TECHLABS Cup have announced that NiP will not be attending TECHLABS Finals in Moscow on November 16-17th, and will be replaced by Natus Vincere.

Following their decision to drop out of the current fifteenth season of ESEA Invite, NiP have now also bailed out of TECHLABS Finals, which are set to take place in three weeks time in Russia.

The move comes after losing two straight tournaments to VeryGames and losing their unofficial number one in the world ranking, which they've held onto since the beginning of CS:GO.



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Replacing them will be the runner-ups of TECHLABS Minsk, Natus Vincere, who most recently placed 5-6th at RC EMS One Fall 2013 Finals after a loss against Universal Soldiers.



NiP also released an official statement regarding their decision to withdraw from the competition, which they qualified for by winning TECHLABS Moscow in March, which you can read below:

"NiP will not be able to attend the Techlabs Finals in Moscow due to the otherwise busy schedule. NiP has attended more or less every single tournament for the last year. We will attend ESWC before DreamHack and then go on a much needed vacation."

As 3DMAX' roster has changed by more than 50% since winning TECHLABS Minsk, a rematch will be organized on October 30th between US and 3DMAX in best-of-three format to determine the fourth team:

Astana Dragons Astana Dragons Natus Vincere Natus Vincere LGB eSports LGB eSports 3DMAX / Universal Soldiers 3DMAX /Universal Soldiers

TECHLABS have also announced the exact prize distribution that will be used to divide the $20,000 prize purse of the the Finals event in Moscow:

1. $10,000 + Game Show League & DreamHack Winter slots

2. $5,000

3. $3,500

4. $1,500

Casting lineup, full schedule and the bracket will be announced on November 4th. TECHLABS will take place on November 16-17th in Moscow and HLTV.org will travel on-site to provide you with full coverage of the event.