Counter Strike 2: Fnatic signed former Lazer Cats rifler Br4tkO and benched Maden..

European Counter Strike 2 powerhouse Fnatic announced on Wednesday via their official X  (Twitter) account that they have signed former Lazer Cats rifler Br4tkO, relegating Maden to the bench.

Br4tkO will make his debut at the BC.Game Masters in Bucharest, Romania on March 24th, facing aimclub in the group stage.

Fnatic also plans to participate in DraculaN Season 6 from March 29th to April 2nd, where Br4tkO will face numerous strong teams to earn valuable VRS points before the IEM Cologne Major invitation deadline.

In fact, HLTV had reported several days ago that Fnatic was about to bench Maden.

At that time, the report stated that the team had offered Br4tkO a trial, and both parties are expected to finalize the signing soon.

Maden joined Fnatic earlier this year, replacing blameF who transferred to BIG.

However, Maden's performance for Fnatic has been consistently underwhelming, with an average rating of only 0.92.

In an interview with HLTV last month during the Roman Imperium Cup 5, the Montenegrin player stated that after a difficult start, he is gradually adapting to the team.

This signing brings Fnatic one step closer to assembling an all-Ukrainian roster.

They had previously signed the former Passion UA trio of jambo, jackasmo, and fEAR.

Currently, the club's only remaining foreign player is the veteran Swedish player KRIMZ.

Br4tkO, during his nearly one year with Lazer Cats, completed 98 maps with an average rating of 1.05.

Fnatic's current roster is as follows:

In-Game Leader: fEAR

AWP-er: jambo

Support: KRIMZ

Rifler: jackasmo (on loan from Passion UA)

Rifler: Br4tkO

Coach: Independent

Rifler: Maden (benched)

Image source: Internet / HLTV