NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Unranked crashies Austin Roberts Victor Victor Wong Marved Jimmy Nguyen Ethan Ethan Arnold Demon1 Max Mazanov have signed Ethan "Ethan" Arnold of 100 Thieves 100 Thieves North America Unranked bang Sean Bezerra Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Boostio Kelden Pupello Asuna Peter Mazuryk , who will replace Bradley "ANDROID" Fodor in the upcoming Stage 2: Challengers split.

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Ethan joined 100 Thieves last February and hit the ground running, giving his team the additional firepower needed to solidify themselves as a top-three roster in North America. The upgraded roster made frequent deep runs in VCT events, but their most notable performance was a top-four finish in the playoffs of Masters: Berlin.

But their performance spiraled downwards from there, as 100 Thieves found little success for the remainder of their VCT 2021 and beginning of 2022. After only securing a single win in the group stage of NA Challengers 1, 100 Thieves made drastic changes to their players and management, leaving Ethan's future up in the air.

NRG achieved a similar amount of success in their most recent VCT showing, qualifying for the group stage after a shaky run through the first open qualifier as they attempted to make playoffs. Unfortunately, the team was also only able to win a single match in Group B against Rise Rise Inactive , losing the other four and crushing any hopes of advancement.

Ethan's role on NRG is unclear, as the talent played an initiator-sentinel flex for 100 Thieves during the group stage while ANDROID fielded a controller-sentinel role. However, he is no stranger to providing smokes for his team, a role he briefly held on 100 Thieves.

With a new, polished roster, NRG prepare for the next stage of the VCT, set to take place a week from now on April 28. The team looks to one-up their previous performance in main events with the newest addition to their roster.

With the introduction of Ethan to the team, NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Unranked crashies Austin Roberts Victor Victor Wong Marved Jimmy Nguyen Ethan Ethan Arnold Demon1 Max Mazanov are now: