100 Thieves have just announced that they will be signing Steel as their third player of their revamped roster. He will be competing alongside Hiko and nitr0 and will be looking to bring some championships to 100 Thieves. Here is their announcement:
100 Thieves signing Steel – Who is Steel?
30-year old Joshua “steel” Nissan has been playing Counter-Strike since 2008, and has been under numerous rosters in CS:GO. Some that are worth mentioning are: Dignitas, iBUYPOWER, Ghost Gaming, and most recently, Chaos Esports. Steel is mostly famous for the iBUYPOWER scandal back in 2014 where the team was accused of match-fixing games. The entire squad except for Skadoodle received a lifetime ban on CS:GO and was not able to compete at any events.
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Few years later, ESL released a statement which said that they will lift the indefinite match-fixing bans placed on players. And they will be able to participate in non-major events. However this was not enough for the ex-iBUYPOWER members as they have transitioned over to Riot’s new FPS, VALORANT. Here’s some of Steel’s CS:GO highlights after getting unbanned:
Why sign Steel?
Steel is one of the most experienced FPS players in all of North America. He’s been an in-game leader for the majority of his esports career. This will means Hiko will be more flexible with his role other than leading. Now all they need next are 2 up and coming talents which are hungry for victory.
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100 Thieves signing Steel as their third is certainly heart warming, especially for fans of Steel himself. He has always been a shadow in the Counter-Strike community, and was never able to express his abilities in the way he wanted. Now with VALORANT he has a 2nd opportunity. Just like the rest of the ex-iBUYPOWER roster to shine and show everyone that he has what it takes to become a top FPS professional player.
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