Nigma Galaxy put CSGO division on hold: \u201cWill look into it in the future\u201d ESL\/Nigma GalaxyMiddle Eastern esports organization Nigma Galaxy have confirmed their withdrawal from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the foreseeable future. When esports orgs Nigma and Galaxy Racer announced their merger in September 2021, they made it clear that they had ambitions of becoming the \u201cbiggest esports organization\u201d within the next three years. The new competitive arm of Galaxy Racer, Nigma Galaxy have wasted little time in making major changes to their esports strategy \u2014 one of which, as Dexerto have learned, is departing from Valve\u2019s FPS title. Their Swedish team, headlined by former Fnatic and NIP player Simon \u2018twist\u2019 Eliasson, announced on October 20 that they were looking for a new organization to represent. They are currently ranked 51st in the world by HLTV.org. Hello guys I would like to announce that we are searching for an organisation to represent, The line up consist of @chawzyyy @dezoncsgo @ElGrucko @Plessencsgo and me!For any questions regarding our team contact @ImBonafide \u2014 Simon Eliasson (@twist) October 20, 2021 \u201cThe roster is free to explore other opportunities, for the time being we won\u2019t be in CSGO,\u201d Nigma Galaxy confirmed to Dexerto. \u201cWe love CSGO and will look into it in the future. We [would be] more than happy if the current CSGO roster finds a home where they will feel comfortable.\u201d In the month leading up to their eventual departure from Nigma Galaxy, the team achieved a top-two finish in the Pinnacle Fall Series 2 Regionals and top-four placements in open qualifiers for DreamHack Open November and IEM Winter. Twist and his Nigma Galaxy teammates Denis \u2018grux\u2019 Gutaj, Niclas \u2018PlesseN\u2019 Plessen, Adam \u2018dezon\u2019 Wahlqvist, and Hugo \u2018chawzyyy\u2019 G\u00fcnther are sticking together and are on the hunt for a new org to compete under moving forward. \ud835\uddd4 \ud835\udde1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude04 \ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud83c\udf1f We’re excited to announce Nigma Galaxy, the new competitive division of Galaxy Racer, a merger between @TeamNigma and @GalaxyRacerDxb! For more information, visit https:\/\/t.co\/T7eSkDPypR#StarsAlign #NigmaGalaxy pic.twitter.com\/R24ecZrCKo \u2014 Nigma Galaxy (@NigmaGalaxy) September 20, 2021 While Nigma Galaxy haven\u2019t explicitly stated that they\u2019ve chosen to compete in Valorant over CS:GO, they are now only competing in the former. They currently field two Valorant teams, a men\u2019s squad and a women\u2019s roster, both from the Philippines. Their men\u2019s squad recently competed in the VCT SEA Stage 3: Challengers Playoffs, finishing 13th-16th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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