Team RED Canids, who were on the verge of qualifying for the second CS2 Major, unexpectedly announced changes to their roster. Wesley “hardzao” Lopes, one of the team's key players, was moved to the reserves. This decision came as a surprise to many fans and raised many questions.
Searching for a new star
This is not the first time RED Canids are facing changes in the lineup. It also became known that the team was in talks with Ricardo “boltz” Prass, who has been in the center of their attention for a long time. However, despite reaching the stage of discussing the cost, the deal did not take place. In addition, Lucas “lucaozy” Neves was on the team's interest list, but he is not their current target.
The RED Canids lineup now looks like this:
Matilha, comunicado sobre a line de CS!
— RED Canids Kalunga (@REDCanids) July 30, 2024
Nosso player Wesley "Hardzao" Lopes, foi movido para o banco, o jogador soma 3.895 kills nos 10 meses que está na RED e mais de 62% de mapas ganhos.
Agradecemos por todo esse tempo em nossa line principal!
O jogador se encontra… pic.twitter.com/lpMae7zKBp
Reasons for hardzao's departure and achievements
The departure of hardzao came after a string of failures in tournaments. RED Canids were eliminated in the Thunderpick semifinals, FERJEE Circuit quarterfinals and suffered two losses at IEM Rio. hardzao joined RED Canids last October and since then the team has won the Copa BetBoom 2023, CBCS 4 and EPL World Series Americas Season 4 and 7. They also finished second in RES Latin America Series #2 and participated in RMR at PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen.
A look into the future
RED Canids have three important matches coming up: the round of 16 at CCT South America Series #2 against Intense and two bo1 matches against Solid in the ESL Challenger League. The question of who will take hardzao's place and how these changes will affect the team remains open and is of great interest among fans and analysts.
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