Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov, who was set to coach team Russia at WESG 2017, will miss the $1.5 million event due to family reasons, with veteran Vadim "MSE" Zimin set to replace him.

Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin has shared the news on Russian social media VK.com, where he also revealed that Dmitry "⁠hooch⁠" Bogdanov will be assisting the team remotely from home.

Replacing him in Russia is veteran Vadim "⁠MSE⁠" Zimin, who used to play Counter-Strike 1.6 for Virtus.pro in 2011 and was shortly part of various Russian teams in 2014-2015.

hooch will not be able to stand behind the team in Haikou

The Russian squad are part of Group D at the Chinese event, where seized & co. will face SK, New4, and BIG on the first day of the competition (Thursday, March 13).

Russia's lineup for WESG 2017 World Finals will be the following:

Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov
Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin
Georgi "⁠WorldEdit⁠" Yaskin
Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev
Mihail "⁠Dosia⁠" Stolyarov

Vadim "⁠MSE⁠" Zimin (coach)

New4 #112 Nan 'Jewelry' WangFei 'jackhan' HanYang 'Mr.six' ChengZhiTao 'Drea3er' ZhangZhiWei '0i' Liu Dmitry 'hooch' Bogdanov Age: 30 Team: EPG Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 669 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.69 Denis 'seized' Kostin Age: 23 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 1064 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.67 SK #2 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaRicardo 'boltz' PrassMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo Russia Denis 'seized' KostinMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovGeorgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinEgor 'flamie' VasilyevDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov Age: 19 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 497 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.69 BIG #24 Fatih 'gob b' DayikJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschJohannes 'nex' MagetNiels 'luckeRRR' Jasiek Egor 'flamie' Vasilyev Age: 20 Team: Natus Vincere Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 925 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Georgi 'WorldEdit' Yaskin Age: 26 Team: FlipSid3 Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 899 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.66 Vadim 'MSE' Zimin Age: 31 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.81 Maps played: 54 KPR: 0.59 DPR: 0.76 Mihail 'Dosia' Stolyarov Age: 29 Team: Gambit Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 1169 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.66