Boombl4 to play Katowice groups from quarantine after positive COVID test

17/2/2022 - 14:40

The Russian in-game leader will not be alongside the rest of the team for the first game in Poland.

Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov revealed that he tested positive for COVID after arriving in Katowice, Poland, which means that he will not be allowed to compete at IEM from the official tournament area. However, the Natus Vincere captain said that he is feeling well and will be able to participate in the group stage matches from a hotel room, just like Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda did during the play-in stage.

Boombl4 will play the groups alone in a hotel room

If Natus Vincere make playoffs, Boombl4 should be able to participate in the arena games. Poland's current regulation requires 7-day isolation for positive COVID cases, which could be enough for Boombl4's recovery. However, it is important to note that playing from a remote location isn't allowed for the playoffs according to ESL's safety protocols due to a "vast difference in the tournament environment (i.e. spectators, loud cheering, stage audio system, etc)".

The CIS team will be allowed to field a substitute for playoffs if needed. NAVI Junior's Daniil "⁠headtr1ck⁠" Valitov is currently listed as the team's substitute, but a different player could be signed up and used as an "emergency transfer".

Update: The original article stated that the required isolation in Poland is 10 days, but it was lowered to 7 days on February 15.

ropz to miss early stages of IEM Katowice

This is yet another COVID-related hit to the tournament which saw TYLOO pull out due to restrictions in China, Complexity unable to travel to Poland due to positive tests, and Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool and Aurimas "⁠Bymas⁠" Pipiras missing out for the same reason. Unlike Boombl4 and exit, the FaZe and MOUZ members were unable to participate in the tournament with their team as their positive tests came back at the bootcamp, before traveling to Katowice and checking in the official tournament hotel.

Gws

2022-02-17 14:41

RIP

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OFF TO THE COIVD CLOSET WITH YA! -Katowice staff to Boombl4

2022-02-17 16:06

i thought positive from sexual transmission disease

2022-02-17 19:34

Unlucky

Sadge

at least he is there to play so not that big of a problem

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Yeah, i believe so, but he will be playing from his room or something like that i guess?

2022-02-17 14:42

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yes

2022-02-17 14:43

still it affects team chemistry, moral state and he might not be allowed to compete in the arena

2022-02-17 14:45

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well headtr1ck is the sub, so if they make it to the arena and boombl4 is still positive he will have to play i guess

2022-02-17 14:46

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yes, but there will be like 99% chance that they lose the 1st match if boombl4 doesn't recover in time

2022-02-17 14:48

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unlucky but i believe

2022-02-17 14:49

lol they play ence

I mean 1st playoff match

2022-02-17 14:50

ohhh ok then true

2022-02-17 14:51

In case he cannot compete in the playoffs, it would be interesting to see how much impact boombl4 actually has as a caller, a lot of people seem to think he's not a good ingame leader because of the other crazy individuals.

2022-02-17 23:45

Well sure. But, its better than having headtr1ck as a standin.

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They should have gotten B1ad3 as a stand in smh

2022-02-17 14:56

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Well. IGL-wise, yes 100%. But fragwise? nah, Headtr1ck is better. But, it looks like Boombl4 will play from the hotel or someting like that, not 100% sure.

2022-02-17 14:57

I WANT B1AD3 NOW!

2022-02-17 14:58

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2022-02-17 14:59

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I miss the old Flipsid3 mens(((

2022-02-17 15:03

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:D I wonder what happend with WorldEdit

probably dealing coke He was a pretty good awper tho, it's a shame he stopped playing when players like seized/S0tF1k are still trying to at least help the younger players grow.. Even markeloff, I expected him to try coaching or something. But he just left..

2022-02-17 15:09

Valorant happened. He is playin in cis mix with some good youngsters

2022-02-17 15:58

headtrick is really good. one for the future 100%. if they reach arenas and boom can't play, just let electronic IGL and add him

2022-02-17 21:08

Yes. But, losing your IGL for a inexperienced player is not good. Well, Boombl4 could be back for the arenas maybe? Idk.

2022-02-17 21:11

ofc it isnt. losing igl is the most fucked up thing

2022-02-17 21:47

Will the arena matches be with a crowd?

nice

Hopefully he will be ok and it will not get worse.

its probably omicron and thats not a big deal

2022-02-17 15:14

I dont get it. So why ropz didnt get this chance then?

