00 Nation and 9z are supposedly about to trade their AWPers.
According to a report from Dust2 Brasil, the deal between the two CS:GO teams is done and almost official. Santino “provia” Rigal would return to his old team in the form of 9z, while 00 Nation would be joined by Lucas “nqz” Soares.
If this were to happen, it would mean that nqz decided to sign with 00 Nation instead of Fluxo, who also reportedly tried to poach the player, according to Dust2.us.
The move was brokered after try expressed a desire to return to 9z, with 00 Nation also interested in acquiring nqz in the process. 00 Nation reportedly began discussing possible roster changes after the team had disappointing results at the IEM CS:GO Rio Major, where they went 0-3 on the Challengers Stage following losses to FURIA, IHC and Bad News Eagles.
9z had a slightly better tournament in Brazil, picking up two wins in their Challengers Stage where they defeated Imperial Esports and Evil Geniuses. With losses against GamerLegion, BIG and Fnatic, however, they also failed to qualify for the next stage of the event.
00 Nation is scheduled to compete in the ESL Pro League Season 17: South American Conference Stage, which begins on January 18. If the transfer is rumored, the team will most likely make it official before this deadline.