Legendary Ukrainian player Yegor 'markeloff' Markelov played in an official match for FAVBET on the third map within the ESEA Advanced. He joined the game in the 15th round with the score at 9-6 against them.

The match between FAVBET and 1WIN occurred in the lower bracket of the third round of ESEA Advanced Season 49 Europe. The game ended with a FAVBET victory, advancing them in the bracket and they will compete for a coveted slot in ESL Challenger League Season 48. Their next match will be against Zero Tenacity, happening today. The most vivid moment of the game was markeloff's return in the second half of the third map.

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After markeloff entered the game, the dynamics shifted and FAVBET managed to come back from the 9-6 score. The community closely watched his gameplay, as his last official professional match was played over 6 years ago with FlipSid3. Markeloff's performance was compelling; he finished the game with a K/D ratio of 13/11 over 19 rounds.

I wanted to stream today, but knew that I might play in place of Bondik if his power went out. Well, I ended up jumping in at the end of the match and we won, gg.

As markeloff reported after the game 

It is unknown whether this was a temporary substitution or if markeloff will now replace FAVBET players in case of power outages. The community joyfully reacted to the return of the legend and watched his game with great excitement.