TYLOO's Jee Misses Rest of Tournament Due to Illness
TYLOO's AWPer Dongkai "Jee" Ji will not take part in the rest of PGL Masters Bucharest due to chickenpox. His team will be led by coach WeiJie "zhokiNg" Zhong, who will play as a substitute.
Chinese team TYLOO will take the field without its main AWPer in its qualifying match against 9z on Monday.
The Chinese club announced that 21-year-old Dongkai "Jee" Ji has contracted chickenpox and will not appear for the rest of the tournament. The player is receiving treatment and resting in isolation. Head coach WeiJie "zhokiNg" Zhong will take over the team from Monday's match through the remainder of the tournament.
The coach had previously stood in for Jee for three maps at FISSURE Playground 1 due to visa issues. Jee rejoined the team before the semifinals and contributed to the team winning the $1 million tournament.
The news is seen as a heavy blow to TYLOO. The team sits in the 0-2 bracket after losses to FUT and Spirit. Ranked fifth in the Asia VRS standings, the team's chances of qualifying for the Singapore Major are calculated at 59 percent.
It is not yet clear whether Jee will play in the tier-2 HyperX Retake Season 13 tournament in Portugal, which starts on Monday. In its statement, TYLOO said it will continue to monitor the player's condition and make new plans in line with his recovery process and tournament rules.
The team's current roster is: Yi "JamYoung" Yang, Jingxiang "Mercury" Wang, Qianhao "Moseyuh" Chen, Su "Zero" Jingshen, and WeiJie "zhokiNg" Zhong (substitute).
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