k1to returns to BIG's main roster in place of tiziaN

BIG announced the return of k1to to the main team. The 23-year-old is taking the place of Tizian “⁠tiziaN⁠” Feldbusch, who will remain tied to the Berlin-based organization in a new role to build on his four-and-a-half year tenure.

k1to subbed in for BIG before being called back up to the main roster

tiziaN was not BIG‘s most glamorous player, sporting a 0.97 rating during his time in the team, but was a stalwart in the German organization’s trophy runs at DreamHack Masters Spring 2020, cs_summit 6 Europe, DreamHack Open Summer 2020, FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe Final, and most recently Roobet Cup 2022.

k1to makes his return to the main squad after nearly half a year since he was demoted to BIG Academy, where he took the role of in-game leader. “k1to has been working very hard on his return in the past months and has convinced with excellent performances in the BIG OMEN Academy,” says Daniel Finkler, BIG’s CEO, making a statement that can be backed by the player’s 1.18 rating in the lower tier of competition.

k1to‘s presence was still felt in the first team during his time in the academy, when he came in as a substitute during BIG‘s Roobet Cup championship run and in the team’s IEM Cologne Play-in campaign. The second time around wasn’t as fruitful, however, with elimination coming early at the hands of Outsiders and Astralis.

BIG‘s players are already in Berlin getting ready for the second half of 2022, which will kick off for them on August 21 at BLAST Premier Fall Groups, followed up by ESL Pro League Season 16. BIG‘s CGO, Christian Lenz, and Chief of CS:GO, Roman “⁠Roman R.⁠” Reinhardt, will hold a press conference on Mr. Lenz’s Twitch channel on Wednesday, August 10, at 20:00 .

BIG‘s roster is now:

Johannes “⁠tabseN⁠” Wodarz
Florian “⁠syrsoN⁠” Rische
Josef “⁠faveN⁠” Baumann
Karim “⁠Krimbo⁠” Moussa
Nils “⁠k1to⁠” Gruhne

Fatih “⁠gob b⁠” Dayik (coach)