FlameZ Will Miss the Rest of IEM Katowice 2023

Shahar flameZ Shushan will miss the remainder of IEM Katowice 2023 due to illness.

OG announced this on Twitter. In the main team, the rifler will be replaced by coach Kasper ruggah Dew.

Does OG have no chance?

Losing flameZ is a heavy blow for OG. FlameZ is the team's main rifler and second star after Abdul degster Hasanov. The player has always shown excellent individual performance, and his loss will weaken OG.

However, in the group stage of IEM Katowice 2023, the player didn't have time to show his talent. His average rating is 5.7, and he didn't help to win at this event. This was done by degster and Maciej F1KU Miklas.

Therefore, the loss of flameZ isn't so critical in the current specific situation, but the player replacement is essential. They replaced the rifler with a coach whose individual performance could be better, and this is not the coach's problem: he has other responsibilities.

The last time ruggah was on the server during the official match was in 2018, which is an incredibly long time ago, especially by CS:GO standards. Therefore, you should not expect an incredible performance from the Dane.

Of course, OG's chances of getting out of the group have not evaporated, but they have become much lower.

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When will OG play?

OG is currently fighting Outsiders for survival: the winner will advance to the lower finals of Group B and fight for a place in the playoffs of IEM Katowice 2023. All information about the event is available on its page.