ruggah
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ruggah
Player Information
Name:
Casper Thrane Due
Nationality:
Born:
September 1, 1988 (age 37)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2008 – 2013
Years Active (Coach):
2016 – Present
Role:
Team:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$4,174
Links
History
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
| 2008-12-03 — 2009-02-05 | Playzone |
| 2009-02-05 — 2009-??-?? | HastaLaVista |
| 2009-??-?? — 2009-04-30 | MoD-eSport |
| 2009-04-30 — 2009-07-31 | Fnatic |
| 2009-07-31 — 2009-08-12 | Spirit of Amiga |
| 2009-??-?? — 2009-10-04 | HastaLaVista |
| 2009-10-04 — 2009-10-30 | DSRack |
| 2009-??-?? — 2010-01-25 | VIP-Gaming |
| 2010-01-25 — 2010-03-02 | Online Kingdom |
| 2010-??-?? — 2010-05-02 | Playzone |
| 2010-05-02 — 2010-??-?? | Anexis eSports |
| 2011-??-?? — 2011-??-?? | Copenhagen Wolves |
| 2012-??-?? — 2012-??-?? | SpeedGaming |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
| 2012-08-25 — 2012-09-26 | Blight Gaming |
| 2012-09-26 — 2012-10-11 | HastaLaVista |
| 2012-10-11 — 2012-12-18 | Anexis eSports |
| 201?-??-?? — 201?-??-?? | HastaLaVista |
| 2013-06-18 — 2013-??-?? | Phantoms Gaming |
| 2016-05-24 — 2016-12-31 | Team Dignitas(Coach) |
| 2017-01-03 — 2018-01-26 | North(Coach) |
| 2018-04-24 — 2019-10-11 | OpTic Gaming(Coach) |
| 2019-10-11 — 2019-12-01 | OpTic(Inactive Coach) |
| 2020-01-29 — 2024-03-01 | OG(Coach) |
Counter-Strike 2
| 2024-03-01 — Present | Astralis(Coach) |
Casper "ruggah" Due (born September 1, 1988) is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 coach, a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach and a retired professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike: Source player.
In September 2020, he received a 3.75-month ban from all ESIC member events starting September 28, 2020 for exploiting a coach spectating bug during his time at Team Dignitas. [1] Additionally, ruggah received a one Major ban in January 2021 from Valve due to exploiting the coaching bug. [2]
Achievements
[edit]| Date | Place | Tier | Type | G. | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | 9th - 12th | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2023 |  | 0 : 2 |  | $16,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-02-17 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | GDK Season 5 |   |  | $1,432.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-12-01 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | | | GDK Season 4 | | | $1,393.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-10-14 | 2nd | C-Tier | Offline | |  | NetParty Fyn #13 | |  | $694.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-10-20 | 4th | C-Tier | Offline |  | | Gaming4Life Lan |   (VMIHEST) | 6 : 16 |  | $277.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-04-23 | 5th - 8th | A-Tier | Offline | |   | Copenhagen Games 2011: Source | | 0 : 2 |  | $487.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-11-27 | 2nd | B-Tier | Offline | |  | EPS Nordic Season III Finals | (DG) | 0 : 2 |  | $1,059.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-05-31 | 2nd | C-Tier | Offline | | | The Blast 2009 |  | 1 : 2 |  | $886.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-04-30 | 1st | C-Tier | Online | |  | Fnatic Game Idol 2009 | | 2 : 1 | | $250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-06-06 | 2nd | C-Tier | Offline | | | SLAP LIVE #15 Source |  | 1 : 2 | (IMBA) | $835.60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Tier | Type | G. | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-20 | 2nd | A-Tier | Offline |  |   | FISSURE Playground #1 | | 1 : 3 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-05-18 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | PGL Astana 2025 | | 1 : 3 |   | $93,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025-02-23 | 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | |   | PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 | | 2 : 1 |  | $150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-11-02 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 | | 1 : 2 | | $85,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-12-17 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 | | 1 : 2 |   | $85,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-27 | 1st - 3rd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2022 | | 2 : 0 | | $27,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-06-17 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Open Summer 2019 |   | 2 : 0 |  | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-09-10 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Open Montreal 2017 |   | 2 : 0 |  | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-06-04 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL Pro League Season 5 - Finals | | 1 : 3 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-10-23 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | EPICENTER 2016 |  | 2 : 1 |  | $250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia
[edit]- He was featured in dev1ce's CS:GO Player Profile for DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015. [3]
- He is a former school teacher. [4]
Interviews
[edit]- 2011-04-24 | Ruggah & Device Interview by Richard Lewis of Cadred at Copenhagen Games 2011 CS:S
- 2012-10-26 | pre-ESWC interview: Anexis ruggah by lurppis of HLTV
- 2018-03-15 | Interview with Coach for CS:GO Team North: Ruggah by Sam Delorne of Rivalry
- 2018-05-11 | ruggah: "The former North players need a strong leader" by Yossarian of HLTV at ESL Pro League Season 7: Finals
- 2020-03-10 | How are OG CSGO getting ready for ESL Pro League? by Pieter van Hulst of Red Bull
- 2025-09-22 | ruggah о своём влиянии в Astralis: «Я выражаю мнение по многим вопросам, но это не значит, что я могу сказать “Мне нужен этот игрок и никто другой”» [ruggah on his influence at Astralis: "I have an opinion on a lot of things, but that doesn't mean I can say, 'I want this player and no one else'"] by Vyacheslav Britvin of OFFSTAGE at FISSURE Playground #2
Gallery
[edit]
ruggah coaching Astralis at IEM Chengdu 2024
ruggah coaching OG at PGL Major Copenhagen 2024: European RMR B
ruggah coaching OG at BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
ruggah coaching OG at PGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR A
ruggah coaching OG at IEM Katowice 2022
ruggah with OG in April 2021
ruggah coaching OpTic Gaming at DreamHack Open Summer 2019
ruggah coaching OpTic Gaming at StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 6
ruggah coaching North at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017
ruggah coaching Team Dignitas at DreamHack Open Winter 2016
ruggah at DreamHack Winter 2012 with Anexis eSports
References
[edit]- ↑ "Esports Integrity Commission Findings from investigation into CS:GO Spectator Bug Exploitation". ESIC. 2020-09-28.
- ↑ ESIC (2021-01-27). "Today, Valve (@CSGO) ratified ESICs sanctions against coaches who exploited the Spectator Bug".
- ↑ "CS:GO Player Profiles - device - Team SoloMid". Valve Corporation. 2015-10-29.
- ↑ ESL (2023-03-08). "karrigan is trying HARD not to break his Source 2 NDA".
