British CSGO player Thomas ‘Thomas’ Utting has moved to Team Envy.
The North American organisation signed him from UK esports side Endpoint, who made a fond farewell to Thomas on Twitter, saying he’s been ‘an absolute force on the team’ during his time with them.
22-year-old Thomas has moved to Envy for an undisclosed fee. He joins his new teammates Nifty, Michu, Calyx and Legija, with coach kuben.
Thomas has played for a number of teams including CeX, Reason, No Chance, Phoenix and Endpoint.
Thomas said regarding the move: “I’m excited to announce that I will be joining Envy. This is an exciting new start for me and hopefully I can show what I’m capable of.
“We will be preparing for Flashpoint season 2 and I’m sure we will give a good showing there!”
It’s of course a big move for the British player. Moving from Endpoint to an org the size of Envy will come with its own pressures – but also opportunities. Like Thomas says, he has the chance to show the world what he’s capable of now.
The UK has historically not produced many players at the top level of CSGO on the global stage. We have smooya, and dephh, but the latter has recently moved to Valorant where he plays for Dignitas.
Let’s hope Thomas can inspire more players from the UK to also make that leap.
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
