French esports organisation 3DMAX has introduced the signing of Kévin ‘misutaaa‘ Rabier to its Counter-Strike 2 roster following a turbulent begin to the 2026 season.
Because of the change, Alexandre ‘bodyy‘ Pianaro has parted methods with the organisation and is in search of a brand new group to symbolize.
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Introduced on February twenty fourth, misutaaa joins following a six-month stint competing underneath the GenOne banner throughout a variety of Tier 1 qualifiers and Tier 2 LANs. Most just lately, he competed at DraculaN Season 5, scoring a top-16 end after withdrawing from the occasion earlier than the higher bracket started.
All through his profession, misutaaa has represented a number of high-profile organisations through the International Offensive period. Between 2020 and 2022, he represented Staff Vitality, profitable a number of Tier 1 tournaments, together with 2020’s BLAST Premier Fall.
“As we enter a key second within the season, we really feel it’s the proper time to deliver a brand new dynamic to the group and hold pushing ahead with ambition,” wrote 3DMAX on social media. “Our objective stays the identical: to enhance on daily basis and construct a roster that constantly performs on the stage we anticipate from ourselves.”
Alongside the addition of misutaaa to the beginning line-up, 3DMAX has additionally overhauled its teaching workers because it goals to cement itself as one of many world’s main Counter-Strike groups. Damien ‘wasiNk‘ Dufour returns to the organisation as its Head Coach, whereas former Main winner Nathan ‘NBK‘ Schmitt joins as an Assistant Coach.
Will 3DMAX Qualify For The Main?
Since ending second on the CS Asia Championships 2025, 3DMAX has struggled to safe locations within the latter levels of Tier 1 tournaments. At BLAST Bounty Season 1 2026, the group misplaced to Inside Circle through the on-line part to attain a disappointing top-32 end.
In February, it completed final at PGL Cluj-Napoca, failing to win a map in any of its three Group Stage matches, placing it susceptible to dropping out of the invite slots for the upcoming IEM Cologne Main in June.
At present ranked 14th within the Valve Regional Standings (VRS), the new-look 3DMAX line-up returns to motion through the on-line stage of ESL Professional League Season 23, happening from March 1st to tenth.
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