ableJ announces retirement

25-9-2020 22:25

The 21-year-old says he has lost the drive to return to competition and is looking forward to the next chapter in his life.

FURIA benched player Rinaldo "⁠ableJ⁠" Moda Junior has announced that he has decided to retire from competition. The Brazilian will transition to a streaming role in the organisation, with further updates expected on Monday.

ableJ will take up a streaming role in FURIA

"After some experiences with a lot of positive aspects of which I'm proud, I no longer have the desire to compete and to be a professional player," he wrote in a Twitlonger post. "I realised that I wanted to pursue other paths in esports. Content creation and connecting with the community are something that I admire, have always been passionate about and see as a great learning environment."

The announcement comes almost a year to the day that ableJ was relegated to FURIA's bench to make way for former Immortals and Luminosity AWPer Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles. He went on to play for the organisation's academy team before joining W7M on a five-month loan that ended in May.

ableJ spent 11 months in FURIA's main team after being promoted by the organisation from the academy squad in October 2018. He picked up titles at the EMF World Invitational and the Arctic Invitational, also helping FURIA to reach the semi-finals at DreamHack Masters Dallas and the title decider at the ECS Season 7 Finals

That's why you don't sign 5 year contracts at a young age.

2020-09-25 22:25

39 replies

unluko unableJ

23 replies

unlucky that furia contracts fucked him over

2020-09-25 22:27

22 replies

nothing to do with his contract tho... he just doesnt want to play professionallly

2020-09-25 22:29

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it’s literally impossible to get out of a 5 year contract in cs. If they will sign a 5 year contract at all, they probably don’t have a set buyout. Buyouts in cs are insanely expensive and no Brazilian org is probably able to pay it.

2020-09-25 22:57

6 replies

he had the chance to leave :D but he wants to stream for FURIA

2020-09-25 23:03

4 replies

His only other choice is to stream. Bc he's stuck in that contract

2020-09-26 17:54

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ur clueless

2020-09-26 19:02

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ok bias fanboy

2020-09-27 17:34

Nothing to do with his contract? Are u dumb or just innocent?

2020-09-27 18:17

He's bad anyways lol. Just sell him for 2000$ and call it a day.

2020-09-26 13:15

Lmao nt

2020-09-26 02:05

he fucked himself up when he signed a 5 year contract and didn't perform well

furia killed ablej 😭😭😭😭

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FURIA killed mibr 😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😢

2020-09-25 22:30

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mibr 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

2020-09-25 22:36

+1 🤣😂😂😂😂👍

2020-09-25 22:37

+1 Edit: Have a good day!

2020-09-26 01:23

2020-09-25 22:45

+1 lol, u're right)

mibr killed mibr

2020-09-26 13:19

exactly

2020-09-26 16:40

FURIA doesn't have any major ... ups

2020-09-27 22:16

just like portugal 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍😎

2020-09-27 22:19

but at least he will get 4 years of salary without working right?

not now hes retired surely theres probably a clause by default in cs contracts that when a benched player retires they are no longer salaried or tied to the contract

2020-09-25 22:38

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So he can easily comeback in half of the year if it works like that

2020-09-25 22:39

honestly it depends on how contracts are worded because no one other than the orgs probably know but maybe legally it would be a pretty big loophole and idk how courts would react if furia decided to be cunts and sue or whatever if it did breach the contract or they tried to pull some other weird shit

2020-09-25 22:42

He’s getting benched pay and I’m sure is still under contract, that’s why he’s streaming for them to fulfill his obligation. It’s one of the only ways to keep him tied to them and also to recoup some of the money spent. I’ll guarantee he doesn’t get to keep all the twitch money.

2020-09-25 23:08

yea i only just realised he was kept on so fair enough

2020-09-25 23:55

It could mean if he comes back the "new" team has to pay for him.

2020-09-26 00:01

I think you get lower salary when you're benched

2020-09-26 00:08

that's why he'll stream :P

2020-09-26 14:20

he must get good pay and wants to become a role model in the community whats your point?

Money isn't everything.

2020-09-25 22:32

Money isn't everything - Said by some poor dude, also Trump is your last hope

2020-09-26 07:27

young people dont know that it's slavery. all they see is the money not the written things ^^

2020-09-25 23:56

He's just pissed off about the fact Furia is looking for a 6th player while he's on the bench desperately to get into the active roster again.

