German esports organization BIG has announced upshifting Nils “k1to” Gruhne to its primary CS:GO team.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old k1to was in “exile” from the BIG Academy roster from March to August where he was an in-game leader, acting as a stand-in player for the main lineup.<\/p>\n
“Leading the BIG OMEN Academy as their captain for the past several months, Nils has shown admirable development as a player and has worked hard for his ticket back to the main team. This was confirmed on the server as well when he has assisted the team as a substitute player in the past few tournaments, most notably helping them win the Roobet Cup, noted BIG’\u0099s statement.<\/em><\/p>\n k1to has to replace Tizian “tiziaN” Feldbusch in the main roster. The 26-year-old tiziaN has been a part of BIG since 2018. He will leave the main lineup but not the organization. He is predicted to take on a new role in BIG that has yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n The updated BIG lineup is now preparing at the bootcamp for BLAST Premier Fall Groups and the 16 season of the ESL Pro League.<\/p>\n Earlier in August, BIG released Nicklas “gade” Gade<\/a> who has been inactive since December 2021.<\/p>\n