Smooya Will Temporarily Replace Degster in OG

OG has officially announced that Owen Smooya Butterfield will temporarily replace Abdul Degster Hasanov.

Smooya will play for OG at the European BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023. The team will compete for a place in the BLAST Premier Spring Final 2023. Degster will miss at least one match due to illness.

OG has two stand-ins

At least the first match at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 OG will have to be played with two stand-ins. Let us remind you that earlier, the break was taken by Nemanja nexa Isakovich, the details of which we still do not know. So Nikolay niko Christensen is replacing him.

With one stand-in, OG had huge problems at the ESL Pro League, where the team could win only one match. Therefore, it is unlikely to expect a high result from a team with two because if OG fails to win the first match, then the team will not have the opportunity to return, as the tournament is played in the Single-Elimination format. Remember that degster is currently the team's main star, and with him, OG will be easier to win.

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Smooya vs. Degster

Speaking about the comparison of smooya and degster, it is worth mentioning that the Briton has not played seriously on the pro scene for a long time. The player participates only in open qualifiers as part of mixes, and his statistics will be high due to the generally low level of play in the qualifiers.

In general, it will be interesting to watch smooya at a higher level. After all, the player really showed himself very well in the qualifications.

When will OG play?

The OG match at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown will take place today at 5:30 PM Kyiv time. Their opponent will be NIP. All information about the event is available here.