LGB eSports member Ruben "RUBINO" Villarroel will not compete at the offline qualifier for ESL One Cologne due to medical reasons, the team have revealed.

The Norwegian player has been advised by his doctor to avoid travelling for him not to risk aggravating the problem, which was not disclosed by the team. 

Besides missing the qualifier for the upcoming major, next weekend, Ruben "⁠RUBINO⁠" Villarroel will also not play any part in the team's campaign at the Acer Predator Masters finals, in Krefeld, Germany, from July 30 to August 2.

RUBINO misses two events due to serious health issues 

Replacing RUBINO at both events will be Kristoffer "⁠Mystic⁠" Michelsen, who was part of LGB's roster right until DreamHack Summer, when the team decided to pick up Morten "⁠zEVES⁠" Vollan Christensen and Martin "⁠cENTRYZ⁠" Brandal.

t's with sadness we have to announce that Ruben 'Rubino' Villarroel will not attend ESL Offline Qualifier nor APM - Due to serious health problems, he's been in contact with his doctor who advised him NOT to travel at the moment, as they need him back for more tests and his health could become worse.Instead we will bring in Kristoffer 'Mystic' Michelsen in the Qualifier and Offline Finals for APM.The team is currently Bootcamping in Norway and Mystic will arrive tomorrow and play with the team.We hope for your support and hope that our great friend and player Rubino, gets well ASAP!

"He's been in contact with his doctor, who advised him not to travel at the moment, as they need him back for more tests and his health could become worse," LGB manager Kevin "kevz" Mikkelsen said.

"Instead we will bring in Kristoffer 'Mystic' Michelsen in the Qualifier and Offline Finals for APM.

"The team is currently Bootcamping in Norway and Mystic will arrive tomorrow and play with the team.

"We hope for your support and hope that our great friend and player Rubino, gets well ASAP!"

LGB, who will face HellRaisers in the first round of the ESL One Cologne qualifier, will attend the event with:

Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad
Pål "⁠Polly⁠" Kammen
Morten "⁠zEVES⁠" Vollan Christensen
Martin "⁠cENTRYZ⁠" Brandal
Kristoffer "⁠Mystic⁠" Michelsen (stand-in) 

Kristoffer 'Mystic' Michelsen Age: 19 Team: LGB Rating 1.0: 0.97 Maps played: 53 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.73 Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Age: 21 Team: LGB Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 111 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.72 Martin 'cENTRYZ' Brandal Age: 20 Team: LGB Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 99 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Morten 'zEVES' Vollan Christensen Age: 24 Team: LGB Rating 1.0: 0.80 Maps played: 71 KPR: 0.57 DPR: 0.73 Ruben 'RUBINO' Villarroel Age: 21 Team: LGB Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 213 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.69 Pål 'Polly' Kammen Age: 24 Team: LGB Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 235 KPR: 0.65 DPR: 0.70