rain (Håvard Nygaard) - Biography, customization, configs, cfg

Håvard “rain” Nygaard is a seasoned representative of the Counter-Strike discipline. The Norwegian entered professional esports in 2013, initially playing for various mix teams. While not achieving significant success with them, in 2014, he received an offer from London Conspiracy, where he won silver at the ESEA Season 17: Main Division - Europe tournament.

After that, Håvard continued his career with Kinguin, where he won gold at Gaming Paradise 2015. This victory served as a stepping stone to joining G2, where Nygaard arrived in October 2015. However, he didn't manage to secure any major victories with this team, and by early 2016, the esportsman transferred to FaZe Clan. With this lineup, he won gold at StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3, Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Europe, EPICENTER 2017 - European Closed Qualifier, PGL Major Antwerp 2022, Esports Championship Series Season 4 - Finals, Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Sydney, Intel Extreme Masters XV - New York Online: Europe, Intel Extreme Masters XVII - Cologne, Intel Extreme Masters Road to Rio 2022: European RMR A, and Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2024, as well as earned podium finishes at several other tournaments.

Currently, Håvard “rain” Nygaard continues to represent FaZe Clan, playing as a sniper. He also has personal achievements from his time with the team, having ranked in the HTLV Top 4 best players in 2017 and 18th in the rankings in 2018. Additionally, Håvard Nygaard has received the MVP award twice at major Counter-Strike tournaments.