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BIG
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BIG
Team Information
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Total Winnings:
$1,461,991.73
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History
Upcoming Tournaments
Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Dallas |
2022-05-30 00:00:00 UTC |
Pinnacle Cup Championship |
2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC |
BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022 |
2022-06-15 00:00:00 UTC |
Roobet Cup |
2022-06-22 00:00:00 UTC |
BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022 |
2022-08-19 00:00:00 UTC |
ESL Pro League Season 16 |
2022-08-31 00:00:00 UTC |
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]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
Active Squad | |||||
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ID | Name | Join Date | |||
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tabseN | Johannes Wodarz | 2017-01-02 [1] | ||
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tiziaN | Tizian Feldbusch | 2018-02-11 [4] | ||
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syrsoN | Florian Rische | 2020-01-01 [14] | ||
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faveN | Josef Baumann | 2021-12-27 [26] | ||
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Krimbo (Trial) | Karim Moussa | 2022-03-19 [29] | ||
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gob b (Coach) | Fatih Dayik | 2022-05-01 [30] |
Inactive[edit]
Former[edit]
Former Players | ||||||
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ID | Name | Join Date |
Inactive Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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enkay J (Coach) | Niclas Krumhorn | 2021-11-10 [25] | 2022-05-13 [31] | ||
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k1to | Nils Gruhne | 2020-01-01 [14] | 2022-03-19 [29] | BIG Academy | |
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DuDe (Coach) | Dustin Großmann | 2021-01-09 [19] | 2021-09-15 [24] | 2021-??-?? | |
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LEGIJA (Interim Coach) | Nikola Ninić | 2021-09-15 [24] | 2021-11-10 [25] | Retired
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XANTARES | İsmailcan Dörtkardeş | 2018-12-23 [7] | 2021-08-01 [21] | 2021-08-13 [22][23] | Eternal Fire |
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tow b (Coach) | Tobias Herberhold | 2019-08-15 [12] | 2021-01-09 [19] | Inactive
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nex | Johannes Maget | 2017-01-02 [1][7][8][9][11] | 2020-01-01 [14] | Inactive
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smooya | Owen Butterfield | 2018-04-21 [6][8][11] | 2020-01-01 [14] | Chaos Esports Club | |
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denis | Denis Howell | 2019-05-15 [9] | 2019-09-01 [13] | Sprout | |
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kakafu (Coach) | Alexander Szymanczyk | 2018-12-?? [2][3] | 2019-08-02 [11] | Unicorns of Love (Coach) | |
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LEGIJA (Coach) | Nikola Ninić | 2019-05-?? [32] | 2019-08-02 [11] | BIG (Head of CS:GO) | |
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gob b | Fatih Dayik | 2017-01-02 [1] | 2019-08-02 [10] | BIG (Manager) | |
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LEGIJA (Coach) | Nikola Ninić | 2018-02-05 [3] | 2018-12-?? | BIG (Head of CS:GO) | |
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luckeRRR (Trial) | Niels Jasiek | 2018-02-11 [4] | 2018-04-03 [5] | Fnatic Academy | |
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keev | Kevin Bartholomäus | 2017-01-02 [1] | 2018-02-05 [3] | Inactive
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kakafu (Coach) | Alexander Szymanczyk | 2017-02-19 [2] | 2018-02-05 [3] | BIG (Analyst) | |
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LEGIJA | Nikola Ninić | 2017-01-02 [1] | 2018-02-05 [3] | BIG (Coach, Head of CS:GO) |
Notable Temporary Stand-ins | ||||||||
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ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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LEGIJA | Nikola Ninić | ![]() |
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XANTARES | İsmailcan Dörtkardeş | IEM Sydney 2019 | |
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kakafu (Coach) | Alexander Szymanczyk | ![]() |
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LEGIJA | Nikola Ninić | ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational 2019 |
Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
Organization | ||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
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Daniel Finkler | CEO, Co-Owner | 2017-01-02 | |||
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Yilmaz Ozan | Co-Founder | 2017-01-02 | |||
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Tom Jang Lemke | Co-Founder | 2017-01-02 | |||
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Lenz | Christian Lenz | CGO | 2017-01-02 | ||
