​North American esports organization eUnited has signed the Rise Nation lineup, according to multiple sources close to the team. Rise Nation recently qualified for ECS Season 5 with a 2-1 win against TeamOne.





At the end of January, Rise added two players in Skyler “Relyks” Weaver and Michael “dapr” Gulino to round out the roster in preparation for Season 27 of ESEA Premier. With just over half of the season complete, Rise Nation leads the league with a 10-3 record.





eUnited has not had a Counter-Strike team since mid-2017, when it finished the regular season of ESEA Premier Season 24 in first place. In the playoffs, eUnited lost in the quarterfinals to Bee’s Money Crew. Current Rise Nation coach Jared “osorandom” Hartman was the coach of eUnited during this run, and he will rejoin the organization for a second time, according to sources.





The list of teams for Season 5 of ECS North America includes: Cloud9, Liquid, Luminosity, NRG Esports, OpTic Gaming, Renegades, SK Gaming, compLexity, Rogue, and soon to be eUnited.

The season begins March 13, and the top four teams from Europe and North America will meet at the offline finals at the end of the season. Season 4 took place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, Mexico last December.





eUnited did not initially respond to request for comment.