Report: Olofmeister Will Not Play With FaZe Clan at ECS Season 5 Finals

According to a report by esports journalist and insider neL, Olof "olofmeister" Kjabjer will not be competing with the rest of the FaZe Clan Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team at the ECS Season 5 Finals in London, England due to personal problems. 

FaZe will play with Cromen instead of Olofmeister for the ECS finals. It's not about a change or anything, just a stand-in as olof still has some personal problems.

— neL (@neLendirekt) June 3, 2018

Jorgen "cromen" Robertsen will reportedly play as a stand-in for olofmeister with FaZe Clan for the ECS Season 5 Finals. Cromen had previously played as a stand-in for Heroic at the ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals and the DreamHack Open Austin 2018. While cromen performed well for Heroic at the ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals, the stand-in player struggled for the team at the DreamHack Open Austin 2018, as he finished with an overall rating of 0.85. 

The news of olomiester once again taking some time off from competing for personal reasons comes as somewhat of a surprise to the CS:GO community, as the player had announced on May 25th that he would be returning to the FaZe Clan CS:GO lineup after taking a leave of absence beginning on April 1st. Richard "Xizt" Landstorm stepped in for olomeister on FaZe Clan's starting lineup and was able to help the team secure a championship victory at IEM Sydney 2018. 

While the star studded lineup of FaZe Clan still has a strong chance of making a run at the championship for the ECS Season 5 Finals, the possibility of olomeister not being in the lineup for FaZe Clan will not help their chances of taking the top spot in the upcoming CS:GO event.

At the time of this writing, there has been no official announcement from olomiester or FaZe Clan regarding the veteran CS:GO player's status for the ECS Season 5 Finals.

In other CS:GO news, Natus Vincere was able to capture a championship victory at StarSeries Season 5 Season with the dominating play of Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev leading the way for Natus Vincere, while Space Soldiers were able to claim the DreamHack Open Austin 2018 Championship.

(cover photo courtesy of FaZe Clan)