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Xizt
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Xizt
Player Information
Name:
Richard Landström
Nationality:
Born:
February 22, 1991 (age 31)
Status:
Years Active (Player):
2008 – 2021
Years Active (Coach):
2021 – Present
Years Active (Analyst):
2021 – 2022
Role:
Team:
Approx. Total Winnings:
$550,051
Links
History
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2009-10-13 – 2009-12-07
2009-12-08 – 2010-02-26
2010-02-26 – 2010-08-16
2010-08-16 – 2010-12-07
2010-12-07 – 2012-08-10
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012-08-10 – 2018-02-13
2018-02-13 – 2018-04-01
NiP (Inactive)
2018-04-01 – 2018-05-25
FaZe Clan (Stand-in)
2018-05-25 – 2019-08-21
2019-08-21 – 2020-01-16
Fnatic (Inactive)
2020-01-21 – 2020-09-16
2020-09-16 – 2020-11-30
Dignitas (Inactive)
2021-10-20 – 2022-03-29
Heroic (Analyst)
2021-10-20 – 2022-03-29
Heroic (Interim Coach)
2022-03-29 – Present
Heroic (Coach)
Richard "Xizt" Landström (born February 22, 1991) is a Swedish professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach for Heroic and a retired professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike player. He spent a long tenure as the in-game leader for Ninjas in Pyjamas, leading the team to many victories over the years, including a Major title, before ending his streak by being benched in February 2018 following a string of poor results. He reunited with his old teammates Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund, Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg, Adam "friberg" Friberg and Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson under Dignitas' first lineup in January 2020, only to be later benched in September of the same year. [1] Xizt retired from competitive play on September 23, 2021. [2]
Information[edit]
- See also: Xizt's Career
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Team | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019-04-07 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline |  |  | StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 7 |  | 0 : 3 |  | $80,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-12-15 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | PLG Grand Slam 2018 | | 2 : 0 |   | $70,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-05-06 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Sydney |  | 3 : 0 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-11-19 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters XII - Oakland |   | 3 : 2 | | $129,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-07-15 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Open Valencia 2017 | | 2 : 0 |   | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-11-20 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters XI - Oakland |  | 2 : 1 |   | $128,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-09-11 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | | | StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 | | 2 : 0 |  | $130,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-04-17 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016 | | 2 : 0 | | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-11-29 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | DreamHack Winter 2014 | | 1 : 2 |   | $50,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-08-17 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | ESL One: Cologne 2014 | | 2 : 1 |  | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022-11-27 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | |  | BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2022 | | 2 : 1 |   | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-11-13 | 2nd | S-Tier | Offline | |  | Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 | | 0 : 2 |  | $170,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-10-23 | 1st | A-Tier | Online | | | BLAST Premier: Fall European Showdown 2022 | | 2 : 0 |  | $20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-11 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |   | Pinnacle Cup Championship | | 2 : 0 | | $150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-05-20 | 5th - 8th | S-Tier | Offline | |   | PGL Major Antwerp 2022 | | 1 : 2 |   | $35,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-04-18 | 1st | A-Tier | Offline | |  | PGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR A | | 2 : 1 | | $47,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-03-16 | 1st | A-Tier | Online | |   | Pinnacle Winter Series #3 | | 2 : 0 |   | $40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-02-26 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice | | 0 : 2 | | $80,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-11-27 | 4th | S-Tier | Offline | | | BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2021 | | 0 : 2 | | $25,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-11-06 | 3rd - 4th | S-Tier | Offline | |  | PGL Major Stockholm 2021 | | 1 : 2 | | $140,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[edit]
- His name is derived from one of his brother's friends by adding a "t" to the end of the nick.
- Was voted the 18th best player of 2010 by HLTV. [3]
- Was voted the 13th best player of 2011 by HLTV. [4]
- Was voted the 6th best player of 2013 by HLTV. [5]
- Spoke against the Molotov grenades in 2012. [6]
- Xizt, GeT_RiGhT, and f0rest formed one of the longest standing Global Offensive player trios ever. Their first period together under Ninjas in Pyjamas' banner lasted 5 years and 187 days, from August 10, 2012 to February 13, 2018 (when Xizt was replaced by dennis). They later reunited on January 20, 2020 under the Dignitas banner and parted ways on September 16, 2020 when the former two were benched.
