NRG is a US-registered esports org. Its head office is in Los Angeles, California. The company has multiple teams across different games. One of the main ones is the division that competes in Counter-Strike.
The organization’s story started in November 2015, and its CS run began in January 2016. The CS:GO roster played actively until September 2019, after which it was bought out by Evil Geniuses. But in November 2023, the org returned to the game — this time in CS2.
NRG achievements
Over its time on the pro scene, NRG has repeatedly placed as a winner and a prize contender across different tournaments. The main results of the squad are shown in the table below.
Tournament name
City and dates
Placement
Prize money
StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 5
Kyiv, May 28 to June 3, 2018
2nd
$50000
Esports Championship Series Season 5 - Finals
London, June 8 to June 10, 2018
3rd–4th
$65000
Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Shanghai
Shanghai, August 1 to August 6, 2018
1st
$125000
cs_summit 3
Los Angeles, November 1 to November 4, 2018
1st
$63750
SuperNova Malta 2018
St. Julian’s, November 29 to December 2, 2018
2nd
$40000
Americas Minor Championship - Katowice 2019
Katowice, January 22 to January 26, 2019
1st
$30000
Esports Championship Series Season 7 - Finals
London, June 6 to June 9, 2019
3rd–4th
$50000
ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals
Montpellier, June 18 to June 23, 2019
3rd–4th
$40000
Americas Minor Championship - Berlin 2019
Berlin, July 17 to July 21, 2019
1st
$30000
StarLadder Berlin Major 2019
Berlin, August 23 to September 8, 2019
3rd–4th
$70000
Fragadelphia 18
Kansas City, December 5 to December 8, 2024
1st
$15000
CCT Season 2 North American Series #4
Online, January 14 to February 8, 2025
1st
$10000
ESL Challenger League 49: North America
Online, January 21 to May 11, 2025
1st
$25000
IEM Dallas 2025
Dallas, May 19 to May 25, 2025
13th–16th
$4000
IEM Kraków 2026
Kraków, January 28 to February 8, 2026
13th–16th
$10000
How much NRG earned in a year
The last few years haven’t been the most profitable in the team’s history. The prize money earned during this time is shown in the table below.
Year
Profit
2023
–
2024
$49750
2025
$99883
2026
$22000
NRG roster history
Across NRG’s whole history, the main roster has included many well-known esports players. All of them helped the org grow and establish itself, letting it reach the Top 100 in the world. Still, among everyone who played for the Counter-Strike division, it’s worth highlighting the players from the first roster, and the lineup that played in 2019 before the CS:GO roster was disbanded.
Achievements of the first roster
The first roster included Brehze (Vincent Cayonte), daps (Damian Steele), FugLy (Jacob Medina), AnJ (Allan Jensen), Ethan (Ethan Arnold). This is the group that secured the first real wins in Counter-Strike. With this lineup, the team took 3rd–4th at Counter Pit League Season 2 - Finals, placed 5th at ESL Pro League Season 3 - North America, and also won iBUYPOWER Invitational - Spring 2018, Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Shanghai, and cs_summit 3 — while also grabbing silver at StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 5 and SuperNova Malta 2018.
2019 roster
In this period, the main roster featured Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte, Joshua “oSee” Ohm, Jadan “HexT” Postma, Justin “FaNg” Coakley, and Damian “daps” Steele. They kept the momentum going and picked up more trophies. The biggest ones were gold at Americas Minor Championship - Katowice 2019, Esports Championship Series Season 7 - North America: Series 2, and Americas Minor Championship - Berlin 2019, plus 3rd–4th finishes at StarSeries & i-League CS:GO Season 7, Intel Extreme Masters XIV - Sydney, cs_summit 4, Esports Championship Series Season 7 - Finals, ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals, and StarLadder Berlin Major 2019.
NRG - A professional esports organization based in the USA.
Current NRG roster - Joshua Ohm “oSee” (team AWPer), Aran Groesbeck “Sonic” (rifler), Nicholas Cannella “nitr0” (leader and NRG captain), Michael Wince “Grim” (rifler), Alexander Bro “br0” (rifler). The head coach is Damian Steele, known to Counter-Strike 2 fans by the nickname “daps”.
Known former NRG players:
Player (first and last name)
Nick
Joined
Left
Timothy Ta
autimatic
March 10, 2024
February 7, 2025
Vincent Cayonte
Brehze
November 28, 2023
January 13, 2025
Colby Walsh
Walko
March 6, 2024
July 4, 2024
Damian Steele
daps
November 28, 2023
March 6, 2024
George Endicott
Jeorge
November 22, 2024
February 28, 2026
NRG’s biggest achievements — 1st place at Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Shanghai, 1st place at cs_summit 3
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