Gla1ve

Last updated

gla1ve
IEM Katowice 2019 Gla1ve IMG 1766 (46485172215) (cropped).jpg
gla1ve during IEM Katowice 2019
Current team
Team ENCE
RoleCaptain
Game Counter-Strike 2
Personal information
NameLukas Rossander
Born (1995-06-07) 7 June 1995 (age 28)
Nationality Danish
Career information
Games Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
Team history
2012; 2014; 2016 Copenhagen Wolves
2016Heroic
2016–2023 Astralis
2023–present ENCE
Career highlights and awards

Lukas Egholm Rossander (born 7 June 1995), [1] better known as gla1ve, is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for ENCE. Considered one of the best captains in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, he became the first (along with three of his teammates) to win 4 majors in CS:GO, and to win 3 majors consecutively. [2]

Contents

Career

Source career

Gla1ve's first Counter-Strike game he played at a professional level was Counter-Strike: Source, where he played with teams such as Reason Gaming and Epsilon Esports. Throughout his entire Source career, he found modest success and won $4924.99 in total.[ citation needed ]

2012/2013

Gla1ve's debut in professional CS:GO came in the form of a briefly lived TT Dragons roster, before he ended up in his first top team, Anexis Esports, along with Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen, Nichlas "Nille" Busk, Jacob "Pimp" Winneche, and Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen. [3] Western Wolves found minor success, [4] and placed 2nd at Copenhagen Games 2013, losing to the dominant team at the time Ninjas in Pyjamas, and also finished 3rd place at Mad Catz Invitational: Birmingham.[ citation needed ] However, despite these early successes, Western Wolves soon fell apart due to gla1ve and the team's star AWPer Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen's educational commitments. [5]

2014/2015

Gla1ve would return to Copenhagen Wolves in mid 2014. At the GDK LAN finals, a dispute originated between the tournament organizer and gla1ve, after he said he would boycott the tournament unless his girlfriend was allowed on stage. [6] According to the organiser's rules, only 5 players and 1 manager would be allowed on to the stage. Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen's girlfriend had already been registered as the manager, and the finals ended up being delayed for 45 minutes. Afterwards, gla1ve would be handed a ban from all GDK tournaments, along with an 1800 DKK fine. After this incident, gla1ve was removed from Copenhagen Wolves with the team citing unprofessionalism. This ended up being a major setback in his career, and he spent the 2015 at a semi-professional level on no top teams. [7] [8]

2016

In early 2016, gla1ve returned to Copenhagen Wolves in a revamped Danish lineup containing Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer, Danny "smF" Dyg, Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså, and Daniel "mertz" Mertz. gla1ve suffered from health issues at this time, and had multiple collapsed lungs. [9] The roster was eventually signed by Heroic, containing gla1ve, Snappi, valde, along with Michael "Friis" Jørgensen and Andreas "MODDII" Fridh. [10] gla1ve would stand-in for his future team Astralis at ESL One Cologne 2016 for Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye who was a recent addition that had already played with another team at a major qualifier. [11] In Heroic gla1ve found moderate success, including a 3rd-place finish at Northern Arena 2016 in Toronto, and a quarterfinals appearance at Starladder and i-League StarSeries Season 2. In Heroic, gla1ve and Snappi would share in game leadership duties between them, and gla1ve was considered a secondary caller. [12] Gla1ve would soon transfer to Astralis, replacing the former in-game leader Finn "karrigan" Andersen. [13] Astralis would immediately find success, earning a 2nd-place finish at ELEAGUE Season 2, and they won at the ECS Season 2 Finals.

2017

gla1ve started off the year by leading his team to the ELEAGUE Major 2017 trophy in Atlanta, taking home $500,000. [14] They would follow this up with a win at IEM Katowice 2017, and a 2nd-place finish at Starladder & i-League Season 3. At the second major of the year, PGL Major Kraków 2017, Astralis were upset in the semifinals by the underdogs Gambit, who went on to win the event. Astralis managed two more 2nd-place finishes in 2017 at ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017, and at BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017.

