Ivan "spaze" Obrezhan will fill the vacant spot on Gambit's CS:GO team after Jan "wayLander" Rahkonen's departure, the organization announced Tuesday.

spaze played for Method and Russian team PiTER before joining Gambit. While playing with Method, spaze faced Gambit at the CIS Minor semifinals; Gambit took the series 2-1.

spaze's former CS:GO team was dropped by Method Monday due to a "lack of good results and communication difficulties."

Alexandr "beast" Yakovlev, Gambit's head coach, described spaze as "one of the youngest and most skilled players in Russia, who fits our team and playstyle."

"We all are glad to welcome Ivan to Gambit and can’t wait for the first scrims with him. Root for Gambit!”

Gambit's CS:GO roster qualified for the MLG Major Championship: Columbus by winning the CIS Minor Championship 2016 - Columbus and finishing in the top four of the Columbus Qualifier. At the Major, Gambit finished in the bottom eight after losing the final Group C match to Counter Logic Gaming 2-1.

Will Alcopra is a News Editor for theScore esports. Follow him on Twitter!