Asian Counter-Strike is exactly as ridiculous outside the server as inside.

15 Average (that’s really their name) have somehow conspired to not assemble a valid line-up for the RMR event, and have been replaced by a team with D0cC on it.

Alright, we’ll cut them a little slack. One of their players was having some issues leaving Ukraine, according to one of their players, and they’ve been told they can’t play with their coach.

Twitter users, who are usually so reasoned and nuanced, were quick to shout at PGL that this is unfair as other teams can play with their coach — forgetting, or ignoring, the important context that 15 Average already had a substitute.

Does that suck for them? Yes, obviously. The whole team bar one player is in the country and supposedly found it via Twitter, but unfortunately, them’s the rules.

Onyx Ravens were supposed to be the replacement as they were the next team in line, but they also couldn’t get visas.

Perhaps China was a brave place to put this RMR.

This isn’t even the first team to drop out and be replaced. Trouble makers faced visa issues and were replaced by MAG, which while again sad, is a big upgrade in name value.

We will be supporting Derek and WasteOfAmmo in their pursuit of stickers.

The Asian RMR will have already started by the time you read this (unless there are some sort of crazy issues), with the opening games beginning at 3 AM Monday EU time.

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