Notable Brazilian organization Gamelanders has made the choice to bench its current male roster after falling out of the 2022 VCT season.
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After bombing out in Stage 2 of the Brazilian VCT Challengers circuit 0–4 with a revamped roster, Gamelanders Blue has decided to bench its active roster; the org announced today on Twitter.
Their tough losses come from a string of tough defeats against several Brazilian teams in Stage 2, including FURIA, Los Grandes, and Stars Horizon; even slightly missing a chance to take a map off Brazilian superteam LOUD. Stage 1 also included close losses for the roster.
The current standing roster had been together for since January of 2022, coming mostly from the ex-Stars Horizon roster, with the exception of one player in Brinks who joined in May. Long-standing player in Guilherme “Nyang” Coelho had even stuck under the Gamelanders name for 2 years prior to the announcement.
In the given Twitlonger, Gamelanders stated that following their losses in VCT: Brazil, which ultimately caused the org to miss out on the Last Chance Qualifiers; they have decided to bench their current roster in potential search of a new way to structure the team. The org also stated that the current players are up for negotiation if one were to buy them out.
Prior to the benching, the Gamelanders Blue roster was;
- Guilherme “Nyang” Coelho
- Deivid “fuzari” Fuzari
- Douglas “dgzin” Silva
- Davi “chase” Mello
- Brinks
- Ian “shaW” Jardim (Head Coach)
- João Pedro “jp” Teixeira (Assistant Coach)
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