BIG to play with academy player at IEM Rio CS:GO Major
German CS:GO team BIG will use academy player Elias “s1n” Stein in place of Josef “faveN” Baumann during the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown Europe and, most notably, the IEM Rio Major, the second Valve-sponsored event of 2022.
S1n made his way onto the first team earlier this month during the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) B tournament as a result of faveN falling ill ahead of the IEM Rio Major qualifier. S1n helped BIG qualify for the Major with a 3-2 record, beating Sangal, Vitality, and K23 throughout their journey.