Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander and Nicolaj "Nico" Jensen's decision to go inactive from competitive Counter-Strike has led to Western Wolves' disbandment.

Western Wolves organization has decided to pull the plug on its Counter-Strike team after the squad's in-game leader and sniper decided to go inactive for the time being.

Both Jensen and Rossander cited school as a reason behind their decision to call time on their careers for now, and the organization seemed very accepting of their reasoning in their statement.

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Western Wolves disband

Western Wolves managed multiple top results this year, including second place at Mad Catz Vienna, second place at Copenhagen Games and a third place at Mad Catz Birmingham.

Most recently they placed 5-8th at DreamHack Summer and were eliminated from Mad Catz Invitational online versus fnatic. Below is the organization's official statement:

"Today we unfortunately have to announce that WesternWolves will shut down it's CSGO division. As an organization, WesternWolves values the importance of education very highly. The reality of the situation is that few progamers manage a career as a player for more than a decade. Even if you stay active in the scene in a different function, a good education will give you a considerable leg up on the competition. "Earlier this week both Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and Nicolaj "nico" Jensen have made it clear they will no longer be able to play competitively. With school starting back up for them, they will not have the time to keep practicing and performing at a top level over the coming several months. "Upon losing the rosters shot caller and such a crucial player it was decided that finding replacements was not a realistic option for the remainder of the roster. Even with new additions, it was projected that it would take a very long time before the team would be able to approach its former level. "The roster would like to thank their fans for their cheers and WesternWolves' sponsors for their continued support."

It is currently unknown what the remaining members of the team will decide to do with their careers going forward. Stay tuned to HLTV.org for further developments on the issue.