NRG Esports returns to Counter-Strike after 4 years with new NA roster NRGNRG Esports has returned to professional Counter-Strike after a four-year hiatus with a new North American roster. On November 4, it was reported by HLTV that NRG was exploring a potential return to CS after a four-year absence from the scene. However, at the time of the report, no player contracts had been signed yet. But now on November 28, NRG has officially returned to CS2 with a new NA roster featuring a couple of former NRG players returning to the organization. In a skit announcement video featuring NRG co-owner Sapnap and CEO Andy Miller, a roster containing a mix of former Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, and Complexity players was announced. NRG returns to NA Counter-Strike after 4-year hiatus It sees Damian \u2018daps\u2019 Steele and Vincent \u2018Brehze\u2019 Cayonte making a return to NRG after they sold their CSGO roster to Evil Geniuses in 2019. Joining them is Team Liquid\u2019s former AWPer Joshua \u2018oSee\u2019 Ohm, former Complexity player Justin \u2018FaNg\u2019 Coakley, and Jadan \u2018HexT\u2019 Postma. Most of the players on NRG were dropped by their former teams during the recent off-season, as each player\u2019s former teams sought to rebuild their rosters for the next Major cycle. With the exception of HexT, who announced leaving EG hours before NRG\u2019s announcement. NRG enters the NA CS scene as the region sees major orgs drifting away. Team Liquid made a shock move from NA to EU, and one of NA\u2019s two remaining major orgs, Evil Geniuses, is reportedly planning to exit esports entirely. NRG fielded a CSGO roster from 2016 to 2019, with their last two years being particularly successful. Fielding an all-star NA team with legendary names such as Tarik \u2018tarik\u2019 Celik and Ethan \u2018Ethan\u2019 Arnold once playing for them. Under NRG, the roster made a fourth-place finish in the 2019 StarLadder Berlin Major, and later with EG won the 2019 ESL One: New York and the StarSeries i-League Season 8. With NRG\u2019s entry into the NA CS scene, there are now three major orgs fielding NA rosters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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