-in)

Jonas "⁠calc⁠" Gundersen (substitute coach)

Does that mean phzy>device???

2021-12-13 15:29

7 replies

no it means that the doctor says that device can't comeback yet :(

2021-12-13 15:34

4 replies

the doctor gave the medical advice to NIP, that phzy > Device :(

2021-12-13 15:35

1 reply

Underrate comment

2021-12-13 18:04

Doctor advised dev1ce to go back to Astralis...

2021-12-13 23:37

based comment

2021-12-15 13:21

Pepeg

2021-12-13 16:15

Astralis Tactics for 2021/22: -Sell Device to NIP -Device try to destroy NIP from the inside -NIP release Device's contract -Device return Astralis for free -Astralis still losing vs VIT anyways -blameF quit CS for being Mr Olympia 2023

2021-12-16 12:15

karrigan still goat

phzy>device

2021-12-13 15:31

just announce the benching man

2 replies

2021-12-13 16:16

+1 device washed the world must know

2021-12-13 17:55

dev0ce just leave already kek

worth every penny this guy

2021-12-13 15:30

Danish work ethic

2021-12-13 16:56

LULW so bad

2021-12-16 14:43

the king is back

go back to Astralis

6 replies

2021-12-13 16:30

+1 dupreeh zonic magisk aswell

2021-12-13 17:04

like gtfo go play for flames or something, they just qold their lineup

2021-12-13 18:46

+1 that's why #5

2021-12-13 18:05

2021-12-14 09:36

Rip

Wow and they payed 1 mill. I think its only temporary. Device to g2 😆😆

what a shame, G2 will lose again

G2 Will lose again, and Pedro Castillo will change cabinet again, again xd, things that we all know will happen

2021-12-13 15:48

This gives me guardian after MLG Colombus 2016 Vibes Lets hope its not as serious...

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When it was found out later that guardian didn't actually have an injury and just didn't come to pracs and basically cost navi a major championship ?

2021-12-13 15:38

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where did you get that bs from?

2021-12-13 15:43

Really?

2021-12-13 15:50

Sources?

2021-12-13 15:57

I trust you bro.))))

2021-12-13 16:05

what are you smoking dude? Never heard of this, some sources maybe?

2021-12-13 16:26

Ok my bad, at the major he had some elbow injury that resulted him playing with a high sens, but after the major he faked his injury and missed a couple of bootcams. And this you can google by urself

2021-12-13 18:29

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couldn't find this, source? takes like a second to link

2021-12-13 23:30

dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/guard.. reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/6s..

2021-12-14 06:50

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where does it say he faked his injury

2021-12-15 07:23

In the title ?? "wasn’t due to his injuries", official version at the time was that he was still recovering. + s1mple's qoute "The most funny thing that he lied to team for 1 year and he still doing this now to his fans and people who follows CS"

2021-12-15 18:12

based on the comments, im pretty sure he lied about how much effort, not his injury?

2021-12-17 22:33

-botvice + phzy

DDDDD: i hope devveking is ok!

Rip NIP.

Damn! But it’s good Device gets the time to get better again. Hope he recovers fully soon. :) … and this time Phzy will have at least some time to practice, haha.

2021-12-13 15:32

truly a devastating news , sad state of affairs for NiP and Device.

2021-12-13 15:33

so THREAT is okay with letting the COO substitue when hes still working for NIP why not just use THREAT until they get a replacement i dont understand

Isint Threat working for NIP just in other role now?

2021-12-13 16:12

thats what i mean if hes working for NIP still why does he not just work as coach for 1 more event and then its player break so they can find the next coach, him not being there just makes it even harder for NIP on top of a stand-in

2021-12-13 16:20

Maybe his new role is very demanding time wise so he cant coach for even one more tournament?

2021-12-13 16:39

I highly doubt it, weird decision by NIP none the less

2021-12-13 17:10

He have some personal family stuff to deal with, thats why they can't rely on him if he needs to go. If you read the last post about it you understand.

2021-12-14 13:14

Is Love a common swedish male name?

Not the most common, but definitely a name most Swedes would be familiar with. The Swedish pronunciation is very different from the English word though, so we don't really confuse them.

like lovve?

2021-12-13 15:49

lo is pronounced as in loose ve pronounced as in vent kinda cool name tbh might name potential son this

2021-12-13 15:52

Is it the Swedish version of Louis?

