ESL One Birminghamis making a highly anticipated return to the UK at the end of the month.
Earlier today it was announced thatOGwould replace1Winat ESL One Birmingham citing visa issues.
According to 1Win, ESL had granted extensions for the visa process.
The deadline for a decision on the British visa is six weeks March 28.
Not because of 1win or ESL, but because of bureaucratic rules.
April 8, 13:13 CET ESL asks to provide confirmation.
We asked for a couple more hours, but were ready to provide a completed coach visa.
Given that we were applying as a group, the rest of the visas were on their way ready.
April 8, 14:19 CET we are notified of our exclusion from the tournament.
April 8, 16:00 CET we received our visas.
Now all players and staff have visas in their hands, dated April 8, 2024."
However, for ESL One, it was a matter of a missed deadline.
1win is a Russian esports organization founded in 2020, inCounter-Strike.
They made their entrance toDota 2in February 2024 with the signing of the Klim Sani4 roster.
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