{"id":8187,"date":"2019-09-20T00:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T00:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=8187"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:04:10","slug":"team-dignitas-ready-to-return-to-csgo-esports-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-dignitas-ready-to-return-to-csgo-esports-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Dignitas ready to return to CS:GO esports scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Dignitas are returning to the professional <a href=\"\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike esports betting\">CS:GO esports<\/a> scene after over a year without a male roster.<\/p>\n<p>Dignitas CEO Michael Prindiville announced via Twitter and YouTube this week that he and his organization were hoping to give a lifeline to some disillusioned players.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calling all top <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CSGO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CSGO<\/a> teams and players. We&#39;re about to change the game.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#39;s GO! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PTDoEA6fg3\">pic.twitter.com\/PTDoEA6fg3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DIG (@dignitas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dignitas\/status\/1174399009735290880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We see terrible player treatment, lack of management, lack of content around those players, we even heard about players not getting paid,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It just can&#8217;t happen anymore. There are too good players in Counter-Strike to let them fall by the wayside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prindiville ended the announcement by calling out all &#8220;hungry players&#8221; who are looking to build a dynasty and change the game to get in touch with him. <\/p>\n<p>Several CS:GO players have already reached out to Dignitas via Twitter, as well as fans demanding Dignitas to bring back the old logo that decorated the jerseys of a once-feared team.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bring it back first&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hPUSf17Wp4\">pic.twitter.com\/hPUSf17Wp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brother Haci (@DonHaci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonHaci\/status\/1174399560006930432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Dignitas have been without a male CS:GO team since August 2018, when they decided to part ways with Mitch &#8220;mitch&#8221; Semago, Gage &#8220;Infinite&#8221; Green, Peter &#8220;ptr&#8221; Gurney, Anthony &#8220;gMd&#8221; Guimond and Josh &#8220;shinobi&#8221; Abastado following their relegation from the <a href=\"\/electronic-sports-league\/\" title=\"Electronic Sports League\">ESL Pro League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Dignitas is still a name well known to the CS:GO community, especially among veterans who have been in the industry for over half a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The North American organization has a long history in Counter-Strike, which dates back to 2006 when Dignitas competed in Counter-Strike: Source. <\/p>\n<p>While Dignitas never managed to claim the number one spot in the global rankings, they have been to five majors, the last of which was ESL One Cologne 2016. There they entered with a Danish team, which later went on to play under North.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, their last major appearance did not amount to anything noteworthy, as they finished ninth-12th after failing to advance further than the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes at a very convenient time, considering there are several big organizations who are aiming to either create or completely revamp their rosters.<\/p>\n<p>Most notable of those are 100 Thieves, with founder Matthew &#8220;Nadeshot&#8221; Haag looking to build a &#8220;championship-calibre&#8221; CS:GO roster, and Complexity, who are looking to start over and rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Lake, the owner and CEO of Complexity, took to Twitter in late August to express his frustration with his team\u2019s poor results.<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love our players as individuals but these results won\u2019t be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a Tier 1 player looking for a fresh start at the best facility in the world, HMU.  I\u2019ll pay your buyout and give you the world\u2019s highest salaries.  <\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s build a juggernaut.  <\/p>\n<p>Spread the word.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Lake (@JasonBWLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonBWLake\/status\/1165646127120695296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>He also said he was prepared to pay any price to build a &#8220;juggernaut team&#8221; and called out pro players to help him with the rebuild.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" title=\"Latest CS:GO news\">MORE COUNTER-STRIKE NEWS<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dignitas CEO Michael Prindiville announced via Twitter and YouTube this week that he and his organization were hoping to give a lifeline to some disillusioned CS:GO players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":8188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[508,626,4,437,5],"class_list":["post-8187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-counter-strike","tag-cs-go","tag-featured","tag-team-dignitas","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8187"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14207,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8187\/revisions\/14207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}