MIBR expand roster with exit signing

30-3-2021 17:00

The Brazilian player could make his debut for the team in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, in just two weeks' time.

MIBR have announced that they have completed the signing of Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda from Sharks. The 24-year-old rifler joins the Brazilian giants with immediate effect, increasing the roster to six players despite Valve's decision to issue penalties to teams who substitute out players in the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) circuit.

"I'm very happy with this opportunity, it's something I've always wanted," exit said in a statement. "I'll give my best to help this team and help it reach the top, which is where Brazil deserves to be."

exit is already practising with MIBR

The announcement follows a rough first few months for the new MIBR roster, which was announced in mid-January. The Brazilian team, featuring the core of the BOOM squad that won nine tournaments in a row in South America in 2020, failed to impress in their first tournaments in Europe, finishing last in their BLAST Premier Spring group, fourth in their ESL Pro League group, and 9th-12th in the IEM Katowice Play-In.

exit will replace Daniel "⁠danoco⁠" Morgado on all maps during the first week of practice, according to head coach Alessandro "⁠Apoka⁠" Marcucci, who added that the coaching staff will make a decision regarding the starting lineup for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown in the days leading up to the event, scheduled for April 13-18.

"We know we cannot make changes in between maps in the RMR competitions, we need a team of five," Apoka added. "That's what Valve wants.

"But it's very important for us to have six players right now, that's why danoco will stay with us and will be watching us in practice."

exit was the last original member of Sharks' first lineup, unveiled in July 2017. During this three-and-a-half-year tenure with the Portuguese organisation, the 24-year-old averaged a 1.13 rating and attended several international LAN events, including three ESL Pro League Finals, one ECS Finals and one Americas Minor.

He will reunite with Renato "⁠nak⁠" Nakano after they were teammates for almost two years on Sharks. The 33-year-old, who was part of the iconic MIBR lineup that won the ESWC 2006 title, was named the team's strategic coach in January.

With exit's addition, MIBR now have:

Gustavo "⁠yel⁠" Knittel
Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass
Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes
Bruno "⁠shz⁠" Martinelli
Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda
Daniel "⁠danoco⁠" Morgado

Alessandro "⁠Apoka⁠" Marcucci (coach)
Renato "⁠nak⁠" Nakano (strategic coach)

exit joins mibr hahah

2021-03-30 17:03

16 replies

who's gonna exit MIBR through

2021-03-30 17:04

8 replies

no man, exit mibr it says right there

2021-03-30 17:07

4 replies

but who exits MIBR men

3 replies

exit exit mibr

2021-03-30 17:19

2 replies

MIBR exit exit MIBR?

2021-03-30 17:29

1 reply

MIBR exits exit

2021-03-31 13:38

Goodbye Pinoco

2021-03-30 17:11

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Pinoco

2021-03-30 20:17

pinoco > taco 😎

2021-04-02 05:37

Can't wait for "exit exits MIBR"

2021-03-30 17:09

Won't happen. "exit leaves Sharks"

2021-03-30 18:31

Sad, at least they did "f0rest leaves nip"

2021-03-30 20:48

It’s not too late

2021-04-08 15:35

-chelo +exit

2021-03-30 18:40

nuts? chelo best aim of the team lol

2021-03-31 08:28

whytf would they bench their best player???

2021-03-31 12:39

tier5 player

9 replies

Better than half of the current roster.

2021-03-30 17:05

hltv.org/matches/2336201/liquid-vs-shark..

6 replies

Holding onto something from 2 years ago omegalul

2021-03-30 17:14

well he didnt have a chance to play in top level because of covid again, but that proves he can play in tier 1

That’s not the reason he wasn’t picked up it’s because he was inconsistent in tier 2 Brazil for awhile

2021-03-30 17:31

Sharks were playing in na but because of covid they had to go to sa, and they have been there since then and they had a lot of roster changes, when they were in na they were playing at a high level (higher than they are now) thats all I'm saying

2021-03-30 20:08

bottom fragger against bot2k kkkkkkkkkkkkk

2021-03-30 17:16

Bot2k, you dont understend the game.

WHO

expected

-DANOCO, PLEASE

Poggers

-danoco

unexpected lul

nice

9 man working on a finished team

7 replies

Botsent

2021-03-31 02:13

imagine cheering for taco lol

5 replies

Imagine trash-talking a major champion lol

2021-04-01 23:09

wooooww so you mean get right still is a good player, cause he won a major and was hltv #1??????? replies must have actual content. zzzzz

2021-04-02 02:42

Hobo complex. Not going to mess w that. gl trashtalking brazilians.

2021-04-02 19:35

hahahahaha yeah yeah, taco very, but very strong player lmao

2021-04-03 03:32

Sure, random

2021-04-04 19:10

they had money to buy exit but not Leo_drk lmao, ok mibr...

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lol

Drunky probably doesn't wanna play with these guys

2021-03-30 17:18

So now he is playing alone lol

2021-03-30 17:12

Leo is already set to play for EnvyUs in May with the O PLANO boys, what makes you think he would ever consider playing for a t3 brazilian team w/o resilience?

2021-03-30 20:35

really, envy alredy back?

2021-03-30 21:15

Yep. Just check vsm's latest stream, he literally doesn't care, he spilled the beams and even spelled Envy with hand signs, claiming it's going to be his new home.

2021-03-31 01:30

vsm x9

2021-03-31 02:09

Fuckk, I hoped Envy would sign DBL 😰

2021-04-03 15:48

exit carried the drk into sharks lul

2021-03-30 17:15

its not the point guys, Im just saying that MiBR said they didnt have money to afford Kng's line up, and then they have old Boom's line up, 2 coaches and they bought the 6º player. MiBR should just be clean with their fans and said that they didnt want the old line up, even with most of the brs loving them (kng,lucas,vina,trk,leo,cogu and now hen)

2021-03-31 00:35

they did want them but they themselves didnt want to stay because of lack of support from the org, not moneywhise. Also, Im not an insider but I think the salary and contract conditions of the current roster are way below what the old roster wanted

2021-03-31 01:14

its about timing, mibr waited months to buy exit, they were waiting for market opportunities, at the time, leo drunky was on high value, making the transfer unrealistic.

2021-04-03 03:35

ahhahahahahhahahahahaahh

2021-03-30 17:10

They should give danoco more time

3 posts about him in a day LOL

2021-03-30 17:13

Ok!

exit signing.... is this something new?

interesting adition.

holy shit we know

2021-03-30 17:17

Every brazil team need fnx

2021-03-30 17:20

nice adition

2021-03-30 17:21

if he manages to stay for 3 months, that's good

2021-03-30 17:22

kkkkkk

2021-03-30 17:24

Bench danoco, no need of him

2021-03-30 17:27

now move Danoco to 6th player he sucks

2021-03-30 17:28

-boltz

TIER 40 OF BRAZIL GOES TO PLAY IN THE EUROPE... What`s Happening? 12/23

bye danoco i guess?

mibr exit confirm?

2021-03-30 17:34

got excited... thought mibr was leaving csgo

2021-03-30 17:35

2021-03-30 17:38

F Danoc0.

2021-03-30 17:42

Didn't read fully and thought MIBR was leaving cs

2021-03-30 17:48

who?

2021-03-30 17:58

"strategic coach" kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2021-03-30 18:07

More like paycheck stealer or money laundry manager

2021-03-30 18:32

Danoco bench?

2021-03-30 18:14

mibr exit csgo ?

2021-03-30 18:28

MIBR should just save themselves the hassle and exit CS, they are trash

another article: exit ate pizza for dinner

2021-03-30 18:45

mibr are desperate I see...

2021-03-30 18:50

2021-03-30 18:54

They need to exit CS!

2021-03-30 19:27

They didn’t bench everyone, 6v5 🤔

2021-03-30 19:42

imagine when he leaves mibr "exit exit mibr"

2021-03-30 19:54

NICE

2021-03-30 20:14

Imagine thinking that Danoco is the problem... Little they know it's all about resilience and teamwork. Just waiting until they get stomped after exit's honey moon period ends.

danoco is not skilled enough to play at the current international level. Teamwork and resilience are important, but exit can bring more stability to the team, even after a 'honeymoon' period.

2021-03-30 21:37