The announcement of coldzera joining FaZe comes as no surprise to the CS:GO community, seeing how the move was first rumoured soon after Berlin StarLadder Major concluded, when it was said coldzera could fill one of the spots left vacant by the departure of Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kov��cs and Filip “NEO” Kubski from FaZe.
Earlier this week, Jarek “DeKay” Lewis added some more oil on the fire by claiming the transfer of coldzera is nearing completion, making it clear there is only a matter of time before FaZe acquires coldzera.
And an official announcement from FaZe and coldzera himself followed only a day later when it was revealed that the former MIBR star has officially become a member of Faze for an undisclosed fee.
Coldzera will now join forces with H?vard “rain” Nygaard, Nikola “NiKo” Kova?, Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer and Helvijs “broky” Saukants, who just recently joined FaZe as a trial, to create a juggernaut team, who will look to reclaim their former glory as one of the most fearsome teams in CS:GO competitive scene.
This move sees the two-time player of the year fulfilling his dream of playing alongside NiKo, who is expected to once again take over the IGL role, claiming he is ready to do so “if that is what the team needs”.
In an Instagram post made by coldzera, where he announced he has officially signed with FaZe, the Brazilian star went on to thank MIBR for all the memories, to which he added, he is now ready for new challenges that await him with FaZe.
With the acquisition of coldzera and broky, FaZe look to be set to compete in the upcoming ESL One: New York, which will be coldzera’s first S-Tier tournament since July, 2019, when he competed at ESL One Cologne 2019 with MIBR and finished at a disappointing 13th-16th place.
This move opens up a new chapter in coldzera’s career, seeing how this will be his first international challenge.
Coldzera was a member of 12 teams in his career prior to his move to FaZe, yet it was not until he decided to join Luminosity in 2015 that his career took off. With the Brazilian esports organization, coldzera won a series of international titles in the two years that followed, which included two back-to-back Major titles at MLG Columbus and ESL One Cologne 2016.
During that time period, coldzera played a crucial role in his team’s success, which earned him two consecutive Player of the Year titles (2016, 2017), making him the second player in the history of CS:GO to achieve that feat.
Widely regarded as one of the best CS:GO player that ever lived, coldzera still has a lot to prove following his less than successful run at MIBR between 2018-2019.
He will, however, get a chance to prove his worth once more in ESL One: New York, where he finished third-fourth with SK Gaming (later reformed into MIBR) in 2016 and 2017.
]]>As it was announced on Sunday that coldzera will quit the no.12 team after BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles and IEM Chicago, which is set to conclude on July 21.
With his decision to step down from the active line-up, the 24-year-old Brazilian will also miss the StarLadder Major, leaving MIBR with a huge hole to fill. While there have been no official announcements of how they will approach the issue, it is expected coach Wilton “zews” Prado will stand in until a more suitable solution is found.
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The reasoning behind coldzera’s decision to step down is still a mystery, but there is speculation that the main factors are poor results and various internal issues. MIBR have not yet reached a LAN finals match in 2019 and exited ESL One Cologne at the first hurdle with losses to Fnatic and BIG.
With the team struggling on several fronts, coldzera’s performances have suffered. As a player who holds a 1.16 rating average across all competitions, the Sao Paulo native managed a disappointing return of 1.04 per game at the recent ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals.
While coldzera’s announcement will come as a surprise to some, this is not the first time he has tried to quit MIBR. He was reportedly on the lookout for “new challenges” at the start of 2018 and later on in the summer, but no teams were willing to match his high release clause.