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he was tested positive before coming to katowice

what's the difference playing online from hotel or home as if only ropz would have higher ping which is not an advantage

2022-02-17 14:47

Group Stage probably played in the hotel and so they can guarantee a lan connection from the hotel room

2022-02-17 15:17

Idk, difference is that 9ppl will play on LAN and 1 online? I doub't it's even possible, I think everyone would have to play online. And it's impossible for ropz cuz he's in different city, they have to provide him PC, all equipment, admin have to make sure he doesn't do anything illegal

2022-02-17 15:47

they need a ESL staff to be around, and also the equipments they couldnt do this for ropz because he is not in Katowice

2022-02-18 01:31

you're right

2022-02-18 09:10

this

hes already in kato and ropz is not?

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So that means ropz tested too early for no reason and got fucked because of that?

2022-02-17 14:44

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well since ropz got tested earlier it probably means he'll return sooner

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Who cares about returning if positive people still can play?

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just keep crying. It's not some sort of bias its just that when boombl4 got tested it came back negative and then when he got his second test it came back positive.

Keep crying? Do you have brain damage or something? Im just trying to understand whats the difference between those two cases and you call that crying? Grow up patfetic kid.

??? Ropz got tested outside of kato and boombl4 got tested inside of kato.

2022-02-17 14:53

Grow up pathetic kid.

Can't wait for you to cringe in a couple of years for having severe brain damage.

2022-02-17 14:54

Logic isnt your best trait, is it.

2022-02-17 16:03

Watch out, we got another edgy teenager over here.

2022-02-17 17:29

You call me teenager but i can pretty much taste the saltiness in the air just by seeing you type. Why are you crying on a forum consisting of 99% trolls?

2022-02-17 17:43

ropz is in Poland but he got tested early so he is in quarantine in hotel near bootcamp I think

And so will Boombl4 be. If they were going to let him play, they should've let ropz play as well. Just make it fair for everyone. If Faze now go out of the tournament quickly, losing their best player, while Na'Vi can just play with their full team, it's going to be such bullshit.

yeah but ropz had to stay in quarantine in hotel near bootcamp, he cant just go out of isolation to travel to hotel near spodek :D

But what's the difference between playing from one hotel vs another? Ropz could still play technically, just like Boombl4 can play. Unless Faze said "ropz has got it bad, so he won't play", this doesn't make any sense.

2022-02-17 15:00

the thing is, ropz was tested positive at the bootcamp, so he had to isolate himself for 10 days in the hotel... he cant just travel from hotel to another hotel from their place to the hotel near spodek with positive test so he could infect another people also he had some symptoms so I guess he wasnt feeling well the thing with booml4 he can only stay in his room and play from there group stage and if they get to the play offs Navi has to play with substitute - I dont know who

But what's the difference between playing from a hotel in Warsaw and one in Katowice? It's not like there's going to be an ESL guy in the room with Boombl4 to check whether he does everything correctly right? That'd be the only argument I can think off (apart from ropz & bymas btw physically not being able to play)

2022-02-17 15:11

oh yeah, actually I think I read it somewhere that like admin needs to be with him so he cant cheat and bullshit :D so probably thats the reason... I think there will be some admin with booml4 or I dont know

2022-02-17 15:12

Alright then. I still think it's unfair, but hey. Such is life :p

2022-02-17 15:29

I mean it kinda makes sense but still doing this LAN and like from what I read players can go anywhere so they can get covid pretty easily... ESL maybe had to make more strict rules

2022-02-17 15:34

Maybe hotel in warsaw doesn't have solid internet connection?

2022-02-17 15:49

What are his chances of survival?

Slim. S1mple will still find him and eliminate him for the betrayal.

2022-02-17 23:46

Fat chances i guess

haha good one

99,999%

0/8

Omfg So annoying

why did ropz not get to do this

It states in the news piece.

2022-02-17 16:12

Sad(

Why couldn't ropz na bymas play from quarantine why is he special

2022-02-17 17:18

Get well soon Boombl4 <3 Whole navination praying for you

It says for the first game?

for the whole group stage, after that (if they make it out) if Kirill doesn't test negative he will not be able to play playoffs

2022-02-17 14:52

So he only will not play 1st game and that's all? Why then ropz is missing for a longer time

It was at the initiative of Faze

ok thx

You didn't read the arcticle or u assume they will get eliminated in 1st game in playoffs? He will play whole group stage cuz he can do that from hotel room. But will miss playoffs if navi gets there.

