Why does everyone love Teacher Rain?

When FaZe won the title of ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017, it was not Niko, Olofmeister or Kjaerbye who got the best player title, but Rain, who was always quietly standing behind the popularity. He’s the favorite of his teammates, but to me he’s really a hero of the team.

Full Name: Håvard “Rain” Nygaard
Nationality: Norwegian (Norway)
Date of birth: August 27, 1994
Current team: FaZe
Location: Rifle/Entry-Fragger/Support
Rating 1.0: 1.08

From supermarket salesman to FaZe clan

Since childhood, he has had a tactical awareness and discipline in the game. He was passionate about football, and used to spend up to 6-7 hours a day on the football field, but eventually he had to put that passion aside due to injury. Rain’s hobby of playing Counter-Strike also formed when he was young, at the age of 9. Rain has a hobby of playing this game because he gets to watch his brother play, but because he is too young, his family only lets Rain play for 15 minutes a day.

This Norwegian gamer did not immediately join the path of a professional gamer with CS: GO, but his Counter-Strike experience is very complete, from the original Counter-Strike 1.6 to the Counter version. -Strike: Source then Counter-Strike: Global Offensive when he was 18 years old. 2013 marked Rain’s first step on the path of a professional gamer when he joined the team Partyastronauts, where he met his first teacher, vENdetta (who is currently a game analyst for Dreamhack and ESL), also during that time, Rain worked at a supermarket chain called Kiwi.

In 2014, Rain was held London Conspiracy noticed and invited to play, that’s when Rain no longer worked as a diligent worker at the supermarket. In just one year, the first Norwegian csgo lineup was formed, consisting of Rain, RUBINHO, jkaem, zEVES and Polly. Rain started participating in csgo tournaments in Europe and he got the chance to try his first major at ESL Cologne 2014. Despite only achieving a 13-16th record, rain’s team proved it. proved to the fans that they deserved to be one of the 20 strongest teams in the world at that time.

In December 2014, LC acquired LGB eSports. Rain went on to help the team win a slot at a major again, which was ESL One Katowice 2015, where he performed better than the previous major, helping the team reach 9-12th. Not long before the tournament, Rain had the opportunity to take a big step in his professional gaming career when he met Misslele aka Mikail “Maikelele” Bill, one of the most famous snipers who played for the team. team Ninjas in Pajamas, but was kicked, so Misslele also came to play for LGB within a month, (so they could only meet each other), Misslele invited Rain to join the multinational team

was Kinguin in April 2015, the team that later played under the name G2.esports, only to be picked up by FaZe clan for $700000.

Why does everyone love Rain?

Rain is the only one who has never left the team since the team was founded in May 2015. Simply because he has no reason like Scream, Aizy or Dennis, the players just want to play for the team using the language. their native language, or like jkaem when he lost interest in being a professional csgo gamer, or like Fox being replaced by Allu because of his faltering form, or like kioShiMa who always had “problems” on any team.

Returning to the national team would be a step backwards in Rain’s career so he never considered options that he felt were unnecessary. Based on the data we have, Rain is one of the most stable players in the world that’s why he’s always been a valuable choice in the mind of the captain – the holy grail Karrigan, and that’s also why That’s why the “holy quack” likes to build a play with this Norwegian teammate as a fulcrum.

Another reason to know why he was able to play for the team for such a long time is the nature of the big brother. Always calm, Rain always earns the respect of his teammates. Back in 2016, when Karrigan signed a contract with FaZe, Rain once said, he is the captain and Karrigan is the in-game leader, (the captain is in charge of many members’ things, including life. In addition to the game, the in-game leader is just a role in giving tactics, and moving teammates to play the most reasonable way in the match). In addition, Rain also confessed that his teammates sometimes act like children while he always tries to keep things steady, in other words Rain always knows how to control himself (hey guys) I can see the prize very clearly, every time I win, Rain’s face doesn’t have too many emotions).

Anyone who has had the opportunity to play with rain appreciates him well. As Niko said, Rain is someone Niko always wants to play/compete with, even Rain is the first person on Niko’s list if Niko wants to form a team of superstars. Despite the winged compliments for Rain, he has always remained humble and feels unworthy of what his fans have given him.

Rain once expressed his feelings in an interview with HLTV:

“I think I’ve been overrated because of Kinguin and G2 and also because of my godly saves so viewers always rate me that way. And on my current team, FaZe, I find that I have found my exact position and the way I play, which makes me know what I need to contribute to my team. Besides, I feel more confident than before when playing against my current teammates. I think you guys have seen how I show that by the way I’ve been playing lately“

“With the current team” is the main word to show respect for Rain’s teammates. FaZe’s current lineup can also be considered as the “dream lineup” of many world CSGO organizations, a lineup that is too strong. Rain’s perseverance and hard work is what makes his position at FaZe always the most stable. From tournaments, he proved to everyone that he is a true “warrior”.

People from Florø

Rain was born in a small town in the west of Norway, with the name Florø. Even though he has made around $300,000 in his professional career playing in majors and minors, FaZe is rumored to be the team with the highest player salaries compared to other organizations in the framework. CSGO e-sports game, Rain still lives peacefully in his small village.

Rain lives a simple life and has no interest in bragging about buying expensive things on social media. Most of the images of the Norwegian player are only related to commuting, travel or romantic evenings with his girlfriend. Nygaard did not have many hobbies. Cooking is one of my main joys

“During really stressful days and I don’t have much time, I like to cook to calm down a bit when I have an hour between team practice sessions. And the one that feels good and gives me a lot of energy to play is a steak with potatoes“

Rain is also a fan of tattoos, even though he actually only has 3 tattoos. The first is a Koi fish, with the idea that it will bring him luck in tournaments. The second is the word “familia”, which reminds him to always think about his loved ones. The last picture is a lighthouse named after Rain’s brother.

Two months ago, Rain celebrated his 23rd birthday, his first time and also a successful milestone in his professional CSGO life. According to esportearning, Rain is the 2nd highest earning Norwegian gamer in the country, and 202nd in the world. The next big CSGO tournament will probably change Rain’s ranking again.

On the CSGO world rankings, winning the next major will certainly change Rain’s ranking a lot, and with the current lineup, that’s something to think about.