FalleN to overlook ESL Professional League Season 23 playoffs

FURIA in-game chief Gabriel ‘FalleN‘ Toledo has revealed that he’ll miss the ESL Professional League Season 23 playoffs if the crew advances from Stage 2 of the Counter-Strike 2 occasion.

FalleN revealed that he has a private dedication that clashes with the ultimate stage of the Tier 1 occasion happening from March thirteenth to fifteenth at Stockholm’s Annexet.

FalleN confirmed the information throughout a latest MADHOUSE TV dwell stream overlaying the ESL Professional League in Brazil. On account of FalleN lacking the playoffs, FURIA’s coach Sid ‘sidde‘ Macedo will fill the hole if the crew qualifies.

The information is irritating for FURIA followers, with the organisation having a wonderful alternative to elevate its first Tier 1 trophy of the 2026 season. With Staff Vitality and Staff Falcons selecting to not attend, and Parivision failing to advance from Stage 1, FURIA heads into Stage 2 because the highest-ranked crew.

“I feel solely as soon as that I’ve gone by means of one thing comparable, the place I put a private dedication above a piece dedication or with a crew dedication,” stated FalleN in the course of the stream.

“Sadly, if we make it to the playoffs of this Professional League, I’ll must do it once more. I’ve a private dedication that is essential to me in Brazil on the identical date.”

Whereas he gained’t be competing if FURIA makes it to the playoffs, the Brazilian veteran expressed his pleasure surrounding the prospect of seeing sidde in motion. “It will likely be cool to see sidde representing and serving to the crew the way in which I normally do. Not simply with photographs, however with lots of organisation, an ideal ambiance, and sacrifice for the crew. Sidde is absolutely able to doing this very effectively.”

FURIA’s event begins with a first-round match towards B8 at this time (March sixth), with FalleN and the remainder of the crew seeking to begin Stage 2 with a victory.

With FalleN persevering with to compete in the course of the on-line matches, the crew has a powerful likelihood of advancing to the final eight, the place sidde will take his place.

This isn’t the primary occasion of a coach filling in for a high-profile event. In July 2025, the Chinese language facetTYLOO gained FISSURE Playground 1 after competing within the group stage and making it to the semi-finals with its coach within the beginning line-up.