KaBuM set to make CS return

The Brazilian organization is eyeing teams and players with the goal of reaching a Major in 2025.

KaBuM was a pioneering name in Brazilian CS:GO

KaBuM, named after a hardware e-commerce company, was the first organization from Brazil to go far in a Major Qualifier, and now it is ready to make a comeback in CS2 according to Julio Cesar Trajano, the company's CEO.

"Our project is to start expanding. The other day I was with Gaules, who I met a year ago and became a fan of. He gives me a lot of insight," Trajano said. "I brought him to talk to our managers at Magalu [KaBuM's parent company] and he's going to help KaBuM get into CS."

Sources told Dust2.com.br that the organization's directors are already analyzing players and teams currently available on the market and that plans are already underway. KaBuM's focus is to put together a team with hopes of possibly participating at a Major in 2025.

Foundational CS:GO players in Brazil like Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo, Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga, Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass, and Lucas "⁠steel⁠" Lopes all donned the organization's jersey during Brazil's breakout on the international scene in 2015, passing the ESL One Katowice 2015 Main Qualifier before signing for Keyd.

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