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rain
Player Information
Name:
Håvard Liset Nygaard
Nationality:
Born:
August 27, 1994 (age 30)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2013 – Present
Role:
Team:
Alternate IDs:
rainje, rainMONSTA, rainbob
Nickname(s):
The Architect
Approx. Total Winnings:
$1,832,057
Links
History
2013-02-05 – 2014-05-17
2014-05-17 – 2014-06-04
2014-06-04 – 2014-11-30
2014-12-05 – 2014-12-10
2014-12-10 – 2014-12-27
2014-12-30 – 2015-05-05
2015-05-05 – 2015-09-11
2015-09-11 – 2016-01-20
2016-01-20 – Present
Håvard "rain" Nygaard (born August 27, 1994) is a Norwegian professional Counter-Strike 2 player for FaZe Clan and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. He is the longest lasting member of the lineup, having played since the team first formed under the Team Kinguin banner.
Gear and Settings[edit]
Mouse Settings [1][2] (list of)
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Mouse | eDPI | DPI | Polling Rate | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw Input | ||||||
Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT | 660 | 400 | 1000 Hz | 1.65 | 1 | On | ||||||
Updated as of 2022-05-21 (1030 days ago) |
Mouse Settings [1][2] (list of) (calculate)
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Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Zoom | Raw. | ||||||
Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT | 871 MPI 0.572 deg/mm | 24.8 in/rev 63 cm/rev | 400 DPI @ 1000 Hz | 1.65 | 1 | On | ||||||
Updated as of 2022-05-21 (1030 days ago) |
Hardware[2] (list of) |
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Mouse | Mousepad | ||
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Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT (White) | ![]() |
SteelSeries QcK Heavy |
Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | Scaling | |
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ZOWIE XL2546 | 240 Hz | 1280×960 | Stretched |
Keyboard | Headset | ||
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SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL | ![]() |
SteelSeries Arctis Prime |
Last updated on 2022-05-21 (1030 days ago). |
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Crosshair Settings [3] (list of) | |||||||||||
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Style | Size | Thickness | Sniper | Gap | Outline | Dot | Color | Alpha | |||
4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | -3 | No | No (0 ) | Green (1 ) | 255 | |||
Updated as of 2024-01-27 (414 days ago) |
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Sharecode | CSGO-Zdvun-Nsxe9-aC5eV-6Womf-Q6izO |
Commands | cl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 1; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -3; cl_crosshairsize 1.5; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 1; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1; cl_crosshair_outlinethickness 0; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0; |
Achievements[edit]
Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023-11-12 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | CS Asia Championships 2023 | 2 : 0 | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-11-05 | 1st | S-Tier | Online | ![]() | Thunderpick World Championship 2023 | 2 : 0 | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-03-26 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | ESL Pro League Season 17 | 3 : 1 | $200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-03-26 | 1st | Points | Offline | ![]() | Intel Grand Slam Season 4 | 4/4/0 | IGS | $1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-07-17 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne | 3 : 2 | $400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-05-22 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | PGL Major Antwerp 2022 | 2 : 0 | $500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-04-10 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | ESL Pro League Season 15 | 3 : 1 | $190,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-02-27 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice | 3 : 0 | $400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-12-17 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | Esports Championship Series Season 4 - Finals | 2 : 1 | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017-10-13 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | ![]() | ELEAGUE Premier 2017 | 2 : 0 | $500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament |
Trivia[edit]
Personal[edit]
- Thought about retiring in 2015 before getting an offer from Team Kinguin. [4]
Awards[edit]
- Was ranked the 4th best player of 2017 by HLTV. [5]
- Was ranked the 18th best player of 2018 by HLTV. [6]
- Was ranked the 13th best player of 2022 by HLTV. [7]
- Was ranked the 8th best player of 2017 by Thorin. [8]
MVPs[edit]
- Was named the HLTV MVP of 4 tournaments:
Records[edit]
- He is the oldest player to win an HLTV MVP of a Major (27 years, 8 months, 25 days).
- First Norwegian to win a Major, doing so at PGL Major Antwerp 2022.
Highlights[edit]
Other[edit]
Interviews[edit]
Gallery[edit]
rain at Esports World Cup 2024 with FaZe Clan
rain at IEM Sydney 2023 with FaZe Clan
rain at PGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR A with FaZe Clan
rain at IEM Cologne 2021 with FaZe Clan
rain at IEM Katowice 2020 with FaZe Clan
rain at ESL Pro League Season 10: Finals with FaZe Clan
rain at DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 with FaZe Clan
rain at DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018 with FaZe Clan
rain at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 with FaZe Clan
rain at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017 with FaZe Clan
rain at StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 with FaZe Clan
rain at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 with FaZe Clan
rain at DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 with G2 Esports
rain at DreamHack Open London 2015 with Gamers2
rain at ESL One: Cologne 2015 - EU Offline Qualifier with Team Kinguin
rain at ESL One: Katowice 2015 - LAN Qualifier with LGB eSports
rain at ESL One: Cologne 2014 with London Conspiracy
References[edit]
- ↑ rain's Nightbot
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 rain @ PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- ↑ "Liquid vs. FaZe at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2024". HLTV. 2024-01-27.
- ↑ "Xfinity Speed Session: Havard "rain" Nygaard". ESL. 2018-04-11.
- ↑ Professeur (2018-01-15). "Top 20 players of 2017: rain (4)". HLTV.
- ↑ Striker (2019-01-03). "Top 20 players of 2018: rain (18)". HLTV.
- ↑ King Dempz (2023-01-04). "Top 20 players of 2022: rain (13)". HLTV.
- ↑ Thorin (2018-01-01). "Thorin’s Top 10 CS:GO Players of 2017". Dot Esports.
- ↑ MIRAA (2017-10-14). "rain gets ELEAGUE Premier MVP award". HLTV.
- ↑ MIRAA (2017-12-18). "rain claims ECS Season 4 Finals MVP award". HLTV.
- ↑ Rizzolini (2022-05-22). "rain claims PGL Major Antwerp MVP award". HLTV.
- ↑ Striker (2023-10-22). "rain clinches IEM Sydney MVP". HLTV.
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