Group Liquid BR elements methods with three Rainbow Six gamers following 2026 roster shake-up

Esports organisation Group Liquid has confirmed the departure of three of its Rainbow Six Siege gamers, marking a major change to its Brazilian lineup.

In a submit on X (previously Twitter), Group Liquid BR introduced it had stated goodbye to Thiago ‘LENDA’ Torres, Lucas ‘DiasLucasBr’ Dias and Victor ‘Daffo’ Pedron, thanking the trio for his or her time representing the organisation.

“At the moment we are saying goodbye to gamers LENDA, DiasLucasBR and Dafo, who represented us in Rainbow Six. We thank them for all of the dedication they put into the crew and all the fervour they confirmed on the server! We want them good luck and far success of their future endeavors,” the translated submit states.

The gamers had competed underneath Group Liquid’s banner in Rainbow Six Siege (R6), Ubisoft’s tactical first-person shooter title and one of many longest-running esports ecosystems in Brazil.

All through 2025, Group Liquid’s Brazilian R6 roster recorded a number of mid-table finishes throughout home and worldwide competitions. The crew positioned Thirteenth-Sixteenth on the Six Invitational 2025 in February, incomes $55,000 (~£43,400). Later within the yr, it secured ninth-Sixteenth at RE:L0:AD 2025, amassing $12,000 (~£9,480).

In regional competitors, Group Liquid completed fifth in each Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the South America League 2025. Its finest regional outcome got here in December, the place it achieved fourth place on the South America League 2025 – Regional Finals, taking dwelling $15,139 (~£11,950).

Most not too long ago, on January 18th 2026, the crew positioned second within the Six Invitational 2026: South America Final Probability Qualifier (LCQ), falling brief in a 2-1 collection and lacking out on qualification for the principle occasion.

The roster modifications observe the retirement of André ‘Nesk’ Oliveira, who stepped away from skilled play earlier this yr. Because of this, Gabriel ‘Maia’ Maia is now the one remaining participant from the earlier lineup.

Group Liquid has not but introduced replacements for the departing gamers or outlined its plans for the upcoming Rainbow Six Siege season.

The organisation, based in 2000, has maintained a presence in a number of esports titles, together with Counter-Strike, League of Legends and VALORANT, alongside its long-standing involvement in Rainbow Six Siege. Brazil has traditionally been one of the aggressive areas in R6 esports, frequently producing groups able to contending at worldwide occasions such because the Six Invitational.

With three departures and a current retirement, Group Liquid faces a rebuilding section in one in every of its key regional divisions. Additional bulletins relating to the roster are anticipated forward of the subsequent South America League stage.