{"id":24076,"date":"2022-09-27T17:17:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24076"},"modified":"2022-09-27T17:19:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:19:25","slug":"riot-games-permits-fnatic-an-emergency-sub-at-worlds-due-to-positive-covid-19-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/riot-games-permits-fnatic-an-emergency-sub-at-worlds-due-to-positive-covid-19-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Games permits Fnatic an emergency sub at Worlds due to positive Covid-19 tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nDue to the number of Fnatic players who came down with COVID-19, Riot Games has granted the franchise an extra emergency substitute for the League of Legends 2022 World Championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The game developer released a statement on September 26 revealing that, as a result of Fnatic\u2019s bot lane duo testing positive for COVID-19, the team would be allowed an additional substitute slot during the Worlds 2022 tournament.<\/p>\n

“Riot Games has permitted FNATIC an emergency roster addition due to two players contracting COVID,” the announcement tweet read.<\/p>\n

“The player Rhuckz, from Fnatic’s ERL team \u2018Fnatic TQ,\u2019 has been added as a seventh player to the FNC roster.”<\/p>\n

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Competitive Operations Update: FNATIC Roster<\/p>\n
Riot Games has permitted FNATIC an emergency roster addition due to two players contracting COVID. The player Rhuckz, from Fnatic's ERL team "Fnatic TQ", has been added as a seventh player to the FNC roster.<\/p>\n
— LoL Esports (@lolesports) September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n