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[e][h]BIG
Team Information
Location:
Germany Germany
Region:
Europe Europe
CEO:
Germany Daniel Finkler
Managers:
Germany Christian Lenz
Germany Roman R.
In-Game Leader:
Germany tabseN
Coaches:
Germany gob b
Analysts:
Germany jansen
Total Winnings:
$1,461,991.73
Links
History
Founded:
: 2017-01-02
: 2017-01-02
Upcoming Matches
NIP Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas vs BIGBIG BIG
May 30, 2022 - 19:30 UTC
Upcoming Tournaments
Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas
2022-05-30 00:00:00 UTC
May 30 - Jun 05
Pinnacle Cup Championship
2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC
Jun 08 - 11
BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022
2022-06-15 00:00:00 UTC
Jun 15 - 19
Roobet Cup
2022-06-22 00:00:00 UTC
Jun 22 - 30
BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022
2022-08-19 00:00:00 UTC
Aug 19 - 28
ESL Pro League Season 16
2022-08-31 00:00:00 UTC
Aug 31 - Oct 02


BIG (abbreviation for Berlin International Gaming) is a German esports organization formed in 2017 by the former NRG Esports players Fatih "gob b" Dayik, Nikola "LEGIJA" Ninić and Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz.

Timeline[edit]

  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • Show All
  • January 2nd - Former NRG trio Fatih "gob b" Dayik, Nikola "LEGIJA" Ninić and Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz announce that they have created a new team called BIG; they also recruit nex and keev to finalize the roster. [1]
  • February 19th - BIG announce the signing of kakafu as their coach. [2]
  • February 1st - smooya steps down from the active roster; nex returns. [8]
  • May 15th - BIG bench nex due to ongoing health issues and replace him with denis. [9]
  • August 2nd - gob b retires from competitive play and replaces LEGIJA as the head of CS:GO team. smooya and nex are brought back to the lineup while denis is benched. LEGIJA stands in for nex until he fully recovers. Additionally, kakafu steps down as coach. [10][11]
  • August 15th - BIG unveil tow b as their new coach. [12]
  • September 1st - denis is acquired by Sprout. [13]
  • January 1st - BIG revamp their roster with the addition of syrsoN and k1to, replacing nex and smooya. gob b replaces LEGIJA as the head of the team. [14]
  • July 17th - gob b transitions into VALORANT and leaves his organizational post. [15]
  • September 1st - zonixx transitions into being a VALORANT player for BIG. [16]
  • September 28th - XANTARES signs a one-year contract extension with BIG, keeping him tied to the organization until the end of 2021. [17]
  • October 6th - BIG sign DuDe as an assistant coach. [18]

Player Roster[edit]

Active[edit]

Active Squad
ID Name Join Date
Germany tabseN In-Game Leader Johannes Wodarz 2017-01-02 [1]
Germany tiziaN Tizian Feldbusch 2018-02-11 [4]
Germany syrsoN Florian Rische 2020-01-01 [14]
Germany faveN Josef Baumann 2021-12-27 [26]
Germany Krimbo (Trial) Karim Moussa 2022-03-19 [29]
Germany gob b (Coach) Fatih Dayik 2022-05-01 [30]

Inactive[edit]

Inactive Players
ID Name Join Date Inactive Date
Denmark gade Nicklas Gade 2021-07-31 [20] 2021-12-27 [26]

Former[edit]

