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steel
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steel
Player Information
Name:
Joshua Nissan
Nationality:
Born:
December 28, 1989 (age 34)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2009 – 2015
2017 – 2020
2023 – Present
2017 – 2020
2023 – Present
Roles:
Alternate IDs:
steel_, steeel, NISSAN
Approx. Total Winnings:
$104,054
Links
History
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
2010-03-?? – 2010-07-??
2010-08-13 – 2010-11-25
2010-12-05 – 2011-09-01
2011-09-?? – 2011-10-01
2011-10-01 – 2011-10-??
2011-10-?? – 2011-11-13
2011-11-13 – 2012-03-10
2012-03-10 – 2012-07-??
2012-06-01 – 2012-09-??
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-09-?? – 2013-01-19
2013-01-19 – 2013-03-08
2013-03-08 – 2013-07-08
2014-03-27 – 2014-11-06
2014-11-07 – 2015-01-26
2017-08-?? – 2018-01-12
2018-01-12 – 2018-02-02
2018-02-02 – 2018-06-10
2018-06-10 – 2019-06-11
2019-10-08 – 2019-11-11
2019-11-11 – 2020-08-31
Counter-Strike 2
2023-10-13 – 2023-12-24
Joshua "steel" Nissan (born December 28, 1989) is a British-Canadian professional Counter-Strike 2 player and a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike: Source player.
steel started his professional Counter-Strike career in Source. Following the transition to Global Offensive, he most notably led iBUYPOWER and Torqued. In 2015, he was permanently banned from competition or involvement in Valve-associated events due to his involvement in the North American match fixing scandal. Before making his return to Counter-Strike in 2017, he previously played Overwatch competitively for Splyce. The second part of his Counter-Strike career was marked by teams such as Torqued, GX, Ghost Gaming and Chaos Esports Club. After having played professional Counter-Strike for nine years, he retired in August 2020 after being signed by 100 Thieves as part of their VALORANT squad.
In 2023, steel announced confirmation from Valve that his ban was no longer permanent, and would instead expire 10 years after it was initially placed. [1]
Professional Career[edit]
- See also: steel's Career
Gear and Settings[edit]
| Mouse Settings [2] (list of)
| ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | eDPI | DPI | Polling Rate | Sensitivity | Raw Input | |||||||
| Logitech G703 | 1040 | 800 | 1000 Hz | 1.3 | On | |||||||
| Updated as of 2020-07-14 (1545 days ago) | ||||||||||||
| Mouse Settings [2] (list of) (calculate)
| ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse | Curvature | Circumference | Mouse Setup | Sensitivity | Raw. | |||||||
| Logitech G703 | 1373 MPI 0.901 deg/mm | 15.7 in/rev 40 cm/rev | 800 DPI @ 1000 Hz | 1.3 | On | |||||||
| Updated as of 2020-07-14 (1545 days ago) | ||||||||||||
| Hardware[2] (list of) |
|---|
| Mouse | Mousepad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Logitech G703 | |
Logitech G840 |
| Monitor | Refresh rate | In-game resolution | Scaling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
ZOWIE XL2540 | 240 Hz | 1280×800 | Stretched |
| Keyboard | Headset | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Logitech G915 TKL Wireless |  |
JBL Quantum One |
| Last updated on 2020-09-20 (1477 days ago). |
|---|
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| Crosshair Settings [2] (list of) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style | Size | Thickness | Sniper | Gap | Outline | Dot | Color | Alpha | |||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -5 | No | No (0) | Green (1) | 255 | |||
| Updated as of 2017-08-22 (2602 days ago) | |||||||||||
| Click "Expand" for sharecode and console commands to copy and paste. | |
|---|---|
| Sharecode | CSGO-mQ5Op-EqzGJ-u6HEM-JZYb2-cLVGQ |
| Commands | cl_crosshairalpha 255; cl_crosshaircolor 1; cl_crosshairdot 0; cl_crosshairgap -5; cl_crosshairsize 3; cl_crosshairstyle 4; cl_crosshairusealpha 1; cl_crosshairthickness 0; cl_crosshair_sniper_width 1; cl_crosshair_outlinethickness 0; cl_crosshair_drawoutline 0; |
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | 1st | B-Tier | Online |  |  | ESEA Season 34: Premier Division - North America |   | 3 : 0 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-07 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | |   | WESG 2019 North America | | 2 : 0 |   | $25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-08-26 | 3rd - 4th | A-Tier | Offline | |  | ZOTAC Cup Masters 2018 |   | 1 : 2 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-07-01 | 1st | B-Tier | Offline | | | ZOTAC Cup Masters 2018 - Americas | | 2 : 0 |  | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-09-24 | 1st | C-Tier | Offline | |  | WorldGaming Canadian Championship Series 2017 |  | 2 : 1 |  | $18,865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-10-26 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | FACEIT League - Season 2 |   | 1 : 3 |  | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-06-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESEA Season 16 - Global Invite Division | | 2 : 0 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-09-01 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline |  |  | ESL Pro Series Germany Summer 2012 |   | 2 : 1 |  | $7,548.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-09-25 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | | | ESEA Invite Season 9 Finals - Source |   | 2 : 0 |  | $6,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-11-21 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | | | ESEA Invite Finals Season 7: CSS | | 2 : 0 |   | $5,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Position | Partner List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-13 | S-Tier |  | Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-09-22 | S-Tier |  | ESL Pro League Season 20 | Commentator/Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-06-02 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-02-11 | S-Tier | | Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 | Analyst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-05-26 | A-Tier |   | cs_summit 4 | Guest Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-11-04 | A-Tier | | cs_summit 3 | Guest Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-02-11 | A-Tier |  | cs_summit 2 | Guest Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-03-15 | S-Tier |  | ESL One: Katowice 2015 | Observer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-08-17 | S-Tier |  | ESL One: Cologne 2014 | Guest Analyst/Commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-03-16 | S-Tier |  | ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014 | Observer | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[edit]
- He owns a British passport. [3]
- He has been relatively known by the United Kingdom and Ireland's Counter-Strike scene as he has previously been fielded in British teams such as mTw in 2012, as well as Team Dignitas' UK CS:GO team in 2013. He has also been to a variety of LAN events in the United Kingdom such as Multiplay's Insomnia events.
- Spoke against the Molotov grenades in 2012. [4]
Interviews[edit]
- 2014-08-02 | Gfinity G3 Interview with iBUYPOWER Steel, CS: GO Pro Player (Day 1 Group Stage) by Jack Westerman of ESEA at Gfinity G3
- 2014-08-03 | Gfinity G3 CS: GO LAN: iBUYPOWER Steel Interview (Quarterfinals) by Jack Westerman of ESEA at Gfinity G3
- 2014-10-31 | iBUYPOWER Steel: "People stand behind us with notebooks at bootcamps" (ESWC 2014 Interview) by Jack Westerman of ESEA at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
- 2014-10-31 | ESWC 2014: steel: "FACEIT gave us confidence" by Striker of HLTV at Electronic Sports World Cup 2014
- 2015-01-29 | steel: "I've lied to myself" by lurppis of HLTV
- 2015-06-11 |
Joshua "steel" Nissan: "Prawdziwym problemem […] jest ich mentalność…" [Joshua "steel" Nissan: "The real problem […] is their mentality..."] by a.wake of IzakTV (trans. 
)
- 2017-08-02 | steel: "Still processing everything that has happened" by tolkienfanatic of HLTV
- 2017-09-04 | 'Reflections' with steel by Thorin
Gallery[edit]
steel at DreamHack Open Atlanta 2019 with Chaos Esports Club
steel at ESL One: Belo Horizonte 2018 with Ghost Gaming
steel at cs_summit 2 with Torqued
steel at Fragadelphia 10 with Don't Trust Anyone
steel at ESL One: Cologne 2014 with Team iBUYPOWER
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References[edit]
- ↑ steel's Valve ban set to elapse in January 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 [1]
- ↑ steel (2016-12-05). "i got my british passport within a few weeks too".
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-10-09). "Players speak out: "Ban molotovs"". HLTV.
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