A little more than a week after Valve announced LGD-Gaming would replace Execration at the Boston Major due to visa issues, the team's manager Arvin Risos has spoken out.

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On Nov. 30, the Filipino squad issued a statement on social media, saying they would be replaced at the Major after their visa petition was not approved in time for the group stage. In the statement, the team specifically said their visa was not denied, but that Valve had not shown all necessary documents to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in time.

Valve told Execration that USCIS had requested additional evidence for the petition for the second time on Nov. 29, just a day prior to the team's announcement, Risos told theScore esports. He says Execration have not had contact from Valve since they received the email telling them they would be replaced.

Risos says Valve had earlier told them to wait until the petition was completed to schedule their visa interviews, but the team decided to complete them on Nov. 28 because "we are thinking that we are already running out of time."

The news that LGD would be replacing them at the Major was a grave disappointment to the team, who Risos said had been preparing diligently, training every day, flying in Malaysian player Adam Erwann Shah "343" bin Akhtar Hussein to sub in for Rafael "rapy" Sicat, and speaking with potential coaches and analysts.

However, they're not letting that hold them back as prepare to compete in the $250,000 ESL One Genting tournament in Malaysia Jan. 6-8.

Sasha Erfanian is a news editor for theScore esports. Follow him on Twitter, it'll be great for his self-esteem.