boltz set to miss out at iBUYPOWER Masters; Luminosity consider changes

The Brazilian will not be in attendance at the first event of the year due to visa constraints.

boltz will have to wait a bit longer to return to offline play

Ricardo "boltz" Prass is set to miss out on the upcoming iBUYPOWER Masters 2019 tournament due to visa issues. Luminosity's recent addition will be replaced by Fillipe "pancc" Martins of W7M at the event.

Bom uma coisa a galera acertou. @Boltz estará esperando seu visto por enquanto e nosso amigo da @W7MGaming @panccfps vai completar o campeonato da IBP.



Apoiem o menino que ele está mega empolgado, afinal não é todo dia que da pra jogar vs uma Astralis talvez né ? ☺️ — zakk (@zakkfps) January 14, 2019

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The change was announced by the team's coach Rafael "zakk" Fernandes on Twitter, asking fans to support the youngster at his first big event. pancc has been playing for W7M since the end of March last year, seeing his team to the Americas Minor South America closed qualifier, where they finished 5th-6th after losing to Isurus.

Luminosity's roster for iBUYPOWER Masters 2019 will be:

Gabriel " NEKIZ " Schenato

Gabriel " " Schenato Lucas " steel " Lopes

Lucas " " Lopes Henrique " HEN1 " Teles

Henrique " " Teles Lucas " LUCAS1 " Teles

Lucas " " Teles Fillipe " pancc " Martins (Stand-in)

Fillipe " " Martins (Stand-in) Rafael "zakk" Fernandes (Coach)

The two-day iBUYPOWER Masters 2019 will begin on January 19th, where Luminosity will play against Liquid on the first day.

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This isn't Luminosity's only news regarding their roster. January 13th saw Draft5 report that the Luminosity team is set to break up just one month after adding boltz to the active roster. The report states this will be due to the twins, Henrique "HEN1" Teles and Lucas "LUCAS1" Teles, looking to reunite with former teammate Lincoln "fnx" Lau in a new project.

fnx was reported to join Luminosity to replace Gabriel "NEXIZ" Schenato back in December, just after boltz had joined the team from MIBR after a period on the sidelines. This new report indicates the twins' wish to play with fnx, with the two potentially considering a move away from the org to do so. However, HEN1 has denied wanting to leave Luminosity, stating that he has a renewed wish to play CS:GO, and that he is crazy about it.

Eu e lucas não vai sair da LG, eu nem sei o porque vocês tão me mandando msg, mas é tudo conversinha...



Acredite no que você lê aqui, sem fofoca =) — Henrique HEN1 T. (@HEN1) January 13, 2019

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Luminosity failed to reach the Major, so they have a sizable amount of time to consider potential roster moves over the next few months.