fnx transitions to coach and content creator for Imperial

22-8-2022 02:49

The 32-year-old veteran will hope to make it to another Major, but this time in a different role.

Imperial has announced that Lincoln "⁠fnx⁠" Lau will no longer be a player on their starting roster and will instead assume coaching duties for the IEM Rio Americas RMR and the Major itself, if the team qualifies. Though it is unclear if he will stay on as coach after that, the organization also announced that he will remain with them as a streamer and content creator.

The change follows in the wake of Luis "⁠peacemaker⁠" Tadeu's departure from the team on August 12, and amid reports that Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes will take fnx's spot on the active roster. The 24-year-old has already departed MIBR, indicating his arrival on Imperial should follow in the near future.

fnx will still be on the server for Imperial as a coach

The move marks the end of fnx's six-month stint as a player for Imperial. The 32-year-old had returned from inactivity to link up with Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga in a reunion of the two-time Major winning Brazilian core dubbed "The Last Dance", with the team surprising at PGL Major Antwerp with a 9-11th place finish.

The lineup began to flounder soon after that though, and were unable to replicate the sort of level they showcased at the Major in subsequent tournaments, winning just two of their next 13 matches.

Their appearances at Big Events were also dismal as they were sent packing from IEM Dallas in last place and had their run at IEM Cologne brought to an end in the Play-In stage, leaving them heading into the player break with just their Major run to look back on.

The team should announce fnx's replacement in the near future as they will attend ESL Challenger Melbourne from September 2-4, for which they have already acquired visas and will be bootcamping ahead of.

With the change, Imperial's roster looks as follows:

Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo
Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga
Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass
Vinicius "⁠VINI⁠" Figueiredo

Lincoln "⁠fnx⁠" Lau (coach/streamer)

what

2022-08-22 02:50

5 replies

a joke

2022-08-22 02:56

2 replies

NO FNX NO MAJ... nevermind! :D

2022-08-22 07:02

1 reply

its a joke

2022-08-26 21:42

2022-08-22 03:00

Nice, feels good to still see him in the team even as a coach. NO FNX NO MAJOR

2022-08-22 03:38

dayummm

Crying rn fnx best player

9 replies

yeah best 0.8 k/d player GOAT

2022-08-22 02:53

8 replies

Hooxi seeing this: 😁

2022-08-22 02:58

4 replies

not my goat in my books

2022-08-22 02:59

Your book is the book of clowns buddy

2022-08-22 11:41

Hooxi igl atleast

2022-08-22 09:52

ElectroNic seeing this: ⚡

2022-08-22 14:59

66% major win rate GOAT

2022-08-22 03:49

2022-08-22 10:09

mind of those who started watching CS yesterday KEKW

2022-08-22 04:30

NTC

NO fnx NO major

6 replies

Br no major any way kekw

2022-08-22 05:30

So australia has a major now

2022-08-22 07:29

3 replies

EZ4OCE

2022-08-22 11:47

Lol

2022-08-22 19:05

Kkkkkkkk

2022-08-22 12:33

BR = 2 MAJORS AUS = TRALIA

2022-08-23 05:46

no fnx no major

coach? bruh surely thats temporary

maximum financial gain they lose money if trio disband

Seems like a random choice but if I’m not mistaking Fallen did almost all of the tactics anyway so I don’t think it will affect them negatively in that regard

2022-08-22 02:54

He is basically getting free major plane tickets and accomodation xD Good thing for Imperial next major is in BR... LUL

2022-08-22 13:03

I guess fnx is rich enough with his NTC brand

2022-08-26 22:17

Yeah, what they did is like finding a third option, in order not to completely kick fnx and at the same time have roster change for a possible better run for the major I guess

and allow him to attend one more major and maybe in front of the crowd, also someone they trust and can hype the team.

2022-08-22 03:07

Wouldn't it be better to keep him as a sub?

2022-08-22 07:45

I heard that tactical stuff is all done by fallen anyways, also maybe there wasn’t enough time to get a good coach idk, maybe that’s why fnx is a coach/streamer, so he can still be behind them During rio, maybe after that he will be only streamer

2022-08-22 16:09

lol wtf

2022-08-22 02:51

it should happen few months ago

Congrats on your transition!

Everyone transitioning these days

2022-08-22 07:33

this is normal after every player break also goats are just getting old :(

2022-08-23 22:07

You didnt understand the joke

2022-08-25 18:40

Sticker fnx Kreygasm

"LAST Dance" aged like a wine

definitely a guy who's gonna have running all the strats ahead of time

2022-08-22 02:57

two faced toledo move

Should have done that before he lost his 100% major win rate.

this is why fallen bring him in his team to lose his legendary winrate. good guy falleN

2022-08-22 03:01

Two-faced Toledo back in action

2022-08-22 06:44

u still didnt change ur goat bio ))

2022-08-22 06:45

Neva eva☝️

2022-08-22 06:51

coach???????????????????????wwwww

fnx coach lmao rush b meteoro every round

Imagine fnx in the arena coaching imperial kkkkk, i would pay to see that

2022-08-22 03:03

LMAO

2022-08-22 03:04

coaching vini into getting some pussy yeah

2022-08-22 03:08

underrated comment

2022-08-22 03:24

kkkkkkkkk

2022-08-22 03:40

vini will - make out everyday - start smoking paraguayan cigarretes - become a regular 'jogo do bicho' player - kill s1mple (ingame) and shout "forget manin nao tem como vraaaau arraxta pra cima pode vim que o pai ta on" Imperial next major winner.

