Official: IGL and coach part ways with Gaimin Gladiators

Brazilian esports athletes Jhonatan "JOTA" Wilian and João "horvy" Horvath are no longer part of the Gaimin Gladiators Counter-Strike 2 roster. The club officially revealed this via its X social media account.

Both have represented the organization since September of last year: JOTA as in-game leader and horvy as coach. Fernando "fer" Alvarenga, whom the club signed in April of this year, will also reportedly depart the squad and return to being inactive.

Gaimin Gladiators is currently 65th among the world's top Counter-Strike 2 teams according to Valve. The squad did not win a single match in the first stage of IEM Cologne Major 2026.

 Gaimin Gladiators are now:

 Gabriel "⁠NEKIZ⁠" Schenato
 Henrique "⁠HEN1⁠" Teles
 Luca "⁠Luken⁠" Nadotti
 Fernando "fer" Alvarenga

Origin: x.com