{"id":19441,"date":"2025-01-20T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/?p=19441"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:41:26","slug":"luken-joins-9z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/luken-joins-9z\/","title":{"rendered":"Luken Joins 9z"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Luca <strong>&#8216;Luken&#8217; <\/strong>Nadotti has made a remarkable comeback to <strong>9z <\/strong>after being away from the team for two and a half years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks his third time with <strong>La Violeta<\/strong>, following four months in 2019 and five months in 2022, during which he assisted the team in securing a spot at the<strong> PGL Major Antwerp<\/strong>. In achieving this, he and Martin <strong>&#8216;\u2060rox\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Molina became the first players from Argentina to qualify for a Major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision validates a portion of a report from Dust2.com.br on January 6 that also highlighted the inclusion of Gustavo <strong>&#8216;\u2060yel&#8217; <\/strong>\u2060Knittel in the coaching role, as we anticipate official confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;El Toro&#8217; <\/strong>will serve as a rifler behind Antonio <strong>&#8216;MartinezSa\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Martinez, taking over from Nicol\u00e1s <strong>&#8216;\u2060buda&#8217; <\/strong>Kramer as <strong>9z <\/strong>makes changes to their lineup in preparation for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;Luken&#8217; <\/strong>has participated in only 47 maps since July 2022, with the majority occurring during a three-month period at the start of 2023 while he was with <strong>BESTIA<\/strong>. However, he made an impression by achieving a <strong>1.10 rating<\/strong> across 8 maps as a stand-in for <strong>9z <\/strong>in May of the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9z <\/strong>had a notable semi-final appearance at IEM Dallas in 2024, along with a victory at the <strong>FiReLEAGUE Global Finals<\/strong>, but not much else, and the team will be looking for <strong>&#8216;Luken&#8217; <\/strong>to breathe new life into the lineup surrounding Maximiliano <strong>&#8216;\u2060max&#8217; <\/strong>Gonzalez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9z 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\">he is back. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W7JibdhasA\">https:\/\/t.co\/W7JibdhasA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 9z Globant (@9zTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9zTeam\/status\/1881042783307456591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 19, 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\">9z roster is as follows:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maximiliano <strong>&#8216;max\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Gonzalez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franco <strong>&#8216;\u2060dgt&#8217; <\/strong>Garcia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antonio <strong>&#8216;MartinezSa\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Martinez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matias <strong>&#8216;\u2060HUASOPEEK\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Iba\u00f1ez Hernandez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luca <strong>&#8216;Luken\u2060&#8217; <\/strong>Nadotti<\/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>Luca &#8216;Luken&#8217; Nadotti has made a remarkable comeback to 9z after being away from the team for two and a half years. 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