Team Spirit have found a possible replacement for Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev in Russian carry player Ilya "Illidan" Pivcaev, who is joining them on a trial basis.

Illidan has had some trouble finding a stable team since being dropped by Virtus.pro in December 2015. He registered for the Shanghai Major as a part of Elements Pro Gaming, but when the team failed to qualify they disbanded. Since then, Illidan played as a standin for HellRaisers but has not found a permanent new team.

Team Spirit qualified for the Shanghai Major, but despite beating Vici Gaming 2-0 in the group stage, they were unable to make it past the first round of the Lower bracket.

Both RAMZES666 and Vasily "AfterLife" Shishkin were dropped from the roster before the Shanghai Major even ended, leaving the team short two players heading into the Epicenter qualifiers.

The team says that they plan to announce a fifth player before their WePlay match against Power Rangers on March 15. Their roster so far is:

Bogdan " Iceberg " Vasilenko

" Vasilenko Artur " Goblak " Kostenko

" Kostenko Andrey " ALWAYSWANNAFLY " Bondarenko

" Bondarenko Ilya "Illidan" Pivcaev

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