The eSports club MOUZ has announced the promotion of academy player Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo to the main roster. The announcement was made on the organization's social media.

Earlier, there were rumors online that Jimpphat might join ENCE. More about this can be read in the material. Despite this, the young Finnish professional CS:GO player decided to stay in the club structure.

Jimpphat and the VAC-ban

On January 26, 2018, Jimpphat received a VAC-ban and was prohibited from participating in tournaments sponsored by Valve. Later, the developers decided to change the rules for competition participants under their aegis. According to these changes, Salo was unbanned on January 26, 2023, and now he has the doors open to major eSports.

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Success at 16

Jimpphat started performing on the professional CS:GO stage in 2019 when he was just 13 years old. Initially, he was a member of local Finnish teams and later joined MOUZ NXT. During this period, he won the WePlay Academy League Season 4 and CCT North Europe Series #5, as well as a number of other tier-3 championships. Throughout his career, he has earned over $25,000 in prize money.

MOUZ lineup

• David 'frozen' Čerňanský
• Adam 'torzsi' Torzsás
  
• Dorian 'xertioN' Berman
  
• Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek (captain)
  
• Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo