Former CS:GO<\/em> pro and current head coach, Nicolai “\u2060HUNDEN\u2060” Petersen, won’t renew his contract with Heroic, the 30-year-old announced today.<\/p>
HUNDEN’s statement comes three weeks after it was reported<\/a> that he’s Astralis’ top target to take the reins of the team if Danny “zonic\u2060” S\u00f8rensen leaves at the end of the year. Although HUNDEN confirmed he won’t stay on Heroic, the current length of his contract hasn’t been disclosed by either him or the Danish organization. He recently missed the action at IEM Cologne<\/a>, the first premier CS:GO<\/em> tournament to be played on LAN since the coronavirus pandemic started, for unknown reasons. Heroic filled his spot with its mental and performance coach Troels Robl and physical coach Kasper Straube.<\/p>
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“In the past few months, I have been in negotiations with Heroic about a contract renewal, but I have come to the realization that I wish to begin a new chapter of my career once my contract with Heroic expires,” HUNDEN said in his statement. The Danish tactician was one of the coaches banned by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) in 2020 for exploiting the coach spectating bug<\/a>. HUNDEN kept working for Heroic as an analyst and took over the head coach role again in April 2021 when his suspension expired.<\/p>