Top tier Brazilian player Lincoln 'fnx' Lau has announced his retirement from professional competition. The former GameCrashers, MiBR, g3x and FireGamers/coL.br player leaves the game as one of the most accomplished in the history of his country's competitive scene.

In a Portuguese language interview with teamplay.com.br fnx explained:



Which google translates to:



Elsewhere in the interview fnx cited his only regret as playing CS:Source for the Rio Sinistro CGS franchise. He lists bit1 as his favourite team-mate, due to them having played together since the year 2000. Asked if he will ever return he says "the future belongs to God".

fnx is best known for an explosive rifling style which made him one of the best streak-shooters from 2006-2008. During that time period he was instrumental in helping MiBR to not only an ESWC title but a number of top 4 placings in international events. His arrival at MiBR and partnership with cogu, in terms of complimenting him as another star player, are generally considered the final piece MiBR needed to rise up to the elite level interntionally.

Nevertheless fnx has also courted controversy at times in his career. Missing a flight to e-Stars Seoul cost him his spot in MiBR, only for him to beat his former team at the following WCG qualifier with g3x. Again he found himself removed from MiBR in early 2009, in time sparking the majority of the lineup to leave and become FireGamers.

fnx's career accomplishments:
2005 ESWC qualifier (1st)
2006 ESWC (1st)
2006 WCG Pan-Am (1st)
2007 shgOpen (1st)
2007 WCG Pan-Am (1st)
2007 ESWC (4th)
2007 GameGune (2nd)
2007 WCG Brazil qualifier (1st)
2007 Dreamhack WGT (1st)
2008 IEM III LA (2nd)
2008 IEM III Philadelphia, American Finals (1st)
2008 IEM III Montreal (3rd)
2009 WCG Brazil qualifier (1st)
2010 WCG (4th)
2010 IEM V American Championship (1st)

Source: teamplay.com.br via HLTV.org
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