flamie, seized miss ESWC due to visas

9-7-2015 11:41

Na`Vi's Russian duo Egor "flamie" Vasilyev and Denis "seized" Kostin have been forced to miss ESWC 2015 due to their visa applications not being accepted in time.

Visa issues have always plagued Russian players, with notably Georgi "⁠WorldEdit⁠" Yaskin from FlipSid3 missing ESWC as well, being replaced by Spencer "⁠Hiko⁠" Martin.

We reported of Natus Vincere's visa issues a few days ago, but today morning the final blow to the hopes of the squad fielding its full roster in Montreal has been dealt.

Both Egor "⁠flamie⁠" Vasilyev and Denis "⁠seized⁠" Kostin will be staying home from the $75,000 tournament, as their visa applications to Canada were not accepted in time for today's flight.

Na`Vi's Russian duo miss ESWC due to visa issues

Replacing the Russians for Na`Vi, who are already on-site otherwise, will be their two former players, including current coach, Sergey "⁠starix⁠" Ischuk and Arseny "⁠ceh9⁠" Trynozhenko.

flamie has informed HLTV.org that they should still be able to obtain visas in time for CEVO Pro Season 7 Finals, where Na`Vi are set to compete for another $75,000 in two weeks.

Natus Vincere will begin their campaign at ESWC 2015 with their two stand-ins tomorrow at 21:30 versus Luminosity, with SK and Titan also sharing their group.

azazaz

2015-07-09 11:41

worldedit too :(

its ok :D

2015-07-09 11:42

wow ....

nooo :(

sad

rip

2015-07-09 11:43

sad, huge downgrade for one of the favourites to win

well thats sad =(

ggwp Canada racist country, even USA is more friendly with Russians.

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fakeflagger

2015-07-09 11:44

Not country. Only government :).

2015-07-09 12:08

go switch Gaurdiana on marik

and then all loses in groups AND GO HOME

2015-07-09 11:46

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but "staraya peatorochka"

2015-07-09 12:02

damn.

x0a0xa0xa0x0a

2015-07-09 11:45

Rip navi on diiz tournament

canada fucking racist

reported

cyka blyat

such a shame, Navi was a contender for the first spot..

lol sucks for ESWC, this tournament looked very good for them and suddenly fnatic, TSM, Kinguin + other teams just dropped out. Now the visa issues as well.

It gives the other teams a good chance of winning. Not gonna lie, tournaments with fnatic in it, is kinda borin. They are for sure the best team, and when they are against teams that don't include TSM, then it's pretty easy at predicting the winner. Fnatic. C9 now have a huge chance of proving themselves, Renegades can show how good they are. EnVyUs, NiP is probably going to win it, if it won't be C9. Yea, it's sad for the tournament, I guess, but now we have a interesting tournament. All that said, it's pretty sad that F3 and Na'Vi have to play with stand-ins. :/

2015-07-09 12:20

I prefer it more now as well, when there's no god mode teams who can rip anyone apart. But still sucks for the tournament organizer ESWC :s

2015-07-09 13:00

gj politics.

worldedit from f3 too

2015-07-09 11:47

omg that's so sad :(

Well I hope Edward and Guardian are ready to carry. :(

ceh9 to topfrag! go go esenin 1 of the best players ever!

Worst eswc ever

2015-07-09 11:48

No FNC No TSM No VP Two stand-in for na`vi Ez win for nV

nv wont even make it past the group stages

2015-07-09 11:54

If nV play seriously, only renegades can win against them. No way they don't make it in a group with bravado and CLG.

2015-07-09 11:56

Mastercard > Visa Edit: Renegades EZ WIN! EZ LYFE

2015-07-09 11:50

Na`Vi to win the entire event without dropping a map, then they drop flamie and seized and go on a 2010 run. hue.

2015-07-09 11:49

awesome tourny LOL.. what a joke

What does visum rules have to do with ESWC? Snus for brains..

huh???

2015-07-09 17:19

How come they never learn? As soon as they qualify they should apply. It can't be that hard.

Canada and muricans - one love <3

2015-07-09 11:51

if you know what we means :D

2015-07-09 11:53

again this shit.. really sad will be hard for navi to pass group stage, i would say eswc shit org should help players with visa..

2015-07-09 11:57

Fuck you Canada's government :'(

-guardian +markeloN~

2015-07-09 11:58

Titan will finally have a decent chance of making out of the groups!!!

2015-07-09 12:01

sick lineup still. starix<3

2015-07-09 12:03

sick fail soon

2015-07-09 12:21

yes, but still i love them

2015-07-09 12:44

lol dat racist canada

2015-07-09 12:09

looks like eswc gonna be a shitty tournament as far as competition goes

2015-07-09 12:18

xaxaxa

Gonna be nice seeing ceh9 and starix at least.

2015-07-09 12:25

easy for nV now

2015-07-09 12:26

This is a joke .... update the status supposedly sent our passports to the visa center, we're on our way there and if they are already there that there is a chance that it will have time for a flight for tomorrow's games and pray that they are already there [GOOGLE TRANSLATE] :DD

whazappppppppppp now putin?!!!!?!?!!?!!? wooooooooo

2015-07-09 12:28

Old Navi lineup

Canada racist confirmed

2015-07-09 12:29

byebye potential winning chance navi

2015-07-09 12:31

Normal 3rd world

2015-07-09 12:33

Not issuing visa to CS players will certainly solve problem in Ukraine and will have great impact on the Russian government. Maggotface french-Canadians

2015-07-09 12:35

canada pls

2015-07-09 12:38

I hope Navi can still beat Luminocity :)

Breaking news : Seized is the new MISS ESWC 2015

2015-07-09 12:42

Ahah :D +1

2015-07-09 12:53

rip rip

2015-07-09 12:48

fucking politics. Sucks for na'vi and f3

great work stupid north america, ruining people's lives again

ceh9 back in business!

2015-07-09 12:56

vk.com/fan_seized?w=wall-29572224_45543 Breaking news: There is still chance for them to get there, they just need to catch plane in time if everything will be alright.