Juan "NagZ"
Pablo Lopez and Carlos "axeddy"
Alberto have both announced that they are looking for new opportunities outside of
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #3
keznit
Angelo Mori
Klaus
Nicolas Ferrari
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
heat
Olavo Marcelo
as restricted free agents. Their announcements come after the team's last-place finish at this year's Champions.
Up until his recent announcement, NagZ had been part of KRÜ's roster since its inception in 2021 alongside Nicolas "Klaus"
Ferrari. The two attended every single international event of that year and the next, most notably placing among the top four at 2021's Champions after upsetting
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
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TenZ
Tyson Ngo
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
Sacy
Gustavo Rossi
and
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #1
Leo
Leo Jannesson
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Boaster
Jake Howlett
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
. On the other hand, axeddy joined the organization as a sixth player towards the end of 2022.
Unfortunately, NagZ's achievement of being one of the few players to attend every international LAN was snatched away after 2023's LOCK//IN event – KRÜ failed to qualify for Masters: Tokyo after an abysmal VCT Americas season saw them place last with an 0-9 record.
Despite missing out on a trip to Japan, the team had one more chance to attend Champions through the America's LCQ, and plenty of time to prepare. Entering the event as the worst seed and expected to go home winless, KRÜ raised eyebrows after eliminating Brazilian representatives
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
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jzz
João Pedro
mazin
Matheus Araújo
artzin
Arthur Araujo
RgLMeister
Matheus Rodigoli
frz
Leandro Gomes
and
FURIA
FURIA
Brazil
Rank #8
kon4n
Vitor Hugo
mwzera
Leonardo Serrati
havoc
Ilan Eloy
Khalil
Khalil Schmidt
nzr
Agustin Ibarra
while only dropping one map. However, the real surprise emerged after KRÜ cleanly handled
Leviatán
Leviatán
Latin America South
Rank #1
tex
Ian Botsch
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
aspas
Erick Santos
C0M
Corbin Lee
and upset
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Cloud9
North America
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Xeppaa
Erick Bach
runi
Dylan Cade
moose
Kaleb Jayne
vanity
Anthony Malaspina
OXY
Francis Hoang
in the upper final. Only one match away from Champions, KRÜ once again struck down Leviatán in their rematch 3-1 to secure a ticket to Los Angeles.
This time, however, KRÜ were unable to perform upsets, bombing out of the group stage without winning a single map.
With a mediocre year – placing last in both international events they attended – concluded, KRÜ began making changes, first allowing axeddy to explore options before NagZ followed suit. Should he depart, the only surviving members from the original KRÜ roster would be Klaus and Angelo "keznit" Mori, who briefly departed the team in favor of Leviatán for several months.
For now,
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #3
keznit
Angelo Mori
Klaus
Nicolas Ferrari
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
heat
Olavo Marcelo
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