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shox to undergo wrist surgery in March

6/2/2018 - 19:31

G2 have confirmed that Richard "shox" Papillon will have to undergo surgery next month due to a wrist problem.

The French player had revealed last week that he could have to go under the knife after an MRI scan had revealed a 2cm cyst on his right wrist.

Richard "shox" Papillon will continue playing with the team until his surgery, which has been scheduled for March 23, which means that he will be available for G2's upcoming LAN events, the StarSeries i-League Season 4 and IEM Katowice.

shox will miss at least two weeks of action

The procedure will be followed by a two-week period in which shox’s wrist will be immobilised with a splint. After that, the player will begin physical rehabilitation, with doctors estimating that a full recovery will take from one to eight weeks after the removal of the splint.

G2, hope that shox will be back in action on April 9 and have requested ESL and FACEIT to reschedule the team’s matches during the two-week window in which the player will be unavailable.

"In the worst case scenario, our coach Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux is ready to help the team as potential substitute," G2 add.

"From April 9th it is planned that shox will be back to our starting roster, however, we will keep a close eye on the situation and will re-evaluate the date if necessary depending on his recovery.

"We are certain that shoxieJESUS will be back and be able to play in front of the #G2ARMY in Marseille for DreamHack Masters at the prestigious Le Dôme de Marseille, from April 18 to 22, and as always, we remain as committed of ensuring our players’ well-being as ever before.

"Please be so kind to join us in sending Richard the best vibes and luck for this procedure. May the king be back soon."

shox was G2's top performer at ELEAGUE Major Boston, averaging a 1.19 rating in the team's quarter-final run after also being their best player in the New Challenger Stage, with an average 1.42 rating.

We have received more information regarding @G2shox’s on-going wrist issue & can now give an official update!

READ » https://t.co/Km8uLshZKE pic.twitter.com/RmFfFqVxFN
— G2 Esports (@G2esports) February 6, 2018

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get well s00n

2018-02-06 19:31

damn, sad :(

2018-02-06 19:31

are these wrist problems a thing now after a major?

2018-02-06 19:32

smithzz standin hype

2018-02-06 19:33

[*] shox

2018-02-06 19:43

Good recovery shoxieJESUS #MiBRCARALHO

2018-02-06 19:46

yo les noobs

2018-02-07 02:19

they need to lift for real now, that's why.

2018-02-06 19:34

people do typically tend to work harder and put in longer hours before a major. But maybe the injuries happened before the major and they decide to just play the major and then reveal the injury so as not to mess up their chances at cs:go's biggest tournament.

2018-02-06 19:38

And so people can use it as an excuse for poor performances.

2018-02-07 00:04

Except he performed better

2018-02-07 00:19

What do you mean he performed better?? They won bo1's against 2 meh teams and c9 which is nothing impressive and then they got shit on in a bo3 by c9.

2018-02-07 00:24

He got the highest rating out of all of G2, something he hasn't achieved for a while and everyone noted his improved performance during the major.

2018-02-07 00:26

That's because he only had a wrist injury while his teammates had head injury from the start.

2018-02-07 08:37

smithzz standin PogChamp

2018-02-07 03:54

Its a cyst bro. It didnt just "happen". It finally got so big he finally felt true discomfort. This isnt a bs injury looking for a cop out. Its legit. Dr. Smokadaweeds says so. And i also prescribe 3 joints of marijuana per day minimum and no masturbation for 2 months :) get well soon! Your a pleasure to watch!

2018-02-07 06:08

+1

2018-02-07 15:38

Palm grip saves lives

2018-02-06 19:32

I think his aim style was the problem, he doesn't move his arm that much and mainly plays with his wrist. With slightly below average sens as he has that could be an issue.

2018-02-06 19:38

I ve seen him griping his mouse unlike his normal grip, a very vlaw style grip during the Major when they were down, for me I am more accurate with a very bizarre claw style grip but my thumb has severe pain after a match or two.

2018-02-06 19:40

Dam thats no good son! Fix ur style ur body is trying tp tell you something. How old are u? I had a problem with the growth plate in my right thumb on the outside of the thumb when i was like 13-15. I had a similar problem back then with playstyle. Doc told me to stop doing what ever it was i was doing at the time and it was HOURS and HOURS of diablo and doom/quake. Stop playing for 2 weeks switched my grip up and presto pain stopped. Otherwise i was gunna have to have surgery on it. Hope it stops for u sometime soon. We need all the cs players we can get!

