KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #2
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
have announced the departure of Juan "NagZ"
Pablo Lopez, shortly after he and Carlos "axeddy"
Alberto announced their restricted free agency.
One of the organization's first members, NagZ joined the team back in 2021 and was part of KRÜ's many achievements throughout the year; securing two top-eight finishes at both Masters: Reykjavik and Masters: Berlin before topping it all off with a Cinderella run at Champions to finish among the top four.
Unfortunately, NagZ and the rest of KRÜ were unable to replicate their results in 2022 despite qualifying for each international event. The team was eliminated by
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming
Inactive
, the eventual winners of the tournament, in Group B at Masters: Reykjavik, then once again by OpTic in the decider of Masters: Copenhagen's Group A.
Although the team managed to qualify for Champions that year, they were only able to secure a win against
XERXIA Esports
XERXIA Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #25
before being sent home by
FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix
Inactive
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
Zyppan
Pontus Eek
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
, who were fresh off their win at Copenhagen.
Amid a series of roster changes ahead of 2023's LOCK//IN, NagZ and fellow teammate Nicolas "Klaus"
Ferrari remained on the active roster while new faces were onboarded. Unfortunately, an early matchup against the old FPX core donning
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #16
ANGE1
Kyrylo Karasov
Shao
Andrey Kiprsky
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
hiro
Emirhan Kat
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
jerseys resulted in a quick 2-0 to send KRÜ home with a last place finish.
Due to the team's poor performance in the Americas League, NagZ and the rest of the roster missed out on Masters: Tokyo, but were able to rekindle old magic to successfully complete another Cinderella run through the Americas LCQ to qualify for Champions. Sadly, the team was sent home winless once again after losses to grand finalists
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #6
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
and
Giants Gaming
Giants Gaming
Inactive
Redgar
Igor Vlasov
Fit1nho
Adolfo Gallego
nukkye
Žygimantas Chmieliauskas
hoody
Aaro Peltokangas
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
ended their 2023 season.
In preparation for 2024, KRÜ hit the rebuild button and allowed NagZ and axeddy to look for opportunities as restricted free agents before their contracts ran out. Earlier today, the organization announced the release of one of its long-standing members.
Following NagZ's departure,
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #2
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
is: