degster to miss start of IEM Cologne 2024

European team HEROIC will kick off their journey at IEM Cologne 2024 without Abdul "degster" Gasanov – the roster's AWPer was unable to get a visa in time to travel to the event. HLTV reported this citing the organization's representatives.

It is not yet known whether the Russian esports athlete will be able to join his teammates during the competition. Instead, HEROIC will bring a stand-in to the tournament, whose name has not yet been disclosed.

IEM Cologne 2024 is already a third tournament where HEROIC will compete without degster. Due to visa issues, Gasanov missed IEM Dallas 2024 and was unable to come to BLAST Premier Fall Groups 2024. In Dallas, Nico "nicoodoz" Tamjidi played instead of him, while in Copenhagen – HEROIC's coach Eetu "sAw" Saha.

IEM Cologne 2024 will take place from August 7 to 18 in Cologne, Germany, with 24 teams participating. The event will feature a total prize pool of $1 million. The organizers recently revealed the tournament brackets for the first and second stages of the competition.

Origin: www.hltv.org