Starladder has announced that Born Of Fire have withdrawn from the SL I-League Invitational due to visa issues.
The Chinese team had been announced as TyLoo's replacement after the Asia Minor champions decided to skip the event in order to be able to apply for visas to enter the United States, where they will be competing in ELEAGUE at the end of the month.
However, LiKan "ryk" Luo's side have also been forced to withdraw from the tournament as a result of visa problems, leaving Starladder in a race against time to find a suitable replacement.
s1mple's Worst Players to replace Born Of Fire
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev's Worst Players, who were officially created at the start of the month, will be taking Born Of Fire's place in the double-elimination bracket, with their first match pitting them against Virtus.pro.
Taking place from May 19-22 at the Olimpiyskiy Football Stadium, in Kiev, the SL I-League Invitational will feature eight European teams and a $100,000 prize pool.
Worst Players' lineup consists of:
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
Vladyslav "arch" Svistov
Ilya "fix" Golovko
Igor "crush" Shevchenko
Ivan "AiyvaN" Semenets