*Update (11:35 10/11) – The reason behind the substitution is due to illness.
MOUZ have made an “emergency transfer” in their roster just two hours before their first match at DreamHack Open November 2021, the tournament organizers have announced. The 31-year-old Chris “chrisJ” de Jong has been confirmed to start for the German side, as he will replace Aurimas “Bymas” Pipiras in the starting lineup.
The reason behind the substitution is still unclear, as MOUZ haven’t published any official statement yet.
For #DHO47, @mousesports have made an emergency transfer.
?? @chrisJcsgo will be playing instead of ?? @bymascs, the Dutchman is back on the server! ?️?️
— ESL Impact (@ESLImpact) November 10, 2021
chrisJ is an iconic figure in the history of mousesports, having represented the organization since 2013. The versatile rifler/AWPer has experienced a lot of great things over the 7-8-year tenure, with the title at ESL Pro League Season 10 being one of the highlights – However, since January this year, chrisJ has been placed on the bench as an inactive player.
In a short period from late January to March 2021, chrisJ featured for FunPlus Phoenix as their in-game leader with great success. Despite some heavy rumours about a permanent deal, the two parties couldn’t agree on a contract.
Mouseports sign “acoR” as replacement for “ChrisJ”
chrisJ will get his comeback on their server today at 13:30 (CET) in MOUZ’s opening match at DreamHack Open November against MAD Lions – A match, you can watch right here on Pley.gg
MOUZ | Active roster
Christopher “dexter” Nong
Robin “ropz” Kool
David “frozen” Čerňanský
Frederik “acoR” Gyldstrand
Chris “chrisJ” de Jong
Torbjørn “mithR” Nyborg (coach)
#MOUZ UPDATE:
We are making changes to the roster for today's #DHO47 match due to an illness.➡ @bymascs
⬅ @chrisJcsgoGet well soon @bymascs #VAMOUZ pic.twitter.com/58FDjUz2re
— MOUZ (@mousesports) November 10, 2021
