CS:GO team withdraw from $250,000 tournament to practice harder after missing Paris Major

Virtus Pro won’t participate in the upcoming $250,000 CS:GO event IEM Rio anymore after not qualifying for the BLAST Paris Major, which will be the last Valve-sponsored tournament until Counter-Strike 2’s first Major in 2024—and no one can blame them for making such a decision after the disaster that was the Europe RMR. Instead of flying to Brazil and potentially embarrassing their fans again, the team will focus on practicing, the org announced today.

“We believe that in the current shape, participation in the tournament [IEM Rio] will not bring satisfaction to either the team or the fans,” VP said in an official announcement. “Therefore, we are committing to enhanced training.”

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