Smooya confirms Benched Heroes are out of Europe RMR: ‘Crushed is the only word’

Benched Heroes, the mix CS:GO team formed around the former Fnatic and BIG AWPer Owen “smooya” Butterfield, have forfeited their IEM Rio Major Europe Regional Major Ranking (RMR) spot to Polish team Illuminar due to Buğra “⁠Calyx⁠” Arkın and Eugene “⁠Aunkere⁠” Karyat not securing their visas in time.

Benched Heroes had listed Thomas Utting as a substitute, but with two players missing, they can’t play the tournament as per Europe RMR’s rules. Teams can’t start a match with just four players and are not allowed to use an additional substitute. There wasn’t anything Benched Heroes could do but withdraw from the tournament and leave their slot to Illuminar, the next team in succession.

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