The CIS titans from NAVI are set to miss the upcoming BLAST Premier Spring Final, taking place at the start of next month.
The Ukrainian team explain that they are unable to attend the $425.000 tournament, due to visa issues.
– Despite our busy tournament schedule, we have been working hard on getting US visas, but sadly haven’t been able to receive the required approvals for all the team members yet, NAVI inform through a statement.
An update regarding NAVI and Spring Final.
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— BLAST Premier ? (@BLASTPremier) May 24, 2023
With Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and his NAVI teammates not competing, BLAST reveal that Complexity will be the replacement team as a result of their replacement rules. Here Complexity will serve as the sole North American team, following Liquid and Evil Geniuses’ failed qualification attempts.
Attending teams | BLAST Premier Spring Final
Heroic
Complexity