I had some issues with my first CS2 major.
First time ever counter strike 2 The Major is scheduled to kick off tomorrow, but there was a last-minute change in the participating teams as 9Pandas were removed from the tournament and replaced by GamerLegion.
Russian team 9Pandas was excluded from the PGL Copenhagen Major after failing to participate in the event with a full team. Event organizer PGL said in a tweet that despite extending the original March 14 deadline for the entire team to stay in Copenhagen, as of March 16, nine Pandas players were still in the city due to visa issues. admitted that there were only three people. He had 24 hours until the tournament started and with no sign of more players arriving, they were removed from the tournament and replaced by GamerLegion.
GamerLegion was the team that lost to 9Pandas in the finals of the European Last Chance Qualifier, making them the next team from Europe to qualify for the Major. Because of this, there will be no change to the seeding for the opening game and GamerLegion will simply replace him with 9Pandas in his opening match against AMKAL Esports.
According to HLTV, GamerLegion is scheduled to arrive in Copenhagen later today, giving them limited time to prepare for the tournament, which begins tomorrow. The team has only played a few maps since missing out on a win in the last-chance qualifier, so it could be difficult for them to perform at the expected level in the coming days.
“It’s really disappointing to miss out on a chance to win a major due to visa issues, and we hope 9Pandas doesn’t face similar issues in the future,” said Julian “morxzas”, Director of Esports at GamerLegion. Miculcy said. “Nonetheless, we are excited about this opportunity and will work hard to make our fans proud in Copenhagen.”
This is clearly the first major blow in history. CS2 Major that is supposed to highlight the best CS2 The world’s first team. Now, the level of competition could drop, especially in the early rounds, as one of those teams could be eliminated and a last-minute replacement who isn’t ready be called up in the draft.
In the opening Swiss round of the tournament, 16 teams will compete for a spot in the next stage, against the eight teams that have qualified directly for the second stage. From there, the final eight teams will advance to the playoff stage, where they will compete in one elimination bracket for the first-ever championship. CS2 Become the world champion and win $500,000 in prize money.
The first match of the competition will see Cloud9 take on ECSTATIC and Eternal Fire take on The MongolZ on March 17th at 1pm CET / 8am ET. GamerLegion will play its first match in a few hours.