Former Players
ID Name Join Date
Inactive Date Leave Date New Team
Germany enkay J (Coach) Niclas Krumhorn 2021-11-10 [25] 2022-05-13 [31]
Germany k1to Nils Gruhne 2020-01-01 [14] 2022-03-19 [29] BIG AcademyBIG Academy BIG Academy
Germany DuDe (Coach) Dustin Großmann 2021-01-09 [19] 2021-09-15 [24] 2021-??-??
Germany LEGIJA (Interim Coach) Nikola Ninić 2021-09-15 [24] 2021-11-10 [25]
Retired
Turkey XANTARES İsmailcan Dörtkardeş 2018-12-23 [7] 2021-08-01 [21] 2021-08-13 [22][23] Eternal FireEternal Fire Eternal Fire
Germany tow b (Coach) Tobias Herberhold 2019-08-15 [12] 2021-01-09 [19]
Inactive
Germany nex Johannes Maget 2017-01-02 [1][7][8][9][11] 2020-01-01 [14]
Inactive
United Kingdom smooya Owen Butterfield 2018-04-21 [6][8][11] 2020-01-01 [14] Chaos Esports ClubChaos Esports Club Chaos Esports Club
Germany denis Denis Howell 2019-05-15 [9] 2019-09-01 [13] SproutSprout Sprout
Austria kakafu (Coach) Alexander Szymanczyk 2018-12-?? [2][3] 2019-08-02 [11] Unicorns of LoveUnicorns of Love Unicorns of Love (Coach)
Germany LEGIJA (Coach) Nikola Ninić 2019-05-?? [32] 2019-08-02 [11] BIGBIG BIG (Head of CS:GO)
Germany gob b In-Game Leader Fatih Dayik 2017-01-02 [1] 2019-08-02 [10] BIGBIG BIG (Manager)
Germany LEGIJA (Coach) Nikola Ninić 2018-02-05 [3] 2018-12-?? BIGBIG BIG (Head of CS:GO)
Germany luckeRRR (Trial) EYES ON UEYES ON U Niels Jasiek 2018-02-11 [4] 2018-04-03 [5] Fnatic AcademyFnatic Academy Fnatic Academy
Germany keev Kevin Bartholomäus 2017-01-02 [1] 2018-02-05 [3]
Inactive
Austria kakafu (Coach) Alexander Szymanczyk 2017-02-19 [2] 2018-02-05 [3] BIGBIG BIG (Analyst)
Germany LEGIJA Nikola Ninić 2017-01-02 [1] 2018-02-05 [3] BIGBIG BIG (Coach, Head of CS:GO)
Notable Temporary Stand-ins
ID Name Replacing ID Name Tournament(s)
Germany LEGIJA  BIGBIG Nikola Ninić
Turkey XANTARES İsmailcan Dörtkardeş Intel Extreme Masters IEM Sydney 2019
Austria kakafu (Coach) BIGBIG Alexander Szymanczyk
Germany LEGIJA Nikola Ninić ELEAGUE ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

Organization
ID Name Position Join Date
Germany Daniel Finkler CEO, Co-Owner 2017-01-02
Germany Yilmaz Ozan Co-Founder 2017-01-02
Germany Tom Jang Lemke Co-Founder 2017-01-02
Germany Lenz Christian Lenz CGO 2017-01-02
Germany Blizzard Christian Chmiel COO 2022-01-14 [33]
Germany PHILIAN Philipp Neubauer CMO 2018-01-01
Hungary Draulon Balázs Lengyel CDO 2018-04-16 [34]
Germany Roman R. Roman Reinhardt Chief of CS:GO 2022-01-12 [27]
Germany jansen Jan Westerheide Analyst 2022-01-18 [28]

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
Germany LEGIJA Nikola Ninić Assistant Coach 2021-05-?? 2021-09-15 [24] BIGBIG BIG (Interim Coach)
Germany DuDe Dustin Großmann Assistant Coach 2020-10-06 [18] 2021-01-09 [19] BIGBIG BIG (Coach)
Germany zonixx Michele Köhler Streamer 2018-03-06 [35] 2020-09-01 [16]
Retired
Germany gob b Fatih Dayik Head of CS:GO 2020-01-01 [14] 2020-07-17 [15]
Germany LEGIJA Nikola Ninić Head of CS:GO 2018-02-05 [3] 2020-01-01 [14] Team EnvyTeam Envy Team Envy (Coach)
Germany gob b Fatih Dayik Manager 2019-08-02 [10] 2020-01-01 [14] BIGBIG BIG (Head of CS:GO)
Austria kakafu Alexander Szymanczyk Analyst 2018-02-05 [3] 2018-12-?? BIGBIG BIG (Coach)
Germany Kapio Navid Javadi Assistant Coach 2017-12-?? 2018-02-05 [3]
Retired

