by GODSENT, the esports franchise known for its competitive teams in various titles, has announced its return to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene with a new lineup featuring several former players from Ninjas in Pyjamas.
The franchise announced the formation its new CS:GO roster on its Twitter page with an artwork showing all players with their backs turned in branded clothing bearing their names. The announcement outlined the various roles each player will be occupying in the upcoming season.
The new roster will feature the signing of Erik “ztr” Gustafsson, on loan from Ninjas in Pyjamas’ academy team, as well as AWPers William “draken” Sundin and Joel “joel” Holmlund, and riflers Alfred “RuStY” Karlsson and Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzales Zamora. The team will be led by experienced coach, Maikil “Golden” Selim, who was a former in-game leader for Fnatic.
Three of the players, ztr, draken, and Plopski, have previously played for NiP. Plopski was benched by NiP in September 2022 having represented the team for over three years, to make room for Aleksib, while ztr was part of the Young Ninjas since December 2021. Draken played for NiP between 2017 and 2018 and returned briefly in 2019 as a stand-in.
Joel, on the other hand, played under the banner of Monte in 2022 and assisted the franchise in qualifying for the Europe Regional Major Ranking (RMR) for IEM Rio Major, while RuStY has mostly played for tier-two CS:GO teams in Sweden like passions and Red Reserve. Golden, last seen playing for Savage in 2022 having previously stood in for NiP in 2019 and attended the StarLadder Berlin Major with the franchise, has now transitioned to a coaching role.
This marks the return of GODSENT to the CS:GO scene after a hiatus of almost a year. The franchise had been away from CS:GO since June 2022, when they sold the Brazilian trio of former in-game leader Epitacio “TACO” de Melo, Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer, and Bruno “latto” Rebelatto, as well as three staff members, to 00 Nation. They also released Henrique “HEN1” Teles and sold Joao “felps” Vasconcellos to Fluxo in August, effectively placing the CS:GO franchise on a halt.
The team’s return to Counter-Strike now features an all-Swedish lineup, marking the franchise’s first all-Swedish roster since 2018. The team will begin its journey in 2023 by attending smaller CS:GO tournaments and walking its way up by qualifying for larger ones through qualifiers, as GODSENT does not currently have a spot in ESL Pro League or BLAST Premier.
This is an exciting development for fans of the franchise as well as the CS:GO scene as a whole, as the new roster is filled with experienced and skilled players, who have previously proven themselves in the competitive scene. The team will be led by an experienced in-game leader, ztr, and supported by a coach with a wealth of experience in the game, Golden. Fans are looking forward to seeing the new roster in action and are optimistic that GODSENT can once again become a major player in the CS:GO scene.
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