Earlier today, HEROIC became the first team to secure a spot at the BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals after edging out Liquid 2-1 in a closely contested matchup.
However, the European squad will have to compete without their new rifler, Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich, who has confirmed via Telegram that visa issues will prevent him from attending the $500,000 event in Copenhagen.
In the absence of the Belarusian rifler, HEROIC is expected to call upon one of their substitutes Linus “nilo” Bergman or Pavle “Maden” Bošković—both currently part of the team’s inactive roster.
The organization haven’t commented on the situation.
Joined in the off-season
t1NR were a part of HEROIC’s significant roster overhaul going into the 2025 season, which saw the Norwegian organization change its entire lineup.
The 23-year-old has previously represented Nemiga, FORZE and most recently GUN5.
BLAST Bounty Season 1 Finals is set to start on Thursday and will feature eight top-tier teams.
HEROIC’s 2025 squad
- Yasin “xfl0ud” Koç
- Álvaro “SunPayus” García
- Linus “LNZ” Holtäng
- Simon “yxngstxr” Boije
- Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich
- Eetu “sAw” Saha (coach)
- Linus “nilo” Bergman (substitute)
- Pavle “Maden” Bošković (substitute)
