Patsi confirmed to miss Liquid v. Virtus.pro

As previously reported by Dust2.us and Alexey "OverDrive" Birukov concurrently, Liquid's Russian rifler Robert "Patsi" Isyanov is set to miss the team's ESL Pro League Season 18 debut against Virtus.pro due to visa issues, Liquid confirmed today. As a result of the news, Liquid's coach Damian "daps" Steele, will fill in for the squad in their opening match against Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis' former squad.

Fortunately for Liquid and its fans, the organization did confirm that Patsi will likely be able to head to Malta for Liquid's later matches, with Patsi earlier telling Dust2.us that he felt confident in making the team's third match. With NA's teams having a poor track record in EPL thus far, getting Patsi to Malta so he can perform will come as a relief after a disappointing Pro League.