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Nigma confirms MinD_ContRoL is back after missing ONE Esports Singapore Major due to COVID-19 concerns

Nigma is getting one of their core players back for the next DPC season.
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Published: Apr 4, 2021 09:52 am

Nigma had to play with a stand-in at the ONE Esports Singapore Major after MinD_ContRoL tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Dota 2 event. 

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Now that the team has left Singapore and is returning to its usual operations, Nigma announced today that MinD_ContRoL is back and ready to compete with the rest of the roster. 

In a video posted to the team’s Twitter, MinD_ContRoL rides down some sand dunes on a four-wheeler and proclaims that “the Sand King is back.” No further details were shared about his status, but it appears that he has made a full recovery and is going to rejoin the team ahead of the second season of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit. 

Without MinD_ContRoL in the lineup, Nigma performed poorly at the Major. The team, using coach Roman “rmN-” Paley as a stand-in, went 1-9 and was the first team eliminated in the Wild Card stage. 

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Even without performing well at the Major, Nigma are still in a good position to make it into The International, sitting with 200 DPC points thanks to their third-place finish in the EU regional league for season one.

KuroKy and his squad will still need to place well in season two to have a real shot at making TI, but having MinD_ContRoL back is a good first step.

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Cale Michael
Lead Staff Writer for Dota 2, the FGC, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more who has been writing for Dot Esports since 2018. Graduated with a degree in Journalism from Oklahoma Christian University and also previously covered the NBA. You can usually find him writing, reading, or watching an FGC tournament.
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