2018

Astralis would exit ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 in the group stage. This led to Markus "Kjærbye" Kjærbye leaving Astralis for the lower ranked Danish team North, a move which was considered by many of his former teammates to be a major surprise. [15] [16] Astralis replaced him with Emil "Magisk" Reif. [17] After a semifinal exit at IEM Katowice 2018, Astralis won multiple LAN tournaments including the FACEIT Major: London 2018. Astralis won the first Intel Grand Slam, which handed out 1 million dollars to whoever won 4 ESL/Dreamhack organized tournaments within a 10 event window. [18] Gla1ve, along with their coach Danny "zonic" Sørensen are credited with creating the tactical system which led to Astralis' success. [19] [20] [21] [22] Astralis achieved one of the all-time best streaks on Nuke: 31 consecutive wins on LAN. [23] For gla1ve, 2019 was a stand-out individual year for himself, leading to him achieving the #8 spot on the HLTV Top 20 Players of the year, which was a high rank for an In Game Leader. [24] [25]

2019

Gla1ve led Astralis to their third victory in IEM Katowice 2019 over Finnish team ENCE. Hence, the 4 Astralis players excluding Magisk are currently tied with the fnatic players of Robin "flusha" Rönnquist, Jesper "JW" Wecksell, and Markus "pronax" Wallsten in terms of major wins. Astralis were described by many people to be the greatest CS:GO team of all time following their second consecutive major victory. [26] [27] [28] However, despite this success, their form soon dropped off, as they won their last event at BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019.[ citation needed ]

Related Research Articles

Mouz, formerly mousesports, is a professional esports organisation based in Germany. It fields teams in several games but is particularly known for its CS:GO team. MOUZ was one of the founding members of the G7 Teams. MOUZ's League of Legends team currently competes in the ESL Pro Series, having formerly competed in the European Challenger Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">G2 Esports</span> European professional esports organisation

G2 Esports is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in League of Legends, Valorant, Counter-Strike 2, Hearthstone, Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, Fortnite, and iRacing. The organization was founded in Spain on 24 February 2014 as Gamers2 by former League of Legends pro Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez Santiago and investor Jens Hilgers. The organization rebranded as G2 Esports on 15 October 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allu (gamer)</span> Finnish esports player (born 1992)

Aleksi Jalli, better known as allu, is a Finnish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for JANO. He previously played for Ninjas in Pyjamas and FaZe Clan as their AWPer. He has also played for 3DMAX, mousesports (mouz), ENCE, Rats of the Year, Team Curse, RAIDERS, The Hawks, and Team WinFakt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anders Blume</span>

Anders Blume is a Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive commentator and co-founder of RoomOnFire. He has been present as a caster at all of the Valve sponsored CS:GO Majors, with the exception of EMS One Katowice 2014. He has worked for a wide variety of tournament organisers including Electronic Sports League (ESL), Dreamhack and Gfinity. He is more often than not paired with Auguste 'Semmler' Massonnat, also a co-founder of RoomOnFire and Jason "Moses" O'Toole, for his casts. He is famous for his energetic casts, including the use of what has become his catchphrase, "Are you kidding me?". In 2015, he won the Golden Joystick award for esports icon of the year.

olofmeister Swedish Counter-Strike player

Olof Kajbjer Gustafsson, better known as olofmeister, is a Swedish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for FaZe Clan. He has previously played for H2k, Absolute Legends, LGB eSports, Fnatic, and FaZe Clan. Gustafsson is widely regarded as one of the best CS:GO players in history. He has won two CSGO Majors, ESL One Katowice 2015 and ESL One Cologne 2015, as well as many other tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neo (gamer)</span> Polish professional Counter-Strike coach

Filip Borys Kubski, better known as NEO, is a Polish professional Counter-Strike 2 coach and former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike player. NEO is considered to be one of the best players in Counter-Strike history. He was also one of the "Golden Five" group of Polish CS players. Most recently he was the coach for FaZe Clan. He has played for Virtus.pro, AGAiN, Universal Soldiers, ESC Gaming, Frag eXecutors, Vitriolic, Wicked eSports, Meet Your Makers, and Pentagram G-Shock. Kubski has been playing professionally since 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Astralis</span> Danish esports team

Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their Counter-Strike 2 team, they also have teams representing other games, such as FIFA, League of Legends and Rainbow Six Siege. The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis Group, who previously managed Origen and Future F.C. before the merger of all teams under the Astralis brand. Astralis Group became the first esports organization to conduct an initial public offering, and is traded as ticker Nasdaq Copenhagen: ASTRLS. Astralis's CS:GO team holds the most CS:GO Major Championships won at 4.