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Blizzard | Christian Chmiel | COO | 2022-01-14 [33] | ||
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PHILIAN | Philipp Neubauer | CMO | 2018-01-01 | ||
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Draulon | Balázs Lengyel | CDO | 2018-04-16 [34] | ||
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Roman R. | Roman Reinhardt | Chief of CS:GO | 2022-01-12 [27] | ||
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jansen | Jan Westerheide | Analyst | 2022-01-18 [28] |
Former[edit]
Former Organization | ||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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LEGIJA | Nikola Ninić | Assistant Coach | 2021-05-?? | 2021-09-15 [24] | BIG (Interim Coach) |
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DuDe | Dustin Großmann | Assistant Coach | 2020-10-06 [18] | 2021-01-09 [19] | BIG (Coach) |
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zonixx | Michele Köhler | Streamer | 2018-03-06 [35] | 2020-09-01 [16] | Retired
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gob b | Fatih Dayik | Head of CS:GO | 2020-01-01 [14] | 2020-07-17 [15] | |
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LEGIJA | Nikola Ninić | Head of CS:GO | 2018-02-05 [3] | 2020-01-01 [14] | Team Envy (Coach) |
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gob b | Fatih Dayik | Manager | 2019-08-02 [10] | 2020-01-01 [14] | BIG (Head of CS:GO) |
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kakafu | Alexander Szymanczyk | Analyst | 2018-02-05 [3] | 2018-12-?? | BIG (Coach) |
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Kapio | Navid Javadi | Assistant Coach | 2017-12-?? | 2018-02-05 [3] | Retired
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Results[edit]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 MIRAA (2017-01-02). "ex-NRG trio create BIG". HLTV.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "We are proud to announce our new coach". BIG. 2016-02-19.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dustin Steiner (2018-02-11). "tiziaN Joins BIG, Becomes Most Expensive Player in German CS". Unikrn.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "UPDATE: EPL playoffs with LEGIJA". BIG. 2018-04-03.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "BIG joins forces with smooya". BIG. 2018-04-21.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş". BIG. 2018-12-23.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Goodbye Smooya". BIG. 2019-02-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Denis "denis" Howell". BIG. 2019-05-15.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "BIG & gob b: A new chapter". BIG. 2019-08-02.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Roster update". BIG. 2019-08-02.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Tobias "tow b" Herberhold". BIG. 2019-08-15.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sprout (2019-09-01). "We warmly welcome back home the Sprout-Veteran @denisCSGO".
- ↑ 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!".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 BIG (2020-07-17). "We are excited to announce that we are entering @VALORANTDE with @gobelante and @BIGalexRr!".
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 BIG (2020-09-01). "It's no secret, there is only one who can round out our @valorantde roster...".
- ↑ "XANTARES extends with BIG". BIG. 2020-09-28.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Dustin “DuDe” Großmann". BIG. 2020-10-06.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 "CS:GO Update – Tobias “tow b” Herberhold steps down". BIG. 2021-01-09.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "BIG signs Nicklas “gade” Gade". BIG. 2021-07-31.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "XANTARES moves to BIG transfer list". BIG. 2021-08-01.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "BIG release XANTARES from contract". BIG. 2021-08-13.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Eternal Fire (2021-08-13). "Hulk gerçek!" [Hulk is real!] (in
Turkish).
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Christian Lenz (2021-09-15). "Lenz confirmed".
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn". BIG. 2021-11-10.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "CS:GO Update – Welcome Josef “faveN” Baumann". BIG. 2021-12-27.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Roman R. takes over as BIG’s Chief of CS:GO". BIG. 2022-01-12.
- ↑ 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!".
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 "BIG promote the first BIG OMEN Academy player". BIG. 2022-03-19.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "CS:GO Update – gob b returns as CS:GO Head Coach". BIG. 2022-05-01.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 enkay J (2022-05-13). "Parting ways with BIG & looking for a new challenge".
- ↑ [Inside Source]
- ↑ "BIG appoints Christian “Blizzard” Chmiel as COO". BIG. 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "As of today, Draulon will be our Chief Digital Officer". BIG. 2020-01-02.
- ↑ "NEW BIG STREAMER: Michele “zonixx” Köhler". BIG. 2018-03-06.