The highly anticipated 100 Thieves roster has confirmed their LAN debut in February at Roman Imperium Cup V. The event, set to take place at the SAW Esports Arena in Vila Nova de Gaia, between February 19-22, will feature 100 Thieves joining several lower-tier-1 and upper-tier-2 teams at the event to kick off their second stint in Counter-Strike esports.
With two Major-winning MVPs among their ranks and a multi-major-winning IGL as their coach, 100 Thieves have garnered the attention of the CS2 community. Blending young talent with veterans of the game, this roster is all but ready to rise through the ranks and eventually gun for the big dawgs of the industry.
The roster was set to get attention after signing the likes of Havard ‘rain’ Nygard and Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz. Rain has maintained his place as one of the most revered riflers of the game, and dev1ce is one of the most decorated AWPers, boasting 4 Major titles and 2 Major MVPs. Complementing them will be Alex ‘poiii’ Nyholm Sundgren and William ‘sirah’ Kjærsgaard, two 19-year-old talents who are respected within the community as the next big thing.
Many believe that this roster has all it takes to succeed, but just like any other team, proving themselves on LAN can take quite some time, and for fans to push for performance right from the get-go can be fatal for the roster as they find themselves in the process of gelling together in actual events.
Rosters with a lot of expectations tied to them have historically proven to not reach the level of success that the individuals on the line-ups were expected of in most cases, and drawing the freshly minted 100 Thieves line-up with the same will do anything but help with their confidence. Only time will tell if we get one more challenger for Vitality’s throne or just another superteam that fails to live up to the hype.