Adam Friberg is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

competitive 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. Friberg previously played for

Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) is a professional esports organisation based in Sweden that is best known for its '' Counter-Strike'' teams. In 2012, the team reformed with a '' Counter Strike: Global Offensive'' lineup upon the release of the game. As ...

where he won his only major to date,

ESL One Cologne 2014 Electronic Sports League One Cologne 2014, also known as ESL One Cologne 2014, was the third '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major Championship. The tournament was held during Gamescom 2014 from August 14–17, 2014 at the Cologne Exhibiti ...

Career

''Counter-Strike''

Friberg began his professional esports career in 2009 playing for Games4u.se in '' Counter-Strike: Source''.

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

After playing with several teams from 2010 to 2012, Friberg signed with

(NiP). During his time with the team, he helped them go on a record 87-map win streak on LAN, and took home the Major trophy from

. On July 31, 2017, Friberg parted ways with the team. In August 2017, Friberg signed with

OpTic Gaming OpTic Gaming is an American professional esports and entertainment organization headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The organization currently operates a ''Call of Duty'' team in the Call of Duty League, OpTic Texas, they also operate a ''Overwatch ...

. Friberg signed with team Heroic in May 2018. 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. 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.

Merchandise

In October 2015, NiP in co-operation with Alvesta Glass released an ice cream in Friberg's honor, called "King Of Banana", referring to his nickname as the "king" of a certain part on a CS:GO map (de_inferno) called "Banana".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Friberg, Adam 1991 births Living people Swedish esports players People from Gothenburg Ninjas in Pyjamas players Counter-Strike players