Fluxo W7M Pauses CS2 Division, Releases Most of Roster
The Brazilian organization blamed recent changes to the CS Major format and revenue model, as well as the loss of a key partner.
Fluxo W7M has paused its Counter-Strike 2 division and released most of its players, citing recent changes to the Major format and revenue model and the loss of a strategic partner.
The Brazilian organization confirmed the decision in an official statement on X at 16:33 UTC on November 10. It described the move as a difficult decision “to pause and re-evaluate” its place in the game.
Players dav1deuS and coach juve remain under contract, while the rest of the squad will have their contracts terminated and are free to negotiate with other teams immediately. Reports of the decision first surfaced about two and a half hours earlier, when journalists from Dust2 Brazil said Fluxo would bench and release its players.
The Chilean dav1deuS only joined Fluxo this year, after RED Canids moved its entire roster to the bench in April. The organization did not specify which Major changes it referred to, but Valve recently overhauled Major stickers for IEM Cologne 2026, replacing sticker capsules with a shop using dynamic pricing.
Sticker sales have long been one of the biggest sources of income for teams that reach a Major. The Esports Radar reported that missed Major revenue, lower sticker earnings and the exit of a commercial partner over Brazil’s betting rules led Fluxo to freeze the project.
Fluxo also failed to qualify for the PGL Major Singapore. The statement admitted that results had not always matched expectations. “It was not always the results our fans hoped for, and that we ourselves were seeking,” the organization wrote.
It still pointed to years of competing among Brazil’s top teams, several titles and qualification for three Majors. The lineup changed often along the way, as when Fluxo benched nicks to add mlhzin in March 2025.
Not everyone accepted that the scene was to blame. Epitácio “TACO” de Melo, who won two Majors in 2016 with Luminosity and SK Gaming, said in a post at 19:22 UTC that it was “a shame to see Fluxo leaving CS”.
He argued that treating the scene as solely responsible was unfair, because “sporting and management decisions weigh heavily” on a project’s success. In his view, Fluxo “got some things right, but also made a lot of mistakes over the years”, and he said he hoped it would come back stronger.
Others read the news as a warning for Brazilian Counter-Strike as a whole. Fluxo follows RED Canids, which benched its whole roster and coaching staff in April and left the future of its division uncertain.
The pause does not touch the rest of Fluxo W7M, which remains one of the biggest esports brands in Brazil. The organization was founded by the Free Fire star Nobru and built its name in mobile esports, winning the Free Fire World Series Global Finals in 2024.
Its Free Fire team is second at the FFWS 2026 Global Finals after the first week, just four points behind P Esports. Redington Cybersport reported earlier this month that the squad had jumped to first place in the knockout stage. Its Rainbow Six Siege team also carries on, and was promoting its matches on X this week.
Fluxo thanked its players, staff and fans, and said it was closing the chapter “with pride” in what it had built. It did not say when, or whether, it plans to return to Counter-Strike.
