Dev1ce
{{short description|Danish esports player}}
{{For|other articles associated with the term "device"|Device (disambiguation){{!}}Device}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
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{{Infobox eSports player
| ID = dev1ce
| name = Nicolai Reedtz
| name_trans =
| image = Astralis dev1ce 2020 interview (cropped).jpg
| caption = Reedtz in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|09|08|df=yes}}
| nationality = Danish
| team = Astralis
| role = AWPer
In-game leader
| league =
| games = Counter-Strike 2
| nickname = sundev1ce, devve, devveking, device
| career_games = {{ubl|Counter-Strike: Source|Counter-Strike: Global Offensive|Counter-Strike 2}}
| career_start =
| career_end =
| years1 = 2013–2014
| team1 = Copenhagen Wolves
| years2 = 2014–2015
| team2 = Dignitas
| years3 = 2015
| team3 = Team SoloMid
| years4 = 2016–2021
| team4 = Astralis
| years5 = 2021–2022
| team5 = Ninjas in Pyjamas
| years6 = 2022–present
| team6 = Astralis
| highlights =
- 4× CS:GO Major champion (Atlanta 2017, London 2018, Katowice 2019, Berlin 2019)
- 2× HLTV Major MVP (London 2018, Berlin 2019)
- IEM Grand Slam champion (Season 1)
- 9× HLTV Top 20 Player of the Year (2014–2021, 2023)
- 19× HLTV MVP
}}
Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz (born 8 September 1995), better known as dev1ce (pronounced and sometimes spelled as device{{cite web|title=Nicolai "device" Reedtz|url=https://www.hltv.org/player/7592/device|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}}), is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player for Astralis. On his first stint in Astralis, he became the first (along with three of his then-teammates) to win 4 majors in CS:GO, and to win 3 majors consecutively.{{cite web |last1=Petrosyan |first1=Albert |title=CSGO: Astralis make history with win at StarLadder Berlin Major - Final Placements |url=https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/csgo-berlin-major-2019-final-placements-prize-split-999611 |website=Dexerto |accessdate=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920205141/https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/csgo-berlin-major-2019-final-placements-prize-split-999611 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |url-status=live }} He is regarded as one of the best players of all time, consistently playing at a very high individual level since 2014.
Early life
Dev1ce was born on 8 September 1995{{Cite tweet|number=1303231913738539008|user=AstralisCS|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY, @dev1ce The player with most MVP-awards of all time turns 25 today! Send him your best wishes}} in Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark. He began playing video games when he was a teen with his brother as his talent was immediately noticeable. He was also an exceptional badminton player. In fact, at age 14, approximately two years after the creation of his Steam account,{{Cite web |title=dev1ce's Steam account |url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/devvek1ng/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website= |language=en}} the big clubs in Denmark wanted him to play for them. He turned their offers down, citing a knee injury and a higher level of passion for video games.{{cite web |publisher=Valve Corporation |title=CS:GO Player Profiles - device - Team SoloMid |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yPx_zs5CzU |accessdate=27 October 2022}} He began his esports career in Counter-Strike: Source, playing for Copenhagen Wolves.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
Career
= 2013 =
Dev1ce's first official CS:GO debut was with the Swedish team Fnatic as a temporary stand-in in March 2013 in the ESL Major Series One – Spring 2013: Cup #4.{{cite web|title=ESL Major Series One - Spring 2013: Cup #4. (n.d.)|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/1082/raidcall-ems-one-spring-2013-cup-4|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}} After that, he started in the Copenhagen Wolves team{{cite web|title=Copenhagen Wolves|url=http://www.cphwolves.gg|website=cphwolves.gg|accessdate=29 October 2017}} with Nico, cajunb, dupreeh and FeTiSh.{{cite web|first=Luis "MIRAA"|last=Mira|title=CPH WOLVES ADD NICO, DEVICE|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/11648/cph-wolves-add-nico-device|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}} He won several small events with Copenhagen Wolves and in the DreamHack Winter 2013, the biggest event in 2013, he finished at fifth to eighth place.{{Cite web |title=DreamHack Winter 2013 |url=https://www.hltv.org/events/1270/dreamhack-winter-2013 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=HLTV.org |language=en}}
= 2014 =
In February 2014 he was hired by the United Kingdom organization Team Dignitas{{cite web|title=Dignitas|url=http://team-dignitas.net|website=team-dignitas.net|accessdate=29 October 2017}}