2022-02-17 15:51

i didn't read it tbh, but now i understandd....

2022-02-17 16:48

Wonder if this is the "bad news" s1mple talked about?

obviously

I saw that s1mple updated his twitter now. But before he did that I thought maybe he got covid aswell

2022-02-17 14:55

that would be a disaster

Yeah

get well soon

everything to stop NAVI, it started since 2021 when Perfecto had COVID. but NAVI still managed to create their era 2021-2022. Nothing but respect to these guys. Despite all haters (mostly Gamb0t fanboys).

Lmao, "everything to stop navi", especially the easiest bracket you can think of, right?

2022-02-17 15:13

Perfecto had covid whole year or what's your point XD

Gws big boom! we love you!!

this is only way how other teams can win Katowice...

Boombl4, even when healthy, plays like a bot. There won't be much difference.

boomich plays better at lans

2022-02-17 15:04

He will play on lan anyway?

2022-02-17 15:52

If navi qualifies then yes(as i understand 25th)

2022-02-17 15:57

No, even group stage matches are still on LAN cuz he will be connected to same network.

he is sick, so he probably wont play like he used to

2022-02-17 15:59

+1 but still navi will win

ropz couldnt play from hotel because he is not normally... they need to check him mouse and pc...

NAVI is superpower of CS, just like USA is superpower of the World. So i hope it won't affect them too much. But for sure, in reality, it is a big problem...

All are trying to dethrone NAVI, even COVID.. last coaching rules, roster changes, haters in comments and now COVID................. #navination (stay strong, guy)

b1ad3>headtrick

I wonder if he is going to play if they go to arena xd, it would be for the first time on arena where only 4 players are in a team

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if booml4 has negative test he can play, if not then substitute has to play :D

In Poland you have to go for 10 day quarantine after being tested positive for COVID, so I guess he won't play on scene with them cuz I bet they tested him positive today

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Yeah thats what I thought but striker on twitter wrote something that he might play if he test negative but I dont know anymore xd

I heard that it has been shortened to 7 days and s1mple said that boombl4 just needed a negative test in order to play

2022-02-17 15:05

If you are positive you have 10 days, If you had a contact with some1 sick you have 7 days, idk yet about negative test, will write if i have an answer

WARSAW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Poland will shorten the isolation period for people infected with COVID-19 to seven days from 10 and will abolish quarantine for people who have come into contact with an infected person, health minister Adam Niedzielski said on Wednesday. The shortened isolation period will come into effect from Feb. 15, Niedzielski said. reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmace..

2022-02-17 15:15

oh so my bad, but still even with negative I don't think that he is going to able to play

2022-02-17 15:16

true, but at least maybe there is a chance

2022-02-17 15:18

on the other hand I think that he won't be able for them in playoffs since they all have substitudes so it's not without a reason, right? Maybe there is a rull that all players have to play from a scene?

2022-02-17 15:21

you can't play arena matches from your hotel room, so teams have to use a stand-in if one of their players has got a positive covid test

2022-02-17 15:23

ok, so I guess navi won't be able to win here, vitality + g2 + gambit are favors here then

2022-02-17 15:24

yeah, it surely lowers their chances. The only way is if boombl4 somehow magically recovers in the next few days

2022-02-17 15:25

One seat will be empty with a picture of boom on it

2022-02-17 16:23

So s1mple didn’t bait

no BOOOOOOOMBLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA sad

sad

he is risk group

-booooombla +b1ad3 ez win

10 day quarantine I'm assuming so he would get out on grand finals day lol

or just when get like 3 negative tests

he needs to get a negative test before playoffs and it should be fine

should be disqualified

+1 the power of money +betting website official sponsor

covid can be dangerous for overweight people, hope he will be fine

yes and imagine if he gets for example high fever, it would be hard to call in game even just with that... hope he will be fine

pray4him

2022-02-17 15:35

why the fuck boombel can play from quarantine and rop cannot?! How is this possible

Because Ropz and Bymas tested positive in Estonia and Lithuania if i remember correct and Boombl4 tested positive in Katowice/Poland.

he didnt, he arrived with FaZe in Poland at their bootcamp and he got tested positive there. Check his Twitter, 3rd newest post

2022-02-17 15:08

Alright. But then the Bymas testing positive in Lithuania might be true.