2020-09-26 02:01

he is better than VINI

2020-09-26 06:02

UnableJ

disablej

2020-09-27 01:20

LMAO

2020-09-25 22:26

Unluko

wow

ripJ

Rip

unfortunate

valoranto player incoming

-1

2020-09-27 16:37

Who?

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ABLEJ

jELBA?

yeap

2020-09-25 22:31

a saw fan asking "who" kkkkkk

2020-09-26 14:06

kakakakaka. Nice account

2020-09-26 18:23

portuguese cs? who?

2020-10-04 23:40

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Woke up only today my brother? that's a little late, where you looking for your gold?

2020-10-05 14:25

sInCe I dOnT hAvE aRgUmEnTs AbOuT cS lEt Me SaY sOmE sHiT aBoUt ThReE cEnTuRiEs AgO

2020-10-06 02:42

sInCe I dOnT hAvE aRgUmEnTs lEt Me TaLk AbOuT sCeNeS

2020-10-06 16:37

bye disbaledj

lol!

WHO?

RETIRED AT 21 OMEGALUL

Yeah. From CS. I see you haven't retired from being stupid yet.

2020-09-26 19:23

He was absolutely awful when he played, and retiring at 21 is very young in CS, hence why I found it funny because its abnormal. Your flag checks out for how retarded you are, you are from a country which no longer exists, just like your brain!

2020-09-26 22:34

Yes, of course I am from Yugoslavia. Big brain.

2020-09-27 20:16

I would make the arguement 21 is more "prime" than young in cs

2020-09-27 23:38

F Jelba

21.. time to retire.

retiring at 21 lul

+1xd

2020-09-26 10:06

MIBR crying rn

RiP

21 years old why? anyways good luck ableJ, i hope you will have a good life!

Retirement wtf that's just quitting competitive cs with barely a career, who the f calls that retirement

"that's just quitting competitive" yes... that's what retiring means...

2020-09-25 23:35

tEcHnIcAlLy

2020-09-26 00:02

2020-09-25 23:49

Valorant coming?

2020-09-25 22:28

5 years contract KEKW

Time to smoke cigars on a chair in his front lawn

Hahahahah

2020-09-26 00:19

time to change name and flair men)) 😎

Not gonna happen AbleJ forever in my heart

+1.

2020-09-25 23:31

2020-09-25 22:54

gg unluckoJ

Could have been their sixth player

2020-09-26 01:30

FFFFFFF

rip

thats basically free money for doing nothing

21 years old already retiring lol

Man that really sucks, he shouldn't give up at just 21 :(

2020-09-25 22:35

5 year contract... Enough said

Sad, lesson for future players.

retiring already?

5 years fvck furia

So young, so gud RIP

at least he can be youngest retired player

2020-09-25 22:44

TenZ is younger he retired at 19

2020-09-26 15:06

Good way to get rid of pressure and keep earning some bucks.

depressed most likely . Retired = dont get money lulw

2020-09-25 22:47

FURIA KILLED ABLEJ CAREER

2020-09-25 22:49

disabledj OMEGALUL

2020-09-25 22:53

At least he understood he wasn't made for CS Respect able, I wish taco could learn with you

i was not made for CS too, if i learn from both maybe i could win Majors and t1 events, beat Astralis in md3, or atleast Arctic Invitational

2020-09-26 15:18

You'd be carried in all events which is kinda shameful

2020-09-26 15:24

Kinda sad, yet good for him. Content creators have a lot more freedom and have the potential to make the same amount of bank, if not more.

2020-09-25 22:58

#FURIAKILLEDABLEJ

Baiting people into thinking he will be the 6th player, then announces a shitty live streaming app and retires himself from competitive cs, what a fucking joke. No doubt he is the weak link of Furia. Why not use him as a 6th player, WTF is up with Furia...

2020-09-25 23:25

sad :((

benched without any team or retired same shit... benched at least he still can steal paychecks, now nothing.

2020-09-25 23:26

Disable dj.

what a shame, he was a great player, but the pressure FURIA got when they reached higher than expected probably played a a negative role in his career

2020-09-25 23:38

He got benched because Furia needed an awper. Before HEN1, arT was the awper, but with his playstyle it didn't work out for them

2020-09-28 01:24

Wtf!!!