Interviews[edit]
- 2011-01-11 | Xizt: "I knew we could go all the way" by GoMeZ of HLTV at IEM V European Championship Finals
- 2011-01-11 |
Xizt efter matchen mot Na'Vi [Xizt after the match against Na'Vi] by Fragbite at IEM V European Championship Finals
- 2012-05-12 | Intel IO - Interview with Xizt by HLTV at 3rd Generation Intel Core Challenge
- 2012-06-18 | Swedish Championship 2012 - Interview with cArn and Xizt by HLTV at ESPORTSM 2011-2012
- 2012-10-30 | pre-ESWC interview: NiP-Xizt- by lurppis of HLTV
- 2012-11-03 | Xizt: "Hope to meet VG in the semis" by MIRAA of HLTV at ESWC 2012
- 2013-04-14 | EMS One: Xizt Interview by Richard Lewis of Cadred at ESL Major Series One Katowice 2014
- 2013-04-21 | Video Interview - NiP Xizt by Ninjas in Pyjamas at ESEA Global Finals Season 13
- 2014-11-28 | Xizt: "Det är inte så svårt att calla då, när alla spelar så bra" [Xizt: "It's not that hard to call then, when everyone plays so well"] by Vuggo of Fragbite at DreamHack Winter 2014
- 2015-02-07 | Xizt: "Det har inte gått så bra" [Xizt: "It has not gone so well"] by rich of Fragbite at IOS Pantamera
- 2015-03-15 | Xizt om allu: ”Vi har hittat en finsk Fiff kan man säga” [Xizt about allu: ”We have found a Finnish Fiff, you could say”] by rich of Fragbite at ESL One: Katowice 2015
- 2015-04-25 | Xizt: "We've learned how [nV] play" by Striker of HLTV at CS:GO Championship Series
- 2015-05-01 | Xizt: "Vi förlorade alla lägen som vi egentligen borde ha vunnit" [Xizt: "We lost all the positions we really should have won"] by JoeAWESOME of Fragbite at FACEIT League 2015
- 2015-10-29 | Interview avec Xizt après la victoire face à Liquid (Dreamhack Cluj 2015) [Interview with Xizt after the victory against Liquid (Dreamhack Cluj 2015)] by VaKarM at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca
- 2015-10-29 | Xizt: "Ridiculous how we won Cache" by Striker of HLTV at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca
- 2015-10-31 | Xizt: "We are better at dust2 than TSM" by Jack Westerman of ESEA at DreamHack Cluj-Napoca
- 2017-09-01 | Interview Xizt - NiP (DH Masters Malmö 2017) by VaKarM at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017
- 2018-04-20 | FaZe Clan's Xizt on Filling in for Olofmeister and His Future in CS by Nathan Fusco of DBLTAP at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018
- 2018-05-07 | Xizt: "Interview with FaZe Xizt - IEM Sydney" by Max Melit of Rivalry.gg at IEM Sydney 2018
- 2018-07-24 | Xizt returns to FNATIC - Welcome Home Interview - Talks On Rejoining The Team by Fnatic
2021-01-29 | Xizt om att lämna NiP: “Jag fick reda på det på flygplatsen” [Xizt about leaving NiP: "I found out at the airport"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite- 2021-09-29 | Working with GeT_RiGhT and f0rest; Leading NiP's Era - Reflections with Xizt 1/2 by Thorin
- 2021-09-30 | Winning With FaZe and Almost Becoming Their IGL; FNATIC Days - Reflections with Xizt 2/2 by Thorin
- 2021-10-26 | Xizt berättar: "Det är därför de ville ha mig här" [Xizt tells: "That's why they wanted me here"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite at PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- 2021-11-01 | Xizt: "Det känns helt fantastiskt, jävligt skönt att vara tillbaka" [Xizt: "It feels absolutely fantastic, damn nice to be back"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite at PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- 2021-11-04 | Xizt: "Det hade vara magiskt att möta NiP i Globen" [Xizt: "It would have been magical to meet NiP in the Globe"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite at PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- 2021-11-09 | Xizt after PGL Major Stockholm 2021: "Hopefully, I can continue as Heroic coach" by 9th of CSGO.com
- 2021-11-23 | Xizt hoppfull inför framtiden: "Svensk CS är på väg tillbaka" [Xizt hopeful for the future: "Swedish CS is on its way back"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite at BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2021
- 2021-11-25 | Xizt: “I hope that we are going to meet [NaVi again”] by Liam Slevin of Rush B Media at BLAST Premier: Fall Finals 2021
- 2022-02-17 | Xizt om han är en fulltalig medlem i Heroic: "Jag hoppas det" [Xizt if he is a full member of Heroic: "I hope so"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite at IEM Katowice 2022
- 2022-04-17 | Xizt: "Vi har lite problem i de stora matcherna" by hallonkraem of Fragbite at PGL Major Antwerp 2022: EU RMR A
- 2022-05-14 | Xizt: "Vi har haft mycket snack om varför vi chokear i de viktiga matcherna" [Xizt: "We've had a lot of talk about why we're shocking in the important matches"] by Hallonkraem of Fragbite at PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- 2022-05-17 | Xizt: "Att börja CT på tredje kartan är sjukt OP"en blir vi lika besvikna" [Xizt: "Starting CT on the third map is sick OP"] by Hallonkraem of Fragbite at PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- 2022-06-10 | Xizt efter vinsten mot Finest [Xizt after the win against Finest] by Hallonkraem of Fragbite at Pinnacle Cup Championship
- 2022-06-11 | Xizt: "You need time to get used to playing the big games" by Tech Girl of Pinnacle at Pinnacle Cup Championship
- 2022-07-05 | Xizt förklarar varför Heroic petade refrezh och tog in Jabbi [Xizt explains why Heroic poked refrezh and took in Jabbi] by Hallonkraem of Fragbite at IEM Cologne 2022
- 2022-07-08 | Heroic Xizt: “Jabbi is the biggest talent in Denmark.” by Henrieta Hyrliková of Fragster.com
Gallery[edit]
Xizt coaching Heroic at PGL Major Stockholm 2021
Xizt with Dignitas in 2020
Xizt at DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 with Fnatic
Xizt at Europe Minor Championship - Berlin 2019 with Fnatic
Xizt at DreamHack Masters Stockholm 2018 with Fnatic
Xizt at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018 with FaZe Clan
Xizt at DreamHack Open Summer 2015 with Ninjas in Pyjamas
Xizt at FACEIT 2015 Stage 2 Finals with Ninjas in Pyjamas
References[edit]
- ↑ sapphiRe (2020-01-21). "A New Dynasty | Welcome DIG CS:GO". Dignitas.
- ↑ Xizt (2021-09-23). "It's time for me to announce my retirement as a player".
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2011-01-03). "Top 20 players of 2010: Xizt (18)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-01-07). "Top 20 players of 2011: Xizt (13)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2014-01-15). "Top 20 players of 2013: Xizt (6)". HLTV.
- ↑ Tgwri1s (2012-10-09). "Players speak out: "Ban molotovs"". HLTV.
