There will be replays! - NAVI will have to play with Entropiq for the fifth place at the EPIC CIS League Spring 2021

The organizers of the EPIC CIS League Spring 2021, represented by the Russian Computer Sports Federation, again made a statement regarding the current situation around NAVI and Entropiq. They talked about how Valve ordered the teams to take part in the match. The team that ignores the decree will lose all points that were earned during the championship.

Representatives of the Russian Computer Sports Federation wrote the following:

On May 29, teams NaVi and Entropiq agreed on the date and time of the match for the 5th place in the EPIC League CIS RMR. Today, 7 minutes before the scheduled start time, both teams refused to play the game. We advised participants that we would request instructions on how to allocate RMR Points from Valve. We received information that in a situation where both teams refuse to play a match for 5th place, both teams will lose their earned RMR Points. that earlier both teams confirmed their unwillingness to participate in the match for 5th place, we decided to convey this information to them.

After receiving this information, the Entropiq team expressed their readiness to take part in the match for the 5th place, and the NaVi team did not change their decision, notifying us that they were not ready to play the match for the 5th place. Team NaVi has been advised that Valve's decision in this situation may include removing the abandoning team from the tournament and canceling the RMR points earned in that competition. This information did not affect NaVi's position. We again requested instructions from Valve. According to the information we received, in a situation where one of the teams refuses to play a match for 5th place, their opponent is automatically declared the winner, and the team that refused is removed from the tournament without receiving RMR points. decision and agree to hold the match for 5th place on May 31 or June 1.

The NaVi team found an opportunity to hold the match for the 5th place within the specified time frame. The match between teams NaVi and Entropiq will take place on May 31 or June 1. We will announce the exact date and time as soon as possible.

It is noteworthy that the grand final of the tournament has already been completed, and the match for fifth place is still to take place. Gambit Esports won the championship. In the final duel, they beat Virtus.pro 3-1, which earned sh1ro and the company the main reward of $ 15,000 and 1,600 rating points.

You can read about the current state of affairs in the CIS rating table here.

EPIC CIS League 2021 Results

• 1st place: Gambit Esports - $ 15,000 + 1,600 RMR points
• 2nd place: Virtus.pro - $ 10,000 + 1,500 RMR points
• 3rd place: Akuma - $ 5,000 + 1,400 RMR points
• 4th place: Team Spirit - $ 3,000 + 1,300 RMR points
• 5th-6th place: TBD - $ 2,000 + 1,200 RMR points
• 5th-6th place: TBD - $ 2,000 + 1,100 RMR points
• 7th-8th place: K23 - $ 1,500 + 950 RMR points
• 7th-8th place: forZe - $ 1,500 + 950 RMR-points
• 9-11th place: ex-Marlian eSports
• 9-11th place: Trident Clan
• 9-11th place: Nemiga Gaming
• 12-14th place: 1WIN
• 12-14th place: bankaPEPSI
• 12-14th place: IN.GAME
• 15th-16th place: 100PG