cadiaN
| cadiaN | |
|---|---|
| Current team | |
| Team | OG |
| Role |
|
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Casper Møller |
| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31)[1] Haderslev, Denmark |
| Team history | |
| 2016–2017 | Rogue |
| 2017–2018 | Rogue |
| 2018–2019 | North |
| 2019–2020 | Heroic |
| 2020 | FunPlus Phoenix |
| 2020–2023 | Heroic |
| 2023–2024 | Team Liquid |
| 2024–2025 | Astralis |
| 2025– | OG |
Casper Møller, known professionally as cadiaN, is a Danish professional Counter-Strike 2 player who presently plays for OG.
Early life
[edit]Born in Haderslev,[2] Møller grew up playing football and wanting to become a professional handballer; however, an injury saw him withdraw from the sport, where he then began to play video games.[3][4]
Career
[edit]After playing for the American esports organisation Rogue, cadiaN left in 2018, moving to the Denmark-based organisation North.[5] At North, he spent five months on the bench, and joined TV 2 Zulu's Counter-Strike coverage.[6]
CadiaN joined Heroic in 2019, where he became the team's in-game leader.[7] The team won ESL One Cologne in the summer of 2020, rising to one of the top teams in the world.[8] In August 2020, the team came under investigation for cheating following the team's coach abusing a bug.[9] After more than a year of investigating, the rest of the team was cleared of wrongdoing.[10] His time at Heroic was briefly interrupted at time spent with FunPlus Phoenix, who attempted to purchase the team before the deal fell through.[6]
CadiaN was benched by Heroic in November 2023,[11] following a period of turmoil within the team.[12][13] Team Liquid announced on 7 December that they signed cadiaN.[14] After rumours began to circulate of Liquid benching him,[15] cadiaN was officially benched by the organisation in June 2024.[16] He later moved to Astralis, a rival organisation of Heroic, in September 2024.[17] During the 2024 Blast Fall Finals, Astralis was accused of faking the illness of a player, which allowed cadiaN to join the team as a substitute.[1] The team was deducted 25% of their prize money from the event.[1] After failing to qualify for the 2025 Austin Major, cadiaN was released by Astralis.[18]
Honours
[edit]Heroic
- ESL One Cologne: 2020[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Gøtzsche, Mikkel (24 September 2024). "Astralis anklages for at have sygemeldt rask spiller til stor turnering" [Astralis accused of reporting a healthy player as sick for a major tournament]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Mønster, Flemming (31 March 2018). "Casper fra Haderslev er fuldtidsprofessionel counterstrike-spiller i USA" [Casper from Haderslev is a full-time professional Counter-Strike player in the USA]. JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (28 November 2022). "Dansk stjerne i rørende stund med sin mor" [Danish star in a touching moment with his mother]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Scharnberg, Martin Leer (26 October 2020). "25-årige Casper skiftede håndbolden ud med computeren: Nu er han anfører for verdens bedste hold" [25-year-old Casper Møller swapped handball for the computer: Now he is the captain of the world's best team]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "North welcomes cadiaN - gade returns from loan". Ritzau. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Hvem er Heroic egentlig?" [Who are Heroic, really?]. Red Bull (in Danish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Kjær, Christian (17 September 2024). "Dansk stjerne i kontroversielt skifte til Astralis" [Danish star in controversial move to Astralis]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Ritzau. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 Jensen, Michael Sten (12 April 2021). "Dansk CS-spiller gik viralt efter sit livs spil: 'Jeg besvimede næsten under jubelscenen'" [Danish CS player went viral after the game of his life: "I almost fainted during the celebration"]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Jensen, Michael Sten (6 September 2021). "En digital sæbeopera med snyd og beskyldninger fylder dansk Counter-Strike" [A digital soap opera filled with cheating and accusations is dominating Danish Counter-Strike]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Nygaard, Mikkel (20 October 2021). "Danske stjerner frikendt i skandale om snyd: 'Der er flere, der stadig ikke tror på os'" [Danish stars cleared in cheating scandal: "There are still some who don't believe us."]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Wøhlk, Alexander (24 November 2023). "Nu er det forbi: - Et hårdt farvel" [Now it's over: A tough farewell]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Sauermilch, Jonas (26 October 2023). "'Opløsningen' på Danmarks bedste Counter-Strike-hold kan ende i 'katastrofalt scenarie'" [The breakup of Denmark's best Counter-Strike team could end in a "catastrophic scenario"]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Wøhlk, Alexander (21 November 2023). "Danskerhold klapper i om internt kaos" [Danish team keeps quiet about internal chaos]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Husk den gode tone! (7 December 2023). "Endelig skete det: Dansk stjerne offentliggjort" [Finally it happened: Danish star revealed]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Biazzi, Leonardo (16 May 2024). "CadiaN could reportedly leave Team Liquid's CS2 lineup soon". Esports.GG. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ @TeamLiquidCS (17 June 2024). "Today we are moving @caspercadiaN from the active roster to the bench for the purposes of exploring a transfer" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 May 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Thomsen, Mathias Gregersen (21 September 2024). "Chokskifte skal få Astralis tilbage i verdenstoppen" [Shock transfer aims to bring Astralis back to the top of the world]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Astralis fyrer prominente navne" [Astralis fires prominent names]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Ritzau. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "A New Chapter Begins: OG Esports Signs cadiaN". OG Esports. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
