North American esports organisation FlyQuest has signed João ‘story‘ Vieira to its Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) roster, finishing the lineup.
The transfer follows the organisation’s determination to maneuver Iulian ‘regali’ Harjău to the bench after he joined the staff in December 2024.
The roster change follows a disappointing finish to what initially gave the impression to be a promising run on the StarLadder Budapest Main on the finish of 2025.
The Australian aspect efficiently navigated its manner via Stage 1 of the season-ending event earlier than crashing out in Stage 2 with out securing a single win.
At the moment ranked twenty sixth within the world standings, FlyQuest is on the cusp of lacking out on alternatives to obtain direct invites to high-profile occasions.
story left SAW after the Portuguese esports organisation bought its roster on January third. The AWPer was part of his former staff since 2022, the place he managed to realize a semi-final run at IEM Cologne 2024 and a Nineteenth-place end on the PGL Copenhagen Main the identical 12 months.
In 2025, story continued to indicate indicators of enchancment as SAW competed at a number of high-profile occasions. November noticed the staff rating a top-four end at PGL Masters Bucharest, climbing to a peak rating of 18th in December’s Valve Regional Standings (VRS).
What Subsequent For FlyQuest?
Though FlyQuest has but to substantiate when its CS2 roster will return to motion, staff supervisor Chris‘GoMeZ’ Orfanellis revealed that the staff will compete ‘in two weeks.’
This may very well be the Zhi-Tech Elite Masters 2026, a Chinese language CS2 LAN occasion, which is internet hosting its closed qualifiers from January seventeenth to Nineteenth, with the highest eight sides incomes a spot within the LAN finals.
Eight groups will compete on the event for a share of a ¥300,000 CNY (~£31,860) prize pool, together with a spot within the closed qualifier for the Asian Champions League going down in April.
Aside from the prize cash and an opportunity to earn a spot in a Tier 1 event, VRS factors are up for grabs because the race to IEM Cologne Main qualification begins.
