rigoN departs BIG

25-year-old Swiss esports athlete Rigon "rigoN" Gashi has officially departed BIG's Counter-Strike 2 roster. The German club announced this via its X social media account. rigoN himself has already stated that he is looking for a new team and added that he will become a free agent on January 1.

Gashi has been competing for BIG since July of this year, while before that he represented Bad News Eagles/Guld Eagles. The Swiss player's average rating over the past three months is 0.95 (in 46 maps). It is still unknown who will replace him in the lineup.

Note that BIG took 15th-16th place at the recent Counter-Strike 2 Major in Shanghai, having been eliminated from the tournament in the Elimination Stage. The squad earned $20,000 in prize money. At the moment, the roster occupies 19th place in HLTV ranking.

 BIG are now:

 Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz
 Karim "⁠Krimbo⁠" Moussa
 Florian "⁠syrsoN⁠" Rische
 Jon "⁠JDC⁠" de Castro

 Alexander "⁠kakafu⁠" Szymanczyk (coach)

Origin: x.com