NRG Official: Former Passion UA rifleman Grim has officially joined the team.

North American CS2 team NRG recently announced that Michael Wins (ID: Grim) has officially joined the team from Passion UA. He is expected to replace George Endicott (ID: Jeorge) as the rifler and will make his NRG debut in the ESL Pro League S23 Stage 1 today.

Since joining Passion UA in August 2025, the 25-year-old Grim has played on 103 maps and participated in 2242 rounds, achieving an average rating of 1.14. He also helped the team reach the third stage of the 2025 StarLadder Budapest Major, ultimately finishing in 9th-11th place.

Joining NRG marks Grim's return to the familiar North American scene. As a native American player, Grim has spent most of his professional career playing for local teams such as Broken Alliance, SoaR, AZIO, Spacestation, The Quest, Triumph, Bad News Bears, and Complexity.

With the arrival of Grim, NRG's current roster is as follows:

Sniper: Joshua Yan (ID: oSee)

Breakthroughist/Band: Nick Cannera (ID: nitr0)

Rifleman: Alexander Bro (ID: br0)

Free agent/sniper: Alan Grosbeek (ID: Sonic)

Rifleman: Michael Wins (ID: Grim)

Coach: Damian Steele (ID: daps)

Substitute: George Ndicott (ID: Jeorge)

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