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Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz is expected to make the move from Astralis to Ninjas in Pyjamas in 2021, according to a new rumor that reveals some additional specifics regarding the move.

Jaxon‘s Christian Slot said the athlete paid “approximately €130,000 out of pocket” to switch from the Danish to the Swedish team. According to the financial figures of Astralis for the year 2021, the final price of the transfer came to approximately 600,000 Euros in total.

Regarding the financial burden that was alleviated in order to make room for the relocation, the report notes that “some of the amounts are believed to be salary and stickers money.”

Dev1ce’s transfer to NIP rocked both the CS: GO community and the Danish scene last April, although he didn’t play much with his new team. Since December 2021, he’s been on medical leave, but neither he nor the organization has provided information.

Device was signed over to NIP in April 2021, and the initial transfer cost between NIP and Astralis was reportedly about €875,000. According to the financial statistics of Astralis for the previous year, the price is around 605,000 euros.

It is assumed that Device has paid some of the difference between the two costs out of his own pocket, which contributes to the disparity between the two fees and represents a forgone salary on his side.

At the same time, a number of recent rumors have suggested that the Dane intends to get back together with his previous squad.

While dev1ce was believed to hold negotiations with other CS: GO teams, he appears to be returning to Astralis. Jaxon said both organizations agreed to a transfer fee similar to the one from April 2021, when the player joined NIP.

At that point, it was thought the news would be released after the IEM CS: GO Major 2022, which begins Oct. 31. The tournament’s rules prohibit team changes between the Major and the RMRs coming up to it. However, given that Astralis will not be attending the competition and that NIP has not named dev1ce as their replacement, it is feasible that the eventual transfer will be confirmed sooner than expected.

WePlay has made the decision to delay the beginning of its CS:GO tournament known as WePlay Academy League Season 6 (WAL S6), which had been scheduled to begin on the 10th of October or afterward.

This decision was made so that the company’s team in Ukraine can continue to operate in a secure environment.

The majority of WePlay’s crew is in Kyiv, Ukraine, thus the event organizer suspended its CSGO academy league for their safety after Russia fired missiles on the city for the first time in months.

The sixth season of the WePlay Academy League has been delayed because many missiles have been fired at Kyiv.

Russia invaded Ukraine in February; eight months later, the battle is still ongoing. Yesterday, a barrage of missiles attacked Kyiv as well as other cities in Ukraine, resulting in a huge number of civilian casualties and creating widespread destruction. Because of this, WePlay has no choice but to postpone the beginning of WAL Season 6 in order to prioritize the safety of its employees in Ukraine.

“We are forced to postpone the start of WAL Season 6. Our main value is our employee’s safety and we cannot explore them to additional risk. Further update on the tournament start will be announced later,” – WePlay Esports in a public statement.

The organizers further indicated that they had been planning for the sixth season of the academy league for weeks and that they were confident that nothing could stop them from kicking off the new season. Unfortunately, the missile attack forced them to delay the competition.

“Today our entire country woke up to a massive missile attack by the Russian Federation. Sirens and explosions are heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipro, and a dozen other cities in Ukraine. Some areas have the electricity supply cut off. Dozens of dead and hundreds of wounded are already reported,” said WePlay.

The WePlay Academy League Season 16 will have a total prize pool of $100,000 USD, and there will be a total of 14 academy CS: GO teams playing in it throughout the course of the months of October and November.

Flames Ascent and MIBR Academy will be participating in this event in place of Young Gods and Eternal Fire Academy. It will consist of three distinct stages: the Group Stage, the Gauntlet Stage, and the Playoffs.