The ??? ??????new roster is already in action in Thunderpick World Championship SA Series 1.

Imperial have announced the signing of Marcelo "?chelo?" Cespedes, confirming a previous report from Dust2 Brasil that indicated the organization was in talks with FURIA about a transfer.

He joins the team in place of Richard "?chayJESUS?" Seidy, with Imperial also set for a second move as they are linked to the signing of José "?Shr?" Gil to replace Lucas "?decenty?" Bacelar.

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The 27-year-old has been on FURIA's bench since April, when the team chose to go international by adding Mareks "?YEKINDAR?" Ga?inskis on loan and signing Danil "?molodoy?" Golubenko, and makes his return to Imperial after last playing for the team in July 2023.

He averaged a 1.00 rating over 309 maps during his two-year stint with FURIA, a far cry from the 1.12 rating he had during his previous tenure with Imperial and form that he'll hope to turn around with the change.

The new Imperial roster with Shr and chelo is currently making its debut against Bounty Hunters in Thunderpick World Championship SA Series 1.

Date	Matches
Thunderpick World Championship 2025 South America Series 1
01/07/2025	Imperial18:00 Bounty Hunters	Match

With chelo, Imperial now have:

Vinicius "?VINI?" Figueiredo
Kaiky "?noway?" Santos
Santino "?try?" Rigal
Marcelo "?chelo?" Cespedes

Rafael "?zakk?" Fernandes (coach)

Richard "?chayJESUS?" Seidy (benched)
Lucas "?decenty?" Bacelar (benched)

Kaiky 'noway' Santos Age: 20 Team: Imperial Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 433 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.65 Marcelo 'chelo' Cespedes Age: 27 Team: Imperial Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1330 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 Danil 'molodoy' Golubenko Age: 20 Team: FURIA Rating 1.0: 1.19 Maps played: 187 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.59 José 'Shr' Gil Age: 24 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 268 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.73 Vinicius 'VINI' Figueiredo Age: 26 Team: Imperial Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 1540 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.66 Lucas 'decenty' Bacelar Age: 21 Team: ImperialB Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 715 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.63 Rafael 'zakk' Fernandes Age: 33 Team: ImperialC Richard 'chayJESUS' Seidy Age: 23 Team: ImperialB Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 647 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66 Bounty Hunters #84 Matheus 'Tuurtle' AnhaiaIgnacio 'meyern' MeyerGianfranco 'KAISER' PantanoMauro 'zock' Da SilvaLeonardo 'fREQ' Kurussu Nicolas 'gusihx' Rovira Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Ga?inskis Age: 25 Team: FURIA Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 1528 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.69 Imperial #38 Marcelo 'chelo' CespedesVinicius 'VINI' FigueiredoSantino 'try' RigalKaiky 'noway' Santos Rafael 'zakk' Fernandes Santino 'try' Rigal Age: 20 Team: Imperial Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 702 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.59 FURIA #9 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoYuri 'yuurih' SantosMareks 'YEKINDAR' Ga?inskisKaike 'KSCERATO' CeratoDanil 'molodoy' Golubenko Sid 'sidde' Macedo