People debate that but since it has been in existence since the Viking age it’s not really certain

2021-12-13 16:28

Nah Name your potential son Håvard or Olof

2021-12-13 16:55

+1 or Björn or Ragnar

2021-12-13 17:30

Good guys Astralis and device decided to scam NiP out of a million dollars for all their mistreatment of their players in the past.

Actually kinda deserved i agree. Scammer gets scammed.

Astralis actually BIG BRAIN

2021-12-13 19:44

Astralis changing the meta again by playing bad > "disbanding" > then joining other teams for millions and destroying them from the inside. Truly GOAT team. No one ever comes close!

2021-12-14 03:38

This

2021-12-14 04:11

cant wait for lau to pretend phzy and es3 are amazing players

lol

2021-12-13 15:47

unluko

2021-12-13 15:36

GG it's over

probably dev1ce will be better by next week, so may be able to return if NiP are still in tournament?

2021-12-13 15:39

NiP -device +phzy Astralis -lucky +device

2021-12-13 15:40

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hey device stop dreaming. you stabbed your friends in the back, burned all bridges. now deal with it.

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Deal with what? Astralis without him got terrible year while he with Nip got lan win some finals and legends spot.

2021-12-13 16:14

Astralis need good awper, the only good awper Denmark have and ever had is Ecolai.

2021-12-13 16:53

nicoodoz is decent actually

2021-12-13 17:07

Not danish unfortunately

2021-12-13 17:48

he's danish wtf

So everyone who leaves the team is stabbing his friends in the back? xd

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in device's case he really stabbed them in the back, xyp device dupreeh were the biggest trio in csgo history

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So ? They were shit, he left the sinking ship and after 6 months, device proven to be right because magisk, Zonic and Dupreeh followed his steps

magisk, zonic and dupreeh followed his steps just because he left, if device didn't leave none of them would've left, they've been in a way worse situation in early 2019-2020. Online era really affected them but device's departure is probably the biggest mistake made by pro player

2021-12-13 17:12

Actually, biggest mistake made by pro should be - Bubzkji joining Astralis bench ahah

2021-12-13 17:19

Explain. He left astralis after 5 years (he "left" xyp/dupreeh after 8) It's his fucking job, if you don't like something in it - you change it, you are not gonna spend the rest of your life in this job cuz u got friends there. They can still be friends outside CS. And as you can see - something was wrong in the team if after 5 months dupreeh/magisk and zonic leaves. Is dupreeh stabbing his friend too cuz he's leaving xyp?

2021-12-13 17:14

As you can see, he's not as successful as he was in astralis, that clearly explains a lot

2021-12-13 17:17

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What did he achieve with astralis in like last half of the year? Not much, won DH and that's it. It explains nothing. You can't look only at their achievments, u have no idea what was going on inside the team, what problems did they have.

2021-12-13 17:31

That's the point tho, one of the reasons the players and coach left the team is because Astralis(org) are bunch of scumbags who treat the players like shit

2021-12-13 17:39

lol what did Astralis achieve without him? nothing. What will they achieve without him? nothing

2021-12-14 01:05

What did navi achieve without s1mple? nothing. What will they achieve without him? nothing

2021-12-14 02:15

clown they achieved 4 CS 1.6 Majors and made multiple Major finals without him. He s1mply elevated their whole game to another level, just as they helped him mature and get his deserved Major

2021-12-14 13:43

We talking about csgo?

2021-12-14 14:08

yes? and they made multiple major finals in csgo without him

2021-12-14 15:55

does Immortals making to the finals in major automatically put them as a great team? reaching major final doesn't mean anything if you can't win it

2021-12-14 16:33

who gives a shit about Immortals? talk was about Astralis + Device and you said he left and was "not as successful as in Astralis". Yeah no shit Sherlock, it's totally his fault that he didn't win 4 Majors with NiP in not even a full year. Meanwhile Astralis keeps shitting the bed even with new players and will be even shittier from now on that Zonic + Dupreeh + Magisk are gone and Gla1ve's IGL bad capabilities will be exposed as zonic was the driving force for their strong strategies plastic Asstralis fan

2021-12-14 17:48

how am i plastic fan when i'm supporting them during their hardest times?

2021-12-14 19:48

It wasn't a shock a move, so he did not stab them in the back, it was a mutual agreement.

