{"id":19285,"date":"2025-01-15T14:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=19285"},"modified":"2025-01-15T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:22:08","slug":"br0-joins-nrg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/br0-joins-nrg\/","title":{"rendered":"Br0 Joins NRG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NRG <\/strong>has revealed the acquisition of Alexander <strong>&#8216;\u2060br0\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Bro, who has been inactive since September 2024 when he was controversially sidelined by <strong>Astralis <\/strong>to accommodate Casper <strong>&#8216;cadiaN\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>M\u00f8ller prior to the <strong>BLAST Fall Final<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Danish team&#8217;s starting lineup saw the return of <strong>&#8216;br0&#8217; <\/strong>when Nicolai <strong>&#8216;device\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Reedtz was placed on the injured list prior to the <strong>PGL Shanghai Major<\/strong>. However, after the tournament in China, he did not remain with the team and became a free agent as he approached 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is on the verge of becoming the inaugural player from outside North America to join the <strong>NRG <\/strong>team, which is headed by Nick <strong>&#8216;nitr0\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Cannella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 22-year-old replaces Vincent <strong>&#8216;Brehze&#8217; <\/strong>Cayonte, who was part of the <strong>NRG <\/strong>team from 2017 to 2019 and helped them reach the semi-finals of the <strong>StarLadder Major Berlin <\/strong>before moving to <strong>Evil Geniuses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old made his comeback to <strong>NRG <\/strong>in November 2023, but the team has faced difficulties since, ending up in last place at the <strong>PGL Copenhagen Major RMR<\/strong> and getting eliminated even sooner in the Shanghai Major&#8217;s cycle by losing in the closed qualifier for the RMR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NRG Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bro&#8230; it&#39;s time.<br><br>Please give Alexander &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/br0CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@br0CSGO<\/a>&quot; Bro a warm welcome to NRG CS2.<br><br>br0 will be bringing the NRG even harder for the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NRGFAM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NRGFAM<\/a> in 2025! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljcyuV5Ml8\">pic.twitter.com\/ljcyuV5Ml8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NRG CS2 (@nrgcs2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nrgcs2\/status\/1878864643814551709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NRG roster is as follows:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nick <strong>&#8216;\u2060nitr0\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Cannella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Josh <strong>&#8216;\u2060oSee\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Ohm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jadan <strong>&#8216;HexT\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Postma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeorge <strong>&#8216;Jeorge\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Endicott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander <strong>&#8216;br0\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Bro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damian <strong>&#8216;daps\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Steele (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NRG has revealed the acquisition of Alexander &#8216;\u2060br0\u2060&#8217; Bro, who has been inactive since September 2024 when he was controversially sidelined by Astralis to accommodate Casper &#8216;cadiaN\u2060&#8217; M\u00f8ller prior to the BLAST Fall Final. 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