For the second time in one month, Cloud9's coach will fill in for Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim, who will miss the entirety of the Texas event because of ongoing health issues, FACEIT have confirmed to HLTV.org.

Golden will miss action at the second event in a row, as the Swedish in-game leader also sat out the first day of matches at BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018 earlier this month.

The 24-year-old came back to play on the second day in the Danish capital, but FACEIT have now confirmed to HLTV.org that he will also miss the ECS Season 6 Finals in Arlington, Texas due to health issues. Standing in for the Swede will be Cloud9's coach Soham "⁠valens⁠" Chowdhury, who also took over in Copenhagen.

Golden will miss another event due to his health

In spite of retiring as a player in 2015, valens held his own at BLAST Pro Series, as the 29-year-old garnered a 0.93 rating over two maps, including a best-on-one win against MIBR.

After the first day of matches, valens said in an interview with HLTV.org that he still plays a lot with teammates and friends, and also stated that he believes the best way of being a coach is to "keep playing the game, stay up to date with the meta.".

With Golden ruled out for the ECS Season 6 Finals, Cloud9 will field the following lineup in Texas: