seized continues Gambit stint; to play in IEM Katowice qualifier

Denis "seized" Kostin will be playing for Gambit in tomorrow's IEM Katowice 2018 European Closed Qualifier, as he has revealed on Twitter.

Just a couple of days ago, the Russian player was revealed as a replacement for Bektiyar "⁠fitch⁠" Bahytov in ESEA MDL, with the reasons why the Kazakhstani player was absent, or the duration of his absence, not being disclosed.

The Russian player will be helping Gambit earn a spot in Katowice

With the former Natus Vincere and FlipSid3 member in their roster, Gambit picked up two confident wins in ESEA MDL, beating aAa 16-1 and Nemiga 16-6. It seems that the cooperation will continue, as the 23-year-old tweeted about tomorrow's IEM Katowice qualifier bracket, where Gambit could face Natus Vincere in the second round.

hmm potentially first game against @natusvincere tomorrow at IEM Katowice Closed Quals, CIS el Classico 🍿

— Denis Kostin (@seizedwf) February 2, 2018

Gambit are expected to have the following lineup in the IEM Katowice qualifier:

 Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov
 Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev
 Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov
 Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov
 Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin (stand-in) 

Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov Age: 23 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 339 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.66 Denis 'seized' Kostin Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1020 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 Nemiga #62 Roman 'roman' RedihinKirill 'hitMouse' TsarevVladimir 'ROBO' NeskeyAleksandr 'mds' Rubets Gambit #11 Bektiyar 'fitch' BahytovDauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovAbay 'HObbit' Khassenov Rustem 'mou' Telepov Age: 26 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 732 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.66 Bektiyar 'fitch' Bahytov Age: 25 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 340 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.72 Natus Vincere #9 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov aAa #56 Benoît 'MetaL' GueletteBenjamin 'waneG' TaquetFlavien 'wallax' LebretonMatthéo 'nonick' CaneiMathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut FlipSid3 #60 Yegor 'markeloff' MarkelovAndrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyGeorgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinJan 'wayLander' Rahkonen Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev Age: 27 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1034 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.68 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Age: 29 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1125 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66