jks: "I don't wanna be the reason these guys drop out of the tournament"

Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage talks stepping in for FaZe at the last minute at IEM Katowice and getting up to speed after a break from the game.

After sitting on the bench for the past few months following the downfall of the Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer-led Complexity squad and their disbandment in October, jks has gotten the chance to play at IEM Katowice despite being unable to find a new team during the off-season.

A stroke of bad luck saw FaZe's newest member, Robin "⁠ropz⁠" Kool, miss the kick-off of the tournament, and the Australian got the call up from the bench to step in just a few days before the Play-in stage began.

Despite the loss of their new star, the European squad has made it to the main event after wins over Sprout and MOUZ, the latter of which came in no small part thanks to jks himself, who finished off a deciding Mirage game against Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong and company with a 1.36 rating in a 16-14 victory.

We had the chance to speak to the visibly relieved 'honorary Canadian' following FaZe's qualification for the IEM Katowice group stage, to find out just how little time he had to get up to speed after being away from the game for two months and how he took to the opportunity to play alongside Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's squad.