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]]>The news comes a day after Robert “RobbaN” Dahlstr?m’s move to step down from coaching. The former FaZe CS:GO coach announced on Thursday that he was retiring from his role just weeks away from one of the most prestigious events in the esports scene; the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne.
The move ended RobbaN’s seven-year stint with FaZe and left the team without a coach for the CS:GO event. His time with FaZe consisted of eight Major appearances, 11 LAN trophies as well as an Intel Grand Slam.
The esports organization seemingly rectified this issue on Friday by registering NEO as a sitting coach for the event. In the meantime, FaZe will play without a coach for the rest of the BLAST Premier Fall Groups in Copenhagen, Denmark.
NEO is known for his earlier stint with Virtus.pro. The player was a part of the “golden five,” which won multiple tier-one tournaments for the team, including the ELEAGUE Season 1 and the EMS One Katowice 2014. He recorded 13 Major appearances with the Virtus.pro lineup and played over 1,300 maps with the team before moving to FaZe for a short stint.
The organization fielded him in 2019 as the in-game leader following the departure of Finn “?karrigan?” Andersen. The team recorded a deep run during the BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles 2019 under the NEO’s leadership, but they were ultimately unable to win the tournament.
The Polish player ended his stint with FaZe five months later and was temporarily replaced with Marcelo “?coldzera?” David. karrigan eventually returned to the lineup in early 2021 and took over his IGL duties.
NEO last played with HONORIS, which he co-founded alongside Wiktor “?TaZ?” Wojtas. He spent most of the last three years with the team until shutting down operations in March this year due to financial issues.
There is currently no information concerning whether the role in FaZe will be full-time or on a permanent basis. Sources, however, claim that FaZe will likely extend their relationship with NEO after the end of the tournament.
The IEM Cologne will kick off from July 26 to August 6, boasting a $1 million prize pool. FaZe were assigned to the Group B of the tournament and will face off against top teams like G2, Natus Vincere, and Vitality. Four other teams from the Play-in are expected to join them in the group stage.
FaZe’s current lineup includes H?vard “?rain?” Nygaard, Russel “?Twistzz?” Van Dulken, Helvijs “?broky?” Saukants, Robin “?ropz?” Kool, and Finn “?karrigan?” Andersen.
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]]>The announcement was made on Monday, May 13. It was initially believe NEO would take on a role as a substitute, but Nikola “NiKo” Kova? has since confirmed the Polish legend is already undergoing a trial period and could end up in the main squad.
At 31, NEO is one of the oldest CS: GO players on the circuit and boasts a rich history of competing at the highest level. He started his Counter-Strike career in 2002 when he joined SPECNAZ team and played for a total of nine teams over the next 10 years. He has featured at numerous esports tournaments, none more memorable than the World Cyber Games 2006 win with Pentagram G-Shock.
NEO’s incredible performances in the Counter-Strike 1.6 scene led him to ESC Gaming in 2012, when he started competing in the CS: GO scene. Without any huge results, he migrated to four other teams before finding his home at Virtus.pro in 2014. Numerous awards and titles followed, most notably the DreamHack Masters Las Vegas in 2017.
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For all he achieved with Virtus, NEO is best remembered as part of the ‘Golden Five’ – a close-knit group of Polish players who dominated the Counter-Strike 1.6 scene from 2006 to 2008. Other names on that esteemed roster include Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas, ?ukasz “LUq” Wn?k, Mariusz “Loord” Cybulski and Jakub “kuben” Gurczyński.
NEO competed for Virtus.pro until 2018, when he decided to take a break from competitive play. While it was unclear if he would ever return, but the recent announcement has put an end to any talk of retirement.
The roster change also means FaZe will say goodbye to AdreN, who has been a part of the team since the beginning of 2019.
Additionally, the new arrival has taken over the IGL slot from “Niko”, who confirmed the news via Twitter:
NEO will have a chance to show his worth in the upcoming weeks when FaZe attend DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019.
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