Results[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Recent Matches
DatePlacementTierTypeTournamentResultPrize
2021-04-26A11stA2A-TierOnlineFunspark ULTIFunspark ULTIFunspark ULTI 20203 : 2Extra SaltExtra Salt$150,000
2021-02-06A1A31st - 3rdA1S-TierOnlineBLAST PremierBLAST PremierBLAST Premier: Spring Groups 20212 : 0Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in Pyjamas$25,000
2020-12-19A3A43rd - 4thA1S-TierOnlineIEMIEMIntel Extreme Masters XV - Global Challenge0 : 2Team LiquidTeam Liquid$50,000
2020-08-16A11stA2A-TierOnlineDreamHack OpenDreamHack OpenDreamHack Open Summer 2020: Europe2 : 0HeroicHeroic$35,000
2020-07-05A11stA2A-TierOnlineThe SummitThe Summitcs_summit 6 Online: Europe3 : 2Team VitalityTeam Vitality$34,000
2020-06-14A11stA1S-TierOnlineDreamHack MastersDreamHack MastersDreamHack Masters Spring 2020: Europe3 : 2G2 EsportsG2 Esports$54,000
2020-01-26A11stA2A-TierOfflineDreamHack OpenDreamHack OpenDreamHack Open Leipzig 20202 : 0RenegadesRenegades$50,000
2018-07-08A22ndA1S-TierOfflineESL OneESL OneESL One: Cologne 20181 : 3Natus VincereNatus Vincere$50,000
2018-05-13A11stA2A-TierOfflineESEAESEAESEA Season 27: Global Challenge2 : 0Team SpiritTeam Spirit$18,000
2017-06-18A11stA2A-TierOfflineMinor ChampionshipMinor ChampionshipEurope Minor Championship - Kraków 20172 : 0PENTA SportsPENTA Sports$30,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament
DateTimeTierTypeTournamentScorevs. Team
2022-05-1612:00 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflinePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends StagePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends Stage1 : 2Team VitalityTeam Vitality Vitality
2022-05-1513:15 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflinePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends StagePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends Stage10 - 16FURIA EsportsFURIA Esports FURIA
2022-05-1420:20 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflinePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends StagePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends Stage8 - 16Natus VincereNatus Vincere NAVI
2022-05-1416:10 CEST
A1S-Tier
 OfflinePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends StagePGL Major Antwerp 2022: Legends Stage16 - 11Imperial EsportsImperial Esports Imperial
2022-05-0419:00 CEST
A5Qualifier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European QualifierIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European Qualifier0 : 2MOUZMOUZ MOUZ
2022-05-0414:30 CEST
A5Qualifier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European QualifierIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European Qualifier1 : 2EntropiqEntropiq Entropiq
2022-05-0314:30 CEST
A5Qualifier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European QualifierIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European Qualifier2 : 1MOUZMOUZ MOUZ
2022-05-0216:00 CEST
A5Qualifier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European QualifierIntel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas: European Qualifier2 : 0ApeksApeks Apeks
2022-04-1819:05 EEST
A2A-Tier
 OfflinePGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR APGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR A2 : 0FaZe ClanFaZe Clan FaZe
2022-04-1719:15 EEST
A2A-Tier
 OfflinePGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR APGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR A16 - 8OutsidersOutsiders Outsiders
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 MIRAA (2017-01-02). "ex-NRG trio create BIG". HLTV.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "We are proud to announce our new coach". BIG. 2016-02-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 MIRAA (2018-02-05). "LEGIJA steps down from BIG; keev benched". HLTV.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dustin Steiner (2018-02-11). "tiziaN Joins BIG, Becomes Most Expensive Player in German CS". Unikrn.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "UPDATE: EPL playoffs with LEGIJA". BIG. 2018-04-03.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BIG joins forces with smooya". BIG. 2018-04-21.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş". BIG. 2018-12-23.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Goodbye Smooya". BIG. 2019-02-01.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Denis "denis" Howell". BIG. 2019-05-15.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "BIG & gob b: A new chapter". BIG. 2019-08-02.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Roster update". BIG. 2019-08-02.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Tobias "tow b" Herberhold". BIG. 2019-08-15.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sprout (2019-09-01). "We warmly welcome back home the Sprout-Veteran @denisCSGO".
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 BIG (2020-01-01). "With a new year comes a new start. Please give a warm welcome to @syrsoNCSGO and @k1tocs!".
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 BIG (2020-07-17). "We are excited to announce that we are entering @VALORANTDE with @gobelante and @BIGalexRr!".
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 BIG (2020-09-01). "It's no secret, there is only one who can round out our @valorantde roster...".
  17. ↑ "XANTARES extends with BIG". BIG. 2020-09-28.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Dustin “DuDe” Großmann". BIG. 2020-10-06.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "CS:GO Update – Tobias “tow b” Herberhold steps down". BIG. 2021-01-09.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "BIG signs Nicklas “gade” Gade". BIG. 2021-07-31.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "XANTARES moves to BIG transfer list". BIG. 2021-08-01.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "BIG release XANTARES from contract". BIG. 2021-08-13.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Eternal Fire (2021-08-13). "Hulk gerçek!" [Hulk is real!] (in Turkey Turkish).
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Christian Lenz (2021-09-15). "Lenz confirmed".
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn". BIG. 2021-11-10.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Josef “faveN” Baumann". BIG. 2021-12-27.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Roman R. takes over as BIG’s Chief of CS:GO". BIG. 2022-01-12.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 BIG (2022-01-18). "Please give a warm welcome to @jansenb0b, who is joining our CS:GO department as our analyst!".
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 "BIG promote the first BIG OMEN Academy player". BIG. 2022-03-19.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "CS:GO Update – gob b returns as CS:GO Head Coach". BIG. 2022-05-01.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 enkay J (2022-05-13). "Parting ways with BIG & looking for a new challenge".
  32. ↑ [Inside Source]
  33. ↑ "BIG appoints Christian “Blizzard” Chmiel as COO". BIG. 2020-01-14.
  34. ↑ "As of today, Draulon will be our Chief Digital Officer". BIG. 2020-01-02.
  35. ↑ "NEW BIG STREAMER: Michele “zonixx” Köhler". BIG. 2018-03-06.


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