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dev1ce

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Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz (born 8 September 1995), better known as dev1ce (pronounced and sometimes spelled as device[1]), is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Astralis. On his first stint in Astralis, he became the first (along with three of his then-teammates) to win 4 majors in CS:GO, and to win 3 majors consecutively.[2] He is regarded as one of the best players of all time, consistently playing at a very high individual level since 2014.

dev1ce
Reedtz in 2020
Current team
TeamAstralis
RoleAWPer
In-game leader
GamesCounter-Strike 2
Personal information
NameNicolai Reedtz
Nickname(s)sundev1ce, devve, devveking, device
Born (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 (age 28)
NationalityDanish
Career information
Games
Team history
2013–2014Copenhagen Wolves
2014–2015Dignitas
2015Team SoloMid
2016–2021Astralis
2021–2022Ninjas in Pyjamas
2022–presentAstralis
Career highlights and awards

Early life edit

Dev1ce was born on 8 September 1995[3] in Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark. He began playing video games when he was a teen with his brother as his talent was immediately noticeable. He was also an exceptional badminton player. In fact, at age 14, approximately two years after the creation of his Steam account,[4] the big clubs in Denmark wanted him to play for them. He turned their offers down, citing a knee injury and a higher level of passion for video games.[5] He began his esports career in Counter-Strike: Source, playing for Copenhagen Wolves.[citation needed]

Career edit

2013 edit

Dev1ce's first official CS:GO debut was with the Swedish team Fnatic as a temporary stand-in in March 2013 in the ESL Major Series One – Spring 2013: Cup #4.[6] After that, he started in the Copenhagen Wolves team[7] with Nico, cajunb, dupreeh and FeTiSh.[8] He won several small events with Copenhagen Wolves and in the DreamHack Winter 2013, the biggest event in 2013, he finished at fifth to eighth place.[citation needed]

2014 edit

In February 2014 he was hired by the United Kingdom organization Team Dignitas[9] with cajunb, dupreeh, Xyp9x and FeTiSh[10] (FeTiSh was replaced with Karrigan in December 2014[11]). Dev1ce played well with this team but never won first place in any tournament; they often won third place. He claimed the 20th place in a top 20 CS:GO players in the world of 2014.[12]

2015 edit

In 2015, with the same lineup, they switched to the American organization Team SoloMid (TSM).[13] Dev1ce started with the new organization[14] and competed in many tournaments and won the top place. He finished the year being number 3 out of the top 20 players in the world on HLTV.org.[15]

2016-2018 edit

At the end of 2015, dev1ce and teammates separated from Team SoloMid and continued without any organization with the same teammates in the team named Question Mark.[16] In January 2016, they created their own organization called “Astralis”.[17] At the end of 2016, he claimed the 3rd place in top a 20 players in the world of 2016.[18] In 2017, Astralis won the major tournament ELEAGUE Major 2017[19][20] and claimed the 1st team ranking in the world in 2017 and have been so throughout most of 2018 on HLTV.org.[21][22][23] Device placed #2 in 2018, surpassing GeT_RiGhT's record for the most tournament MVP's earned in a single year (6 in 2013), earning his seventh at the ECS S6 Finals.[24]

2019–present edit

Dev1ce won four Major titles with Astralis and two MVP titles at the FACEIT Major: London 2018 and the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019.[25] On 23 April 2021 he joined Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP).[26] On 27 October 2022, dev1ce rejoined Astralis on a multi-year deal.[27]

Dev1ce was named listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Sports & Games in 2020.[28]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nicolai "device" Reedtz". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ Petrosyan, Albert. "CSGO: Astralis make history with win at StarLadder Berlin Major - Final Placements". Dexerto. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ @AstralisCS (8 September 2020). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, @dev1ce The player with most MVP-awards of all time turns 25 today! Send him your best wishes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "dev1ce's Steam account". Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "CS:GO Player Profiles - device - Team SoloMid". Valve Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "ESL Major Series One - Spring 2013: Cup #4. (n.d.)". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Copenhagen Wolves". cphwolves.gg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ Mira, Luis "MIRAA". "CPH WOLVES ADD NICO, DEVICE". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Dignitas". team-dignitas.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  10. ^ Mira, Luis "MIRAA". "DIGNITAS SIGN ÜBER G33KZ". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  11. ^ Mira, Luis "MIRAA". "KARRIGAN SIGNS FOR DIGNITAS". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  12. ^ Tgwri1s. "Top 20 players of 2014: device (20)". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "TSM". tsm.gg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  14. ^ lurppis. "TEAM SOLOMID PICK UP DIGNITAS". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  15. ^ Stich. "Top 20 players of 2015: device (3)". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  16. ^ Mira, Luis "MIRAA". "TSM LOSE CS:GO TEAM". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  17. ^ Earl Carlo "dreamslayer28" Guevarra. "CS:GO Team Question Mark Forms Player-Owned Team Astralis". esports.inquirer.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ LucasAM. "Top 20 players of 2016: device (3)". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  19. ^ Burazin, Zvonimir "Professeur". "ASTRALIS WIN THE ELEAGUE MAJOR!". hltv.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Astralis Wins ELeague Major 2017". wwg.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  21. ^ Steven Cropley. "ELEAGUE Major: No. 1 Astralis Wins its First Ever Major". wwg.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Astralis took first place in the ranking of the best teams in the world [CS: GO]". cybbet.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  23. ^ "CS:GO Ranking - World Ranking". hltv.org. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  24. ^ "device claims ECS Season 6 MVP award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  25. ^ "device wins StarLadder Major MVP award". HLTV.org. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  26. ^ Mira "MIRAA", Luís. "NIP COMPLETE DEVICE SIGNING". HLTV.org. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  27. ^ Švejda "Striker", Milan. "OFFICIAL: DEVICE RETURNS IN ASTRALIS". HLTV.org. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  28. ^ "30 Under 30 Europe 2020: Sports & Games". Forbes. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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