<i>ELeague</i> Esports league and American television show

ELeague, shortened as EL, and stylized as ΞLEAGUE is an esports league and American television show that airs on TBS. It was announced in September 2015 as a partnership between Turner Broadcasting and talent agency WME/IMG. The name "ELeague" was officially unveiled later that year.

dev1ce Danish esports player

Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz, better known as dev1ce, is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Astralis. On his first stint in Astralis, he became the first to win 4 majors in CS:GO, and to win 3 majors consecutively. He is regarded as one of the best players of all time, consistently playing at a very high individual level since 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ELEAGUE Major 2017</span>

ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, also known as ELEAGUE Major 2017 or Atlanta 2017, was the tenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It was organized by ELEAGUE and held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from January 22 to 29, 2017. It featured sixteen professional teams from around the world. Eight teams directly qualified based on their top eight placement in the last major, ESL One Cologne 2016, while another eight teams qualified through the ELEAGUE Offline Major Qualifier. ELEAGUE Major was the third consecutive Major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.

<i>Counter-Strike</i> Major Championships Valve-sponsored tournaments in Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike Major Championships, commonly known as the Majors, are Counter-Strike (CS) esports tournaments sponsored by Valve, the game's developer. The first Valve-recognized Major took place in 2013 in Jönköping, Sweden and was hosted by DreamHack with a total prize pool of US$250,000 split among 16 teams. This, along with the following 18 Majors, was played in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. As of the 2023 release of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), Counter-Strike esports, including the Majors, are played in CS2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IEM Katowice Major 2019</span> International tournament in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – Katowice Major 2019, also known as IEM Katowice Major 2019 or Katowice 2019, was the fourteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the world championship for the thirteenth season of the Intel Extreme Masters. It was held in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from February 13 – March 3, 2019. Fourteen teams would qualify for the IEM Katowice Major 2019 based on their top fourteen placements from the last Major, the FACEIT Major: London 2018, while another ten teams would qualify from their respective regional qualifiers. The top eight teams from the London Major ("Legends") received a bye to the second phase of the group stage while the other sixteen teams ("Challengers") had to go through the first and second group stages in order to reach the playoffs. It featured a US$1,000,000 prize pool, the seventh consecutive Major with that prize pool. It was hosted by ESL, their first Major since 2016. This event was the start of the second season of the Intel Grand Slam.

s1mple Ukrainian gamer

Oleksandr Olehovych Kostyliev, better known as s1mple, is a Ukrainian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Falcons, on loan from Natus Vincere. He is considered to be one of the best players in Counter-Strike history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magisk (gamer)</span> Danish esports player (born 1998)

Emil Hoffmann Reif, better known as Magisk, is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Falcons. He has won four majors in total, three in a row, a record he achieved with Astralis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Twistzz</span> Canadian esports player

Russel David Kevin Van Dulken, better known as Twistzz, is a Canadian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Team Liquid. He has previously played for top teams such as Team SoloMid, Misfits, and FaZe Clan. Twistzz was named the MVP of ESL One New York 2018 and IEM Sydney 2019 by HLTV.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PGL Major Stockholm 2021</span> CS:GO tournament

The PGL Major Stockholm 2021, also known as PGL Major 2021 or Stockholm 2021, was the sixteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major Championship. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden at the Avicii Arena from October 26 to November 7, 2021. Twenty-four teams qualified via regional major rankings. It featured a US$2,000,000 prize pool, a rise from the $1,000,000 of previous Majors due to the absence of offline competition amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the second Major hosted by the Romanian organization PGL, after PGL Major: Kraków 2017. Stockholm 2021 was the first Major after a break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic following the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019. The Major was won by Natus Vincere, who did not lose a single map throughout the tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PGL Major Antwerp 2022</span> CS:GO tournament

