On June 24th, it was announced that American esports player Nicholas "nitr0" Cannella intends to return to the professional Counter-Strike scene from VALORANT.
To recap, nitr0's last tournament in CS was last year's IEM Dallas 2023. Shortly after the tournament ended, Cannella left Team Liquid, which he had represented since 2015, and transitioned to VALORANT under the banner of 100 Thieves. In 2021, he returned to CS and began playing for Liquid once more.
Ryan Friend, the editor-in-chief of Dust2.us, stated that this time fans should not expect his return to the Dutch club. "Unless something extraordinary happens, I would not expect a reunion between nitr0 and Liquid this time," Friend wrote on social media platform X.
According to media reports, nitr0 has already begun negotiations with several esports organisations regarding his return to the professional Counter-Strike scene.