Rumors: Pluto will join the ATK roster

According to the Dust2 portal, the South African eSports organization ATK plans to make changes to its CS:GO roster for participation in the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 17. Pluto is expected to join the team to replace Fadey, who dropped out for an indefinite period from for operations.

Fadey has been playing for ATK since 2019. Together with the team, the 24-year-old South African player became the winner of ESL Challenger League Season 42: North America, and also made it to the top three at ESL Challenger League Season 41: North America and Ace North American Masters: Spring 2022.

However, Fadey was forced to skip the start of the new season and return to South Africa for surgery. As a result, ATK was forced to play in the ESL Pro League Season 17 qualifier along with motm, but, apparently, the American cannot continue playing for the former team.

Pluto made a name for himself while playing for the Bad News Bears team, with which he managed to reach the Super League Arena Winter 2022 finals, as well as play in the PGL Major Antwerp 2022: American RMR. The last team in the career of the 26-year-old Pakistani player was Vendetta, where he reached the finals of The fl0m Cup.

Fadey's recovery is expected to be delayed as the operation was performed at an unfortunate time and the nature of the treatment requires rest. Therefore Pluto is considered as a long term replacement for ATK.

ESL Pro League Season 17 will take place from February 22 to March 26 in Malta. Team ATK got into group D, which also includes Natus Vincere, Team Liquid, Team Spirit, Astralis, forZe, ENCE and Rare Atom.

Estimated ATK roster for the upcoming ESL Pro League Season 17:

• Swisher
• MisteM
• b0denmaste
• DJ
• Pluto (stand-in)
• sprayxd (head coach)