k0nfig to make CSGO LAN return at BLAST Premier World Remaining

  ❘   Revealed: 2022-12-04T10:55:35

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Former Astralis professional Kristian ‘k0nfig’ Wienecke will play for Heroic as a stand-in on the BLAST Premier World Remaining, sources advised Dexerto. The transfer has now been confirmed by the group.

The 25-year-old has been referred to as in as an alternative to Heroic on the year-end occasion, changing Martin ‘stavn’ Lund in Abu Dhabi.

k0nfig has been with out a crew since October, when his contract was terminated by Astralis. The choice got here as Astralis started to rebuild their squad within the low season after it had didn’t qualify for the IEM Rio Main — an enormous blow for the winningest crew at CS:GO Majors.

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k0nfig steps in for Heroic, changing stavn

The transfer was confirmed by the org itself on December 4, with k0nfig changing stavn as anticipated.

Their assertion learn: “Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke can be changing Martin “stavn” Lund for the BLAST World Remaining 2022. The choice has been made some time in the past to provide Martin some relaxation after an extended yr and a 2023 season the place we as a crew want to begin our preparation for the yr early.

“We imagine Kristian is the absolute best alternative when exploring our choices. Regardless of not having stavn with us for the World Remaining, we hope to proceed our good type and Kristian is a superb participant that’s hungry to indicate the world he has a spot within the absolute high of CS:GO.”

k0nfig performed no half within the European qualifier for the Main after being concerned in an altercation with a nightclub promoter in Malta throughout ESL Professional League Season 16. The incident left the participant with a sophisticated ankle fracture.

In a November 11 unique interview with Dexerto, k0nfig stated that he felt able to return to motion and that he had been engaged on his private issues with the assistance of a therapist. “I need to play,” he stated. “I really feel like my life, proper now, is the proper scenario. I’ve tousled. I’ve forgiven [myself]. I positively assume that it’s the appropriate name.”

Heroic are some of the in-form groups on the planet proper now and are in prime place to finish the yr as No.1 within the rankings after ending runners-up on the IEM Rio Main and profitable the BLAST Premier Fall Remaining.

The BLAST Premier World Remaining will happen in Abu Dhabi from December 14 to 18, with eight groups in attendance and a $1 million prize pool. The match, which can deliver the curtain down on the season, would be the first tier-one LAN occasion to function Anubis, the community-created map that has been added to the Lively Responsibility map pool as a substitute of Dust2.