FalleN: "I'm planning to play one more year, but personally, I feel like I have to do other stuff in my life too"

The Brazilian veteran's future remains undecided for the time being.

The future of Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo's career is still up in the air despite having already talked about retirement in the past. In a post-match interview with Anastasija "⁠Heccu⁠" Tolmačeva following Imperial's elimination from the IEM Rio Major Challengers Stage, the 31-year-old explained that he wasn't sure whether or not he had his last dance just yet.

"I'm planning to play one more year, because when I wanted to create this team a lot of pieces were moved. And when I make commitments, I really want to live up to that," FalleN stated.

"But personally, I feel like I have to do other stuff in my life too. I'm getting too drained and with time, it is costing me more than it has value. CS, for me, has more value than anything in my life for 18 years, but it's getting to a point I wanna live for other stuff, I wanna live with my wife, see my family more, stay at home."

In a separate conversation on Alexandre "⁠gAuLeS⁠" Chiqueta' stream after their elimination match against Cloud9, FalleN also expressed that though he felt tired and there were times that he didn't want to play anymore, CS:GO is truly his passion and is what he can do the best. He also stated that it wasn't goodbye just yet and he would keep on going, but things would change by next year.

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"It's not a goodbye from me, I'm still going to play a bit, and I'm going to change some things for next year. But that time is coming, and I'm very happy to see a new generation of players arriving" FalleN mentioned. "I wanted to thank you [the fans] from the bottom of my heart, I know that you guys are very grateful for what I've done, but without you guys I wouldn't be here, and gratitude is something mutual. I love you guys a lot."