2020-09-25 23:48

He was perfect for 6th player! He already knows all the other players, the chemistry is great, he was already signed... unfortunately it looks like it was HIS decision

furia ruined him, shame

nobody forced him to sign this contract.

We can't confirm, but I don't believe they were simply asked to sign it. There are some factors that allow the players to make a decision, and eventually the weaker elo of their roster would left prejudiced. I still think it was unfair from furia, they could've been more flexible.

2020-09-26 17:44

If I take an investment I take it seriously. C9 went to shit cuz their CEO thought to be nice is more important than to make tough decisions. Not every ORG shit money.

2020-09-26 17:45

yeah I see your point

2020-09-26 18:54

expected from BotJ. mouz can finally look for a consistent fifth player that doesnt bottom-frag against every tier xyz opponent

2016: PLAY CS GO FOR THE FIRST TIME 2019: PARTICIPATE IN A MAJOR 2020: RETIRE FAST CARRER

2020-09-26 00:13

unlucko dis♿blej

2020-09-26 00:10

5 years KEKW

2020-09-26 00:51

Disablej kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2020-09-26 01:07

who?? nothing against the guy, but never did anything in the scene lol, why becoming news zzzzZzz

2020-09-26 01:08

never lost a match against Astralis and Na'Vi same as mibr lmao

2020-09-26 05:29

which lan he won? :>

2020-09-26 09:12

Witch lan mibr won? :>

2020-09-26 17:24

Arctic Invitational

2020-09-27 05:58

sad

2020-09-26 01:24

i am cry

2020-09-26 01:31

wtf man

2020-09-26 01:41

21 year old retire kkkkkkkk

2020-09-26 01:50

disableJ ♿

2020-09-26 01:54

Retirement at 21 omegalul

2020-09-26 02:04

Hoped he would be furia's 6th, he wasn't bad.

2020-09-26 02:13

I'm really surprised, I think he has been playing great and he had future in CS, but I understand his decison.

2020-09-26 02:43

Rippp

2020-09-26 03:33

5 YEARS OMEGALUL 5 YEARS OMEGALUL 5 YEARS OMEGALUL 5 YEARS OMEGALUL

2020-09-26 04:07

2020-09-26 04:09

he's moving to valorant

2020-09-26 05:23

2020-09-26 05:31

2020-09-26 07:28

Who

2020-09-26 09:08

BR wat doink

2020-09-26 09:18

The best individual player in the world dumb bra71llians kekw

2020-09-26 09:36

I know him only from few months playing in Furia and this Clutch 1vs3 on Vertigo

2020-09-26 09:44

Couldnt think of a better 6th player

2020-09-26 12:57

coldzera as backup player lol

2020-09-26 12:58

Valorant ?

valorant?

2020-09-26 13:35

unluck boy!

2020-09-26 14:17

F. I wish the best for him.

2020-09-26 14:39

2020-09-26 16:28

Oof, this almost give me earth attack. I think a ChrisJ retirement...

2020-09-26 17:05

This will eventually happen too, Chris is underperforming for quite a while now

So he wont earn money for 5 years contract? i would never retire.

2020-09-26 17:51

who?

2020-09-26 21:09

So sad, man :(

2020-09-26 22:32

Who cars. Worthless brasilian player.

2020-09-26 23:06

big name in br scenario, I think that he easyle play in any team in SA/NA, but he had a bad contract with furia

2020-09-27 06:02

org tried to kill him. that's why he leave cs. forced to contract condition

2020-09-27 07:11

2020-09-27 09:48

Who? Retire on 21

2020-09-27 17:23

5 years contract

2020-09-27 17:40

foi so ver o time dele ser campeão !?!? isso que eu chamo de EGOISMO;

2020-09-28 13:51

Valorant coming

2020-09-29 08:25

who

2020-09-29 14:45

2020-09-29 20:08

2020-09-29 21:03

bye disablej

2020-09-29 21:50

Hahahhhaj

2020-10-04 02:04

Well, can't say I'm surprised. That 5-year contract was such a terrible idea, it baffles me why people aren't criticizing Furia to this day for it. They are the one to blame here. I wish him luck as a streamer though. If he's good enough, he'll probably make even more doing that though.

2020-10-01 15:11

sucks.. quits..

2020-10-01 22:06

lol who

2020-10-03 00:14