Envy have returned to Counter-Strike after almost six years away, announcing the signing of the roster that until now competed as 3DMAX. HLTV reported the move on September 29.
The American organization last fielded a Counter-Strike team in 2020. That lineup was an international one, built around Michal "MICHU" Muller, Noah "Nifty" Francis and Thomas "Thomas" Utting, and Envy has not competed in the game since it was disbanded.
The signing takes Envy back into French Counter-Strike, the scene that produced the organization's only Major title. Envy won DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca in 2015, and that remains the sole Major on the organization's record.
The roster arrives mid-campaign rather than at a reset. HLTV reported that it is ranked 21st in the global VRS standings and is in a close fight for a place at the Singapore Major.
Two events stand between the team and the Major cutoff: Stake Pulse Beat III and DraculaN S7, both of which the five are set to attend. HLTV reported that they are expected to play under the Envy banner for the first time at Stake Pulse Beat III, which begins on October 12.
The Envy roster
- Bryan "Maka" Canda
- Lucas "Lucky" Chastang
- Kevin "misutaaa" Rabier
- Filip "Graviti" Brankovic
- Jeremy "Kursy" Gast
