BIG has announced that they are parting ways with Swiss rifler Rigon ‘rigoN’ Gashi, who will be a free agent starting January 1 after spending six months with the team.
rigoN’s tenure with BIG was challenging as he and the German team worked to combine varying play styles and requirements.
Several months later, during the RMR event in Shanghai, Jon ‘JDC’ de Castro mentioned that ‘rigoN’ “is doing everything he can to integrate into the system while we do our utmost to encourage his wild side,” but ultimately, it wasn’t meant to happen.
Even though the pieces didn’t consistently align well, BIG reached the top 16 at the Major in Shanghai, defeating Passion UA, Virtus.pro, and Complexity in the process, but ultimately fell short against HEROIC, G2, and paiN in the Elimination Stage.
Beyond the Major, BIG faced significant challenges in the latter part of 2024, failing to progress past the group stage or play-in in every Big Event. They did reach the final at the smaller ESL Challenger Atlanta, but ultimately lost to FlyQuest right at the finish line.
BIG Announcement
BIG roster is as follows:
- Johannes ‘tabseN’ Wodarz
- Florian ‘syrsoN’ Rische
- Jon ‘JDC’ de Castro
- Karim ‘Krimbo’ Moussa
- Alexander ‘kakafu’ Szymanczyk (coach)
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