with cajunb, dupreeh, Xyp9x and FeTiSh{{cite web|first=Luis "MIRAA"|last=Mira|title=DIGNITAS SIGN ÜBER G33KZ|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/12056/dignitas-sign-ber-g33kz|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}} (FeTiSh was replaced with Karrigan in December 2014{{cite web|first=Luis "MIRAA"|last=Mira|title=KARRIGAN SIGNS FOR DIGNITAS|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/13805/karrigan-signs-for-dignitas|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}}). Dev1ce played well with this team but never won first place in any tournament; they often won third place. He claimed the 20th place in a top 20 CS:GO players in the world of 2014.{{cite web|author1=Tgwri1s|title=Top 20 players of 2014: device (20)|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/13906/top-20-players-of-2014-device-20|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}}
= 2015 =
In 2015, with the same lineup, they switched to the American organization Team SoloMid (TSM).{{cite web|title=TSM|url=http://tsm.gg|website=tsm.gg|accessdate=29 October 2017}}
Dev1ce started with the new organization{{cite web|author1=lurppis|title=TEAM SOLOMID PICK UP DIGNITAS|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/14068/team-solomid-pick-up-dignitas|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}} and competed in many tournaments and won the top place. He finished the year being number 3 out of the top 20 players in the world on HLTV.org.{{cite web|author1=Stich|title=Top 20 players of 2015: device (3)|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/16841/top-20-players-of-2015-device-3|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}}
= 2016-2018 =
At the end of 2015, dev1ce and teammates separated from Team SoloMid and continued without any organization with the same teammates in the team named Question Mark.{{cite web|first=Luis "MIRAA"|last=Mira|title=TSM LOSE CS:GO TEAM|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/16535/tsm-lose-csgo-team|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}} In January 2016, they created their own organization called “Astralis”.{{cite web|author1=Earl Carlo "dreamslayer28" Guevarra|title=CS:GO Team Question Mark Forms Player-Owned Team Astralis|url=http://esports.inquirer.net/13417/team-question-mark-turns-into-astralis-creates-own-organization|website=esports.inquirer.net|accessdate=29 October 2017}} At the end of 2016, he claimed the 3rd place in top a 20 players in the world of 2016.{{cite web|author1=LucasAM|title=Top 20 players of 2016: device (3)|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19647/top-20-players-of-2016-device-3|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}} In 2017, Astralis won the major tournament ELEAGUE Major 2017{{cite web|first=Zvonimir "Professeur"|last=Burazin|title=ASTRALIS WIN THE ELEAGUE MAJOR!|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19762/astralis-win-the-eleague-major|website=hltv.org|accessdate=29 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Astralis Wins ELeague Major 2017|url=https://ginx.tv/esports/csgo/astralis-wins-eleague-major-2017/|website=wwg.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}} and claimed the 1st team ranking in the world in 2017 and have been so throughout most of 2018 on HLTV.org.{{cite web|author1=Steven Cropley|title=ELEAGUE Major: No. 1 Astralis Wins its First Ever Major|url=http://wwg.com/esports/2017/01/29/eleague-major-no-1-astralis-wins-its-first-ever-major/|website=wwg.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Astralis took first place in the ranking of the best teams in the world [CS: GO]|url=https://cybbet.com/news/2956-Astralis-took-first-place-in-the-ranking-of-the-best-teams-in-the-world-CS-GO|website=cybbet.com|accessdate=23 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=CS:GO Ranking - World Ranking|url=https://www.hltv.org/ranking/teams/2018/July/23|website=hltv.org|date=23 July 2018|accessdate=1 August 2018}} Device placed #2 in 2018, surpassing GeT_RiGhT's record for the most tournament MVP's earned in a single year (6 in 2013), earning his seventh at the ECS S6 Finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/25467/device-claims-ecs-season-6-mvp-award|title=device claims ECS Season 6 MVP award|website=HLTV.org|language=en|access-date=17 June 2019}}
= 2019–present =
Dev1ce won four Major titles with Astralis and two MVP titles at the FACEIT Major: London 2018 and the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019.{{Cite web|title=device wins StarLadder Major MVP award|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/27806/device-wins-starladder-major-mvp-award|access-date=2021-06-09|website=HLTV.org|language=en}} On 23 April 2021 he joined Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP).{{cite web|first=Luís|last=Mira "MIRAA"|title=NIP COMPLETE DEVICE SIGNING|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/31614/nip-complete-device-signing|website=HLTV.org|language=en|access-date=3 June 2021}} On 27 October 2022, dev1ce rejoined Astralis on a multi-year deal.{{cite web|first=Milan|last=Švejda "Striker"|title=OFFICIAL: DEVICE RETURNS IN ASTRALIS|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/34899/official-device-returns-in-astralis|website=HLTV.org|language=en|access-date=27 October 2022}}
Dev1ce was named listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe: Sports & Games in 2020.{{Cite web |title=30 Under 30 Europe 2020: Sports & Games |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/europe/sports-games/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
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