Fluxo W7M has paused its Counter-Strike 2 division and released most of its team, ending, at least for the time being, more than four years in the game. The Brazilian organisation confirmed the decision in an official statement on X at 16:33 UTC on 10 November, or 13:33 in Brasília.
It blamed recent changes to “the format and remuneration model” of the CS Majors, combined with the loss of a strategic partner it called fundamental to the operation. Fluxo described the move as a difficult decision “to pause and re-evaluate” its place in the game, according to a TalkEsport translation of the Portuguese statement.
Players exit and dav1deuS, along with coach juve, remain under contract with Fluxo W7M, the statement says. The rest of the squad will have their contracts ended and are free to negotiate with other teams straight away. 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.
Why Fluxo is pausing its Counter-Strike team
Fluxo did not spell out which Major changes it meant, but Valve overhauled Major stickers for IEM Cologne 2026, replacing sticker capsules with a shop that uses dynamic pricing. Sticker sales have long been one of the biggest sources of income for teams that reach a Major. The business outlet 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 PGL Major Singapore, according to the same report.
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 organisation 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.
TACO says Fluxo’s own mistakes matter as much as the scene
Not everyone accepts that the scene is 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 pressure reaches beyond Counter-Strike, as our look at seven Dota 2 teams leaving in six months shows. Other Brazilian organisations are still investing, though, as paiN Gaming’s signings in January showed.
What Fluxo W7M still competes in
The pause does not touch the rest of Fluxo W7M, which remains one of the biggest esports brands in Brazil. The organisation 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. 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. The statement ended with the hashtag #SEGUEOFLUXO, which translates as “follow Fluxo”.
