KAZAKHSTAN — Grief and sorrow have spread quite suddenly throughout the AVANGAR organization, as their star AWPer has been declared missing. For those out of the know, in CS:GO, it has become increasingly common for a player to opt to save his weaponry and equipment during a round which the hopes of winning said round are slim to none. Ali ‘Jame’ Djami has shown a mastery in keeping his finger on the pulse of the round, knowing the exact moment of when to pull the plug and transition into saving his gear. Ali’s exceptional ability to save weaponry across rounds has bestowed upon him the accolades of his colleagues, being hailed as the “master baiter” of all professional Counter-Strike.

Things have taken a sour turn, as the skill-sets which have earned Jame his moniker are now working against him. Fellow AVANGAR teammate Sanjar ‘SANJI’ Kuliev says, “Jame is excellent at knowing where to hide in order to avoid being found. It is very important that he brings the AWP into the next round”.

How long is too long?

Friends and family of Jame have begun to worry. Jame was last seen in the Elmia Convention Center, where AVANGAR were eliminated from the LAN by the up-and-coming Danish team, Tricked. Facing tournament elimination on de_mirage, trailing Tricked with a scoreline of 14-15 during a 1v2 clutch, SANJI claims the team agreed that Jame should forfeit the final round and look to hide, in order to save the AWP. SANJI continues, “We decided it was best to carry the AWP over into our upcoming LAN final in Hong Kong, the EMF CS:GO World Invitational 2019. I am sure that is what he’s doing – hopefully those janitors didn’t expose his location to FURIA, we really will need that AWP.”

Estimated age progression photograph of Jame, the missing AVANGAR darling.

Enough is enough, says Jame’s family

Much to the chagrin of the AVANGAR roster, Jame’s family has had enough. They have now contacted Swedish authorities with the hopes of enlisting the Swedes’ help. Search and rescue operations will begin July 23, 2019, just three days before the EMF LAN in Hong Kong. AVANGAR fans can only hope that Jame is able to avoid being rescued, as the sniper rifle will serve as a powerful boon during the upcoming pistol round against their Brazilian opponents, FURIA, on the first map of the best-of-five finals. We’ll follow the story closely and provide updates as things begin to unravel.