Nils "k1to" Gruhne has inked a deal with ALTERNATE aTTaX, the organisation has revealed.

The 19-year-old will step into the shoes of Tizian "⁠tiziaN⁠" Feldbusch, who recently joined the ranks of BIG after they had been reduced to just three active players.

Nils "⁠k1to⁠" Gruhne joins Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen's team after nearly one year on Berzerk, with whom he most recently won the iiyama CS:GO Home Masters #3 Finals, and achieved a 3rd-4th place finish at ESL Meisterschaft Winter 2017.

k1to will fill in the gap left by tiziaN

In a statement, ALTERNATE aTTaX Deputy General Manager Stephan "Scars" Barth admitted that finding a replacement for tiziaN was not an easy task, and praised the team's newest member.

"After the rather sudden departure of tiziaN we had to find a quick replacement - which wasn’t that easy, since there aren’t a lot of players available on German soil at the moment," he told HLTV.org. "We had taken note of k1to previously and after talks with Nicolai (HUNDEN) and the team, we decided to try him out. "Practice matches and officials went well, and, since he is still very teachable, I am confident that Nicolai and Torbjørn (mithR) will be able to integrate him into the team. I thank Berzerk for agreeing on the transfer on such a short notice."

As for k1to, the German youngster expressed his happiness at joining ALTERNATE aTTaX:

"After six months of playing for Berzerk it's time for a new challenge," he said. "First of all I would like to thank Berzerk and especially tahsiN for the last few months. He was the best teammate you could think of. "But the decision to leave Berzerk is still the right one. In ALTERNATE aTTaX, I have the opportunity to improve and also get to compete internationally. I thank ALTERNATE for their trust and I'll try to fill the gap of tiziaN as well as possible."

Later today, at 20:00 , ALTERNATE aTTaX will take on Gambit in ESEA MDL with their new roster, which looks as follows: