Polish superstar player Filip 'NEO' Kubski of Frag eXecutors is without his bag for e-Stars Seoul as it currently stands and will be forced to use different equipment than his usual choice of mouse, mousepad, headphones and keyboard.

According to the Frag eXecutors site neo landed in Seoul and was informed that his bag had not arrived, apparently due to a mistake at Helsinki airport. This left the Pole without his "personal items, clothes and gaming gear".

Some airports are good for sending out missing baggage a day or two later and having it couriered to the event, there is no word on how that would play out in this situation though. This may not seem like a major issue but it certainly is. Professional Counter-Strike is a precision sport which requires the players' equipment to be a part of him, something which is built up via the routine of thousands of hours of practice with it.

Just as in tennis a player needs his specific racquet and will practice for hours and hours until it feels like an extension of his arm so it is with Counter-Strike and other games based around marksmanship. In sports like darts and snooker using different equipment has been known to have drastic effects upon the players' performances and nearly all of them will stick with the exact same brand and model for many years as a result.

As one of the best in the world neo will be expected to adapt and likely will still perform at a high level but it is not a good sign for Frag eXecutors to have their star player in an uncomfortable situation.

Source: Frag eXecutors