StarLadder reveal CIS Minor invites
StarLadder have revealed the four invited sides for the CIS Minor taking place from April 28 through May 1 in Moscow, Russia - Worst Players (ex-YP), Arcade, ANOX (ex-Method) and Empire.
Throughout the last week CIS teams have played out the entire qualifying process for the $50,000 CIS Minor, which included an open stage and a closed one.
However, two teams, eXplosive and TEAMSWAGYOLO, have been disqualified due to one of their players having a VAC ban in CS:GO, and were replaced by Binary Dragons Gold and Vesuvius.
electronic's Empire invited to the CIS Minor
Half of the teams participating in StarLadder's CIS Minor received direct invites, which have been announced earlier today.
Four teams who are considered the best within the region (outside of Gambit and FlipSid3 who already have a spot in the main qualifier), Worst Players (ex-YP), Arcade, ANOX (ex-Method) and Empire have completed the participants' list:
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* Hover over team names for lineups
StarLadder's Regional Minor Championship CIS is set to take place from April 28 to May 1 in the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Moscow, Russia.