Fred Tannure is no longer the director of Flamengo Esports

This Saturday night (14) an important change in the director of the Flamengo Sports. Fred Tannure, who was in charge of the electronic sports division, was removed from his post as announced by Jed Kaplan, CEO of Simplicity, a company that manages the brand in sports.

@flaesports @ggsimplicity@Flamengo

Fred Tannure is no longer director of Flamengo Esports.
Gidd Sasser is now GM and Director.
More updates to come.

— Jed Kaplan (@Jed_Kaplan) August 15, 2021

Fred Tannure is no longer director of Flamengo Esports. Gidd Sasser is now GM and Director. More updates to come.

The change took everyone by surprise, as Fred is regarded as the main link between the electronic sports sector and Flamengo itself. Fred’s departure is the first change for Flamengo until then.

Update: Flamengo’s profile shared Jed’s post saying that Fred is no longer the esports director, but will continue as a Simplicity partner in the projects here in Brazil.

Nation, Fred Tannure leaves the position of director of Flamengo Esports, but continues as a partner at Simplicity in projects in Brazil.

We thank you for all your support during this period and let’s go to the next challenges! https://t.co/F4GeX9d7rC

– Flamengo Esports (@flaesports) August 15, 2021

Year without Flamengo titles at CBLOL 2021

Flamengo did not have a good debut season in the franchise system of CBLOL 2021, the main championship that the organization disputes. The team finished the first split in third place after being eliminated by paiN Gaming in the semifinal, and in the second split, she was defeated in the first playoffs confrontation by RED Kalunga.

Jed Kaplan had already made it clear that “changes will be made” right after the red-black team is eliminated by RED. Just before the semifinals, Ranger, the team’s hunter, got involved in a controversy after teasing the crowd with a tweet about Zico, the biggest idol in FLA history.

In post-defeat interview, the team manager said that the situation did not “destabilize” the hunter, but that it would be dealt with at a “better time”.

No Free Fire o Flamengo it also failed to perform well, as it was downgraded in March and failed to return to the elite in July.

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