2018-02-07 06:12

gl shox

2018-02-06 19:32

oof

2018-02-06 19:31

sup danny boi

2018-02-06 19:37

Hai

2018-02-06 19:38

Cool

2018-02-06 19:31

Not cool

2018-02-06 19:32

nooo

2018-02-06 19:31

rekt

2018-02-06 19:31

Reported

2018-02-06 19:32

Robin is indeed sexy af

2018-02-06 22:16

i love you

2018-02-07 15:24

Get well soon

2018-02-06 19:31

SMITHZZZ?

2018-02-06 19:32

I love shoxie but I’m actually looking forward to see smithzz play

2018-02-06 20:30

1st

2018-02-06 19:32

Fuck

2018-02-06 19:32

you tried

2018-02-06 19:41

Ok bb

2018-02-06 19:32

ALO ZYWOOO?!

2018-02-06 19:32

our coach Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux is ready to help the team as potential substitute

2018-02-06 20:00

bitch please xdddd

2018-02-06 20:06

BibleThump

2018-02-06 19:32

Get well soon!

2018-02-06 19:32

rip

2018-02-06 19:32

That's why c9 won the major. Lucky like SK with guardian's injury

2018-02-06 19:33

and olof injuryyyyyy

2018-02-06 21:03

and SiXeR inJuRy~

2018-02-07 03:14

And the most important: C9 didn't have to play 2 exhausting bo3s on the same day... Lucky af.

2018-02-07 04:23

Fan of FaZe

2018-02-07 16:58

bb shox

2018-02-06 19:32

YO LES NOOBS <3

2018-02-06 19:32

GOOD LUCK LEGEND <3

2018-02-06 19:32

G2 TaZ?

2018-02-06 19:32

Let's go Kevin to IGL for G2

2018-02-06 19:33

Oh yes son

2018-02-06 19:42

Get well soon king

2018-02-06 19:33

Rip shox 1999-2018

2018-02-06 19:33

remove wrist, insert baggetor, become Tier 1?

2018-02-06 19:33

I hope his skill won't disappear after it.

2018-02-06 19:33

to get fully back in form will take atleast 5 months after surgery scar tissue and regaining flexibility + not playing for that long will take a huge toll on his play

2018-02-06 21:05

You act like cs is a real sport, like fuck off trying to be “athletes”

2018-02-07 19:01

Operation Vac in wrist

2018-02-06 19:33

SO ZYWOO TO STAND IN FOR G2

2018-02-06 19:33

It's to read a whole article, isn't it ?

2018-02-06 19:46

our coach Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux is ready to help the team as potential substitute

2018-02-06 20:01

just when they were doing well again :/

2018-02-06 19:33

100 on my wrist, 80 on my wrist

2018-02-06 19:33

he shouldnt had quit weed...

2018-02-06 19:33

Get well soon legend

2018-02-06 19:33

LOL. Getting hacks installed....

2018-02-06 19:33

piss off dan m

2018-02-06 23:34

I read this " SHOX TO UNDERGO WRIST INJURY IN MARCH"

2018-02-06 19:33

prediction

2018-02-06 20:01

So who will play instead? (Cant remember)

2018-02-06 19:33

If everything goes fine - no standins If not - SmithZz after surgery (online)

2018-02-06 19:36

Smithzz (Coach) will probably Stand In for Online games like EPL and ECS Quals

2018-02-06 19:37

never ever do claw grip if you don't want any RSI or carpal tunnel-like problems

2018-02-06 19:34

Get well soon !!!

2018-02-06 19:34

if they need a stand in they'll use smithzz please fucking no i suffered enough with 2016

2018-02-06 19:34

Health update LUL

2018-02-06 19:34

Shox will overcome this

2018-02-06 19:35

hope he recovers. after that -karrigan + shox since all injured players that make their return end up going to FaZe.

2018-02-06 19:36

Gl shoxie

2018-02-06 19:36

Ez vac

2018-02-06 19:36

Nooo :( get better shoxie <3

2018-02-06 19:37

hope it doesnt affect his performance in future and we'll be able to see shoxieJESUS plays

2018-02-06 19:38

An excuse is ready: "shox sucked cuz he needed wrist surgery"

2018-02-06 19:39

Thing is shox didnt suck, he was the best player in G2 at the Major with kenny

2018-02-06 19:45

NBK?

2018-02-06 19:59

NBK played really well top, what I mean is shox didnt underperform. They didnt underperform at all I mean they had a bad day against cloud 9 that's fucked up

2018-02-06 20:00

but NBK played amazingly in almost all games in qualifier and major except for vs c9 hltv.org/stats/teams/players/5995/G2?sta.. id say he was the best player for g2 this major, with shox and kennys close behind, idk how this 2.0 rating counts but nbk had highest kdr and a lot of impact frags from the games i watched edit: but yeah i agree with ur point, shox certainly didnt underperform, except against c9 like the full roster did

2018-02-06 20:04

He was hacking. COuldn't download it vs c9 I guess.

2018-02-06 20:05

Put your headphones on and SIT DOWN!

2018-02-06 21:43

baiting so hard

2018-02-06 22:49

Yes, I'll give you that, I won't underrate his performance, It was pretty impresive and It shut the hell out of those idiots who were saying he was bad

2018-02-06 20:05

He went from bot to lots of smoke kills and wallbangs... I wonder why

2018-02-06 22:13

Idk why you do It, u may be retarded or something.

2018-02-06 22:39

I'd be shocked if shox wasn't more than ready long before that Dreamhack event. Surgery and recovery tend to be quick with these types of keyhole surgeries. The real bitch is scar-tissue.

2018-02-06 19:39

"from 1 to 8 weeks" very precise, these french docs ! rip shox. look how long olof, guardian and device took for recover!

2018-02-06 19:41

That doesn't sound too bad thankfully, gl Shoxie.

2018-02-06 19:40

RIP G2. No player has ever fully come back from similar injuries.

2018-02-06 19:42

Guardian?

2018-02-06 20:02

GuardiaN used to be a top 2 player in the world.

2018-02-06 20:04

Id say he is even better now then before injury just everyone else has improved so much

2018-02-06 20:05

Not really a good example cause of his situation, he's back in form but now he's in a team full of fraggers so its not really possible for him to hard carry every game. On Na'vi whole team was built around him and he was the super star player of the team, definitively one of the best awpers in the world still.

2018-02-06 20:34

+1 he even said it didnt affect him at all and that everything was just rumours, it was his lack of motivation from playing in BOT'vi that made him underperform

2018-02-06 20:05

wrist surgery aka getting mindcontrol and new controlled and cheatin again

2018-02-06 19:42

smithzz returns omg g2 instant top1 now -keniS and +ex6

2018-02-06 19:43

+Happy better KappaPride

2018-02-06 19:46

-keniS

2018-02-06 21:07

noo ma boi :/ get well soon

2018-02-06 19:44

karma is a bitch haHAA

2018-02-06 19:44

guys say "get well soon" for shox

2018-02-06 19:45

GI and get well !!

2018-02-06 19:46

see you lan

2018-02-06 19:46

Hope it goes well

2018-02-06 19:48

haha he should stop jacking off his team mates so hard

2018-02-06 19:50

Fy

2018-02-06 19:53

you offended i insult your gayboy lmao...fankids so funny

2018-02-06 19:56

No, i just thought it was disrespectful. Towards any person.

2018-02-06 21:54

lmao are you actually a 12 year old fan? or are you just a beta?

2018-02-07 20:51

I’m an alpha and i would cut your throath in real life if you would mouth me off. The fact you think trashtalking and being negative is alpha.. and having manners makes me a beta, tells me you are probably a little fat keyboard hero. You aint a man.

2018-02-07 21:47

lmao yeah telling someone you will cut their throat online is very alpha and then afterwards saying I'm a keyboard hero...contradict yourself much. fact is you got emotional over me saying he jacked off his team mates too much which proves that you are a little fangay who probably has shox on his phone wallpaper also manners? he's not dying of fucking lung cancer you spastic....

2018-02-08 00:01

It’s no hero talk. I’m just telling you that i’m an alpha. And ofc it sounds weird to say on hltv. But it’s the truth. Believe it or not. Bascially you are a keyboard hero; you’re shittalking and calling me gay, spastic and whatever. Not really mature are you. Also i didnt get emotional. I just said fuck you because you act like a 12 yo kid who thinks his behaviour on an online forum is funny. Feel bad for you. Also manners are a way of live and how you see things, regardless the situation. Too bad this site is full of cocksuckers like yourself.

2018-02-08 09:56

lmao "i am an alpha" no you're a little 12 year old fanboy who got upset at the thought of shox jacking off his team mates...now shut the fuck up. EDIT: Also shows you must come from some babied family where no one says anything bad or slightest bit of bants makes you emotional, clearly you never played any real sports or such minute shit talk wouldn't affect your little willy

2018-02-08 15:14

You don’t know anything about me man. The only one who has a small willy is you. Are you trying to talk me down with those words over the internet. The fact i only said “fy” which wasnt even anything special made you call me a 12 yo gay kid. Says more about you than about me boy. I’m 23, at university and i have my own business. I’ve seen high heights and low lows. So please don’t act like you know anything about me. You’re the guy who started big talk. I only replied i’d fuck you up in real life. Like what is te fucking reason to start and flame me? You are contradicting yourself by telling me i got emotional over your comment whilst you started getting angry after i only said two letters. You’re probably just a 16/17 year old kid who’s hitting puberty hard and thinks he’s on top of the world. Lol.

