The FaceIT London Major is currently underway with the New Legends stage set to start on 12th of September. Out of the twenty-four teams attending the Major, only sixteen teams remain. However, as we enter the new Legends stage, we will see eight of these teams in action for the very first time in London. One of these teams, The Made in Brazil team is one of the most successful in Counter-Strike Global Offensive history. They have had a dominance in the CS: GO scene along with multiple Major title victories. However, they are not considered to be a top contender at the FaceIT London Major. In this article, we take a look at the team, its players and their chances of reaching the Champions stage of the Major.

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The Champions out of form, add new talent

The Made in Brazil team consists of the core of former SK Gaming. This team burst onto the scene, winning multiple majors and numerous tournaments in 2016. However, over the course of the next year, there was a visible drop in form. Changes were necessary especially with the rebranding to MiBr.

The first new addition to the team was in the form of Stewie2k who joined SK Gaming [ now MIBR] in March 2018. It was a very unique approach to the core roster which has only consisted of Brazil-origin players. Stewei2k, the Major winner at the time was seen as a bright young new talent who would be able to rejuvenate the players. However, the team’s results showed no improvements at all. They were still having Group stage exits from multiple tournaments. They did win a couple of events, but these were Tier 2 events at best.

This is when the MiBr team and the players decided to make yet another change to their roster. They added Tarik from Cluod9 to join Stewei2k on MiBr. There were several advantages to have Tarik on the roster which include but are not limited to Player synergy, additional firepower and team chemistry. The team definitely looks stronger on paper, but that has not materialized into results.

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Tarik and Stewie2k

The former Cloud9 players are two of the best players in North America. Their current form notwithstanding, they are a big reason for Cloud9’s success during the Eleague Boston Major.Stewie2k is one of the few In-Game Leaders who have the acumen to guide his team to victory and yet put on big numbers. His ability to take very good positions with the rifle urge the opponents to keep challenging him. And with his superior aim, he can often lay to rest any opposition attacks.

Stewei2k, however, has not had the best of time with his rifle recently. He has been a non-factor for most of the time in the MIbr performances. This definitely has been one of the reasons for Mibr’s lack of decent results of late. But Stewie2k is not always a very tactical person in the game. He has an excellent skill, but there is an element which relies too much on the skill to try to get multiple frags. The problem with such an approach arises when the opponents are able to get a better position than you. With Mibrs lack of strategic depth recently, he has been a downward force for the team.

But players often lose form and it is not something out of the ordinary. A loss of form is even more common when a player changes teams. For Stewie2k, exiting his comfort factor on Cloud9 and joining SK / MiBr definitely seems to have affected his performance. Stewie2k’s

‘Bad’ performances still see him put up a rating of more than 1.0; which is very good considering the quality of their opposition.

The latest addition Tarik

After several poor results post Stewi2k’s addition, Tarik “tarik” Celik joined the Mibr roster. Tarik’s addition was a means to provide a comfortable work environment for Stewie2k and significantly boost the Mibr firepower. In more ways than one, Mibr was looking to build a two-nation International roster. The language would not be a big problem for the team since they have English as the common language.

My first glance at this and I told my team “oh we play against Vega”… then I realized I’m not on Cloud9 anymore 😅🧐 https://t.co/UfvoU7rx1R — tarik (@tarik) September 9, 2018

But with Tarik joining the team, there would a familiarity with the playstyle amongst the former Cloud9 members. They would have much better synergy as well as coordination amongst themselves. The 22-year-old has not had the best time, but of late we are witnessing an upswing in his performance. Tarik remains a strong member of the MiBr squad who will need to perform above his average ratings if they are to stand a chance.

Fallen takes on a change in his playstyle to help the team.

Fallen is the big brother to the Brazilian Counter-Strike scene. He has helped develop the scene from its infancy into what it is today. Ofcourse the success of the team from its Kabum days to MIBr is what fuelled an injection of money into Brazilian Counter-Strike. Fallen’s role on the roster has always been very important. It is not only because he is the In-Game leader and his personal charisma is necessary for the players’ moods. He also is a very apt AWP player who can shut down certain sections of the map with the AWP. We have also seen teams trying to rush him down, however, he is as good with close AWP shots as he is with distance.



Fallen has a very passive style of AWPing which is quite different from other successful APW players. However, this does not mean that his style is any more ineffective. Being passive as the AWPer allows him to provide adequate cover for his more aggressive teammates. We have seen Fer ( previously) and Coldzera takes extremely risky movements across the map. If Fallen is not able to hold down certain sections of the map on his own, the team’s strategy would fall apart.

Janko “YNk” Paunović

Janko “YNk” Paunović is crucial to MiBr’s chances of actually making it deep in this tournament. The former analyst and desk talent joined the Made in Brazil roster only recently [ 1st August 2018]. Having an outsider’s perspective to the MiBR playstyle is exactly what Fallen and co. need right now. YNK has always had a tactical approach to his games as a player. However, due to either lack of skill or ambition, he decided to move on as a desk analyst.

Bringing in YNK is a smart move since he is exactly the kind of calm composure that the team requires. They need to be able to ensure the perfect chemistry between the players but also someone else to handle the tactical aspect of their gameplay. There were rumours of several disagreements between Coldzera and Fallen which could have broken up the team even further. Fallen took a step back and allowed for changes in the team and its playstyle in order to ensure the best for the roster.

YNK will have his hands full as Mibr has not had much much together as a roster. With only around a month or so with the team, YNK will hopefully have solved many of their problems. Irrespective of how much better the MiBr roster currently is, we can agree that they will show some improvement. We did see them at the Dreamhack Cup Masters, Stockholm. They were able to defeat Mousesports in a Best of One which is a very good result for the roster. Ofcourse they got an unlucky draw for the playoffs and had to face Astralis. Their loss to Astralis was not a big surprise and yet there were visible improvements for the Mibr tactics.

Prospect for MiBr at the FaceIT Legends stage

A team needs to win three matches in the Legends stage to move on to the Champions stage. Made in Brazil face off against the best Asian team, Tyloo in their inaugural Legends stage match. In their current form, Tyloo can be a tough nut to crack for any team at the Major right now. They have a very stubborn playstyle which does not see rotations especially in the face of last second fake attempts.

Tyloo do have the brazen attitude ( within the server ) and the precise calls by their In-Game Leader to guide them. Somebody’s legendary multiple peeks despite being under a lot of pressure catch opponents off-guard all the time. No matter how much you prepare for a team in the demos, it is always very difficult when you experience it in real time. You don’t expect an AWPer at the highest level of CS: GO to continue to peek in the face of rising pressure. But Somebody always does this and he comes out successful more often than not. He also has a liking to push through smokes, catch opponents off-guard and secure a sizeable advantage.

It will be up to YNK to coach his team against Tyloo. Their playstyle is very different than even several Tier 2 NA and EU teams. No amount of scrims against NA teams can help MiBr adjust to this new playstyle. It will be important for the players to keep in mind these little differences in playstyle. They can go a long way in ensuring the right amount of advantage in addition to the high individual skill ceiling on the MibR roster.

MiBr will play their first FaceIT London Major match against Tyloo on the 12th of September.