SK Gaming will miss the SL i-League Season 2 LAN Finals due to Fernando "fer" Alvarenga's ear injury, according to a Twitter chain between SK's Epitácio "TACO" de Melo and HLTV's Petar "Tgwri1s" Milovanovic.

Their withdrawal means that this will be yet another offline event where the back-to-back Major champions are absent. SK did not play in the recent ELEAGUE Finals after being disqualified for mid-season roster changes.

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SK’s slot at the tournament in Nanjing is currently up in the air. The invite list, down to seven teams, now looks as follows:

Astralis

Fnatic

G2 Esports

Team Liquid

Natus Vincere

Ninjas Pyjamas

Virtus.pro

The Chinese and European qualifiers are currently in full swing, while the Americas qualifier has yet to be revealed. EHOME and LGD-Gaming, among others, have progressed to Stage 2 of the Chinese qualifier, where TyLoo and VG.CyberZen await.

In the European qualifier, the first two groups have concluded, with Team Kinguin and GODSENT topping Group A, while Mortal Kombat and ALTERNATE aTTaX topped Group B. Group C is currently underway and will conclude on Aug. 3, while Group D is set to start on Aug. 7.

The SL i-League Season 2 LAN Finals will take place on Sept. 7-11, in the Wutaishan Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.