According to leaker and insider @_harum1 on X, BIG (Berlin International Gaming) have signed gr1ks for their active roster.

This comes after another post he made suggests that BIG are going to bench hyped. It seems that if hyped is benched gr1ks would be the ideal replacement as an AWPer within BIG, as hyped was not putting up the performance they were looking for. gr1ks, from Belarus, was benched on HEROIC in September due to a conflict of gameplay within the organisation. He is currently on loan at GUN5 but could be heading to the German organisation relatively soon. hyped, aged 24, has only been on the BIG main roster for 9 months, with the possibility of moving to the bench so soon could be a bad sign for his career at that age.

A couple of days earlier harumi suggests that BIG are going to bench hyped in favour of gr1ks.

This is all speculation at the hands of a popular insider and leaker. Nothing has been confirmed by any organisation or players involved.