magic sniper mo0N has been relegated to the bench, and lattykk has taken his place.

Russian CS2 powerhouse Magic announced on Tuesday that Abdulrahim Issa (ID: mo0N) has been relegated to the bench, effective immediately.

The 21-year-old mo0N is from Kazakhstan and has played as a sniper for teams such as RUBY, 9Pandas, AMKAL, and Rune Eaters during his professional career. Since joining magic in early March, he has played a total of 127 maps and participated in 2834 rounds across all lanes, with an average personal rating of 1.07.

During this period, mo0N participated in several S-level tournaments with the team, including the PGL Astana, the Esports Club World Championship, Fission World S3, and the StarLadder Autumn Series. His most representative achievement was undoubtedly helping magic achieve 4th place in the PGL Astana held in May of this year.

According to the official statement, mo0N's successor is 21-year-old Russian player Vladislav Vidrin (ID: lattykk). lattykk previously played for several CS teams, including NAVI.Y, VP.Prodigy, Aurora, 1win, and Color. His most notable moment was achieving 3rd-4th place with Aurora in the 2023 Roobet Cup.

After some personnel adjustments, Magic's current starting lineup is as follows:

Sviatoslav Masko (ID: MaSvAl)

Breakthrough player: Nikita Kochenuk (ID: tenzy)

Commander: Vitaly Marushka (ID: sFade8)

Rifleman: Andrei Anisimov (ID: AW)

Sniper: Vladislav Widlin (ID: lattykk)

Coach: Danila Yurkov (ID: eksiver)

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