Immortals benches fnx as it looks to replace him permanently

One of Brazil’s famous Counter-Strike stars has been benched, with the team searching for a replacement to fill in the spot.

Two-time CS: GO Valve Major champion Lincoln “fnx” Lau will not continue competing with the Brazilian Immortals team, as it has been announced that the organization is looking for a permanent replacement for the player. Meanwhile, the squad’s coach, Rafael “zakk” Fernandes, will be the fifth man on the roster. The reason for this change is mainly due to internal problems in the team that had affected the performance in previous matches.

“One of the biggest problems we’ve faced are internal issues that, unfortunately, affected in-game performance,” the team wrote in its announcement.

Fnx’s career lasted for around a decade and has spanned across all three iterations of Counter-Strike. The most successful period in his career came in 2016, when he won both the MLG Columbus and ESL One Cologne Valve Majors with the current SK Gaming roster. Despite this international success, fnx was eventually removed from the Brazilian SK Gaming roster on Dec. 9, as the squad was unable to win any further titles in 2016. He later joined Immortals and now the rest is history.