Gabriel «FalleN» Toledo is a real veteran of the competitive Counter-Strike stage. He is a representative of the old school of Counter-Strike that started his way to the top of esports Olymp in 2005. We offer you to take a look at the history of Gabriel’s career as one of the most prominent people in the esports industry.
Beginning of Career
Gabriel has felt affection for computer games since his early childhood. When he was adolescent, he started to visit computer clubs where he demonstrated a high level of gaming. His affection did not disappear and in 2005 Gabriel joined his first team. It was a local club called crashers. Playing there for less than half a year, FalleN joined another Brazilian team, Soldats. Pretty soon he returned to his first team again. But it was not the end of his search of the team.
In the period from 2008 till 2013, FalleN managed to play for six more teams including a big organization – complexity Gaming. But there Gabriel did not achieve the desired results there. Playing Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source, FalleN moved to CSGO in February 2013.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The first team in the new version for Gabriel was playArt. There he played for less than five months and then joined ProGaming.TD. Having achieved no desired results, the gamer continued to look for the club.
The next stop for Gabriel was KaBuM! e-Sports. Having played there for 5 months, FalleN moved to Games Academy but later returned to KaBuM! e-Sports. The gamer then moved to KaBum.TD and Keyd Stars. Another crucial moment in FalleN’s career was playing for Luminosity Gaming.
Luminosity Gaming and the First Trip to Major
Luminosity Gaming helped FalleN to disclose his potential to the maximum. Together with the team, he became the champion of his first Major tournament - MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016. It is noteworthy that the player for the Swedish team Fnatic, flusha, provided financial help when the player flew to ESL One: Cologne 2015. After the triumph in Columbus, FalleN and the team were discussed by the whole esports world. His teammates got noticed by SK Gaming that decided to restore the previous fame of the CSGO roster.
SK Gaming
FalleN’s performance for SK Gaming helped the German organization to keep the leading position in the world rating for several years. SK Gaming together with FalleN won six big tournaments including ESL One: Cologne 2016. Despite the purely great results, FalleN and the team left SK Gaming in June 2018. In January 2018, FalleN returned to the homeland when he joined MIBR.
MIBR and Individual Awards
When the gamer got to MIBR, the results of his performance got worse. FalleN managed to win at ZOTAC Cup Masters 2018 and took second place at Flashpoint Season 1 in 2020.
His long-standing career has resulted in numerous awards. He got to Top 10 gamers of the planet according to HLTV twice. Additionally, he was acknowledged as the most influential person of the Brazilian esports in 2015. FalleN is a real legend of the Brazilian and the World CSGO.
