Blast has come below scrutiny following its resolution to switch the Argentine Counter-Strike 2 staff BESTIA with Brazilian staff Legacy on the upcoming BLAST.television Austin Main 2025. The staff’s CEO, streamer PapoMC, has confirmed his intention to sue the match organizer.
Blast’s resolution, brought on by visa points affecting two of BESTIA’s gamers, has led to vital backlash from the staff and the broader CS2 neighborhood.
Based on Blast, BESTIA failed to fulfill the Could 21 deadline for securing journey documentation required for US entry. Blast said that regardless of offering a number of reminders and assist all through the method, the required paperwork weren’t submitted in time, prompting the match organizer to proceed with a substitute.
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Legacy, the subsequent eligible staff from the South American RMR standings, was chosen.
BESTIA CEO Alejandro ‘PapoMC’ Lococo contested the substitute, claiming the gamers had obtained their visas and that Blast had not acknowledged their ultimate communications.
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Lococo stated that the group would pursue authorized proceedings in opposition to BLAST in each Texas and London. He additionally revealed pictures and movies on-line purportedly exhibiting that the gamers’ visas had been accepted.
Responding to Blast’s assertion on X, PapoMC stated, “You understand you’re doing the mistaken factor. We wished to resolve this pretty. See you in courtroom.”
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Argentina’s authorities will get concerned
The controversy attracted widespread consideration from the esports neighborhood and even political figures. Argentine presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said that the federal government had intervened to help the staff in acquiring the required visas and criticized the choice to exclude them from the match.
“There’s nothing to thank us for,” Adorni stated on X. “Simply do every part to allow them to take part and play the most effective Counter Strike matches within the galaxy. Finish.”
Blast has reiterated that the choice adopted match guidelines and was accepted by Valve, the sport’s developer. The group emphasised that sustaining strict deadlines was important for operational integrity and equity in worldwide competitors.
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“Whereas the related gamers subsequently did obtain visas, there is no such thing as a dispute that they weren’t in place in time to fulfill the required deadline. Accordingly, we had no alternative however to uphold the foundations of the match, which all groups have been conscious of,” Blast stated.
“It’s a matter of giant remorse for everybody concerned that this has resulted in BESTIA not with the ability to compete on the Austin Main. We recognise the frustration this information brings to their followers and wider esports neighborhood.”
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The controversy rages on because the match approaches, with authorized proceedings doubtlessly pending. Neither Blast nor Valve has issued additional remark presently.
