{"id":36175,"date":"2024-06-10T22:49:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T02:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=36175"},"modified":"2024-06-10T22:49:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T02:49:15","slug":"taz-will-stand-in-for-m0nesy-at-spring-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/taz-will-stand-in-for-m0nesy-at-spring-final\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;TaZ&#8221; will stand-in for &#8220;m0NESY&#8221; at Spring Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>G2 Esports has announced that Ilya &#8220;m0NESY&#8221; Osipov will not participate in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-series\/spring-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Spring Final betting guide\">BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024<\/a>, scheduled for June 12\u201316, due to visa issues.<\/p>\n<p>Wiktor &#8220;\u2060TaZ\u2060&#8221; Wojtas, the team&#8217;s coach, will replace him.<\/p>\n<p>This news is a significant blow to G2, who recently celebrated a victory at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/g2-esports-claim-iem-dallas-2024-title\/\" title=\"G2 claim IEM Dallas title\">IEM Dallas<\/a> with stand-in Jake &#8220;\u2060Stewie2K\u2060&#8221; 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