2022-08-22 04:19

So happy for vini i could cry

2022-08-22 14:05

i like the (ingame) remark

2022-08-22 17:53

Translate pls

2022-08-22 22:06

too much brazilian Slang to translate but basic: "u cant kill me, nice try, im too good" almost like that

2022-08-23 05:54

vini has a girlfriend btw

didnt know, deserved for being the best br support player

2022-08-22 22:34

WHAT lmao. This has potential tbh, we can't say he doesn't know cs, dude's been playing his whole life

never watched a demo in his life bro, this is just for the cameras, we all know fallen will do everything by himself

2022-08-22 03:09

maybe, who knows tho

2022-08-22 03:10

everyone except you it appears

2022-08-22 10:13

Like he always did. Fnx is there to be some kind of hype man, like dead

2022-08-22 14:46

"coach" lmao, they had to find something to fit the guy in 💀💀 naaahhhhh

Ofc, how they’ll call themselves last dance if they kick fnx? Lmao

2022-08-22 03:15

"last dance" 💀💀💀💀 what a joke.

2022-08-23 02:46

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2022-08-22 03:12

Fnx and coaching someone XDDD I think he will only provide on bootcamp girls and cocaine XDDD

2022-08-22 03:13

2022-08-22 04:55

Goatest coach then

2022-08-22 07:57

legend

2022-08-22 03:27

fnx still plays csgo?

2022-08-22 03:28

is there CSGO in hungary? lol

2022-08-22 05:03

Torzsi Deadfox ETC

2022-08-22 06:21

Deadfox... Omegalul

2022-08-22 06:32

Deadfox meu deus amigo...

2022-08-22 12:28

Lmao 😀😃😄😁😆😂🤣

2022-08-22 17:48

GO MY STICKERS !!!

2022-08-22 04:05

copium

2022-08-22 04:10

Team that has Fallen as a player doesn't have a fixed Coach, they never respect the team hierarchy, Fallen is always the one who gives the order, fnx will be an Imperial streamer and nothing else.

2022-08-22 04:14

THE LEGEND!

2022-08-22 04:31

money dinero plata dinheiro

2022-08-22 04:45

obviously chelo. team is gonna improve to probably rio major play-offs

GOD... fnx 4 ever in our hearts 👑👑👑👑

2022-08-22 05:01

Well, that's all Fallen looks for in a coach anyways: a cheerleader.

2022-08-22 05:22

QUEM TA TRISTE NAO TA MAISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

2022-08-22 05:49

Is Lau a common name in Brazil?

2022-08-22 05:54

Alright.. They be looking for that top 5 now, without fnx.

2022-08-22 06:20

Now they cant say no fnx no major cuz he will always be there. Gigachad move

New “coach lau”?

2022-08-22 06:24

Major winner coach Lau< non major winner coach Lau

2022-08-22 21:02

Yes

2022-08-22 22:15

bot should retire

2022-08-22 06:30

they really riding that no fnx no major meme train.

"PFIIUUUU, GO B , RUSH METEOR, 10 FLASHS, 5 SMOKES 4 MOLLYS FORGET LITTLE FATHER

2022-08-22 06:35

FALLEN LETS GO ALL B AND FER PLANTS A FORGET PAI

2022-08-22 07:06

Pendejo streaming roulette and watches he have nothing to do with cs

2022-08-22 07:30

Hope imperial qualify

2022-08-22 07:34

Fnx> botmaker anyway, therefore good move from all points

2022-08-22 07:54

ez for content creator fnx

2022-08-22 09:32

no fnx = no major fnx on server = no major fnx as coach = major fallen still the smartest igl #VAMOOOIMPERIAL

unexpected

2022-08-22 09:57

lmao

2022-08-22 10:07

BRUH

2022-08-22 10:14

How can this guy keep stealing paychecks.

2022-08-22 11:20

coach ahahaha

it this the guy who gamble on every stream?

2022-08-22 11:49

Back in 2006, gaules gave his spot on the active roster to make way for a younger star player, cogu and became MiBR coach, then the team with fnx won a 1.6 major. Now history, repeats itself.

2022-08-22 12:02

2022-08-22 15:22

Lol ok Nice lol

2022-08-22 12:13

Esuqece estourado

2022-08-22 13:16

It's sad, but it may allow them to enter the arena

2022-08-22 14:42

makes no sense

2022-08-22 14:43

00nation VS Imperial would be an awesome showdown.

2022-08-22 15:59

he will learn them to party & do drugs properly

2022-08-22 16:08

LETS GOOOOO

2022-08-22 16:35

Haha. fat joke! the one thing that makes decent coach is discipline. something fnx never knew anything about.

who and who cares

2022-08-23 13:05

FNX IS A JOKE

2022-08-23 13:44

by content creator you mean casino gambler? because i only see him streaming slots and promoting his code to ruin some of his viewer's life, what a chad. I highly doubt he can do anything coach related.

2022-08-24 12:00

There was a lot of kids who started watching/following CS:GO because of this sellout "last dance".. since the old boys wouldn't be together, they had to pick whoever was close to their project, which means fnx - he joined as backup option, as a 'friend' - he coudln't keep up in new features of cs, how the game is played differently, so it was clear he wouldn't fit.. but the young kids who likes him were mad, so they had to keep fnx close somehow.. he is not even close to be a igl. This is just media move..

2022-08-25 17:45

can't wait for him to become a caster

2022-08-25 02:01

what a joke

2022-08-26 22:36

end of an era.. I feel privileged to have watch this legend compete at the upper echelons of CS. Goodbye legend. You will always remain the most decorated Brazilian player in the history of CS.

2022-08-27 02:05