Xibbe replaces ATF for Team Yandex ’s opening PARI Universe matches

Xibbe replaces ATF for Team Yandex ’s opening PARI Universe matches

Team Yandex will begin PARI Universe with Andreas “Xibbe” Ragnemalm standing in for Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf, after the organization announced that its offlaner would miss the opening matches because of minor health issues.

The club said ATF would return to the lineup once he recovers. It did not announce a fixed return date.

Xibbe joins watson , CHIRA_JUNIOR , Saksa and Malady for the start of the online tournament, where Team Yandex ’s opening opponent is GamerLegion .

Ten teams enter the $250,000 tournament

PARI Universe runs from October 22 to November 1, with ten teams divided into two groups of five.

Group A: Team Yandex , Team Liquid , 1w Team , OG and GamerLegion .

Group B: Team Spirit , PARIVISION , BetBoom Team , Astra Invicta and Legion .

The group stage uses a round-robin format. Four teams from each group advance, while the bottom team is eliminated. The remaining eight teams enter a double-elimination playoff bracket.

Matches are best-of-three throughout the tournament, except for the best-of-five grand final.

Opening-day schedule

The published October 22 schedule, converted to GMT+8, is:

• 166:00: Team Yandex vs GamerLegion

• 19:00: Team Spirit vs Legion

• 22:00: Team Liquid vs 1w Team

• 01:00 on October 23: PARIVISION vs Astra Invicta

Team Yandex enter after winning BLAST Slam VIII and PGL Wallachia Season 9. ATF’s absence temporarily changes that successful lineup as the team begins its next campaign.

The tournament also marks Malr1ne ’s competitive debut with Team Liquid . A potential meeting with former teammate ATF depends on the latter recovering in time.