​ Danish rifler Nicklas "gade" Gade is in discussion with the North organization to replace loaned player Nikolaj "niko" Kristensen on the active roster. Gade has already played for the North organization once, as he was a member of North Academy. He is currently on loan with OpTic Gaming from North.





This move is expected in unison with a move reported previously by DBLTAP that would see Casper "cadiaN" Møller joining the North roster to replace Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen. Should both moves take place, it is expected cadiaN would assume the AWP role and become in-game leader. Niko has most recently been the AWPer for North, but it is not clear if he’ll immediately rejoin the Heroic active roster. Heroic has loaned North AWPer Daniel "mertz" Mertz.





The full Danish roster of OpTic Gaming finished 2-3 in the Challengers Stage of the FACEIT London Major. Prior to that, they had a group stage exit at DreamHack Masters Stockholm and a quarterfinal finish at ZOTAC Cup Masters. The team also includes the likes of Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke and Jakob "JUGi" Hansen. Should gade leave, the team would have limited time to find a replacement for Season 29 of ESEA Premier Europe.





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