2021-12-13 17:15

It wasn't mutual lmao, none of them in Astralis wanted device to leave, he's getting punished now for his biggest mistake

2021-12-13 17:16

damn, i hope he gets well soon, also psychologically, he seemed so sad the last few tournaments and from his recent twitter posts it seems to affect him quite a lot :(

2021-12-13 15:41

Sad for device but good for NIP

NIP's chances increased kekw

2021-12-13 15:45

get well soon king

2021-12-13 15:46

NiP GeT_Scammed from Astralis & Device LOL

and still not enough shit karma for that creepy org

lol he's so scared hahahahah

2021-12-13 15:51

From Sweden with Love.

PH EZ Y

2021-12-13 15:53

Yep, he's not coming back

2021-12-13 15:54

the illness of being benched

2021-12-13 15:55

@dingalingpoopoo typıcal devve hater

SMOOya actually better htn device

2021-12-13 15:56

LOL

2021-12-13 16:01

All this events after the Major are all half-assed.

2021-12-13 16:04

recover from an illness ? what kind of illness ? if i was ceo of nip I would fire him immediately, that's unprofessional as fck cs go pros are just prima donnas

you are disgrace to Dosia fans

2021-12-13 16:18

@topkek8 what is your problem with Device? You actually dont know what kind of illness he have medical person confirmed his poor health status

2021-12-13 16:24

Did you start watching cs last week? device already had medical issues back in the days this is nothing new.

2021-12-13 16:42

Thank god u are too stupid to be CEO XD Why would u fire him? You know that u can be sick in a job and get free days?

2021-12-13 17:06

tell me you never had a real job without telling me you never had a real job

2021-12-14 01:06

AHAHAHA ROFLING AHAHAHAHAH Nr1 dog joins nip and everyone pretends that a team of 4 noobs and 1 baiter can be good. Now he leaves. My sides XD

U okay man?

Why u call es3tag dog :(

2021-12-13 17:05

depression after the gold digger moved on

Rip!

Pretty sure his medical leave is due to mental illnes rather than physical. Dudes been looking stressed out for some time. I obv wish he gets back soon and that he stays in NiP. But If hes feeling mentally exhausted he should just do whatever he feels is right

the illness is : Hampus shit IGL skills

2021-12-13 16:37

Is this the same stuff that made him miss BLAST in 2017 and a few other tournaments, if im not mistaken it was some stomach issue? Or maybe I'm mistaken but could it be the same stuff given how the breakup and all these tournaments could stress him out again and possibly make the same stuff return? I'm just wondering maybe I'm mistaken so anyone can answer to this comment if they know anything bout back when dev1ce didn't play those few tournaments back in 2017 if anyone remembers

fk break up, he's just missing xyp and dupreeh mens(((

-lucky +device inc

2021-12-13 16:52

What kind of illness he has that he cannot play? He had issues when he was travelling for a long time but now what?

can people just respect person's decision or its that hard? :D

2021-12-13 17:11

I can but if it's the same sickness can it not be cured? The guy is hella rich, for sure he can do something to make it better Imagine if device just comes back to astralis lol

2021-12-13 17:18

probably caught covid, anything else would be weird af rn

2021-12-13 17:35

this is like the most known saying isnt it?:D money doesnt buy happiness, might be feeling down which is causing something,

2021-12-14 14:14

money doesnt buy happiness but people who are well financially say that

2021-12-14 14:43

Wdym?

2021-12-14 16:26

I could be wrong but people who say money doesnt make you happy are the same people who are rich or well off with money. If they were broke they wouldnt be saying these stuff.

2021-12-14 16:40

ahahahahahhahaha Good luck phzy.

2021-12-13 16:59

2021-12-13 17:01

Anyone knows how does fantasy works in this case if I picked dev1ce?

you can change it in settings on right side 🙂

2021-12-13 22:34

Unlucky( but we will see more of phzy so all good

device benched after this tournament my sources: Trust me

this is the worst csgo year in history

Why cuz navi top 1?

2021-12-13 17:26

Shit and boring year. Even 2020 was better, and that's saying something.

2021-12-13 17:37

recency bias, 2020 was horrible 2021 we at least had a major

2021-12-13 17:58

As a nip fan for sure :)

2021-12-13 18:09

no it wasnt lmao

2021-12-14 02:32

es3tag the most unlucky player in pro scene

How?

joined Astralis got kicked for no reason, moved to C9 dead team from the first day, wasted 1 year of his career there, joined coL dead team disbanded in 1 month, now joined NiP and playing stand-ins all the time

2021-12-13 17:21

Maybe he is just unlucky and he is a great teammate and a player?

2021-12-13 17:24

got kicked for no reason 🤣 From Heroic, Astralis, coL, C9. I hope you never become a hiring manager. Yeah this guy has a felony murder charge for no reason. Seems legit. NiP are clowns to pay $1,000,000.

