New England Whalers have been added to the IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 North America team list after FURIA decided to not participate in the tournament.
In the official announcement, it is explained that “due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions” FURIA decided against returning from their European bootcamp to compete in the online tournament scheduled for November 6-22.
VINI’s team has decided to extend their stay in Europe
After winning IEM New York North America and qualifying for the IEM Global Challenge LAN in December, the Andrei “arT” Piovezan-led lineup arrived in Serbia for a bootcamp on Monday and will be taking part in BLAST Premier Fall, where they are placed in Group C.
Another North America-based team competing in BLAST currently is Evil Geniuses. Unlike FURIA, Peter “stanislaw” Jarguz and co. are seemingly set to return home to compete in IEM Beijing-Haidian, where they could earn their IEM Global Challenge spot.
FURIA pulling out of IEM Beijing-Haidian opened a slot in the event for New England Whalers, who have recently impressed in IEM New York by finishing sixth, and are sitting on a flawless 13-0 record in ESEA MDL Season 35.
The team list for IEM Beijing-Haidian North America is now as follows:
Source: https://www.hltv.org/news/30537/new-england-whalers-replace-furia-in-iem-beijing-haidian