2022-02-17 15:10

I believe this is because Ropz tested positive before the check-in at the hotel and so he obviously cannot check-in with other members for this reason

The bootcamp was probably in some other city than Katowice, I think it was Warszaw or something, so he couldnt travel to Katowice while being in the quarantine I understand. But why cant he play from the place he is currently being? Or even bymas from home I dont see any good reason why not. Well it would not be LAN then I know, they would play on online server, 4 players would still be together and the fifth would stay home until he can travel to Katowice if the team doesnt get knock out from the tournament. I think some people dont realize how imporatant for the teams it is to have full line-up. I think FaZe are in really good shape and having to play without ropz (plus he is clearly starplayer and the hardest carrying player in FaZe) affects them a lot.

You already answered yourself. It would not be lan and they can't allow him to play from home/different location unless they won't to break their own rules xD

2022-02-17 15:56

There's basically 0 chance he tests negative in time for the arena games.

Well, how can you not get infected when the wife is in full contact every day with a bunch of random men)

And then there is you who don't have any contacts with any human beings.

see?! - he is safe

hope he's got a mild one... butttt navi should be forced to use a standin IMO just like faze and mouz were to, no matter the circumstances (heard he's already in katowice and ropz and bymas werent), i think its kinda unfair regardless

why? other teams were tested way before the event (unlike Boombl4) so it has logic... it is not just "big team/NAVI factor"

i understand why its done this way but i still think its a bit unbalanced

2022-02-17 16:02

hows that unfair? boombl4 is already in katowice unlike bymas and ropz.

yes but IMO every player should be forced to play in the LAN environment, its nothing new anymore and teams have registered up to like 4 stand ins for the event

2022-02-17 16:14

not bad

Great times we live in

get well boombla navi now with stand in?

no, he'll play from a hotel room during the group stage. If he gets a positive test before playoffs, they'll use a stand-in

2022-02-17 15:02

Unlucky tourney for a lot of teams

thank god its not AIDS Kappa

2022-02-17 15:01

And you shit on chris for no vax

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no vax = no brain (automatically)

Tell me you're brainwashed without telling me that you're brainwashed..

2022-02-17 18:26

flair checks out... anti-vaxxer. russians are spreading anti-vax lies on the West

2022-02-17 18:32

? How Gambit has anything to do with that u are brainwashed? XD Do you spread same as vaccinated and not vaccinated?

2022-02-17 19:19

Hahahahaha, Russians spreading lies on West. Hahahahahahahahaha Got more jokes man?

2022-02-17 22:39

you know nothing... russian TV channels are existent abroad. some of them are popular. they are spreading russian propaganda (including anti-vaxxing). for example: RT channel (ex-Russia Today), Sputnik channel, RTVi etc. these channels are working internatonally... that's what i'm talking about. i can also add some newsmaker organization, which are sponsored by Russia abroad. they are also spreading fakes, lies, supporting marginal opinions etc.

2022-02-18 05:20

And cnn doesnt do that? When was the last time you did recieve anything "lifesaving" from ur gov for free? Since when govs are helping people to be healthy? XD Start to think logically.

2022-02-18 09:09

you can be vaccinated and transmit the virus, a vaccine can only minimize the risk of severe disease

All my friends who had the Pfizer 3rd shot, has had Covid after and they still had pretty bad symptoms 3 of my friends who are not vaccinated, got Covid too and they had the same symptoms The vaccine doesn’t work well on the Omicron variant, so i don’t see why it’s a must 100% of the infected in Denmark has the Omicron

2022-02-17 16:01

But they weren't in hospital right? hope they all right, from what i heard this is the last variant of virus and maybe end od pandemia excatly because of high herd resistance caused by omicron

Not at all, they just had fever and felt really sick Yeah seems like omicron isn't that dangerous, in Denmark we have already lifted all restrictions and our contact number are like 0.9, which means that for every infected 0.9 more gets infected, so it is going down

2022-02-17 16:36

boombla is vaccinated

just to cheat

2022-02-17 15:07

good luck bro and everyone else

sad:((

Na'Vi winning now would be absolutely remarkable. Especially considering the crap that's going on between Russia and Ukraine. WIsh Boombl4 a speedy recovery, won't give my views on the plandemic in this thread out of respect for him.

it is not "a crap between Russia and Ukraine", it is Russia who wants complete invasion of Ukraine. it seems Crimea and Donbas was not enough for russian Adolf

2022-02-17 15:46

Poland has 7 day isolation?