2021-12-13 18:33

wait, they bought es3tag for $1M ?

2021-12-14 14:19

device, dupreeh, magisk(IGL), estage + any danish rookie/experienced (borup, tmb, snappi) + Zonic, TOP1 again

not expected

2021-12-13 17:47

This is just sad. Hope he recovers soon...

2021-12-13 17:49

It all seems believable and he is coming back. What concerns me is that Device have not posted anything on media regarding his leave. Makes you think something is going on. I hope not. I wish Devve all the best and that he is coming back. U get over girls in a couple months, np.

2021-12-13 17:51

Kekw

2021-12-13 18:03

dev3ce dodging lan

This is about something else than illness.

2021-12-13 18:08

he's in Denamrk missing his ex gf prolly, he'll be gone in the trade back to Astralis replacing Lucky obviously

2021-12-13 18:23

No refunds on purchases over $20. And no one wants him.

2021-12-13 18:35

I predict Es3tag = Aguero Phzy = Braithwait Dev1ce = Messi Who understood, will understand

2021-12-13 18:48

Messi got kicked so I get your joke.

2021-12-13 21:08

Messi never got kicked lol, and this comparison makes no sense xd

2021-12-14 12:59

Sadly we have: 3 dead teams (G2, TL, FaZe), 2 stand ins (NIP, Heroic), and 2 good teams at the event: (NAVI, Gambit). I don't see how having the major as the fourth last event of the year is helpful in any way.

2021-12-13 19:21

NAVI only good team* Gambit at Lan is 8 or 80

2021-12-13 19:23

Vitality is a dead team as well. But G2 and Vitality are still very competitive and the second and third best team.

2021-12-13 20:07

true but kinda sad tho. Even if one of them makes it to finals or even wins, it doesn't mean anything because this 5 isn't even gonna play together 2 months from now.

2021-12-14 04:02

It's especially sad, that there won't be a competitive french team anymore. And i hope Jackz/amanek or both can find a new home, if they are cut from the team.

2021-12-14 15:48

Yeah I agree. So much talent in the french scene floating around right now, I hope some org grabs them and makes a team.

2021-12-14 22:25

Having to play 3 events with a team that is dead and slated to revamping is so sad.

2021-12-13 19:26

But it works, if the team atmosphere is good like in vitality and g2. It doesn't work if the whole team is mad at eachother and doesn't even practice anymore (Liquid).

2021-12-14 15:49

is device really sick? like he got a flu or sum or he's just depressive and can't focus on the game right now? Either way i'm so sorry about his situation, he's going through a lot i just hope he can do much better in 2022.

2021-12-13 19:36

maybe the stomach problems that made him go on medical leave from Astralis at the end of 2017 has come back

2021-12-13 22:31

hltv.org/news/22087/device-on-medical-le..

2021-12-13 22:32

another Na`Vi v Vitality grand finals unless navi rekt them on semis

2021-12-13 19:37

Very likely indeed. Imagine Vitality beats Navi in the last match with this roster, that would be absolutely insane. But that's just my dream :D

2021-12-13 20:10

His name is literally Love

2021-12-13 20:22

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

2021-12-13 22:23

After blast world: Device benched in NIP Astralis in talks with NIP about Device - Report Device returns to Astralis lineup. Lucky to join Bubzkji on transfer list

2021-12-13 20:54

+1 🙏

2021-12-13 23:38

letsgooo

2021-12-14 14:12

Let's gooooo

2021-12-20 15:22

holy sh it's happening

2021-12-20 15:34

I came for this comment. Thank you

2021-12-14 21:40

well xddd

2021-12-20 15:21

You are right and you know it. Well done!

2021-12-20 15:35

ez final for NIP

2021-12-13 21:36

Get well soon device!

2021-12-13 22:47

I like how some ppl in the comments are blaming device for being sick lol really?

2021-12-14 00:07

I mean they bought Dev1ce from Astralis to be a major competing team, now he's out for a 1.000.000 dollars event...

2021-12-14 01:11

Damn didn't know dev1ce had poor health and a bad health regimen and bad nutritionists and bad holistic doctors, oh wait he uses synthetic pharmaceuticals no wonder he's still sick

2021-12-14 01:35

ok.

2021-12-14 02:31

can you rehearse that?

2021-12-14 16:27

Faking the sickness to have more family time. So easy to get a doctors recommendation

2021-12-14 05:58