Finn Andersen (born 14 April 1990),[1] better known as karrigan, is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player and captain for FaZe Clan.[2] He has also played for other teams including Fnatic, Team Dignitas, Team SoloMid, Astralis, Mousesports and Team Envy. Andersen was a founding member of Astralis, a player-owned team established in 2015. He began playing competitively in 2006 during the Counter-Strike 1.6 era. He is widely considered to be one of the best in-game leaders in Counter-Strike history.
| Karrigan | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) karrigan in 2017 | |
| Current team | |
| Team | FaZe Clan |
| Role | IGL/Support |
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Finn Andersen |
| Born | 14 April 1990 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career information | |
| Games | |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Team history | |
| 2012 | Fnatic |
| 2012–2013 | mousesports |
| 2013 | Fnatic |
| 2014 | Copenhagen Wolves |
| 2014–2015 | Team Dignitas |
| 2015 | Team SoloMid |
| 2016 | Astralis |
| 2016–2019 | FaZe Clan |
| 2019–2021 | mousesports |
| 2021–present | FaZe Clan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early and personal life edit
Karrigan's brother started playing Counter-Strike around 2001 and soon afterwards he was introduced to the game. Karrigan was playing competitively by 2006 and 2007 and on November 5, 2010, he joined Full-Gaming, whose teammates included Michael “Friis” Jørgensen and Timm “ArcadioN” Henriksen.[3]
In 2015 he finished a Master's Degree in business administration and auditing from Copenhagen Business School.[2] He currently resides in Aarhus.[2]
Career edit
Karrigan joined fnatic around March 25, 2012 and the team won many tournaments that year.[3] With the advent of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene he joined mousesports because "the offer they gave me was really good", and he felt like the Fnatic lineup did not have what it took to be successful in the new title.
Karrigan left Copenhagen Wolves and joined the Denmark-based roster of North American organization Team SoloMid.[3][4]
On January 25, 2015, Team SoloMid picked up Team Dignitas' CS roster.[5] In July SoloMid placed 3-4th the year's second Major, ESL One Cologne 2015. In October TSM got 5-8th at the last Major, DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.
TSM's CS:GO roster left the organization on December 3, 2015, amid internal troubles.[6] For the next few tournaments the team competed under the name "Team Question Mark". On January 9, 2016, Team Question Mark unveiled the new organization they created, Astralis, because of a desire to have a "stable environment" in eSports.[7] The organization was registered as an Anpartsselskab (ApS) and received venture capital from Sunstone Capital, and is angel invested by entrepreneur Tommy Ahlers.
On June 5, 2016, he was denied entry into the United States to compete in the group stage of ELeague Season 1 due to new rules regarding Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) travel because he had been to Iran within the last five years.[8] During the matches he missed the team used coach Danny "Zonic" Sørensen in his place.[9] Astralis got 3-4th at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus in March. In July they got 5-8th at second Major, ESL One Cologne 2016.
Karrigan transferred to FaZe Clan on October 19, 2016.[10]
After leaving FaZe Clan in 2019 to join Mousesports with mixed results he transferred back to FaZe Clan as a free agent when his Mousesports contract expired in February 2021.
Karrigan won his first CS:GO Major at the age of 32 during the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, becoming the oldest player to do so.[11]
References edit
- ^ @FaZeClan (14 April 2018). "Happy 28th Birthday to @karriganCSGO! 🎂" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "25-årige Finn lever fedt af at spille computerspil". DR.dk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Karrigan: Turning TSM around - 1337 Magazine". 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Official: CPH Wolves change three". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Team SoloMid pick up dignitas". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Team SoloMid's Counter-Strike team leaves org, seeks European franchise". The Daily Dot. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Team Question Mark form Astralis". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Astralis captain Karrigan is denied visa waiver to the U.S." The Daily Dot. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Astralis to use coach Zonic in place of Karrigan for ELEAGUE bow". The Daily Dot. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams Astralis and FaZe Clan transfer karrigan to FaZe before ELeague Season 2". 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Karrigan becomes the oldest CS:GO Major winner with PGL Antwerp win". The Loadout. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