2018-02-08 15:25

get well soon shoxie. shame to see a top player out

2018-02-06 19:51

after he removes that cyst he will be playin like back in 2015 ;)

2018-02-06 19:52

in 2015 he sucked dick, you wanted to say 2013-14 i guess

2018-02-06 21:08

Goodluck jesus

2018-02-06 19:53

GL!

2018-02-06 19:56

Ummmmmmmm, its just a Cyst removal......He'll be back within a week.

2018-02-06 19:59

So sad for shoxieJESUS :( get well king <3

2018-02-06 20:02

He's going to put cheats on the wrist

2018-02-06 20:04

update existing ones xd

2018-02-06 20:07

Maybe when he comes back he can come back with a haircut that doesn't belong in 2003

2018-02-06 20:07

after the surgery, he will definitely be a part of Faze ... `cos usually after the surgery players transfer to Faze (for instance Guardian and Olof) ... maybe they do implant modern cheat? ))) Let`s write a petition about the obligation for any pro player to pass through X-ray scanner before the game )))

2018-02-06 20:23

dammmmmn, good luck Shox I wish you faster recovery! We smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

2018-02-06 20:27

What's the thing to be honest? Wrist tendonitis? To be honest I can't imagine any kind of injury by playing video games (Unless you play Nintendo Wii and get hit by a flying Wii motiont lol)

2018-02-06 20:31

Yo les noobs will be back!

2018-02-06 20:33

get well soon shoxieJESUS BlessRNG

2018-02-06 20:45

"In the worst case scenario, our coach Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux is ready to help the team as potential substitute" LMAO that would be a faking disaster.

2018-02-06 20:58

I think ex6tenz is coming here guyz ;)

2018-02-06 21:00

Feelsbsdman. Get well soon Shoxxie

2018-02-06 21:06

get well soon shox. Hltv, remember to stretch before you start playing, and shake out/stretch a few times during the session, do it all the time, not just once you start getting pain

2018-02-06 21:12

g2 ex6tenz

2018-02-06 21:13

people are making jokes about surgery. welldone

2018-02-06 21:16

I wouldn't be surprised to see ex6tenz play for them while he recovers, but surely shox won't be out too long, so seems unnecessary if that's the case. Lets theory craft that ex6tenz joins G2 for good, who's out? bodyy is the only logical one, since apex kenny shox and nbk are all playing great.

2018-02-06 21:16

RIP shoxie SMITHZZ STAND-IN HYPE

2018-02-06 21:20

probably injecting some aimbot material in there, jk. Hope he feels better

2018-02-06 21:48

it takes approximately 6 weeks to recover from that surgery. i had the same surgery 2 weeks ago thank god it was my left hand or i couldn't even wipe my ass or play any games.

2018-02-06 21:51

how did you get it? playing too much?

2018-02-07 01:25

playing too much guitar caused it.

2018-02-07 19:00

Ofc his surgery is on my bday

2018-02-06 22:16

gl

2018-02-06 22:21

rip G2

2018-02-06 22:21

explained why C9 won

2018-02-06 22:27

pour shox

2018-02-06 23:20

"our coach Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux is ready to help the team as potential substitute" fack

2018-02-07 00:12

G2 should invest in an academy team for easy tier 5 money and to remedy situations like this one.

2018-02-07 00:25

Mixwell stan-in

2018-02-07 00:49

SHOX FUCKING JESUS, STAY STRONG BRO. THE CS WORLD STILL NEEDS YOU-

2018-02-07 01:16

NOOOOOO, SHOXIE U R GOD!!!

2018-02-07 02:44

Get well my friend. Olof and guardian proved you can come back from these with ease

2018-02-07 03:11

Open everything goes fine. Good luck and come back soon!

2018-02-07 03:26

WHIFFZZ COMEBACK Will replace KennyS as AWPer

2018-02-07 04:30

Get well Shoxie! #ShoxieJesus #TheGOAT #MakeFrCsGreatAgain #BaquetteArmy

2018-02-07 04:34

Damn.. It will be the same nerf like for Olof. GG Jesus.

2018-02-07 07:23

"shoxieJESUS" cringe level 80

2018-02-07 08:11

"In the worst case scenario, our coach Edouard ‘SmithZz’ Dubourdeaux is ready to help the team as potential substitute," Even G2 doesn’t want SmithZz to play for them

2018-02-07 09:53

rip could even take 2 months before he can play normally

2018-02-07 12:57

FAK I hope everything goes smooth ='(

2018-02-07 12:58

poor guy, get well soon

2018-02-07 14:35

rip Shox

2018-02-07 16:51

Hack for csgo he will be awper after surgery ;)

2018-02-07 22:19

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