The Russian CS:GO gamers of Benched Heroes, 1WIN, Aurora, and K23 may not attend the Europe Regional Main Rating (RMR) for IEM Rio Main because of visa points, based on experiences by Dust2.dk Cybersport, and HLTV.
It’s because the European Fee tightened the visa processing for Russian residents earlier this month. Russian residents who’re after short-stay visas to journey throughout the European Union are dealing with issues as a result of the consulates at the moment are allowed to deprioritize non-essential journey, lengthen the choice from 15 to 45 days, and request further paperwork.
The Europe RMR will run in Malta from Oct. 4 to 9 and the participation of the Russian gamers on K23, 1WIN, Aurora, and Benched Heroes is unsure, based on the experiences. These groups have run into visa points and the checklist of gamers who might miss the competitors consists of Denis “deko” Zhukov (1WIN) and Eugene “Aunkere” Karyat (Benched Heroes).
In case the Russian gamers of those groups don’t safe their visas in time for the RMR, it’s unclear whether or not they’ll be allowed to hunt last-minute replacements. ESL’s rulebook for the match states that groups are solely in a position to make use of one substitute they usually will need to have been submitted earlier than the roster lock on Sept. 8, which means that groups that want multiple stand-in could have to withdraw.
In case one of many groups find yourself withdrawing from the RMR, ESL will decide the subsequent crew in line from the fourth and remaining open qualifier that came about in August. All-Polish crew Illuminar are first on the checklist and Mihail “Dosia” Stolyarov’s crew Ahead is second. The remainder of the checklist is unclear as a result of all groups earned a top-16 inserting.
ESL advised Dust2.dk that it’s conscious of the visa points the groups are dealing with, however didn’t present additional remark.
