Counter Strike 2: FaNg to replace Senzu as stand-in for Passion UA during the Inter Extreme Masters (IEM) Rio..

Ukrainian Counter Strike 2 (CS2) club Passion UA announced on Saturday via their official X  (Twitter) account that former Complexity Entry Fragger FaNg will stand-in for Senzu at the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Rio.

According to Passion UA's official statement, as an invited representative from North America, the team had to make roster changes due to ESL rules requiring each team to have more than one player from North America on their current active roster.

FaNg will be standing-in at IEM Rio until the end of the tournament.

During this period, Senzu will be unable to participate in the tournament because he does not meet ESL rule 2.7.3 rules – which states that "multiple players with citizenship in the relevant subregion".

Passion UA previously had two American players – nicx (Rifler) and Grim (Entry Fragger).

However, Grim transferred to NRG last month.

With this move to Passion UA, FaNg will reunite with his former teammate, In-Game Leader JT, and head coach T.c.

About FaNg

The 23-year-old FaNg was born on May 7, 2002, in Canada. He began playing professional Counter Strike 2 (CS2) esports in 2018, primarily as a breacher.

FaNg has previously played for teams such as Variance, Rugratz, Extra Salt, Complexity, NRG, Getting Info and etc.

In January of this year, FaNg joined BOSS for the second time.

Recently, he participated in the PGL Bucharest North American Closed Qualifier with his team, but was eliminated in the semifinals by Life's a Game.

Passion UA's roster for the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Rio is as follows:

In-Game Leader: JT

Rifler: Kvem

Rifler: nicx

AWP-er: try

Entry Fragger: FaNg (substitute)

Head Coach: T.c

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