After a Difficult Season: hyped Leaves BIG

The German AWPer hyped finds himself at another turning point in his career after a difficult and controversial stint with BIG. Despite the organization’s trust and a stable spot in the main roster, the 2024–2025 period brought no major victories and instead marked a noticeable decline in results. Against the backdrop of unsuccessful runs at tier-2 and tier-3 tournaments and only limited success at larger events, hyped’s future remains uncertain — whether he will take a break from professional play or begin a new chapter with another team.

In 2022–2023, hyped was an active member of BIG Academy, after which he successfully joined BIG’s main roster. In 2024, he temporarily played on loan for ALTERNATE aTTaX, before returning to BIG at the beginning of 2025.

For both BIG and hyped, this year passed without major victories or titles. The team went through a significant downturn in form. BIG frequently competed in tier-2 and tier-3 tournaments, but most of these runs ended without notable success. The only positive results at larger events were a 9–11th place finish at PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 and a runner-up finish at MESA Nomadic Masters Spring 2025, where BIG lost 1–3 to HEROIC in the final.

As for hyped’s individual statistics, in 2025 he played 210 maps with an average ADR of 67.5, a KAST of 70%, and an overall rating of 0.97. His rating against top-5 teams stands at 0.89, and 0.91 against top-10 opponents.

Current BIG lineup:

• tabseN
• JDC
• prosus
• gr1ks
• FreeZe
• xenn (coach)

At the moment, there are no details regarding hyped’s next team. It remains unclear whether he will take a break from professional play or has already begun actively searching for a new roster.