Representatives of the portal stated that TACO will miss the championship for personal reasons and his absence from the team is temporary. The responsibilities of 00Nation's captain in EPL S17 will be fulfilled by Marcelo coldzera David, and the fifth player of the team will be Leonardo n9xtz Santos.

Since October 2022, n9xtz has been inactive and has not played any official matches. Last year, he finished with an average rating of 5.5 on 36 maps.

00Nation has been seeded in Group C in ESL Pro League Season 17. In the first round, the Brazilian team will play against OG. The match is scheduled for March 8th at 9:30 PM MSK. You can check the pre-match statistics here.

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EPL S17 takes place from February 22nd to March 26th. Teams are competing for a prize pool of $850,000. The tournament schedule and results can be tracked through the link.