What does he mean by "unless we get a lucky ticket at the major" ?
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Can Astralis still play if another team opts out or can't get visas for their players? They do have access to the online Visa Waiver program, so unlike other teams, they (Astralis) can get visas with little to no difficulty on 1-2 days' notice.
Side note: It Would have been great to see this Astralis at the Major.
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he means that unless Astralis get to play the major due to visa issues, they won’t get to play until at least Cologne
Yes, they lost the 6th place decider match of the Europe Qualifier, aka they were just one placement away from qualifying. Meaning that if any team from Europe has VISA problems or something else, Astralis would likely be invited. Shit can happen, maybe other teams get invited. I don’t think he meant it in an “insider scoop”-way. The situation has happened before with teams being unable to come to some tournaments. I think it happened to Seized’s teams back in 2024, after they won the qualifier. Correct me on that one, I might be really wrong.
If another qualified teams has visas issues, they can get invited
As long as it’s a team from EU that can’t come, then yeah, Astralis should be able to attend the major.
I think in the recent HLTV Confirmed episode one of the gentlemen said that two teams still have visa issues. One is Bestia but I’m not sure what the other one is. Could indeed be an EU team.
It’s especially interesting that device decided to mention that, I wonder if he has any insider information / rumors. Would be hilarious if Astralis made the major this way, or rather, BLASTralis