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CS29 years ago

zonic to temporarily replace karrigan in ELEAGUE

Danny ''zonic'' Sørensen to stand in for Finn "karrigan" Andersen over majority of ELEAGUE matches.

The first announcement came from Finn ''karrigan'' Andersen last Sunday, where he explained his request to enter United States was rejected. The reason for the rejection were the new regulations of ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation). According to the new rules, foreigners that have been in Iran in the past five years can’t be approved via ESTA. This left Andersen to apply for a regular US visa, but it was too late for him as there were less than two days left for his team’s ELEAGUE debut which is on Tuesday, 7 June.

Although it is certain that he will miss the first day, he could get a visa for the remaining days. This means Andersen might take his place back from Danny "zonic" Sørensen on Wednesday. Until that time, Sørensen who is the coach of the Danish giants since January will play alongside other four members of Astralis’ starting roster as the IGL. Sørensen was one of the most successful Danish players in the Counter-Strike 1.6 scene but he has never enjoyed success in CS: GO as a player. He played some matches with Team Dignitas back in November 2015 but rarely managed to get a positive kill/death ratio.

Frontpage photo courtesy of Helena Kristiansson/ESL.