malbsMd signs for 00 Nation

00 Nation have recruited the services of nineteen-year-old Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa who replaces Alencar "trk" Rossato on the starting roster.

The change of players comes amid reports from Roque Marques of Globo Esporte of an overhaul of the 00 Nation roster which would see Santino "try" Rigal join the team in place of Vito "kNgV-" Giuseppe. With malbsMd's addition, he links up with two-time major winner Marcelo "coldzera" David who was brought into the squad two weeks ago.

malbsMd spent the past year and a half with oNe, where the youngster posted a 1.09 rating across 339 maps. The Guatemalan also helped oNe to a 7th-8th finish in ESEA Premier Season 39 following a near-flawless 7-1 regular season as well as a first-place showing in the second ESL Challenger Anaheim 2022 North America qualifier against some of North America's strongest competition.

More recently, the rifler impressed during the team's short stint in Europe, sporting a team-high 1.08 rating at the IEM Cologne 2021 Play-In despite losses to OG and Sprout. Shortly after, malbsMd raised eyebrows at ESL Pro League Season 14 by posting strong numbers versus Gambit and NIP who were ranked the second and ninth best team in the world at the time, respectively.

For now, 00 Nation are:

• Vito "kNgV-" Giuseppe

• Leonardo "leo_drk" Oliveira

• Vinicius "vsm" Moreira

• Marcelo "coldzera" David

• Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa

• Raphael "cogu" Camargo (Coach)

00 Nation are set to finalize their roster in the coming days. As for oNe, according to a report by Jairo Junior of The Enemy, the team are reportedly in talks to bring Alencar "trk" Rossato back into the lineup. He previously played for oNe for three years before being acquired by MIBR in mid-2020.

Additionally, according to Roque Marques of Globo Esporte, oNe are set to part part ways with Matheus "prt" Scuvero and acquire Ruann "keiz" Rotondano from DETONA.

Should these moves come to fruition, oNe should consist of:

• Pedro "Maluk3" Campos

• Matheus "pesadelo" Panisset

• Enzo "xns" Almeida

• Alencar "trk" Rossato

• Ruann "keiz" Rotondano

• Thiago "BTT" Monteiro (Coach)

oNe will need to settle their roster before the start of ESL Challenger League Season 40 on January 18th.