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Alright. Snowstorm in Belarus #, flights cancelled gg :( — Jonathan Berg (@LodaBerg) January 12, 2016

Update: going to Vienna tonight and then from there to Minsk tomorrow morning. Hopefully our games can be delayed a bit so we can play 😂 — Joakim Akterhall (@FollowAkke) January 12, 2016

A snowstorm has become a serious obstacle on the way of the Swedish five towards Minsk. The Frankfurt flight had been canceled, and the team could do nothing but wait.



The only possible flight might have been only on the next day, so it did not allow the team to come in time. It is a pity that the organizers have not managed to agree upon a new schedule with the rest of the teams, so Alliance have to leave our tournament. The Belarusian Power Rangers team will be the one to replace the well-known Swedes. A snowstorm has become a serious obstacle on the way of the Swedish five towards Minsk. The Frankfurt flight had been canceled, and the team could do nothing but wait.The only possible flight might have been only on the next day, so it did not allow the team to come in time. It is a pity that the organizers have not managed to agree upon a new schedule with the rest of the teams, so Alliance have to leave our tournament. The Belarusian Power Rangers team will be the one to replace the well-known Swedes.

Starladder's official statement on Alliance being replaced

And admins making these decisions when we are on our flight to Austria ^^ without even having a proper dialogue with us? — Jonathan Berg (@LodaBerg) January 12, 2016

@dotasltv admins blaming managers from other teams for not wanting to reschedule, while the managers we spoke to are fine with it ^^. — Jonathan Berg (@LodaBerg) January 12, 2016

Expecting Alliance to show up like the Spanish Inquisition at SLTV. #Unexpected pic.twitter.com/zNmdIIla8F — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) January 12, 2016

If anyone else was in alliance's shoes , alliance would do their best and beyond to make sure the other team makes the event. GL to alliance — Theeban Siva (@1437x) January 12, 2016

After discussions with SLTV we have finally been allowed to compete tomorrow again with a new schedule. Will go to Minsk in the morning. — Erik Barge (@ErikBarge) January 12, 2016

The organisers of the upcoming Starladder XIII LAN have made quite a bold move this evening by announcing that Alliance is to be replaced. The Swedish team was en route to the tournament in Minsk, Belarus, when a flight from Frankfurt to the event was cancelled due to a snowstorm at the destination.Joakim ' Akke ' Akterhall tweeted out later on in the day that Alliance were heading to the event via Vienna, with a flight to Minsk scheduled for tomorrow morning.Starladder removes Alliance from the competition due to delayed arrivalHowever, Starladder announced this evening via an official post on their website that due to Alliance's delayed arrival for the tournament, they are to be removed from group A and replaced byAlliance's first match was against Evil Geniuses, and EG's manager Charlie Yang tweeted his opinion on the decision: "I don't think any of the participating teams would have had a problem moving stuff around for Alliance".Starladder's decision to stay firm in the Dota 2 tournament may lose some validity, especially considering the tournament organisers decided to change the CS:GO schedule "a little" after a member of Gamers2 forgot his passport . According to Loda the organisers are placing the blame on other teams not wishing to reschedule. The five other teams in Alliance's group are: Evil Geniuses, Spirit, Fnatic, Navi and LGD Gaming.Regardless of Starladder's decision to replace them, Alliance are still planning to complete their trip to Minsk tomorrow according toJonathan ' Loda ' Berg and manager Kellymilkies. What will happen when they arrive, is anybody's guess, although Wykrhm proposed one idea:UPDATE Wed 01:00 CET: Schedule to be changed to accomodate Alliance's late arrivalDespite an announcement that Alliance were removed from the competition, according to Alliance manager Erik Barge, Starladder and Alliance have come to an agreement which means they will be playing tomorrow. However, a change in schedule will be required.Are Starladder right to stay firm?