Imperial Esports to sign Noway

The news around the Brazilian Counter-Strike scene continues, and, this time, Imperial Esports is again in the spotlight, as the team is close to closing the signing of 18-year-old talent Kaiky “Noway” Santos.

According to rumors in the last hours, noway will be the 5th player permanently for Imperial Esports. In addition, we must remember that the Brazilian organization is constantly changing since Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo decided to leave for FURIA Esports during the summer player break.

On the other hand, as if that wasn’t enough, a few days ago, they announced that Jhonatan “JOTA” Willian was sent to the team’s bench after his poor performance in the ESL Pro League S18.

Now, the arrival of this Brazilian prodigy may give the team a new and fresh face in the Tier 1 competitive scene.

Reports highlight that Imperial Esports is close to signing noway

According to a report from Dust2.br, Imperial Esports is very close to closing in on signing Noway to be their fifth starting player. However, it is still unclear if Noway would start at the beginning of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown Americas or will start during the tournament. What is certain is that when the signing is officially announced, he will replace Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles, a reserve on the team.

💣 @imperialesports acerta contratação de @nowayzao https://t. co/CXOWnx79dx

— Dust2 Brasil 🇧🇷 (@dust2_br) October 3, 2023

The changes in Imperial’s lineup were more than expected, as the team did not perform well in the ESL Pro League S18, as they were eliminated after losing to Apeks and 5yclone.

However, the team decided to sign LUCAS1, HEN1’s brother, temporarily (as a substitute) to play the BLAST Showdown. However, if this information is confirmed in the coming hours, noway will play as the team’s fifth player and will be a long-term signing.

Rumors surrounding noway

Over the past few days, it has been rumored that Noway has been playing as a substitute for Imperial in some games. Also, thanks to this, FalleN is praised for his great potential and talent.

For those who don’t know him, Noway is a very popular streamer in the Counter-Strike community in Brazil. The 18-year-old has over 137,000 followers, but his experience at the highest competitive level is scarce. However, after 11 maps played with the Seleção do bt0, noway has an excellent Rating of 1.17, according to HLTV.

Finally, if the rumors are confirmed, the Imperial Esports lineup will be as follows:

• HEN1
• Ricardo “boltz” Prass
• João “felps” Vasconcellos
• Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo
• noway
• Brazil Rafael “zakk” Fernandes – Head Coach

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