Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov, who was set to coach team Russia at WESG 2017, will miss the $1.5 million event due to family reasons, with veteran Vadim "MSE" Zimin set to replace him.
Denis "seized" Kostin has shared the news on Russian social media VK.com, where he also revealed that Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov will be assisting the team remotely from home.
Replacing him in Russia is veteran Vadim "MSE" Zimin, who used to play Counter-Strike 1.6 for Virtus.pro in 2011 and was shortly part of various Russian teams in 2014-2015.
hooch will not be able to stand behind the team in Haikou
The Russian squad are part of Group D at the Chinese event, where seized & co. will face SK, New4, and BIG on the first day of the competition (Thursday, March 13).
Russia's lineup for WESG 2017 World Finals will be the following:
Denis "electroNic" Sharipov Denis "seized" Kostin Georgi "WorldEdit" Yaskin Egor "flamie" Vasilyev Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov