MIBR has benched Rafael ‘Saffee‘ Costa from the beginning lineup of its Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) roster.
The transfer marks the Brazilian esports organisation’s second change for the reason that esport returned to motion following the post-BLAST.television Austin Main participant break.
Saffee made his MIBR debut in June 2023 after a 12 months and a half representing fellow Brazilian organisation FURIA. Over the previous two years, the AWPer has achieved loads of success, successful ESL Challenger Melbourne and the RES Latin American Sequence.
Different notable outcomes embody a top-four end at ESL Professional League Season 20, together with appearances on the Excellent World Shanghai Main and the Austin Main.
Regardless of a strong 2024 and early 2025, MIBR continued to battle following the addition of Nicollas ‘nicks‘ Polonio in July. A top-12 placement at FISSURE Playground 1 mixed with, early exits from IEM Cologne and BLAST Bounty Season 2, resulted in change.
Saffee has but to disclose whether or not he plans to discover different choices or stay a part of MIBR’s CS2 efforts.
What Subsequent for MIBR?
All through September and October, MIBR is about to compete in a number of Tier 2 occasions in a bid to take care of its place inside the prime 32 forward of the StarLadder Budapest Main.
From September eighth, the group is amongst 24 competing in ESL Challenger League Cup #2. whereas September twenty seventh will see it compete on the FERJEE Rush 2025 LAN alongside a few of Brazil’s finest groups.
In October, MIBR heads to the CS Asia Championship after receiving an invite following a change to the occasion’s slot allocation. For this trio of tournaments, it’s unclear who will take Saffee’s place within the beginning lineup.