The PGL Major Antwerp 2022, also known as PGL Major 2022 or Antwerp 2022, was the seventeenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major Championship. It was held in Antwerp, Belgium at the Sportpaleis from May 9 to 22, 2022. Twenty-four teams participated, with most qualifying through regional tournaments. It featured a US$1,000,000 prize pool, half of the previous Major. It was the third Major hosted by the Romanian organization PGL, after PGL Major: Kraków 2017 and PGL Major Stockholm 2021. The Major would be won by FaZe Clan, the first international team in CS:GO history to win a Major.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heroic (esports)</span> European professional esports organisation

Heroic is a Norwegian esports organization with teams competing in Counter-Strike 2, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Sim racing and Rainbow Six Siege.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ence (esports)</span> Finnish esports organization

Ence is a Finnish esports organization with teams and players competing in Counter-Strike 2, PUBG: Battlegrounds, StarCraft II, and NHL 22. ENCE was founded in 2013 and the organization takes inspiration for its name from the Enceladus of Greek mythology. It is currently based in Helsinki and is the most popular esports organization in Finland. The organization also competed in Hearthstone and Overwatch until 2018, and in League of Legends for the 2020 season. ENCE is best known for its success in Starcraft II and CS:GO. Serral was the first non-Korean to win a StarCraft II World Championship and the CS:GO team finished second at IEM Katowice Major 2019.

References

  1. ↑ Wells, Jessica (8 June 2018). "Astralis is handling the pressure of being ECS5 favourites, according to gla1ve". PCGamesN. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Petrosyan, Albert. "CSGO: Astralis make history with win at StarLadder Berlin Major - Final Placements". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis". "Changes in Anexis". Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "CS:GO TEAM RANKING: FEBRUARY 2013". HLTV. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis". "Western Wolves Disband". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Jansson, Joakim. "Gla1ve Sparkad Från CPH Wolves Efter Tjejstrul" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Švejda, Milan "Striker". "gla1ve removed from CPH Wolves". HLTV. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis" (10 January 2017). "I had to go Back, All In". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Richard. "Gla1ve 1-1 Interview". YouTube .
  10. ↑ "Heroic". Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "gla1ve to stand in for Kjaerbye on Astralis at ESL One Cologne". The Score Esports. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ↑ Gonzales, Dennis. "Heroic Snappi: 'I will always miss having gla1ve by my side'". theScore Esports. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  13. ↑ Gonzalez, Dennis. "Astralis sign gla1ve". TheScore Esports. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  14. ↑ Burazin, Zvonimir "Professeur". "Astralis win the ELEAGUE Major!". HLTV. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  15. ↑ Mira, Luis "MIRAA". "Kjærbye Confirms North Move". Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  16. ↑ Nordmark, Sam (2 February 2018). "Kjærbye Announces Departure from Astralis, Seemingly Headed to North". Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  17. ↑ Burazin, Zvonimir "Professeur". "Astralis Sign Magisk". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "Intel Grand Slam Information". Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Why can no team overcome Astralis?". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "Glaive and Xyp9x are the biggest reasons for the Astralis supremacy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  21. ↑ Chiu, Stephen. "Tactical Supremacy, A gla1ve Story". VPEsports. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  22. ↑ Chiu, Stephen. "From Unheralded to Undisputed, Astralis 2018". VPEsports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  23. ↑ Švejda, Milan "Striker". "Astralis's Nuke: Analyzing the 26-0 Streak". Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  24. ↑ Burazin, Zvonimir "Professeur". "Top 20 Players of 2018: Gla1ve (8)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  25. ↑ Phillips, Dom (26 November 2018). "gla1ve — Leading By Example". Medium. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  26. ↑ Chiu, Stephen. "Why Astralis are the Greatest of All Time". Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  27. ↑ Doughty, Benjamin (11 December 2018). "Why Astralis Are The Best Team We've Ever Seen in Professional CS:GO". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  28. ↑ Masters, Tim. "Why Liquid could stay longer on the top than Astralis did". Rivalry Esports. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.