After reportedly missing the OGA Dota PIT Season 2 tournament last month, now Kuro “KuroKy” Takhasomi has to miss the OMEGA League tournament for the European region in the near future. Fortunately, so far the roster void that Team NIGMA has can still be filled by their coach, Roman “rmN-” Paley.
So far there is no definite and in-depth information regarding hand injuries that prevent the captain and support from Team NIGMA. Unexpectedly, there were also other Dota 2 team coaches who had great potential and skills. This can be seen from the achievements of the NIGMA Team at the OGA Dota PIT Season 2 tournament yesterday. Still from the same region, the Dota 2 OG team has also won with the entry of Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz to replace Johan “N0tail” Sundstein who is sick at the 2019 EPICENTER Major tournament.
Kuro’s absence did not reduce the performance of Team NIGMA. This was proven at the OGA Dota PIT Season 2 tournament yesterday. The NIGMA team was able to run quite smoothly and only faced fierce resistance in the upper bracket finals and the grand finals when they faced the Alliance team 2 times in a row.
Just like in traditional sports, injuries are things that can happen to any esports athlete. Still from the same gaming discipline, an esports athlete who is now working on the Business Associates team, Clinton “Fear” Loomis has also suffered an injury to his hand and had to take a break from the competitive Dota2 scene.
Furthermore, now is the time that gaming and esports activities need to be taken seriously in terms of physical and mental health. A study states that the physical and mental loads experienced by an esports athlete are more or less the same as those of traditional sports athletes. Apart from competing, a pro player also has a busy training schedule.
Apart from the hand injuries that are usually associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, back pain, eye fatigue and other ailments are a real threat to esports athletes if they are not taken seriously.
In the near future the European Region OMEGA League tournament will begin. In the same tournament, Team NIGMA will face other powerhouse teams from the European region. Let’s look forward to Team NIGMA’s maximum performance and Kuro’s recovery to be able to compete again.
