Virtus.pro have announced that they will field CSGL talent Michał "MICHU" Müller as a stand-in at IEM San Jose.

The former Gamers2 player will step into the shoes of Janusz "⁠Snax⁠" Pogorzelski, who will stay at home due to a problem with his right eye, team coach Jakub "⁠kuben⁠" Gurczynski revealed on Facebook.

Snax will be rested for the event but is expected to make a full recovery in time for the FACEIT League Stage 3 finals, in Jönköping, from November 26-28.

Michał "⁠MICHU⁠" Müller is already in the United States as CSGL attended the RGN Pro Series Championship, in Santa Ana, California. Despite some strong performances from the 18-year-old, the team crashed out of the tournament in the group stage following defeats against Liquid and Games Academy.



MICHU steps in for Virtus.pro once again

This is the second time that MICHU fills in for Virtus.pro: back in March, he replaced Snax, also due to health issues, as the team attended Gfinity Spring Masters I, in London.

Virtus.pro will face G2 in the quarter-final stage of IEM San Jose, kicking off on Saturday. The team will attend the event with: