Breaking: nitr0 to miss StarLadder Budapest Major

Nicholas "nitr0" Cannella will not be attending the StarLadder Budapest Major, as he and his wife are expecting the birth of their third child in the coming days. The news is a major setback for NRG's ambitions in Budapest as Damian "daps" Steele will be standing in for "Captain America", with the coach picking up the mouse after last playing professionally for NRG in early 2024.

The news could mark a disappointing end to NRG's season after a successful season at home, with NRG carving out a niche as one of the region's top squads. Despite this, NRG have continued to struggle abroad, with the team's most recent outing seeing them exit ESL Pro League Season 22 following losses to GamerLegion, Legacy, and Fluxo.

This situation will hardly by helped by having daps in the server, however the transition will be as smooth as possible as daps will be returning to his previous IGL role during the Major.

NRG will attend the StarLadder Budapest Major with:

• Jeorge "Jeorge" Endicott

• Alexander "br0" Bro

• Zack "XotiC" Elshani

• Aran "Sonic" Groesbeek

• Damian "daps" Steele (Stand-in)

daps and NRG's first match at the StarLadder Budapest will be against Ninjas in Pyjamas in Stage One on November 24th.