{"id":32692,"date":"2026-01-17T16:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/?p=32692"},"modified":"2026-01-17T16:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:26:52","slug":"dav1deus-returns-to-red-canids-cs2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/dav1deus-returns-to-red-canids-cs2\/","title":{"rendered":"dav1deuS Returns to RED Canids Ahead of CS2 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>David <strong>\u201cdav1deuS\u201d <\/strong>Tapia Maldonado is back with<strong> RED Canids<\/strong> for his third time. The Chilean rifler returns as the team builds its roster for the start of the 2026 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2?l=english\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.counter-strike.net\/cs2?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CS2<\/a> <\/strong>season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move follows <strong>dav1deuS<\/strong> leaving <strong>paiN Gaming<\/strong>, where he did not meet expectations. Although he was added for more firepower, <strong>paiN <\/strong>had trouble staying consistent in 2025, and he finished with a rating below <strong>1.00<\/strong> at major events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">Voc\u00ea ficou um tempo fora, David, mas \u00e9 com prazer que te anunciamos como nosso novo refor\u00e7o. <br><br>Seja bem-vindo de volta, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dav1deuS_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dav1deuS_<\/a>! Dessa vez, vamos levar a Matilha ao Major juntos! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoRED?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GoRED<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I3SJtTb8ol\">pic.twitter.com\/I3SJtTb8ol<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RED Canids Kalunga (@REDCanids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/REDCanids\/status\/2012239412722061470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Familiar Home for dav1deuS<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/davidd.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/davidd.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/davidd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/davidd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/davidd-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/davidd-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David <strong>\u201cdav1deuS\u201d <\/strong>Tapia Maldonado<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>RED Canids<\/strong> is not something new for <strong>dav1deuS<\/strong>. His first brief spell with the organization took place in late 2020, followed by a more impactful run starting in 2023. During that second stint, he established himself as one of the more aggressive riflers in the South American scene, helping <strong>RED<\/strong> remain competitive in regional tournaments before earning a move to <strong>paiN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now back with <strong>RED<\/strong>, the 25-year-old will look to rediscover his form in a familiar system and regain confidence after a difficult year at the top level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RED Canids updated roster is as follows:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Andr\u00e9 <strong>\u201cdrop\u201d <\/strong>Abreu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richard <strong>\u201cchayJESUS\u201d <\/strong>Seidy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaue <strong>\u201ckauez\u201d <\/strong>Kaschuk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allan <strong>\u201chistory\u201d <\/strong>Lawrenz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David <strong>\u201cdav1deuS\u201d <\/strong>Tapia Maldonado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gustavo \u201c<strong>tge<\/strong>\u201d Motta (coach)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The team currently sits outside the top 80 in global rankings, reflecting a rebuilding phase rather than immediate title contention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next for RED Canids?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RED Canids<\/strong> will play in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/counterstrike\/Intel_Extreme_Masters\/2026\/Rio\/Qualifier\/Americas\/Open\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/counterstrike\/Intel_Extreme_Masters\/2026\/Rio\/Qualifier\/Americas\/Open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IEM Rio 2026 Americas Open Qualifier<\/a><\/strong>, where <strong>dav1deuS <\/strong>will make his debut in this new stint. This event will be an early test for the team and a chance for the Chilean rifler to show he can make a big impact again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For both the player and the organization, this reunion represents an opportunity for redemption and, potentially, a fresh chapter in <strong>RED Canids\u2019 <\/strong>pursuit of relevance on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David \u201cdav1deuS\u201d Tapia Maldonado is back with RED Canids for his third time. The Chilean rifler returns as the team builds its roster for the start of the 2026 CS2 season. This move follows dav1deuS leaving paiN Gaming, where he did not meet expectations. Although he was added for more firepower, paiN had trouble staying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":32694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,11],"class_list":{"0":"post-32692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2","8":"tag-cs2","9":"tag-cs2-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32696,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32692\/revisions\/32696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}