Arsenal Football Player Oleksandr Zinchenko Makes Professional CS2 Debut
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Ukraine National Team Football Player Oleksandr Zinchenko Plays Professional CS2 Match
26-year-old Ukrainian footballer, Oleksandr Zinchenko, recently made his professional CS2 debut with the team he owns, Passion UA, and ended up winning the best-of-three series.
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United21 Season 9
United21 Season 9 is an online CS2 tournament currently taking place with 16 competitors from across Europe, with a total prize pool of $5,000 USD.
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Passion UA vs ILLYRIANS
Passion UA took on ILLYRIANS in a high-stakes elimination match, where a win would result in survival while a loss would eliminate it from the tournament.
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Oleksandr Zinchenko's Debut
One of the Passion UA players was unable to participate, and was replaced by none other than the team's founder Oleksandr Zinchenko, making his professional CS2 debut.
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Passion UA's Victory
Despite the handicap, Passion UA played some brilliant CS2, winning the first game on Ancient with a 13-6 scoreline, before taking a heavy 3-13 defeat on Inferno, and then claiming the decider on Anubis with a score of 13-9.
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Oleksandr Zinchenko's KDA
Oleksandr Zinchenko ended up playing three professional CS2 games on his debut, with a KDA of 9/14/3 on Ancient, 6/13/- on Inferno, and 6/18/- on Anubis.
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Charity Match
Last year, Oleksandr Zinchenko had participated in a best-of-three charity match to raise funds for those affected in Ukraine by the Russian invasion.
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Investment in Passion UA
The professional footballer invested in Passion UA earlier this year due to his deep-seated love for gaming and his desire to contribute to the growth of esports in his home country, Ukraine.