Team 9z, which includes players from Brazil and Uruguay, will be forced to miss the first South American RMR tournament – event called CSBC Elite League Season 1, starting April 22. The reason for this is simple: although the 9z have qualified for the qualifying tournament, they will not be able to return from Europe in time for the start of the tournament, as they have been unable to find a suitable flight due to pandemic-related air travel restrictions.
Team captain Bruno «bit» Lima was counting on the team to make it back to South America in time after participating in the European BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, but they have been unable to find suitable flights that would allow them to return in time. This news was doubly unpleasant for fans of the team, as it is clearly in good shape now: in particular, it managed to defeat Vitality in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown.
Now the remaining free place in the tournament grid will be given to the Furious team, led by Jonathan «JonY BoY» Munoz. Earlier, she had placed fifth in qualifying. In her first match, she will face MIBR in the qualifying phase, which will be played under the Swiss system. Sixteen teams representing Brazil and Argentina are participating in the tournament, which will take place from April 22 to May 16.