friberg (gamer)
| friberg | |
|---|---|
 Friberg during Dreamhack Winter 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Adam Friberg |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Career information | |
| Games | Counter-Strike: SourceCounter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Playing career | 2010–2022 |
| Role | Entry fragger |
| Team history | |
| 2012–2017 | Ninjas In Pyjamas |
| 2017–2018 | OpTic Gaming |
| 2018–2019 | Heroic |
| 2020–2022 | Dignitas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Adam Friberg is a Swedish former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player who last played for Dignitas. He is the cousin of Erik Friberg, a footballer who previously played for Seattle Sounders FC.[1] Friberg previously played for Ninjas in Pyjamas where he won his only CS:GO Major, ESL One Cologne 2014.
Career
Counter-Strike
Friberg began his professional esports career in 2009 playing for Games4u.se in Counter-Strike: Source.[2]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
After playing with several teams from 2010 to 2012, Friberg signed with Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP). During his time with the team, he helped them go on a record 87-map win streak on LAN,[2] and took home the Major trophy from ESL One Cologne 2014.[3] On July 31, 2017, Friberg parted ways with the team.[4]
In August 2017, Friberg signed with OpTic Gaming.[4]
Friberg signed with team Heroic in May 2018.[5] In his 18 months with the team, he won several tournaments, including the GG.Bet Sydney Invitational in March and TOYOTA Master CS:GO Bangkok in November 2018. In August 2019, he was released from the team.[6]
In January 2020, Friberg, along with Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg, Richard "Xizt" Landström, Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund, was signed by Dignitas, reuniting with former NiP teammates, until the team was disbanded in 2022.[7][8]
Merchandise
ในเดือนตุลาคม 2558 NiP ร่วมมือกับAlvesta Glassออกไอศกรีมเพื่อเป็นเกียรติแก่ Friberg โดยตั้งชื่อว่า "King Of Banana" [ 9 ]ซึ่งหมายถึงฉายาของเขาในฐานะ "ราชา" ของส่วนหนึ่งในแผนที่ CS:GO (de_inferno) ที่ชื่อว่า "Banana"