Counter Strike 2: Former Astralis ace In-Game Leader gla1ve officially joins 100 Thieves as head coach..

American esports powerhouse 100 Thieves announced on Saturday via their official X (Twitter) account that former Astralis ace In-Game Leader gla1ve has officially joined their Counter Strike 2 team as head coach.

According to 100 Thieves' official statement, the club warmly welcomes gla1ve and looks forward to him leading the team, which has just returned to the CS2 esports scene, to a strong start.

Notably, this will be gla1ve's first time serving as head coach. The renowned Danish player announced his retirement several weeks ago, stating he would be exploring coaching opportunities.

Shortly after, HLTV reported that he might join 100 Thieves, and this report has now come true.

Regarding his feelings about joining 100 Thieves, gla1ve expressed through Dust 2 that he is excited about the opportunity to share his extensive experience as a player with other players and help them and the team achieve new successes.

gla1ve is the second player 100 Thieves has signed within a month.

On November 14th, 100 Thieves also officially announced the signing of former FaZe ace In-Game Leader and entry fragger, rain.

In addition, the team is rumoured to be about to sign gla1ve's former teammate, AWP-er dev1ce.

About gla1ve

The 30-year-old gla1ve was born on June 7, 1995, in Denmark. He became a professional Counter Strike 2 esports player in 2010, serving as an In-Game Leader.

During his 15-year professional esports playing career, gla1ve played for several CS teams, including CPH Wolves, Anexis, Western Wolves, 3DMAX, CPLAY, X, and HEROIC. However, the peak of his career was undoubtedly during his time with Astralis.

As a member of Astralis, gla1ve won almost every major tournament between 2016 and December 2019.

These accolades include: ECS Season 2 Grand Finals, 2017 ELEAGUE Atlanta Major, Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Season 11 World Championship, 2018 DreamHack Masters Marseille, ESL Pro League Season 7 Grand Finals, ECS Season 5 Grand Finals, 2018 ELEAGUE Boston Major, 2018 FACEIT London Major, 2018 IEM Chicago, ECS Season 6 Grand Finals, ESL Pro League Season 8 Grand Finals, 2019 IEM Katowice, 2019 STARLADDER Berlin Major, 2019 IEM Beijing Haidian, ECS Season 8 Grand Finals, 2019 BLAST Pro Global Finals, and IEM Season 15 World Championship, among many other major tournaments.

His outstanding performances earned him 8th place in HLTV's Player of the Year poll.

After leaving Astralis in November 2023, gla1ve joined ENCE.

During his two-year spell with ENCE, gla1ve led the team to victory at the 2024 Elisa Masters Espoo, his last offline tournament title.

From July 2025, gla1ve was benched and retired this November.

Throughout his professional career, gla1ve played on 1258 maps, participated in 33337 rounds, and achieved an average rating of 1.02.