Gambit Gaming have announced that Vadim "DavCost" Vasilyev will play for the team in the last-chance qualifier for ELEAGUE.

The 20-year-old Spirit player will fill in for Ivan "⁠spaze⁠" Obrezhan, who is unable to compete in this stage due to health issues.

Should Gambit advance to the playoffs, which will run from July 21 to 30, then the team will field their full roster, the Russian organisation added.

Vadim "⁠DavCost⁠" Vasilyev is mostly known for his long spell on FlipSid3 Tactics as a stand-in, attending three Majors with the team. Since his departure, he has played for teams like YP and Arcade, with the latter having signed for Spirit last month.

DavCost steps in for Gambit in Atlanta 

Gambit were one of the surprises of ESL One Cologne as they broke into the top eight before being trounced by fnatic in the quarter-finals.

The Russian team will take on Virtus.pro in the first round of the last-chance qualifier, which will see eight sides duke it out for two spots in the playoffs.

Gambit will compete in Atlanta this week with:

Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov
 Rustem "⁠mou⁠" Telepov
 Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev
 Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov 
 Vadim "⁠DavCost⁠" Vasilyev (stand-in)  

Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanov Age: 29 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 0.90 Maps played: 324 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.70 Rustem 'mou' Telepov Age: 24 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 386 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Ivan 'spaze' Obrezhan Age: 19 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 248 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.72 Vadim 'DavCost' Vasilyev Age: 20 Team: Spirit Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 271 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev Age: 26 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 688 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Age: 28 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 788 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.65