eXplosive have been disqualified from the StarLadder CIS Minor after Valve found that one of Mikhail "s3mig0d" Lakhvich's Steam accounts received a VAC ban three years ago.

Yesterday eXplosive earned a spot at StarLadder's CIS Minor by defeating Binary Dragons Gold in the quarter-finals of the closed qualifier as one of the four qualified teams.

However, Valve have found that one of eXplosive's players, Mikhail "⁠s3mig0d⁠" Lakhvich, has received a CS:GO VAC ban on his Steam account, making him ineligible to play in Valve-affiliated events.



smike's eXplosive disqualified from the CIS Minor

Valve have decided to disqualify the entire team from the StarLadder CIS Minor and instead invited Binary Dragons Gold, who were the last to lose to eXplosive in the closed qualifier.

That makes the CIS Minor team list following: